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Nathan Tye will expose this strange and otherworldly tale from Cold War Kearney.

College of Arts & Sciences Events Faculty News Fact or fiction? You decide during ‘UFOs Over the Platte River’ presentation October 3, 2023 Tyler Ellyson Post Views: 7,629 WHAT: Brown Bag Lecture Series HOSTED BY: UNK Department of History TITLE: “UFOs Over the Platte River” Nathan Tye TOPIC: On Nov. 5, 1957, local grain buyer R.O. Schmidt was welcomed aboard a UFO resting near the Platte River. The sheriff interrogated him, the Kearney Hub newspaper investigated the landing site, and most residents laughed it off. A year later, the UFO picked him up in Elm Creek. As the space race took off, Schmidt made a career of “The Kearney Incident,” traveling across the country sharing his story. Drawing on Schmidt’s writing and declassified Air Force files, this lecture will expose this strange and otherworldly tale from Cold War Kearney. PRESENTER: Nathan Tye is the assistant professor of Nebraska and American West history at UNK, where he’s taught since 2019. He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Tye serves on the boards of several local community museums and cultural organizations, and his research is published in Nebraska History, Annals of Iowa and Willa Cather Review. He also appeared on NBC’s celebrity genealogy program “Who Do You Think You Are?” TIME: Noon DATE: Wednesday, Oct. 11 PLACE: Kearney Public Library, 2020 First Ave. CONTACT: Nathan Tye, assistant history professor, 308.865.8860, [email protected] Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tags: Brown Bag Lecture Series, History, Kearney, Kearney Public Library, Nathan Tye, University of Nebraska, UNK Post navigation UNK Theatre presenting Shakespeare classic ‘The Tempest’‘We’re here for everybody’: UNK Global connects students from around the world

Fact or fiction? You decide during ‘UFOs Over the Platte River’ presentation - UNK NEWS