FADED GIANT THE 1967 MISSILE UFO INCIDENTS ROBERT

CLAIM-960001 · Hall Volume II Source Framework

“Hall frames Section XVI conditionally: if UFOs are extraterrestrial or otherworldly, the social effects would depend on the visitors, what is known about them, public preparedness and how information is released.”

CLAIM-960002 · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

“Hall treats crash retrieval, recovered-body and abduction claims as potentially unsettling if true, while arguing that avoidance or suppression could worsen public reaction.”

CLAIM-960003 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“Hall says the central unresolved questions are who the reported beings are and what they want, and presents the answers as potentially important for humanity.”

CLAIM-960004 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“I was the Sylvania in-house member of the Minuteman Production Board and was in daily contact with the contractors and subcontractors responsible for installation and testing of the upgraded missile components.”

CLAIM-960005 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“I talked with civilian and military personnel located on these SAC bases who informed me of the UFO sightings described in this book.”

CLAIM-960006 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“During my course of work, I talked with civilian and military personnel located on these SAC bases who informed me of the UFO sightings described in this book.”

CLAIM-960007 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The events involved sudden shutdown of nearly twenty nuclear missiles while Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) were in close proximity to those weapons.”

CLAIM-960008 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The events involved sudden shutdown of nearly twenty nuclear missiles while Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) were in close proximity to those weapons.”

CLAIM-960009 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The incident at Minot AFB involved the loss in capability of elements of the Minuteman missile system.”

CLAIM-960010 · Hall Volume II Source Framework

“Hall says important UFO information has been withheld by the U.S. Government to a degree that can be documented, while acknowledging disagreement about how much the government knows or deliberately conceals.”

CLAIM-960011 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“Hall attributes part of the secrecy climate to postwar bureaucracy and Cold War practices and argues that excessive secrecy became institutionalized.”

CLAIM-960012 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“Hall argues that post-Cold-War policy should reduce secrecy and release UFO-related information held in official files.”

CLAIM-960013 · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

“Hall warns that continued denial or secrecy could erode confidence in government.”

CLAIM-960014 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“stationary light changed from green to orange to red”

CLAIM-960015 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“bright green light with a flashing red or orange light around it”

CLAIM-960016 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“apparent size of the object changed as a function of the intensity of its glow”

CLAIM-960017 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“object would brighten, move laterally, then dim, move downward, disappear, reappear, and then repeat this sequence”

CLAIM-960018 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“object would increase in brightness, move, then hover, go dim, then go out, then reappear and repeat the sequence”

CLAIM-960019 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“stationary light which changed colors, then went bright and dim, then disappeared”

CLAIM-960020 · Hall Volume II Source Framework

“Hall characterizes major-media UFO coverage as generally shallow, biased and passive, with local reports often trivialized through jokes or stereotypes.”

CLAIM-960021 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“Hall argues that journalists often take cues from authorities and therefore have little incentive to treat UFO reports seriously when authorities do not.”

CLAIM-960022 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“Hall criticizes national television and news magazines for limited investigative initiative and for pairing skeptics with sensational or weak material.”

CLAIM-960023 · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

“Hall says media treatment misleads the public into assuming nothing consequential has been observed.”

CLAIM-960024 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“object appeared to be larger than a B-52”

CLAIM-960025 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“object detected by height finder radar at varying altitudes up to 100,000 feet”

CLAIM-960026 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“object on his radar scope continuously for several hours during the incident”

CLAIM-960027 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“object was by itself on his scope, in that no other aircraft, ground clutter, or random 'noise' bits were within 20-30 miles of the object except when the interceptor aircraft was in the area”

CLAIM-960028 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“object's blip did not disappear during the intercept attempt”

CLAIM-960029 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“lights on the object 'went out' and the object reappeared after the F-106 left the area”

CLAIM-960030 · Hall Volume II Source Framework

“Hall says social disruption from confirmed extraterrestrial contact would depend heavily on whether the visitors were benign, intrusive, hostile, dominant, or simply observational.”

