A brilliant bright blue-green flash lit up a huge portion of the sky from western Minnesota to eastern Wisconsin Friday night -- the event was enough to make the night sky momentarily seem like daylight. Read more
Becker County Sheriff Tim Gordon said that reports of mysterious lights appearing in the sky early this morning in Becker and Otter Tail counties were likely shooting stars. Gordon said that the cold temperatures and clear sky made for the perfect conditions to see meteors entering the atmosphere. Source
Finding that the sky is blue is not unusual, unless its 1:15 in the morning. Thats what happened early Friday when observers from western Minnesota to northern Wisconsin reported seeing a bright blue or green flash in the sky. Read more