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Malmstrom AFB UFO Incident
While a glowing red UFO hovered over Malmstrom Air Force Base, ten nuclear missiles went offline simultaneously. The Air Force captain in charge watched it happen—20 ICBMs disabled during separate incidents. No malfunction found. The missiles were armed.
1967
Montana, USA
20+ witnesses
Nuclear missiles went dead while a UFO watched.
The Incident
March 16, 1967:
- Echo Flight
- Oscar Flight
- Ten missiles each
- Went offline
- During UFO sighting
The Witness
Captain Robert Salas:
- On duty commander
- Received reports
- UFO over front gate
- Missiles shut down
- Sequence impossible
The Missiles
What happened:
- Minuteman ICBMs
- Armed and ready
- Guidance systems failed
- “No-go” status
- Without explanation
The Investigation
Air Force response:
- No malfunction found
- Electromagnetic interference?
- But shielded
- Never explained
- Classified for years
Robert Salas
Went public:
- Years later
- Testified to Congress
- Wrote book
- Multiple witnesses support
- Consistent account
The Pattern
Not isolated:
- Multiple bases affected
- Similar incidents
- Soviet bases too
- UFOs and nukes
- Consistent pattern