Military / Radar
Minot AFB Incident
Maintenance crews at missile sites and the crew of a B-52 bomber reported a large glowing object near Minot AFB, with the aircraft's radar tracking a target.
- Date
- 24 October 1968
- Location
- Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota · United States
- Witnesses
- Military, Pilot, Multiple
- Evidence
- Radar, Official documents
What was reported
Ground personnel at several missile facilities reported a bright object, and a B-52 crew reported a radar return pacing their aircraft and a visual sighting. Project Blue Book collected statements, radar scope photographs and maps.
Official and public statements
Project Blue Book attributed parts of the visual sightings to a star and the radar return to plasma or ball lightning.
References
Source: Project Blue Book records