| 15 Apr 1897 - Linn Grove, Iowa, USA |
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15 April 1897 09:00 Linn Grove, Iowa, USA 
A large object, with four deployable wings, with two strange long-haired figures aboard.
A large object was seen to fly slowly toward the north. It seemed ready to land and five men (F. G. Ellis, James Evans, David Evans, Joe Croaskey, Benjamin Buland) drove toward it. About seven kilometers north of Linn Grove, they found the craft on the ground, came within 700 meters of it but it "spread its four giant wings and rose towards the North." Two strange figures aboard the craft made efforts to conceal themselves. Witnesses were surprised at the length of their hair. Most residents of Linn Grove saw the craft in flight. An object was observed. Occupants of the craft were seen. Metallic traces found. One ball was observed by several male witnesses, four of them an experienced observors, on a farm. Two humanoids were seen. All of the names appear in the 1900 census for Barnes, Buena Vista, Iowa (except Croaskey's correct last name is Croskrey). The current Barnes Road is about 20 km from Linn Grove; but both are in Buena Vista County. Hynek rating: CE3: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Entity reports) Vallee rating: CE3: Entities have been observed on the UFO. Other sightings in this area Sources: - 40 - 94 - 109 - 153 - 170 - 177 - 211 - 239 - 305 - 563 - 676 - 708 |
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