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Des Moines, Iowa, October 1957

Date of account
1957-10
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 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Bolloon 6 0ctober 1957 Des Moines, Iowa 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION XCGreundVisual DGround-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft .Locel. GMT 06/2229Z AirViuol O Air-Intorcept Rodar Possibly Aireraft S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical O'Yos 口 Probobly Astronomicol Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical XQNo 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9.COURSE Other. Insufficient Dote forEvaluation 口 Unknown one minute one NW to SW 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One round silver object the size of a Description, duration,flight basketball at arm's length.Object wa$ path indicate that this sight- seen flying from Nw to Sw for one ing was probably caused by an minute. aircraft. ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26SEP S2)

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