31 March 1950 (The
Telegraph-Herald, Dubuque, Iowa)
A UFO, described as looking
like a straightedge ruler and as a disk, was sighted over Sioux City, Iowa on 30
March 1950:
Quote from the article:
“The object was seen by at
least eight persons, including several members of the Iowa air national guard
unit here.
Dr. Fred M. Bohmker, 30, a veterinarian, said he
saw the object at about 9:30 a.m. while pursuing his hobby of watching wild
geese in migration.
‘One particular flock of geese
went overhead, but an object remained above their path of flight,’ he said. He
declared he watched it through binoculars and ‘all I could think of was a
straight-edge ruler.’
Two other persons with Dr.
Bohmker also saw the object. They were Sam Baker, about 28, and Harlan Hyde,
about 48.
Cpl. Richard Kjos, 21, a member of an air national
guard unit, said he saw the object a little later. ‘It followed a T-6 (training
plane) right into the traffic pattern. It was white – awfully white – and was
blurred around the edges, mist-like.’
Kjos said the object appeared
to be ‘quite high’ over a highway near the air base.
Both the corporal and other
members of the national guard unit who saw the object said it appeared to be
controlled because it ‘made a smooth even flight.’
They said it travelled slowly
for a time and then streaked away at high speed. Some of the guardsmen
described the object as ‘like a dime turned on edge.’ ”
“Sioux City, Iowa”
(City-Data.com):
Aerial view of Sioux City, Iowa
(airphotona.com photo)
Satellite photo of Sioux City, Iowa
(tageo.com photo)
