It began a routine patrol for Deputy Sheriff Dale Spaur in the early morning hours of April 17, 1966, as he and his partner, Mounted Officer Barney Neff, stopped to investigate a parked vehicle along a roadway. Behind them, Spaur noticed a bright light rising from behind the trees, and heading silently in their direction. What would transpire over the course of the next several hours would change their lives forever. 

This week, we examine the true story of a group of police officers that chased a UFO, and reveal why this case became one of the most infamous ever investigated by the Air Force, destroying the lives of the officers involved, and even leading to an attempt to terminate its contract with its science advisor, J. Allen Hynek. All this, and much more, in this installment of The Micah Hanks Program. 

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Show Notes

Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode:

• Russia blasts Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities in deadly strikes 
• October meteor shower could deliver fireballs, extra bright meteors 
• AI-driven ‘thermal attack’ system reveals passwords in seconds 
• The World War II story of the first time US military pilots encountered UFOs
• COPS AND UFOs: The Portage County UFO Incident of 1966

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