Des Moines, IowaJune 1947

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Summary

On June 29, 1947, near Des Moines, Iowa, an Amazing Very agent reported sighting an object at 2:45 p.m. The object was described as blue-white in color and traveled at approximately 300 miles per hour. It was estimated to be 175 to 250 feet in diameter. The sighting lasted roughly five minutes to one hour. The object was reported to be an inverted saucer in shape. An official Air Force evaluation was not clearly indicated on this page.

Reported location

Des Moines, Iowa

Date of incident

June 1947

State / country

IA / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 1

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 1

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UNCLASSIFIED [header]

AFIC NO. [illegible]
AF NO. [illegible]
REPORT NO. [illegible]
DATE OF REPORT [illegible]
TIME OF 1st OBSG: 1445 est
SHAPE: inverted saucer
SIZE: 175'-250' diameter
COLOR: blue-white
SPEED: 300 mph
ALTITUDE: 1200 [feet]
LENGTH OF SIGHTING: [illegible]

LOCATION: Des Moines, Iowa
SOURCE: Amazing Very Agent (UGH)
DATE IN TO ATIC: [illegible]
COLOR: blue-white
SPEED: 300 mph
ALTITUDE: 1200
LENGTH OF TIME OBSVD: [illegible]
TYPE OF INFORMATION: visual
HANDLED BY: [illegible]
DISPOSED: -----

NO. IN GROUP: First 5 when 13
SOURCE: -----
DURANG: [illegible]
REMARKS: -----

Preliminary ATIC Form 5-9 [illegible]

UNCLASSIFIED [footer with redaction]

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28929266