Val Johnson

Val Johnson

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Val Johnson was a deputy sheriff in Marshall County, Minnesota. On the night of 27 August 1979 his patrol car was struck by a bright light near the North Dakota border, and Johnson briefly lost consciousness. The subsequently documented damage to his vehicle made the Val Johnson incident one of the most compelling vehicle-interference cases in UFO history.

  • Deputy sheriff serving Marshall County, Minnesota
  • Patrol car struck by a bright light near the North Dakota border on 27 August 1979
  • Cracked windshield, bent antenna and a stopped clock as documented physical traces
  • Lost consciousness during the encounter
  • Car and deputy examined by investigators; no conventional explanation was found

The case stands out among vehicle-interference incidents because of its physical evidence and the prior-credibility profile of the witness as a serving law-enforcement officer.

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References

🔗Episode 5: UFOs, the USA, & the Val Johnson Incident — My Dark Path🔗The Minnesota Cop Who Crashed His Patrol Car into a UFO🔗The Val Johnson Incident – SAUCER🔗volumeone.org🔗Val Johnson Incident, 1979 | MNopedia

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