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Malmstrom Full-Flight Shutdown Report (Pre-1967)

Early spring 1966 according to Raymond Fowler’s source; exact flight/date not recoveredMalmstrom AFB missile field, Montana, United States

Hastings reports that Raymond Fowler learned from a former launch-control officer that ten Minuteman missiles in one Malmstrom flight simultaneously malfunctioned while a UFO was reported near the LCF. The exact flight could not later be recovered. David Hughes separately reported repeated unusual lights near Malmstrom in 1966–67 but could not connect his observations to the alleged shutdown.

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Encounter · Reported Missile-System Effect

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“Hastings says Raymond Fowler learned from a former launch-control officer that in early spring 1966 an entire flight of ten Minuteman missiles at Malmstrom simultaneously malfunctioned while a UFO was reported near the launch-control facility; Fowler later could not recover the flight designation from his research files.”
UFOs and Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites
SRC-002102 · Raymond Fowler second-hand early-spring 1966 Malmstrom shutdown report; uploaded PDF pages 250-251
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Encounter · Reported Encounter Observation

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“Former Air Policeman David Hughes separately told Hastings that during 1966–67 he repeatedly observed an unusual light near Malmstrom capable of very fast movement and right-angle turns and heard of a radar-related aircraft response. When asked specifically about a full-flight shutdown, however, Hughes could not recall one and could not link his sightings to Fowler’s reported event.”
UFOs and Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites
SRC-002102 · David Hughes Malmstrom-area lights and inability to connect them to Fowler shutdown; uploaded PDF pages 251-252
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