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In 1979 a mysterious object not only leaves physical evidence, it nearly kills a Minnesota deputy sheriff … Val Johnson was found to have what they call welder’s burns to his eyes … The watch on his wrist and the car clock stopped for 14 minutes. UFO Files s4e1: UFOs of the 70s, History 29th May 2007
August 27th 1979, Marshall County, Minnesota, USA: ‘He [rozzer Val Johnson] was driving on one of the small back country roads he noticed a light slightly over the trees … The light comes right at him … A hit and run by an unidentified object.’ Close Encounters s1e4, History 2024