Disputed
Malmstrom Missile Shutdown
All ten Minuteman missiles in Echo Flight suddenly went into a no-go state. The Air Force investigated and suspected an electrical pulse in the system. Decades later, former officer Robert Salas and others said guards reported a glowing red object over the site, and that a similar shutdown hit another flight.
Weigh the evidence
The ledger
What the record shows, what people say, and the best explanation available so far.
What's documented
- The Echo Flight shutdown is real and was investigated.
What's claimed
- UFOs disabled nuclear weapons.
Best explanation so far
Records from the time describe the shutdown but do not mention UFOs. The UFO link rests on recollections that surfaced years later and differ in their details.
Where to look
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