Occurred: 2001-05-17 21:45 Local
Reported: 2001-05-24 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 3-4 minutes
No of observers: 5

Location: Ames, IA, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

Large triangular craft travels slowly at low altitude over Ames, IA

At 9:45 PM, a large trangular pattern of blinking lights was observed at low altitude. The object, estimated at less than 5,000 feet in altitude, was 3-4 times the diameter of the full moon. Binoculars used by 2 adult witnesses could not view the entire object as it slowly traveled west to east following a course along the Lincoln Highway (old 30) through Ames. Object was totally silent, and viewed by 2 adults and 3 children. MUFON investigators Bev Trout and John Patterson took full report on 5-21-01.



NUFORC Note:

Please see full report submitted by Beverly Trout, State Director, Iowa, Mutual UFO Network. Witness is holds a senior academic position in a technical field. PD


Posted 2001-08-05

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