Rural Kansas UFO hot spot - Grain Elevator Vigil, Wichita, Kansas (1972)
📍 Location
grain elevator (specific name not given) in Wichita, Kansas, Wichita, KS
Specific Location: Top of a grain elevator, Wichita, Kansas
Coordinates: 37.69000, -97.34000
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37.6900°, -97.3400°
📝 Description
Two Wichita disc jockeys conducted a vigil on top of a grain elevator to observe aliens; the story references a July 1972 article in The News describing UFO investigators; the National Enquirer also covered the events and offered $50,000 to prove the lights were not from another planet; mentions more than 40 sightings across Kansas.
🔍 Circumstances
Vigil atop a grain elevator during UFO sightings; investigation by UFO experts cited in a 1972 article; media attention including National Enquirer
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmiwajnco00p58fhg586shnlf
- Primary Source
- www.oklahoman.com
- Article Date
- August 18, 2010
- Added to Map
- December 7, 2025