Minot AFB 1968 — B-52H Radar-Encounter: 20+ witnesses, Oscar-7 intrusion alarm
🔗 Score 9.4/10Confirmed
📅 October 24, 1968
· 📍 Minot AFB, North Dakota, USA — Minuteman ICBM Complex & airspace
In the early morning hours of October 24, 1968, more than 20 USAF personnel at Minot AFB observed one or two UFOs over the Minuteman ICBM complex. The crew of a B-52H tracked the object on radar, UHF radios failed during the approach, and radar film was recorded. Shortly after the B-52 landed, intrusion alarm sensors at silo Oscar-7 were triggered. Project Blue Book classified the case as 'unsolved'. It is considered one of the best-documented military UFO sightings in history.
Sources & Evidence
Project Blue Book Case File #12548
Offiziell als 'ungelöst' klassifiziert — einer von 701 ungeklärten Fällen
Claude Poher (CNES Frankreich) — Radarfilm-Analyse 2005
Atmosphärische Erklärungen ausgeschlossen; ionisierte Wolke um das Objekt als mögliche Erklärung für EM-Effekte
Primary Sources
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