CLAIM-960031 · Hall Volume II Evidence Claim

“Hall cites Harold Lasswell, Carl Jung, a 1960 Brookings report, Ron Westrum, Robert L. Hall, Michael Swords and John R. King as offering differing social-impact expectations.”

CLAIM-960032 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“Jung is summarized as warning that encounter with a superior culture could disrupt human self-conception, science and spiritual development.”

CLAIM-960033 · Hall Volume II Evidence Claim

“The 1960 Brookings study is summarized as recommending preparation for discovery/contact because societies have responded differently when confronted by superior cultures.”

CLAIM-960034 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“Ron Westrum is quoted as warning that technologically superior contact could produce passivity, dependence or social vulnerability, especially if the visitors were indifferent or hostile.”

CLAIM-960035 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“Robert L. Hall argues that mass panic is a popular myth and predicts that, given credible information, most people would seek information and discuss the significance rather than behave destructively.”

CLAIM-960036 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“Michael Swords suggests an alien presence might encourage greater world-community identity while identifying economic uncertainty, unknown objectives and abductions as possible stressors.”

CLAIM-960037 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“John R. King lists possible political and social consequences including shock, reduced human ego, modified values, changes in scientific status, religious reevaluation and altered international relationships.”

CLAIM-960038 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“radio communications in and out of LCF were rendered unusable when a UFO approached a missile site controlled by that LCF”

CLAIM-960039 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“communication is a critical component of the operational capability of strategic missile weapon systems such as Minuteman”

CLAIM-960040 · Hall Volume II Evidence Claim

“Hall summarizes a Rosenbaum-Maier telephone survey of a random sample of 73 priests and ministers, reporting that many denominations had not taken a position on extraterrestrial life and that stronger Christian fundamentalism correlated inversely with belief in ET life.”

CLAIM-960041 · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

“Rosenbaum and Maier inferred that more literal Biblical interpretation could produce greater dissonance if evidence for extraterrestrial life increased.”

CLAIM-960042 · Hall Volume II Evidence Claim

“Hall summarizes Victoria Alexander's survey of 1,000 randomly selected U.S. religious bodies, with 230 respondents, as evidence against the idea that religion would generally collapse under confirmed extraterrestrial contact.”

CLAIM-960043 · Hall Volume II Evidence Claim

“Among Alexander respondents, Hall reports 77 percent disagreed or strongly disagreed that confirmed advanced extraterrestrial civilization would severely damage U.S. moral, social and religious foundations.”

CLAIM-960044 · Hall Volume II Evidence Claim

“Hall reports 67 percent of Alexander respondents disagreed or strongly disagreed that their congregation would perceive contact with an advanced civilization as a threat.”

CLAIM-960045 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“Albert Baller is summarized as expecting theological concepts to adapt to extraterrestrial contact as religious thought adapted to earlier intellectual challenges.”

CLAIM-960046 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“I observed an unidentified flying object pass over the entrance gate and fly in close proximity past the window.”

CLAIM-960047 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“I remember we sat out there and it started getting dark on us... And we were Hey, look at that' and we were watching the lights in the sky.”

CLAIM-960048 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The belief of many people involved in the incidents is that electromagnetic effects from the UFOs caused the shutdowns.”

CLAIM-960049 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“EMP testing was underway during 1965 - 1967.”

CLAIM-960050 · Hall Volume II Source Framework

“Barry Downing argues that UFOs have a religious dimension that may not be reducible to physical measurements and compares limits of human understanding with livestock trying to understand their human keeper.”

CLAIM-960051 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“Downing links the Star of Bethlehem, angelic appearances and other Biblical luminous events with possible UFO interpretations.”

CLAIM-960052 · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

“Downing questions whether scientific investigation alone can reveal the nature or intent of a potentially much more advanced reality.”

CLAIM-960053 · Hall Volume II Source Framework

“Downing surveys several religious interpretations: UFOs as human myth/longing, as real causes of religious traditions, as demonic phenomena, and as New Age signs of spiritual evolution.”

