‘Sparky’s Revenge’ Dog Disc Tournament on Sunday, June 22 will pay tribute to 1947 Maury Island Incident victim

Des Moines Field House 1000 S. 220th Street, Des Moines

In 1947, a Tacoma man reported seeing six flying discs while boating off Maury Island. He claimed molten slag from one of the discs fell on the boat, killing his dog, "Sparky." The infamous "Maury Island Incident" launched the “Summer of the Saucers,” and the first alleged encounter with a mysterious Man in Black. This […]