Offutt AFB, Nebraska: SAC Top-Secret Officer Witnesses Red Airborne Object
On June 5, 1952, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, a top-secret control officer for Strategic Air Command (SAC) and two others watched a red airborne object, stationary for 4-5 minutes, listed as unknown by Blue Book.
Background
At Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, about 11:00 p.m. on June 5, 1952, three personnel watched a red airborne object, stationary for 4-5 minutes, speed away emitting a short tail. One of the witnesses was a top-secret control officer for the Strategic Air Command (SAC) and formerly in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI). USAF Project Blue Book files listed the incident as unknown.
Offutt AFB was the headquarters of SAC, the command responsible for America's nuclear bomber fleet, making this sighting at a facility of the highest national security sensitivity.