On the night of Feb. 19, 2025, a strange light show over Anoka had a few cops looking up instead of out. At least three Anoka Police Department employees reported watching a multicolored, spherical object that they say hovered, darted, and shifted position for roughly 90 minutes. A short, grainy video from that encounter is now public as part of the federal Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) records collection. FBI documents released alongside the clip spell out what the witnesses say they saw, but do not venture a guess at what the object actually was.
What The Federal Files Show
The National Archives' Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection now houses digital copies of government UAP records, and it lists FBI material under Record Group 615. According to the National Archives, agencies are transferring releasable UAP materials on a rolling basis, and NARA's catalog already includes moving images and case files from multiple departments.
Officer Accounts And The Clip
Witness statements in the FBI files describe the object as a sphere with red, blue, green and white lights arranged like "six hula-hoops" or a tie-dye pattern. One observer estimated its size at roughly that of an SUV or a school bus. Records say the object moved in sudden bursts, once reportedly covering "30-40 miles in a few seconds," and may have passed near the Monticello Nuclear Power Generation Plant.
As reported by FOX 9, one officer managed to capture a short, blurry video by filming through binoculars. The footage did not kick off a major probe. The FBI later closed the matter without further investigative action.
How This Fits A Wider Disclosure
The Anoka incident is one entry in a broader federal push to publish UAP files from the Pentagon, the FBI, NASA and the State Department. As reported by CBS News, the Pentagon's recent release included dozens of photos and videos, and officials say additional records will be posted on a rolling schedule.
Local Response And Next Steps
In a statement to FOX 9, Anoka Police Chief Andy Youngquist confirmed that at least one of the witnesses was a sworn officer and said the department has not received any additional reports about the object. For now, the video and written accounts sit in the public record, and no local investigation is known to be underway.
The Anoka sighting joins a growing patchwork of recent, unresolved encounters now available to researchers and the public. With footage that is short and blurry, the files underscore how tough it is to draw firm conclusions from limited evidence, but they also show why federal agencies are pushing to make these materials accessible, even when the answers are anything but clear.
