This is the third part of a series looking at a case from 1968 that involved sightings of UFOs on October 24, 1968, by ground observers stationed at the ICBM missile complex surrounding Minot AFB in North Dakota. A B-52 was flying in the area, and the pilot was requested to change course and investigate. The result was a UFO encounter that was caught on photographs of the B-52 radarscope, and the pilot, Maj. James A. Partin, and co-pilot, Captain Bradford Runyon, reported that they’d had a visual sighting of the object when it was on the ground. In addition to the sightings, it was reported that the outer and inner perimeter alarms of the missile site designated Oscar-7 went off and that a padlocked entry hatch there was found open with a plug-style gate secured by a combination lock removed from it. The case was officially examined by the officer in charge of UFO investigations at the base who provided details and evidence to Project Blue Book. The Blue Book conclusion was that what was seen was possibly a combination of “anomalous propagation” of radar returns, a plasma ball, and celestial bodies. It was also concluded that the break-in was unrelated. The case lay dormant for 30 years until Runyon contacted the Center for UFO Studies and filled out a sighting report form. The case caught the interest of members of the newly formed Sign Historical Group and they did a thorough investigation that included many interviews with witnesses. They’ve made material they gathered available as part of the Sign Oral History Project on a https://minotb52ufo.com/investigation.php devoted to the case. In Part III, we’ll look at the reports by the ground observers. https://podcastufo.com/part-3-a-1968-ufo-incident-at-minot-afb/#more-5240

In an urgent matter, guest Daniel Sheehan discusses a grassroots effort to save the Schumer-Rounds UAP Disclosure Act, an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, under threat from a small but powerful handful in Congress. https://podcastufo.com/show-notes/585b-danny-sheehan/

Guest, Adam Frank, discusses the possibility of extraterrestrial life through the lens of scientific discoveries, theories, and firsthand research. He will also discuss his recently released book, https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-little-book-of-aliens-adam-frank?variant=41038091517986 https://podcastufo.com/show-notes/585-a-astrophysicist-adam-frank/

by Charles Lear, author of https://www.amazon.com/Flying-Saucer-Investigators-Charles-Lear/dp/B09WQB37MPIn https://podcastufo.com/a-1968-ufo-incident-at-minot-afb/ of this blog, we looked at a case from 1968 that involved sightings of a UFO on October 24, 1968, by ground observers stationed at the ICBM missile complex surrounding Minot AFB in North Dakota. A B-52 was flying in the area and the pilot was requested to change course and investigate. The result was a UFO encounter that was caught on photographs of the B-52 radarscope and the pilot, Maj. James A. Partin, and co-pilot, Captain Bradford Runyon, reported that they’d had a visual sighting of the object when it was on the ground. In addition to the sightings, it was reported that the outer and inner perimeter alarms of the missile site designated Oscar-7 went off and that a padlocked entry hatch there was found open with a plug-style gate secured by a padlock removed from it. The case was officially examined by the officer in charge of UFO investigations at the base, Lt. Col. Arthur Werlich. He provided details and evidence to Project Blue Book, and they concluded that what was seen was possibly a combination of “anomalous propagation” of radar returns, a plasma ball, and celestial bodies. They also concluded that the break-in was unrelated. The case lay dormant for 30 years until Runyon contacted the Center for UFO Studies and filled out a sighting report form. The case caught the interest of members of the newly formed Sign Historical Group and they did a thorough investigation that included many interviews with witnesses. They’ve made material they gathered available as part of the Sign Oral History Project on a https://minotb52ufo.com/investigation.php devoted to the case. In Part II, we’ll look at the key elements of the case that they uncovered. https://podcastufo.com/part-2-a-1968-ufo-incident-at-minot-afb/#more-5229

British guest, Richard Rokeby to discuss UFO events in England, plus the event that inspired his book, The Lights Upon the Hills- The Burton Dassett UFO Events of 1923. The encounters were in the Warwickshire countryside where there was great excitement about a series of ghostly looking lights which were witnessed by perhaps hundreds of people. He also discusses black triangle sightings in the Warwickshire area. https://podcastufo.com/show-notes/584-richard-rokeby/

