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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7471313

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONDes Moines Iowa

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1: DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
5 August 65 06/0310Z

3. SOURCE ; 118. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astronomical (STAR)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

one

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [11. 32/8” SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

2 Hours, 15 Minutes Yellow light changing to orange ami then blue-green with fou
’. TYPE OF OBSERVATION of five windows. Oval shaped. With naked eye appeared to bé¢
glowing. Glow disappeared whm BX were used. Initial position
Grommd-Visual (BX) 15-0 thousard feet, disappeared at 8,000 ft. Initial sightirs

7, COURSE in SW with the object in flight to-the North. Speed giva ad
FAST. Object in sight far over two hours. Course sliztly
North Descending erratic.

COMMENTS: Antares (Mag 1.2) at 15 deg elevation 220 deg azimuth.
ARCTURUS (Mag 0,2) at 25 deg elevation, 270 deg azimuth. Anatares
more near reported position. ARCTUMUS more closely associated jwith
the reported observable characteristics. Details ard features
attri tuted to the imagirmation of the 15 year old youth.

FORM
FTD sep 43 0-329 (TDE) previous editions of this form may be used,

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AP IN: 561928 (6 Aug 68)

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FOUR TO FIVE WINDOWS, OVAL SHAPPCD, ORIGINALLY APPEARED
TO BE GLOWING. WHEN SUBSEQUENTLY OBSERVED WITH BINOCULARS
GLOWING FEATURE WAS NOT EVIDENT. Fe NO Tht). TRAIL OR
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EXHAUST WAS OBSERVED. G. SOUND: NONE. H. NO OTHER
PERTINENT OR UNUSAL FEATURES. PART 26 DESCRIPTION OF
COURSE OF OBJECT: A. GLOWING FEATURE OF O3uccT FIRST
CAUSED REPORTEE TO NOTICE IT. Be INITIAL ALTITUDE EST
BETUEEN 18 AND 2@ THOUSAND FECT. C. ALTITLOE AT TIME OF
DISAPPEAPENCE EST AT 8 THOUSAND FEET. Do FIRST

NOTICED SOUTH WEST OF DESMOINES, IOWA THEN TURNED NORTH
AND CONTINUED NORTH UNTIL IT FADED, COURSE WAS SLIGHTLY

ERRATIC, OBJECT OID NOT CLIMB OR DESCEND IN ALTITUDE,

JRJECT WAS MOVING AT A FAST RATE OF SPEED, £. OBJECT...

DISAPPEARED INSTANTANEQUSLY. F. OBJECT WAS VISIBLE FOR

TWO HOURS AND FIFTEEN MINUTES. PART 3, MANNER OF CBSERYVA-
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TION: A. OBJECT WAS ORIGINALLY OBSERVED WITH THE NAZED
EYE. SUBSEQUENT SIGHTING WAS WITH BINOCULARS. 8. MANNER

OF OBSERVATION WAS GROUND VISUAL. PART 4. TIME AND DATE

F SIGHTING. A. OBJECT WAS SIGHTED AT @6/23197, 8. THIS
OF SIGHTING, A» OBJECT WAS SIGHTED AT 06/0312 rH

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MESSAGE | _STAFF_ MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED

AF IN : 31928 (6 Aug 65)

WAS DURING NIGHTIME. PART 5. LOCATION OF S3SERVERS
OBSERVER WAS LOCATED IN DES MOINES, vil 441 30N, 95 4A,
PART 65 IDENTIFYING INFORMATION oN OBSERVER St Ae INITIAL

OBSERVER IS A CIVILIAN, MR te AGE 15,

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biSTSSQTH PLACE, DES.MOINES, IOWA, STUDENT, RELIABILITY
UCENOWN., SUBSEQUENT OBSERVER WAS MRM (FATHER) ,
sez 36, same aporess AS MQM, occupation ts
“UDCHANIZ, RELIABILITY UNKIQWN. PART 7. WEATHER AND WINGS
LOFT, As OBSERVER REPORTED ONLY ONE STAR VISIBLE IN THE
“44 Bo HINDS ALOFT3 6,900 FEET-230/50, 10,000 FEET-242/
25, 15,209 FEET-230/25, 22,002 FEET 220/52, 50,000 FEET~

210/33, $9,809 FELT=292/32, 87,002 FEET UNAVAILAGL
Co COILING WAS ESTIMATED 12,902 SCATTERED. DO. VISIBILITY
WAS 12 MILES. E. CLOUD COVER WAS SCATTERED. Fe THERE
WERE NiO THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. Ge VERTICAL TEMPERA~
TURE GRADIENT: 6,200 FEET~PLUS 17, 10,Q02FEET -PLUS7, 15,099 .
PLET=MINUS 5, 20,000 FEET“MINUS 15, 30,028 FEET-MINUS 38, 52,099

SSET=MINUS 6@0CB3 ,)8. THEREKAA WAS NO OTHER ACTIVITY OR CONDITION

WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR THE SIGHTING. PART 9. INTERCEPTION OR

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INCOMING | DEPART. WENT OF THE AIR FORCE | .
MESSAGE ST/FF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED
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AF IN : £1928 (6 Aug 65)  Pghors

‘OENTIZICATION WAS NOT ATTEMPTED. PART 10. NO KNOWN BALLOON

RELEASES IN THE AREA, PART 116 PREPARING OFFICER IS INTELLIGENCE

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OFFICES, 788TH RADAR SQUADRON, WAVERLY AFS, IOWA, PART 12. :
THERE 1S NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF THE SIGHTING.
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