it\'s Saturday night, Christmas Eve, 1955 at the Continental Air Defense Command Center in Colorado Springs. according to. some of the details are public knowledge, a matter of public record, and historically verifiable.other details have never been presented to the public, until now. a minimal crew, including Airman First Class David Michaels, is holding down the fort (makeshift Christmas party included) when the red phone rings...this story is based on real events that occurred December 1955. it\'s Saturday night, Christmas Eve, 1955 at the Continental Air Defense Command Center in Colorado Springs