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Minot AFB

Base

North Dakota missile base where air crews reported a luminous UFO hovering near launch facilities in 1968

Status — Confirmed

  Strategic Alert Site

Minot Air Force Base hosts nuclear-armed bombers and missile silos. In October 1968, B-52 crew members and ground personnel observed a glowing object hovering close to the flight line and missile sites.12 Despite radar and visual confirmation, investigators offered no definitive explanation.345 See the Minot AFB UFO case summary for radar transcripts.

  References

  1. en.wikipedia.org

  2. minot.af.mil

  3. afhistory.af.mil

  4. nicap.org

  5. strategic-air-command.com

Published on October 24, 1968

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