William E. Smith Interview, 11 July 2001(a)

 

gosh. And we didn't have anything that we knew that could operate at that level. Is that something that you have come across then?

JK

I have filed with NORAD for the regional director and the senior director's logs for that night. And guess what? They can't find them.

WS

(Laughing).

JK

Now, there was another UFO event there at Minot in, let me think, make sure I get -- August of '66. And that was an object that was detected on radar at 100,000 feet right over the base. That was one written up in the Saturday Evening Post.

WS

Wow.

JK

So in the Blue Book documents for the incident that you witnessed, when the tower called the B-52, they said, "Would you keep your eyes out for any orange glow?" And then the remark was made, and it's in the transcript, "Someone is seeing flying saucers again." So you know, until you said that you had been seeing lights for a couple of nights I assumed that that referred to that other incident.

WS

The other incident meaning?

JK

In '66.

WS

Oh, I wasn't even there in '66.

JK

No, I am not saying that. I am just—

WS

I see what you're saying.

JK

Thinking that perhaps the tower—

WS

Was referring to that other.

JK

Yeah, was aware of that.

WS

Okay, I see.

JK

Because during that one there was a loss of communications between some of the capsules and the command post.

WS

That is interesting.

JK

Well, I enjoyed talking to you. I appreciate you speaking with me and will put this packet—it will take me a couple of days to put this packet of stuff together.

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