Reinhold Schmidt claims a landed craft near Kearney; Air Force calls it a hoax

When: 5 Nov 1957
Where: Kearney, NE
Sources: 1 public source

During the November 1957 wave, grain buyer Reinhold Schmidt said a cigar-shaped craft stalled his car near Kearney and that he spoke with German-speaking occupants. Air Force investigators concluded the story was a hoax made for publicity.

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OfficialKearney, Nebraska incident, 5 November 1957 (Project Blue Book record card and Air Intelligence Information Report) (opens in a new tab)U.S. Air Force, Air Technical Intelligence Center (copy hosted by UFOScans) / 1957-11

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