Sightings1965

Long Prairie, Minnesota radio announcer reports a landed object and stalled car

When: 23 Oct 1965
Where: Long Prairie, MN
Sources: 1 public source

Long Prairie, Minnesota, where a radio announcer reported a landed object in 1965 Myotus, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jerry Townsend, a 19-year-old KEYL radio announcer, said his car died on Highway 27 near Long Prairie beside a tall rocket-like object and small figures. The sheriff reported odd marks on the road. Project Blue Book listed the case as 'psychological', apparently without a field investigation.

Sources

OtherLong Prairie, Minnesota, October 23, 1965 (case catalog entry) (opens in a new tab)Patrick Gross, UFOs of 1965 catalog

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