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Billy Cox's avatar

Yeah, I'm sure the They're Here To Save Us From Nukes theme plays really well in Japan.

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David Schindele's avatar

I knew Dave Schuur. We were both together in the 455th Strategic Missile Wing at Minot AFB, although we were in different squadrons. We never knew at the time that we both had an "experience," until we met up together at an Air Force reunion in September 2011. We were both Minuteman ICBM Launch Control Officers, and I had an experience in September 1966 when I relieved a launch Crew at November Flight where all ten of their nuclear tipped missiles were taken off "alert" and made unlaunchable by a UFO. The commander of that crew was forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement and he is still alive, but is too frightened to talk. He spent 10 years at the Pentagon after Minot, and retired after 28 years of service. I and my crewmate took over responsibility to help coordinate bringing those missiles back to alert status, and the AFOSI told us verbally that "as far as you are concerned, It Never Happened!" We were commanded to never talk about the incident again, or talk to each other about it. I'll accept "whistle blower" status on this, and will testify in front of Congress, although that will probably be when hell freezes over, or when Congress or some other government agency finds the fortitude to do what is right.

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