Bright object observed over Onawa on the Iowa prairie (1967)

Name: Bright object observed over Onawa on the Iowa prairie (1967)
Start: 1967-03-09
Location: Onawa, Iowa

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Onawa, Iowa·March 9, 1967·Project Blue Book

43.3513°N, 91.3364°W

Project Blue Book Case #11480. On March 9, 1967, a bright object was observed over Onawa, Iowa — a small community on the Missouri River in western Iowa near the Nebraska border. The flat river-bottom terrain provided unlimited horizons. Offutt AFB/SAC headquarters was approximately 60 miles to the south. The case was classified "Unknown."

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