At the suggestion of Mr. Martin Willis, this week we are looking at a report involving a UFO incident on October 24, 1968, at Minot AFB in North Dakota. It involved sightings reported by ground observers stationed at the surrounding Minuteman ICBM complex as well as the crew of a B-52. What gives this case extra significance is that there are available photos of the B-52 radarscope to back up the crew’s account. There is a Project Blue Book file on the case that contains the conclusion that what was seen was possibly a combination of “anomalous propagation” of radar returns, a plasma ball, and celestial bodies, but an exceptional investigation begun in 2000 by members of the recently formed Sign Historical Group indicates that the incident involved something genuinely mysterious.https://podcastufo.com/a-1968-ufo-incident-at-minot-afb/#more-5208

Introducing UAP Crossfire, Martin Willis with Chris Deperno, Don Ecker and Kevin Randle (filling in for Commander Cobra) talking on Sean Kirkpatrick, AARO and much more. This show airs live weekly on https://kgradb.com/, and https://www.youtube.com/@PodcastUFO/streams on Thursdays, 8-10PM ET. NOTE: THIS WILL NOT BE PART OF THE REGULAR WEEKLY PODCAST FEED. The content belongs to KGRA

Guest Rony Vernet gives his opinion on recent attacks of Peruvian villagers and his research on many encounters with indigenous people of the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest. https://podcastufo.com/show-notes/583-rony-vernet/

In 1986, Jim Speiser of Fountain Hills, Arizona, got the urge to create an electronic forum dedicated to a discussion of paranormal topics. He started a BBS (bulletin board system) using six personal computers located at various locations in the U.S. and Canada linked together with a Fidonet system. Speiser called his new BBS “The ParaNet.” In the summer of 1991, there was a “spin-off” of ParaNet named the Multi-national Investigations Cooperative on Aerial Phenomena, and ParaNet published a magazine called Continuum to get their investigations reports out to the public. The first case in the Volume 1, Number 1, September 1991 https://avalonlibrary.net/Paranet_Continuum_Magazine/Paranet%20Continuum%20Magazine%20-%20Vol.%20I%2C%20No.%201%20-%20September%2C%201991%20%28UFOs%2C%20Paranormal%2C%20NWO%2C%20Conspiracies%29.pdf involves an investigation by James Black (who wrote the report) and Robert Atwood of a simple crop circle that formed overnight starting on August 21, 1991, in a cornfield in Iowa that led them to other reports of strange activity in the area. The case became far more complex than a simple crop circle report, and this has ended up becoming a two-part blog. In the https://podcastufo.com/a-1991-crop-circle-and-ufo-investigation-by-paranet-micap/, we looked at the investigation and three witness accounts, and in the second part, we’ll look at one more account, the conclusions, and the aftermath, which included poltergeist activity reported to have been experienced by a fellow investigator at his home. https://podcastufo.com/part-2-a-1991-crop-circle-and-ufo-investigation-by-paranet-micap/#more-5195

In 1986, Jim Speiser of Fountain Hills, Arizona, got the urge to create an electronic forum dedicated to a discussion of paranormal topics. He started a BBS (bulletin board system) using six personal computers located at various locations in the U.S. and Canada linked together with a Fidonet system. People would dial a number that would access a computer through a modem, and they could read and post messages and access files. Speiser called his new BBS “The ParaNet.” In the summer of 1991, there was a “spin-off” of ParaNet named the Multi-national Investigations Cooperative on Aerial Phenomena, and ParaNet published a magazine called Continuum to get their investigations reports out to the public. The first case in the Volume 1, Number 1, September 1991 https://avalonlibrary.net/Paranet_Continuum_Magazine/Paranet%20Continuum%20Magazine%20-%20Vol.%20I%2C%20No.%201%20-%20September%2C%201991%20%28UFOs%2C%20Paranormal%2C%20NWO%2C%20Conspiracies%29.pdf involves an investigation of a simple crop circle in a cornfield in Iowa that led researchers to other reports of strange activity in the area. The case became far more complex than a simple crop circle report, and this has ended up becoming a two-part blog. In the first part, we’ll look at the investigation and three witness accounts, and in the second part we’ll look at one more account, the conclusions, and the aftermath, which included poltergeist activity reported to have been experienced by one investigator at his home. https://podcastufo.com/a-1991-crop-circle-and-ufo-investigation-by-paranet-micap/#more-5174