CLAIM-960054 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“Downing favors the view that UFO reality may have shaped religious and cultural development while leaving humans substantial independence.”

CLAIM-960055 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“Downing interprets fear in close encounters and religious texts as a natural response to an overwhelming unknown and argues that humanity should move from fear toward wonder.”

CLAIM-960056 · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

“Downing explicitly says he cannot prove that UFOs are not evil.”

CLAIM-960057 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.”

CLAIM-960058 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The discovery of other life could be electrifying, anxiety-provoking, and have profound repercussions for our values and attitudes.”

CLAIM-960059 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“A 'classic flying saucer' shaped object flew into view, circled the warhead, shot a beam of some kind at it from four directions, and then flew out of the frame.”

CLAIM-960060 · Hall Volume II Source Framework

“Hall argues that scientists may dismiss UFOs because of time pressures, prejudice, tabloid stereotypes and lack of familiarity with stronger reports.”

CLAIM-960061 · Hall Volume II Evidence Claim

“Hall invokes Thomas Kuhn's discussion of anomalies and paradigm change to explain why facts that do not fit reigning models may initially be ignored.”

CLAIM-960062 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“Hall sharply distinguishes what he calls true skepticism from polemical debunking and criticizes Philip Klass, Donald Menzel and CSICOP for dismissive or ad-hominem approaches.”

CLAIM-960063 · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

“Hall argues that sensational believers and weak cases can contaminate perceptions of serious reports, while skeptics may use this association to dismiss the whole subject.”

CLAIM-960064 · Hall Volume II Evidence Claim

“Hall cites Thornton Page as later criticizing both credulous pseudoscience and categorical debunking after having earlier participated in the 1953 Robertson Panel.”

CLAIM-960065 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“Hall compares UFO research with observational sciences such as fireball-meteor study, arguing that unpredictable short-lived phenomena can still be measured, catalogued and investigated.”

CLAIM-960066 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“Extraordinary secrecy has always surrounded development and deployment of nuclear weapons.”

CLAIM-960067 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The loss of missile control had occurred while a UFO hovered over missile facilities.”

CLAIM-960068 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The strength of this country depends on its people.”

CLAIM-960069 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“In particular, the 'green fireballs' which were seen largely in the New Mexico area were a matter of 'great concern' to 'agencies' in New Mexico.”

CLAIM-960070 · Hall Volume II Source Framework

“Section XVI says science has limits in UFO research because reports are often anecdotal, events are unpredictable, objects cannot normally be reproduced in laboratories and measurements are usually made after or during brief events.”

CLAIM-960071 · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

“Hall cites Ronald Story, David Jacobs, Frank Salisbury and J. Allen Hynek as differing over how far science could ultimately go in explaining origin or intent.”

CLAIM-960072 · Hall Volume II Evidence Claim

“Hynek's preferred conservative starting point is summarized as a Nonexplainability Hypothesis: some phenomenon described in UFO reports presently lacks a physical explanation.”

CLAIM-960073 · Hall Volume II Evidence Claim

“James McDonald is cited urging rapid escalation of scientific attention because he believed reliable recurrent observations could not be dismissed without study.”

CLAIM-960074 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“John L. Warren argues that conflicts between UFO reports and existing scientific knowledge could, if real, require conceptual change analogous to earlier scientific revolutions.”

CLAIM-960075 · Hall Volume II Source Framework

“Peter Wadhams proposes a natural-history/statistical model combining systematic study of existing reports with direct investigation of new reports rather than relying primarily on fixed instrument stations.”

CLAIM-960076 · Hall Volume II Evidence Claim

“Hall summarizes Hynek's practical program as improved data gathering/processing, active on-site investigation, quantitative observation and computer analysis for correlations.”

CLAIM-960077 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“Hall calls for adequate funding, internationally centralized historical/current reporting, 24-hour reporting channels and rapid-response investigative teams.”

