Divers
search for UFO Bea
Karnes Knoxville,
Iowa P The sun
was out, but it was cold, too cold for Iowans, to willingly gather near a body
of water unless, something unusual was about to happen. But
before we explain what's going on today a brief history lesson is in order. Over
the winter, this farm pond south of Knoxville was the site of a UFO, an unidentified
falling object, that appeared to have made a giant hole in the ice about 2 feet
across. The property
owners, Denny and Terry Straube, enlisted the help of underwater photographers
who took a picture of something. Then came the underwater video camera, the flashlights,
and last month, the best evidence yet something was down there. And that was enough
for the dive team from linn county to agree in writing to take a look. Diving
in Iowa water is always a challenge. The water clarity is so poor you wouldn't
see a fish if it bit you on the nose. With cameras ready to capture the moment
the mystery object was brought to the surface, anticipation building with onlookers
guessing what it will be. The
divers started their search around a pole marking where the hole in the ice had
been at first nothing. After twenty minutes of looking the divers were frustrated.
So were the onlookers, but then, a wooden stake. There
was plenty of befuddlement to go around they even tried to probe again from the
surface but no luck. Pond owner Denny Straube said, "It just makes me want
to take my clothes off go down and find it but it's too cold, and I'm too old." Whatever
fell through the ice apparently melted, moved, or never existed in the first place
leaving everyone feeling empty. Just like the pond. | 
