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Des Moines, Washington: Maury Island UFO Mural

Printed outdoor "mural" depicts the moment a group of flying saucers dumped some kind of metal on a fishing boat -- just across Puget Sound from Des Moines -- on June 21, 1947.

Address:
605 S. 223rd St., Des Moines, WA
Directions:
Downtown, on the south side of S. 223rd St., between 6th and 7th Aves S.
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Maury Island UFO Mural

Print is on the side of the shipping container.

[Dan, 09/07/2022]
Maury Island UFO Mural

The mural depicts a famous alleged UFO encounter at Maury Island, Washington, on June 21, 1947.

[Dan Green, 06/24/2022]

Painted by Zach Paul in 2013, it captures the moment that a group of flying saucers dumped some kind of metal on Fred Crisman and Harold Dahl's fishing boat, just across Puget Sound from Des Moines.


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