Malmstrom Missile Shutdown
On March 16, 1967, all ten Minuteman missiles in Echo Flight at Malmstrom AFB went into No-Go status. Declassified 341st Strategic Missile Wing histories confirm the shutdown; retired personnel later linked the event to UFO reports near missile sites.
On March 16, 1967, all ten Minuteman missiles in Echo Flight at Malmstrom AFB went into No-Go status.
Brief
On March 16, 1967, all ten Minuteman missiles in Echo Flight at Malmstrom AFB went into No-Go status. Declassified 341st Strategic Missile Wing histories confirm the shutdown; retired personnel later linked the event to UFO reports near missile sites. The official record confirms the missile malfunction and follow-up investigation, while the UFO linkage rests mainly on later witness testimony and declassified material assembled by researchers. The card keeps those claims separate: the shutdown is documented, the cause is not established.
Metadata
- Date
- 1967-03-16
- Year
- 1967
- Location
- Malmstrom AFB, Montana
- Region
- United States
- Status
- confirmed
- Tag
- civilian claim
- Primary
- UFO Case: Malmstrom AFB UFO/Missile Incident, March 16, 1967
- Source type
- catalogue
- Sources
- 2
Key Points
- On March 16, 1967, all ten Minuteman missiles in Echo Flight at Malmstrom AFB went into No-Go status.
- Declassified 341st Strategic Missile Wing histories confirm the shutdown; retired personnel later linked the event to UFO reports near missile sites.
- The official record confirms the missile malfunction and follow-up investigation, while the UFO linkage rests mainly on later witness testimony and declassified material assembled by researchers.
- The card keeps those claims separate: the shutdown is documented, the cause is not established.
Most Interesting
- Declassified 341st Strategic Missile Wing histories confirm the shutdown; retired personnel later linked the event to UFO reports near missile sites.
- On March 16, 1967, all ten Minuteman missiles in Echo Flight at Malmstrom AFB went into No-Go status.
- The official record confirms the missile malfunction and follow-up investigation, while the UFO linkage rests mainly on later witness testimony and declassified material assembled by researchers.
Timeline
- 1967-03-16 · Encounter
On March 16, 1967, all ten Minuteman missiles in Echo Flight at Malmstrom AFB went into No-Go status.
- 2014 · Source record
UFO Case: Malmstrom AFB UFO/Missile Incident, March 16, 1967 is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.
Sources
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