Fact or fiction? You decide during ‘UFOs Over the Platte River’ presentation - UNK News
Nathan Tye will expose this strange and otherworldly tale from Cold War Kearney.
· archived 5/18/2026, 12:45:04 AMscreenshotcached html Fact or fiction? You decide during ‘UFOs Over the Platte River’ presentation – UNK News Skip to content Monday, September 30, 2024 UNK News Power of the Herd Search Search 19348 Home News Events Photo Galleries Athletics Contact Us New Frontiers Home2023October3Fact or fiction? You decide during ‘UFOs Over the Platte River’ presentation 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: 2,784 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 Search Search 42653 Submit News Submit story ideas for unknews.unk.edu Most Read Posts Annual UNK Band Day Parade showcases nearly 30 schools this Saturday Reviving Campus History: The Victory Bell will ring again at Foster Field UNK Band Day Parade brings schools from across the state to downtown Kearney School districts from across the region come to UNK to connect with future teachers Consider the Runza: UNK professor uses popular fast-food item to teach Nebraska history Photo Galleries College of Arts & Sciences Events Featured News Photo Galleries UNK Band Day Parade brings schools from across the state to downtown Kearney September 21, 2024 Tyler Ellyson College of Education Events Featured News Photo Galleries UNK students teach nutrition and physical activity to hundreds of area fourth graders at annual event September 12, 2024 Erika Pritchard Events Featured Greek Life News Photo Galleries Student Life PHOTOS: UNK sororities welcome new members at Bid Day September 9, 2024 Erika Pritchard Athletics Featured News Photo Galleries PHOTO ALBUM: Loper football defeats nationally-ranked NW Missouri State in home opener, 21-14 September 7, 2024 gottulatm Log in Copyright © 2024 UNK NewsTheme by: Theme HorseProudly Powered by: WordPress Facebook Twitter LinkedIn