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Des Moines, Iowa, April 1949 - Incident Number: 317

Date of account
1949-04
Location
Des Moines, Iowa
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Record summary

Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073RECORD 1.DATE-TIME CROUP 2.L TION 317 7April49 07/10152 Des Moines,Iowa 3.SOURCE 10.CONCLUSION Civilian Other (UNRELIABLE REPORT) 4.NUMBEROFOBJECTS One 5.LENGTHOFOBSERVATION 11.BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSiS Not Reported Observersaw a light which gave off a light brighter than dav. Observer stated that it appeared sinilar to a sun spot 6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION The object was moving North. Ground-Visual Interviewer stated that obseryer appeared to be making state- 7.COURSE ments which he was not sure werecorrect. North B.PHOTOS Ys ONYO 9.PHYSICALEVIDENCE Yos No FORM FTD SEP630-329(TDE) Prelousditlonnofhisformmaybused.

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