Malmstrom AFB 1967: UFO Sightings and Missile No-Go Events at Echo-Flight and Oscar-Flight
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Two Malmstrom AFB launch complexes, Echo-Flight and Oscar-Flight, faced a string of 1967 UFO incidents while security and maintenance crews slept at the facilities, with Captain Eric Carlson and First Lieutenant Walt Figel observing Echo-Flight’s disturbance where ten missiles went on alert due to a Guidance and Control fault and a UFO overhead, and Robert Salas at Oscar-Flight seeing lights overhead and a No-Go cascade that disabled several missiles after a guard was injured, while a Boeing probe led by Kaminski found no mechanical or external power fault and suggested a mysterious 10-volt pulse on a data line; earlier sightings near Chester hinted at a broader pattern, SAC called it a grave national-security concern though public statements claimed no incident affected security and declassified materials later challenged that view, fueling ongoing media attention and calls for testimony from Salas and others.
