Collision diagram

Collision diagram

Diagram showing the path of Val Johnson’s car on the night of August 27, 1979, and its estimated point of collision with an unknown object or force on State Highway 220 in Marshall County.

Bent antenna

Bent antenna

Bent antenna on top of the 1977 Ford LTD driven by Marshall County Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson during the Val Johnson incident (August 27, 1979). Undated.

Cracked windshield of Val Johnson’s squad car

Cracked windshield of Val Johnson’s squad car

The cracked windshield of the 1977 Ford LTD driven by Marshall County Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson during the Val Johnson incident (August 27, 1979). Undated.

Val Johnson’s squad car

The 1977 Ford LTD driven by Marshall County Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson during the Val Johnson incident (August 27, 1979). Undated. Created by, and used with the permission of, the Marshall County Historical Society.

Minnesota State Highway 220

Minnesota State Highway 220

South-facing view of Minnesota State Highway 220 at its junction with County Road 5. It was at this location on August 27, 1979, that Val Johnson saw a light above the road at the treeline and turned left, leading to a collision with an unidentified force or object. Ufology Research of Manitoba (UFOROM).

Marshall County Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson at the scene of his collision

Marshall County Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson at the scene of his collision

Val Johnson at the scene of his collision on County Road 5 in Marshall County on August 27, 1979. Photographed in late August or early September 1979. Ufology Research of Manitoba (UFOROM).

Val Johnson Incident, 1979

One of the most credible UFO (unidentified flying object) encounters in American history unfolded in Minnesota in 1979. Marshall County Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson never claimed that he saw aliens or spaceships—merely that a force he could not identify collided with his car, cracking its windshield and leaving him unconscious. Johnson’s reasonable testimony and the evidence left behind on his vehicle made the event a popular case among those who study unidentified aerial phenomena.

MN90: Mr. Cool

In this segment of MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds, Britt Aamodt looks at Frederick McKinley Jones, the inventor of the refrigerated truck.

Animal trap

Animal trap

Steel animal trap created in New York between 1800 and 1900.

Control Data’s CDC 160 computer

Control Data’s CDC 160 computer

Control Data’s CDC 160 computer, 1965.

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