Dakota Datebook: Minot Missile Base UFO

Oct. 24, 2018 — A major encounter with a very large orange UFO took place near Minot Air Force Base on this date in 1968. It was the middle of the Cold War. Active missile sites were peppered across the North Dakota landscape, and military personnel were on high alert.

At about 3 a.m., Mike O’Connor was dispatched to respond to an alarm that went off at a nearby missile site. As he drove, h...