Malmstrom AFB Missile Shutdown
In March 1967, 20 nuclear ICBMs at Malmstrom Air Force Base went offline in two separate incidents while security guards reported glowing red UFOs hovering over the missile sites. Captain Robert Salas was underground when alarms indicated all missiles had become unlaunchable. The Air Force has never explained what happened.
The Malmstrom AFB incidents of March 1967 represent some of the most disturbing UFO cases ever documented - unknown objects apparently disabling America’s nuclear deterrent while military personnel watched helplessly. Multiple Air Force officers have testified before Congress about what they witnessed, yet the incidents remain officially unexplained.
Echo Flight - March 16, 1967
On the morning of March 16, 1967, at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, all ten Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missiles of Echo Flight simultaneously went into “no-go” condition - meaning they could not be launched.
This was unprecedented. The missiles were designed with multiple redundant systems specifically to prevent such failures. Having all ten go offline simultaneously was considered virtually impossible.
Meanwhile, above ground, security guards reported a glowing red object hovering near the front gate of the Echo Flight Launch Control Facility.
Oscar Flight - March 24, 1967
Eight days later, the scenario repeated at Oscar Flight.
Captain Robert Salas was the Deputy Crew Commander on duty in the underground Launch Control Center. At approximately 3:00 AM, he received a call from the topside security guard reporting strange lights in the sky.
Minutes later, the guard called again, this time panicked. A glowing red object was hovering over the front gate. Salas woke his commander, Lieutenant Fred Meiwald.
As they discussed the situation, alarms began sounding in the capsule. One by one, the missiles were going into no-go status. Within seconds, between six and eight of the ten missiles were disabled.
The Objects
Security personnel described:
- Bright, glowing red-orange objects
- Oval or disc-shaped
- Completely silent
- Hovering motionless, then departing at incredible speed
- Present at multiple sites during the shutdowns
The guards were reportedly so shaken that some had to be relieved of duty.
Official Response
Boeing engineers and Air Force investigators were dispatched immediately. They could find no explanation for the failures:
- No equipment malfunction was identified
- No electrical or mechanical cause was found
- No external interference was detected by conventional means
- The missiles were restored to operational status, but the cause of their failure was never determined
The Air Force classified the incidents and instructed personnel not to discuss them.
Captain Salas Speaks Out
For decades, the witnesses remained silent. Then Captain Robert Salas began speaking publicly:
- He has testified before Congress about the incident
- He wrote a book, “Faded Giant,” documenting the cases
- He has spoken at the National Press Club
- He has submitted testimony to the AARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office)
Other witnesses have corroborated his account, including security personnel who observed the objects.
The Nuclear Connection
The Malmstrom incidents are not isolated. UFO incursions at nuclear facilities have been documented repeatedly:
- Minot AFB, North Dakota (September 1966) - Similar missile shutdowns
- Loring AFB, Maine (October 1975) - Objects over nuclear weapons storage
- Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan (October 1975) - KC-135 tankers with nuclear weapons
- F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming (October 2010) - 50 missiles lost communication
The pattern suggests deliberate interest in nuclear weapons systems.
2025 Revelation
Recent Pentagon reports have suggested that some of the 1967 incidents may have been caused by classified EMP (electromagnetic pulse) testing. However, this explanation has been disputed by witnesses who insist the visual sightings were of physical craft, not test effects.
What Happened?
The Malmstrom AFB incidents raise disturbing questions:
- Can unknown objects disable America’s nuclear arsenal at will?
- Why would such objects demonstrate this capability?
- Is it a warning? A test? Something else?
Whatever hovered over those Montana missile silos in March 1967, it demonstrated capabilities that the U.S. military could not match, counter, or explain. The missiles came back online. The questions remain.
Sources
- 1967 Malmstrom AFB UFO incident - Wikipedia
- Captain Robert Salas testimony and writings