Malmstrom Air Force Base UFO Incident
The Malmstrom Air Force Base UFO Incident occurred on the night of March 24, 1967, at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana. A pulsating red oval-shaped craft approximately 30 to 40 feet in diameter hovered over the base's front gate while simultaneously all 10 Minuteman nuclear ICBMs assigned to an underground launch control facility showed guidance and control system failures — rendering every missile unable to launch. The incident is among the most formally documented cases of UFO Interference with Nuclear Weapons in the unclassified record, with four personnel submitting sworn affidavits.
| Date | 1967-03-24 |
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Sequence of Events
US Air Force First Lieutenant Robert Salas, on-duty commander of the underground launch control facility assigned to the 490th Minuteman Missile Squadron, received the first of two calls from a flight security controller (FSC) reporting unusual lights in the sky: high velocity, abrupt direction changes, and no engine noise. Minutes later, the FSC called again in an urgent state, reporting that a glowing red oval craft was hovering over the front gate and that security personnel with weapons drawn were outside.
Simultaneously, alarms and fault indicators began triggering at Salas's launch commander console. All 10 Minuteman missiles showed red fault status — a guidance and control system failure state indicating the missiles could not launch. The craft then departed without interaction. For the remainder of the night the missiles remained inoperable. Subsequent inspection found no permanent damage.
Official Response
The following morning, squadron commander Colonel George Eldridge briefed Salas and his crew, confirming the incident was not part of any Air Force exercise. An officer from the Air Force Office of Security and Intelligence classified the event as Secret and directed personnel not to discuss it.
Corroboration
Four Malmstrom Air Force Base personnel later submitted sworn affidavits on record:
- First Lieutenant Robert Salas (2010 affidavit)
- First Lieutenant Robert C. Jameson
- Airman First Class Patrick McDonah (FSC communications officer)
- Dwin C. Arneson (officer in charge of communications)
David Grusch cited the Malmstrom incident as a confirmed fact in his NewsNation interview with Ross Coulthart.
Significance
The simultaneous failure of 10 nuclear missiles during the presence of a craft that security personnel witnessed is interpreted by researchers as evidence that UFOs are capable of remotely disabling nuclear weapons systems. The case directly contradicted Project Blue Book's 1969 public conclusion that UFOs posed no national security threat. The Malmstrom incident is frequently paired with the Vandenberg Air Force Base UFO Film Incident (1964) as a dual anchor point in the broader pattern of UFO nuclear interference.