◆ SpookStack

pace-Ship Story Raises Eyebro s ‘Thp World-Herald’s News Service: Kearney, Neb.—A grain luyer who said he saw a space ship Tuesday in a field near here and chatted amicably with its six occu- pants had more pleasant dealings with the visitors from outer space than with skeptical authorities. The sensational report. by R. O, Schmidt, about 50, of Bakersfield, Cal., which topped a host of reports across the nation Tuesday of seeing mysterious flying objects, had these conse- quences: —State Penitentiary rec- ords showed aman of the same name served a term for embezzlement from Scotts Bluff County in the 1930's, Scotts Bluffs Coun- ty Sheriff Steve Warrick spid he talked to Schmidt phone and was convinced “saw nothing.” —He turned down a chance to take a lie- detector test. —Schmidt was kept up most of the night for questioning. He finally asked for an attorney. Ward Minor of Kearney ‘was named. —wWednesday forenoon he went to the scene of the space _ship’s Le with investigators from the Con- tinental Air Defense Com- mand at Colorado Springs, Colo., Kearney Police Chief Thurston Nelson and Buf- falo County Attorney Kenneth Gotobed. They said Schmidt's story “ap- peared to be weakening.” —Oil drippings on the ground from the space machine were being ana- lyzed at Kearney State College. Investigators said the “mysterious green oil” closely resem- pled that in a! partially- emptied can of commer- cial auto oil found in the ck of Schmidt's ee and arly-empty can Toun 4 ar Uae site of the “land- c ‘Sohenidt’s story came to _ World-Herald News Service Photo. Schmidt (left) and Kearney Police Chief Nelson... In “heart-to-heart” talk. SIDE VIEW OUTSIDE LENGTH: APPROX. 100 FEET FLOOR PLAN INSIDE The Schmidtnik .,. As described by the grain buyer. light when, white-faced and shaken, he appeared in Kearney Tuesday and asked to see a minister. Taken to police, he told this story: Tuesday he inspected a field of milo about two miles south and a mile east of Kearney. When ready to. leave he drove down a side road seeking a place to turn around. Near the Platte River he saw what appeared fo be a wrecked balloon. As he neared i Schmidt said, his car en} gine conked out. © Schmidt said he got oui and walked toward the ma-- chine. Proximity revealed OMAHA WORLD-HERALD OMAHA, NEBRASKA 11-6-57 WALL STREET EDITION Al ' 1 NOV 22 1957