Unidentified: The UFO Phenomenon

CHAPTER 2FADED GIANT—REVISITED

In October 1966, the U.S. secretary of defense announced that the Air Force had selected Dr. Edward U. Condon and the University of Colorado for the UFO research contract. Also in October 1966, Lieutenant Frederick Meiwald and I became certified as a missile combat crew. We received a Highly Qualified rating during our qualification check. Of course, at that time we had no idea there would be a nexus between our crew and the Condon Committee Investigation.

We served together for about a year, until I became qualified as a missile crew commander. During that year, we kept our Highly Qualified rating. I spent the remainder of my three years at Malmstrom as a crew commander. Fred Meiwald continued his career in the ...