From the earliest recorded history, mankind has look skyward.
Looking up may elicit a variety of reactions. If it’s a storm, get the toys off the dock. If it’s starry night raft ride, feel refreshed. If it’s a Clark Lake sunset, feel inspired. If it’s a solar eclipse, this infrequent heavenly event is worth observing. Many will be checking it out the eclipse later today – expect it to be well documented. Click here or the photo below for an animated map that shows the path of the eclipse by time of day and zip code.
The sky also conjures up mysteries. Mike Pulgini’s cottage is on the south side, west end of Clark Lake. His home is in rural Osseo. And we can thank Mike for documenting this unexplained event that occurred over his home on Monday, March 25th. At about 9 pm, (Mike is early to bed), one of the kids awakened him. Why? There were weird lights in the sky, so outside he went to see for himself. For about 10 minutes these three lights, northeast from his house, stood still, hovering in place. Then one of the lights, heading southeasterly, moved slowly over the house. The other two lights followed at the same slow speed. Mike concluded they (or it) was not a plane because the lights appeared to have been stationary for an extended period. When they finally moved, it was at a slow pace.
What could they (or it) be? There were no loud sounds, just a low hum. There were no flashing red and green running lights that would tell you it was a helicopter or drone. Most drones don’t have that kind of flight time, and these lights appeared to be at a higher altitude than a drone. After about a half-hour, the lights headed toward the horizon.
The red lights at the tree line are on the wind turbines.
This event can be described as a mystery. Elements of the story are knowable, but not enough information was evident enough to define what these lights were or what their presence suggested. What’s happening later today is not a mystery because we know that it’s the moon passing in front of our view of the sun. Both events are fascinating but for different reasons.
