Occurred: 2013-05-10 21:09 Local
Reported: 2013-05-11 11:01 Pacific
Duration: 3-5 minutes
No of observers: 6

Location: Des Moines, IA, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

Triangular UFO seen by family of 6 just south of Des Moines on I35.

After leaving Des Moines, Iowa on I35 south I noticed 2 bright lights to the east. It looked like bright car lights but didn't look like they were moving.

I then thought it was a tower with lights on it.

It then was moving towards us. It was about 1/4 mile away and about the height of the red beacon towers for planes. Me, my wife and 4 kids were watching this. Then about 50-100 yards before reaching I35 it turned north and we could see the bottom. It was a perfect triangle shape with lights at the points that were not blinking and 3 lights in about halfway from the flat sides to the middle that were flashing. It turned from flat to its side pretty fast but at a slow speed. It then was out of my view but the kids watched it until it was gone.

Last seen heading north towards Des Moines.




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD


Posted 2013-05-15

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