Police: Man made kite look like UFO

ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A Minnesota man cited for disorderly conduct for allegedly tying lights to his kite at night to make it appear to be a UFO said that was not his intention.

St. Paul police said they knew the Monday report of unidentified lights in the sky was a kite being flown by Ernest Sawka Jr., 34, who was arrested on an unrelated warrant while flying his kite Aug. 20, the St. Paul Pioneer-Press reported Wednesday.

"Our officers asked him if he was trying to get a rise out of the public by flying his kite at night and he nodded yes," St. Paul police spokesman Andy Skoogman said. "He may think it's funny, but we think it's a waste of our resources."

Sawka was cited for disorderly conduct, public nuisance and being in a playground after hours.

However, Sawka denies nodding yes to the officer's question and said he never intended to fool the public with his kite. He said he plans to fight the citation.

"Hopefully, the judge will say, 'You're here for flying a kite?' and drop the case," he said.