Sputnik in Wisconsin

In 1962 a hunk of Russian space junk landed in the middle of a street in Wisconsin. What was the U.S. to do? This was Cold War-era Space Race time, so they weren't gonna call up the Soviet Union like: "It's 10 PM do you know where your Sputnik is?" Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support