What was that huge explosion in Clay Center some 50 years ago? The teenager responsible finally comes clean

No one knew what it was or how it got there, but 50 years ago, something gouged a hole in the Clay Center, Kan., high school roof.

One newspaper called it a “mysterious piece of metal” that had fallen from the sky. Authorities sent it to the nearby Air Force base in Topeka for analysis. No one could explain it.

Well, some mischievous teenagers could have, but they kept their mouths shut for decades. Now, with the golden anniversary of their adventure on July 4, 1968, they are finally coming clean.

“I’ll have to suffer any consequences now as an old man for my youthful indiscretions,” said Richard Klocke, now 65 and living in Lawrence.

What was that huge explosion in Clay Center some 50 years ago? The teenager responsible finally comes clean

What was that huge explosion in Clay Center some 50 years ago? The teenager responsible finally comes clean

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