FOREWORD

The "Flying Saucer Flap" of last November stole the "show" publicity-wise by a matter of hours of the launching of Muttnik, the second Russian satellite.

Reports poured in of stalled autos and sightings of mysterious objects from Levelland, Texas; Elmwood Park, Illinois; Casper, Wyoming; New Mexico; Louisiana; etc.

Biggest of all stories was the Kearney incident, where a grain buyer by the name of Re inhold Schmidt reported having boarded a mysterious "ship" for thirty minutes and having talked to its occupants the afternoon of November 5,

At first he was supported in his report by local officials. A little later denounced. Then he landed in a mental institution. Many folks have wondered what really happened in the first place, and what has happened to Mr. Schmidt since then.

Here is R. O. Schmidt's own version of what happened to him that eventful day of November 5 and thereafter.

Schmidt, of course, had no idea of what he was getting into when he stumbled upon the "balloon. "

"I didn't believe, I didn't disbelieve, " Smitty reports regarding his earlier knowledge of "saucers" or spaceships, "But they sure made a believer out of me!"

You will live with Smitty as he weaves in and out of his spaceship adventures. Perhaps you will laugh and cry and wonder with him too.

And so, - for your information and reading pleasure THE KEARNEY INCIDENT -- UP TO NOW --

Anna E. Keppy, Editor, Lecture Tour Assistant, and Member of the Kearney Investigation Team