Herbert Schirmer, Ashland
- Date
- 3 Dec 1967
- Place
- Highway on the outskirts of Ashland, Nebraska, United States
- Record
- Curated case
- Assessment
- Contested
- Evidence strength
What was reported
Ashland patrolman Herbert Schirmer, 22, reported that at about 2:30 a.m. a metallic, oval object with red-lit portholes hovered over the highway in front of his car and then rose straight up and left; back at the station he found that about twenty minutes were unaccounted for. The Condon study (Case 42, anonymised as a state trooper) examined the site, found no physical evidence, and after psychological assessment with Schirmer's cooperation had no confidence the event was physically real. Under hypnosis during the Condon investigation and later sessions he described being taken aboard and addressed by humanoid occupants, details that were absent from his log.
What officials concluded
Unresolved
No evidence that a physical object was present (Condon Case 42)
Strongest ordinary reading
None established; the abduction narrative arose under hypnosis
Evidence profile
- Yes: Visual
- No: Infrared
- No: Radar
- No: Video
- No: Photo
- No: Film
- No: Audio
- No: Night vision
- No: Other sensor
- No: Civilian
- No: Military aircrew
- No: Military ground
- No: Airline crew
- No: Sensor operator
- Yes: Law enforcement
- No: Scientist
- No: Astronaut
- No: Intelligence official
- No: Other
- No: Light only
- No: Orb or sphere
- Yes: Disc
- No: Triangle
- No: Cylinder
- No: Cube
- No: Other shape
- Yes: Physiological
- No: Physical trace
- No: Electromagnetic
- No: Sound
- No: Silent
Outside sources
- Condon Report, Case 42: state trooper sightingfiles.ncas.org
On the map
41.04° N, 96.37° W, plotted at the town or city
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