Des Moines Featured in Fodor’s 10 Most Unique Travel Experiences on the Maury Island UFO Mystery Trail

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Des Moines, Washington is highlighted on a national UFO Mysteries Trail for its ties to the 1947 Maury Island Incident, including Harold Dahl's sighting and FBI records, and it now hosts the Men in Black Birthday Bash Festival, whose co-founder Steve Edmiston says the recognition is mind-blowing.

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Local history featured in Fodor’s Travel as stop on Washington ‘UFO Mysteries Trail’ - The B-Town (Burien) Blog

The City of Des Moines has been highlighted by Fodor’s Travel as part of one of the “10 Most Unique Travel Experiences Across the United States,” placing the Waterland city on Washington’s UFO Mysteries Trail.The designation connects Des Moines to a series of destinations tied to the iconic 1947 Maury Island Incident, one of the Pacific Northwest’s most debated historical events.The trail centers on reports from June 1947, when local log scavenger Harold Dahl said he witnessed six UFOs hovering above Puget Sound near Maury Island. Declassified FBI documents state that one of the objects released debris that fell onto his boat, causing damage and reportedly injuring his son and killing his dog.