Location. Near Martin North Dakota
Date: November 26 1961 Time: night
Driving home in a freezing rain, 4 hunters saw what looked like an airplane in flames crashing near the road. When they came up with it they saw something like a silvery “silo” with men near it. They drove back to the nearest town to fetch a police officer, but nothing was there when they returned with him. On resuming their drive, they saw the same thing, glowing red & white underneath, land gently less than 150 yards away, and 2 men wearing white coveralls appeared beside it. Two of the hunters, one carrying a .22 rifle, left the car to go closer, and the one with the gun (Kenneth Schiele) fired at one of the white clad figures. The one hit (in the shoulder) was knocked to his knees, then got up and yelled, “Now what the hell did you do that for;” both hunters ran back to the car & drove off. Later the two men left in the car insisted that the rifle had never been taken out. There was an unaccounted for lapse of time; they did not reach home until dawn. The next day, 3 men who seemed to know about the incident came to question Schiele about the sighting and to warn him not to talk about it.
Humcat 1961-13
Source: Donald E. Flickinger for Nicap Type: C or G?