Faded Giant: The 1967 Missile UFO Incidents

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“Robert Salas is a serious-minded advocate for openness on this subject.”

CLAIM-970002 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“Jim did the bulk of the research, worked diligently to uncover new witnesses and new facts.”

CLAIM-970003 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“I was in a unique position that now enables me to verify and complement both the events and the secrecy surrounding them recorded by the authors.”

CLAIM-970004 · 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-970005 · 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-970006 · 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-970007 · 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-970008 · 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-970009 · 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-970010 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The government was concealing information about UFOs and, later in 1973, decided to bring these UFO events affecting Minuteman to the attention of the public.”

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“red, greenish, yellow-white, multi-colored object”

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“changing colors from red to green to bright yellow”

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“large white-yellow ball with red on one side and green on the other”

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“stationary light changed from green to orange to red”

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

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

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

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

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

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“round on the top and bottom”

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“round”

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“white lights”

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“low on the horizon”

CLAIM-970024 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

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

CLAIM-970025 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

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

CLAIM-970026 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

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

CLAIM-970027 · 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”

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

CLAIM-970029 · 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-970030 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“all types of highly sophisticated communications were instantly jammed on all frequencies”

CLAIM-970031 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“it would take a non-earthly technology to accomplish what the UFOs appeared to do”

CLAIM-970032 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“two F-106's were scrambled, and when they approached the object, it outflew the jets”

CLAIM-970033 · 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-970034 · 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-970035 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“all types of highly sophisticated communications were instantly jammed on all frequencies”

CLAIM-970036 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“it would take a non-earthly technology to accomplish what the UFOs appeared to do”

CLAIM-970037 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“two F-106's were scrambled, and when they approached the object, it outflew the jets”

CLAIM-970038 · 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-970039 · 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-970040 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“DeLeon saw two strange objects in the sky that glowed orange and red.”

CLAIM-970041 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“Walkman saw a 'flying saucer' shaped object about a mile away.”

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“Kawanishi saw a bright ball of light directly above the Chester train depot.”

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“Security team saw a very large glowing object hovering over a missile launch facility.”

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“Airmen observed strange lights flying around the missile launch site.”

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“Airmen observed strange lights flying around the missile launch site.”

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

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“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.”

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

CLAIM-970049 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“EMP testing was underway during 1965 - 1967.”

CLAIM-970050 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“Object was first observed approximately 5 miles southeast of Belt, Montana. I was traveling North on highway 87 enroute to Great Falls.”

CLAIM-970051 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“I saw a light as I approached the top of the hill where Williams had parked his truck, and that it went down and out of sight.”

CLAIM-970052 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“A UFO had landed at Belt, Montana at 2205 hours (10:05 p.m.).”

CLAIM-970053 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“Nearly twenty intercontinental ballistic missiles were, unaccountably and inexplicably disabled.”

CLAIM-970054 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA) replied that they could locate no such records.”

CLAIM-970055 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“No UFO reported, investigated and evaluated by the Air Force has ever given any indication of threat to our national security.”

CLAIM-970056 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The operational loss of nearly twenty nuclear tipped missiles, under unknown circumstances, during UFO sightings by many Air Force personnel unequivocally constituted a threat to our national security.”

CLAIM-970057 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

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

CLAIM-970058 · 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-970059 · 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-970060 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“A huge, symmetrical, classic 'flying saucer' hovered silently over this ballistic missile base 'for hours.'”

CLAIM-970061 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“The object (or objects) exhibited behavior which reminded witnesses of the flight capabilities of a helicopter, however, in most cases, were silent.”

CLAIM-970062 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“Twice objects were observed and detected by radar in the immediate vicinity of the weapons storage area.”

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“A 'huge' glowing orange object was reported hovering over LF Kilo-6 (K-6), the appearance of which was so intimidating the security team refused to approach closer than a mile or so.”

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“Objects were seen and detected by radar in the vicinity of Falconbridge (Canadian) Air Force Station in Ontario.”

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“A bright, silent unidentified object passed over the base.”

CLAIM-970066 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

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

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

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

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“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-970070 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“A high level secret conference was held at Los Alamos in February, 1949, to discuss the green fireballs.”

CLAIM-970071 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

“Unidentified flying objects were observed near missile sites in early August of 1965.”

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“A rumored incident at (or near) an Atlas nuclear missile site at Fairchild AFB in eastern Washington State supposedly involved the close approach of a UFO and loss of communications with the missile site.”

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“Balloon observers watched two round gold or white colored objects maneuver and depart rapidly.”

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“Several witnesses sighted a metallic colored cylindrical object fly erratically.”

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“Sighting of an object in the morning with photographs taken from two different vantage points.”

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“Object like an aluminum bowtie seen to fly, reverse course, make a 90 degree turn and accelerate out of sight.”

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“Two silver bullet-shaped objects descend trailing smoke. One hovered close to the ground, flew away and returned several times.”

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“One light gray pear-shaped object seen for 5-10 minutes. Object flew into sight, hovered briefly and left the area in the direction from which it came.”

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“Two witnesses saw a flying wing-shaped object pass silently overhead. Estimated to be about 350 feet wide with glowing lights on the trailing edge.”

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“AEC guard saw one square-shaped object fly above a ridge to the clouds and return twice.”

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“A silver and light brown colored circular object flew into view from the northeast, stopped and circled, then climbed quickly out of sight.”

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“8-10 orange ball-shaped objects fly fast in a V-formation.”

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“Two civilians watched a silver colored object fly south and return, then make a 360 degree turn and depart vertically.”

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“A USAF Lieutenant sighted a pale blue oval in level flight for a distance of about 30 miles with its long axis vertical.”

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“Four red, white and green lights seen to fly slowly over a prohibited area by a security inspector.”

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“One green disc flew toward Hanford below the clouds with vertical and horizontal undulations.”

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

CLAIM-970088 · 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-970089 · 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-970090 · 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-970091 · 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-970092 · 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-970093 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

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

CLAIM-970094 · faded giant the 1967 missile ufo incidents robert Observation

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

CLAIM-970095 · 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-970096 · 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.”

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“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-970098 · 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-970099 · 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-970100 · 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-970101 · 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-970102 · 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.”