Multi-State UFO Sighting Dismissed as Capella by Air Force
On the night of August 16, 1966, beginning at approximately 10:45 PM CST, a large luminous phenomenon was observed across four states — Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota.
Narration
August 16, 1966 — a small bright point bloomed beyond the full moon.
Seventy-four witnesses across four states watched the same phenomenon simultaneously.
Pilots reported the glowing ball flying alongside their aircraft for thirty minutes.
The sphere turned rectangular, then elongated, flooding the sky with silvery-white brilliance.
The Air Force closed the file: seventy-four reports — misidentification of the star Capella.
A faint slanted streak remained where it had been — then nothing.