CLAIM-960078 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“Hall recommends restoring or emulating past aviation and maritime reporting networks such as the Volunteer Flight Officers Network and Navy Hydrographic Office anomaly reporting.”

CLAIM-960079 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“The proposed evidence program calls for dedicated catalogues and technical standards for electromagnetic effects, radar, physiological/medical effects, landing traces, animal reactions, photographs and statistical data.”

CLAIM-960080 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“For electromagnetic cases Hall calls for vehicle-specific documentation; for radar he calls for system details, expert review and retention of rejected tracks for later analysis.”

CLAIM-960081 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“For physiological effects, landing traces and animal reactions Hall proposes medical records, clinician/veterinarian networks, trace standards and laboratory work by relevant specialists.”

CLAIM-960082 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“For photographs Hall calls for greater institutional capacity, adequate personnel, peer review and publication of validated-case catalogues; for statistical data he calls for expanded computerized catalogues and pattern analysis.”

CLAIM-960083 · Hall Volume II Interpretation

“Hall makes publication and peer review explicit program requirements.”

CLAIM-960084 · Hall Volume II Source Framework

“Hall's conservative test hypothesis is that, after careful screening, some reports may represent an unexplained, globally significant phenomenon with the appearance and some instrumented evidence of solid structured objects.”

CLAIM-960085 · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

“Hall says a later craft-of-unknown-origin hypothesis would require instrumental detectability and exclusion of terrestrial operators before an otherworldly conclusion could be considered convincing.”

CLAIM-960086 · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

“Even a strong scientific case for unknown craft would not necessarily answer who controls them or what they want.”

CLAIM-960087 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“Since 1962, nuclear tipped Minuteman ICBMs have been an active and major component of America's deterrent forces.”

CLAIM-960088 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The Minuteman missile was conceived in the 1950's as a stable ICBM system with a good 'shelf life' and rapid firing capabilities.”

CLAIM-960089 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The Minuteman system has always been high, perhaps around 90% in the early days and approaching 100% as time passed and experience was gained.”

CLAIM-960090 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The Minuteman missile was designated LGM-30 in the Department of Defense's revised aircraft and missile designation system.”

CLAIM-960091 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The first Minuteman missiles to go in service were part of WS-133A. These LGM-30A missiles were deployed at Malmstrom AFB.”

CLAIM-960092 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“More improvements to the original Minuteman resulted in enough differences from the original missile that it was designated WS-133B, employing improved LGM-30F missiles.”

CLAIM-960093 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“Each silo was designed to geographically isolate (disperse) and protect one Minuteman missile.”

CLAIM-960094 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The LCC was a separate underground facility linked to the LFs by hardened cables.”

CLAIM-960095 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“MCCs stood 24 hour Alert Tours of duty during which the MCC stayed below ground in the capsule or Launch Control Center (LCC).”

CLAIM-960096 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The authors wish to invite anyone with information about the Malmstrom AFB 1967 incidents, and anyone who experienced, witnessed, was involved in, or knows of incidences of unusual and/or unidentified aerial phenomena, especially in proximity to military (or other government agency) bases, facilities, or personnel, particularly nuclear installations, to contact us.”

CLAIM-960097 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“Faded Giant appeals not only to those interested in the UFO phenomenon, but also to all who share a growing concern over the public's accessibility to the facts.”

CLAIM-960098 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“Salas and Klotz leave it up to the reader to evaluate the facts and form their own conclusions about the events of 1967 and whether or not this knowledge is important to our wellbeing.”

CLAIM-960099 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The authors are dedicated to upholding the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and promoting government openness.”

CLAIM-960100 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“Using documentation on the Minuteman Missile System, illustrations and information on the launch facility, and other declassified evidence, they illustrate a clear connection between the authority over technology, national security, and the supposed presence of UFOs and explore the possible effect of UFO technology on that security.”

CLAIM-960101 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The authors are dedicated to upholding the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and promoting government openness.”

CLAIM-960102 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The authors are dedicated to upholding the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and promoting government openness.”