Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFO Observation Report — Sioux City, Iowa, 25 May 1967
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A housewife reported a stationary, round, 20-foot object hovering near Sioux City, Iowa, on May 25, 1967. The Air Force concluded the provided information was insufficient for a scientific evaluation.
This document contains the official Air Force record and correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by a housewife and part-time college student on the night of May 25, 1967. The witness, while driving home on Highway 20, two miles east of Sioux City, Iowa, observed a stationary object hovering approximately 20 feet above the ground. She described the object as round with a flat bottom and a shallow dome on top, measuring roughly 20 feet in diameter. The object featured two green lights and a white light source. The witness noted that the object was tipped at a 30-degree angle toward the west and remained stationary for the duration of the four-minute observation. She reported no sound and no movement. The report includes a completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information questionnaire, where the witness provided details about the weather (clear, starry night) and her own background. The Air Force's Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base reviewed the report. In a letter dated June 13, 1967, Colonel James C. Manatt informed the witness that the information provided was insufficient for a scientific evaluation and requested she complete an additional FTD Form 164. The internal military message (AFIN: 12258) notes that the Division Intelligence Officer, Captain [illegible] C. Herbert, found no explanation for the sighting. The official conclusion recorded in the project file states that there was no data present to indicate the object could have been an aircraft.
No data presented to indicate object could have been an aircraft.
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Official Assessment
No data presented to indicate object could have been an aircraft.
The object was described as a stationary, round, flat-bottomed craft with a shallow dome, approximately 20 feet in diameter, hovering 20 feet off the ground. It displayed green and white lights. The witness was a housewife and student who appeared reliable. The investigation by the Foreign Technology Division concluded that the information provided was insufficient for a scientific evaluation.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Housewife and part-time college student
Key Persons
- James C. ManattDirector of Technology and Subsystems
- [illegible] C. HerbertDivision Intelligence Officer