REF: UAP/1960s/096Unexplained
1968-10-24

Minot AFB B-52 radar-visual

Minot AFB, ND · USA·Nuclear base radar-visual·1960s
Unexplained
§ ASummary

B-52 crew captured radarscope photos of an object pacing the bomber while ground teams watched a luminous object near missile sites; 16 witnesses across base.

§ BWitnesses

B-52 crew; missile security teams

§ CEvidence & Documentation

Radarscope photographs (extant); base comms transcripts; Blue Book file

§ DOfficial Investigation

Project Blue Book

§ EStatus Assessment

Blue Book: plasma/star explanations (contested); radarscope photos remain key physical record

§ FVerifiable Sources

Blue Book file; Tulien & Klotz 'The 1968 Minot AFB Case' (minotb52ufo.com)