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Declassified UFO / UAP Document

UFO Report — Denver, Iowa, 21 June 1967

📅 21 June 1967 📍 Denver, Iowa 🏛 788th Radar Sq, Waverly AFS 📄 Staff Message
UFOUAPDenver Iowa1967Air ForceWaverly AFS

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A 1967 Air Force report details a 10-minute sighting of a white, pin-sized object by two farmers in Denver, Iowa. The investigating officer concluded the object was likely a high-flying aircraft or a satellite.

This document is a declassified Department of the Air Force staff message dated June 23, 1967, regarding a UFO sighting reported in Denver, Iowa. The incident occurred on June 21, 1967, at 0245Z. Two witnesses, both farmers from the area, observed a single, round, white object that appeared the size of a pin. The object was observed for approximately 10 minutes, moving in a straight line toward the northeast at a speed described as not excessively fast. The weather conditions at the time were reported as a clear night with no ceiling, less than one-tenth cloud cover, and 15 miles of visibility. The report notes that there was no sound, no physical evidence, and no radar contact associated with the sighting. The preparing officer, an Interceptor Director from the 788th Radar Squadron at Waverly AFS, Iowa, provided an assessment that the object was likely a high-flying aircraft or a satellite. The message was distributed to various Air Force commands, including the 10th Air Force and the 20th Air Division.

IT IS THE OPINION OF THE PREPARING OFFICER THAT IT WAS A HIGH FLYING AIRCRAFT OR A POSSIBLE SATELLITE.

Official Assessment

It is the opinion of the preparing officer that it was a high flying aircraft or a possible satellite.

The object was observed for 10 minutes by two farmers in Denver, Iowa. The interceptor director concluded it was likely a high-flying aircraft or a satellite.

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