Case Directory
Minuteman Site Jammed By UFO
North Dakota
August 24, 1966

Francis Ridge:
The incorrect date of Aug. 25 had caused some confusion in the past and has been corrected to Aug. 24th. This incident is not listed among the original BB unknowns but is now contained in the Comprehensive Catalog of Project Blue Book Unknowns by Brad Sparks. It is also included in the list of incidents involving a nuclear connection.

Aug. 24, 1966; Minot AFB [Grano? Carpio?], North Dakota (BBU)
10 p.m. Airman saw and reported by radio a multi-colored light high in the sky. Strike team sent to his location confirmed the object. Second object, white, was seen to pass in front of clouds. Radar detected and tracked an object. Sightings made by 3 different Minuteman ICBM missile sites. Radio interference was noted by teams sent to locations where object was hovering at ground level. (Vallée Magonia 791; FUFOR Index)