The Malmstrom Echo Flight Incident: 1967 Missile Shutdown, UFO Claims, and a 2025 EM Pulse Reframing

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Ten Minuteman missiles at Echo Flight, Malmstrom AFB, reportedly shut down in 1967 after a power anomaly, a claim later echoed by Robert Salas in 1996 who said UFOs and a glowing object were seen near the gate, while skeptics like Mick West and Brian Dunning cite records from the 341st Strategic Missile Wing showing no unusual activity, and a 2025 Pentagon report reframes the event as a classified electromagnetic pulse test rather than extraterrestrial involvement.

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A 1967 power anomaly at Echo Flight, Malmstrom Air Force Base, allegedly caused ten Minuteman missiles to shut down nearly simultaneously and be restored within a day, with Air Force statements denying UFO activity; in 1996 Robert Salas publicly claimed guards saw flying objects and a glowing red object above the gate just before the missiles went offline, leading to further investigation, FOIA releases, and Salas's books and appearances promoting extraterrestrial involvement or government concealment; skeptics like Mick West and Brian Dunning argued contemporaneous records show routine reboot after a power issue and no evidence linking a UFO sighting to the shutdown; official documentation from the 341st Strategic Missile Wing cast doubt on any unusual activity; and in 2025 a Pentagon report reframed the event as a test of a classified electromagnetic pulse device.