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MINOT AFB RADAR/VISUAL OBJECT (1968 REPORT)

Case-specific object or objects reported by Minot AFB personnel and a B-52 crew in 1968. Witnesses described an intensely luminous, very large structured object with uncertain exact hull shape, abrupt maneuvering and radar/electromagnetic effects.

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Claims are grouped by attribute so differing descriptions, measurements, and interpretations can be compared without averaging them into a single “fact.”
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Reported Craft Appearance

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CLAIM-137001reported
Clark summarizes sixteen Minot-area military witnesses reporting a very large, brightly illuminated aerial object alternating brilliant white, orangish-red and green.
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Minot Air Force Base Radar/Visual Case” → “Initial multiwitness description”, PDF p. 1834
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CLAIM-137003reported
Robert O’Connor compared the object to a big ball of white light that changed to dim green and then dim amber; he could not determine a definite shape because of the brightness.
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Minot Air Force Base Radar/Visual Case” → “O’Connor visual report”, PDF p. 1836
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CLAIM-137005reported
Joseph Jablonski described a self-luminous object with alternating orange-red, white and green colors that appeared solid, relatively slender and fuzzy-edged, while the lights were too bright to determine exact shape.
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Minot Air Force Base Radar/Visual Case” → “Jablonski AF-117 description”, PDF p. 1861
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CLAIM-137011reported
Some observers compared the scale of the lights/object to a KC-135 or to something much larger than a house, while exact dimensions remained uncertain.
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Minot Air Force Base Radar/Visual Case” → “Scale comparisons”, PDF pp. 1836–1862
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Multiple claim rows are intentionally retained when sources disagree. ANOMALY does not silently reconcile competing values.
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Reported Craft Behavior

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CLAIM-137004reported
Multiple dispersed observers reported two similar objects moving with respect to one another, including separation, opposite-direction movement and passing under each other.
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Minot Air Force Base Radar/Visual Case” → “Multiple-object observations”, PDF pp. 1836–1837
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CLAIM-137007reported
The B-52 radar crew reported a bright radar echo near the aircraft, with the target pacing the bomber during part of its approach.
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Minot Air Force Base Radar/Visual Case” → “B-52 airborne-radar encounter”, PDF pp. 1838–1840
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CLAIM-137008reported
Clark reports that the radar target continued pacing the B-52 at roughly three miles, then closed to about one mile as the aircraft began its descent.
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Minot Air Force Base Radar/Visual Case” → “B-52 radar pacing”, PDF p. 1863
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CLAIM-137009reported
At the same time the radar target closed to about one mile, the B-52 reportedly lost UHF transmission while reception and the IFF/SIF identification function remained unaffected.
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Minot Air Force Base Radar/Visual Case” → “Reported electromagnetic interference”, PDF p. 1863
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CLAIM-137010reported
Ground observers at separated missile facilities described the luminous object pacing vehicles or appearing over missile sites during the event.
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Minot Air Force Base Radar/Visual Case” → “Ground-observer movement”, PDF pp. 1835–1837
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CLAIM-137012reported
The entry treats the Air Force plasma explanation and later ionization interpretations as hypotheses; the witness/radar observations themselves remained anomalous in Clark’s account.
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Minot Air Force Base Radar/Visual Case” → “Assessment boundary”, PDF pp. 1856–1864
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Multiple claim rows are intentionally retained when sources disagree. ANOMALY does not silently reconcile competing values.
SOURCE COMPARISON

Craft Length

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CLAIM-137006reported
B-52 copilot Bradford Runyon estimated the very large object at about 200 feet by 100 feet; Clark notes other observers likewise considered it too large to be an ordinary aircraft.
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Minot Air Force Base Radar/Visual Case” → “Witness size estimates”, PDF p. 1862
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