A former U.S. Air Force officer has come forward with a stunning allegation: UFOs shut down 20 nuclear missiles in just eight days. And he is not alone.
In March 1967, something strange happened at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana. Ten Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missiles — each armed with nuclear warheads — suddenly became inoperative. The cause? A glowing red object hovering above the front gate of the facility.
It was not an isolated incident.
Researchers have now documented over 120 former service members who witnessed UFOs near nuclear weapon sites. The pattern is consistent and terrifying: UFO shows up, nuclear systems fail. UFO leaves, systems work again.
The Malmstrom Incident
Robert Salas was a young ICBM launch officer at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana on that fateful night in March 1967. He was overseeing 10 Minuteman nuclear missiles when base security informed him of a mysterious red glowing object in the sky above the front gate.
According to Salas, minutes later, all 10 missiles went offline simultaneously. The systems were rendered inoperative — and no one could explain why.
As CBS News reported, this was not the only incident. On March 16, 1967, another 10 nuclear missiles at the Echo flight facility at Malmstrom were shut down following an encounter with an unknown object from above.
In total, 20 nuclear missiles were disabled in just eight days.
According to the Wikipedia, Salas signed a 2010 affidavit regarding his 1967 incident, hoping the move would help other veterans come forward with their own accounts of unexplained activity.
The Pattern: UFOs and Nuclear Sites
The Malmstrom incident was not an aberration. Researchers have documented a disturbing pattern spanning decades:
- 1966-1976: At least 21 incidents at nuclear missile bases
- UFOs tracked missile silos: Objects were seen hovering directly over weapons storage areas
- Systems disabled: Guidance systems, communications, and launch controls were all affected
- The consistent pattern: UFO shows up, nuclear systems fail. UFO leaves, systems work again.
The objects were not just observing — they were actively interfering with the most powerful weapons ever created by humanity.
The 2010 Press Conference
In September 2010, former Air Force personnel held a historic press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Organized by researcher Robert Hastings, seven former U.S. Air Force officers testified about their experiences with UFOs at nuclear weapons sites.
The event, covered by major news outlets including CBS and CNN, brought together witnesses from multiple bases who told similar stories: unexplained objects appearing over nuclear facilities, followed by system malfunctions.
Hastings has spent decades investigating the phenomenon and has compiled hundreds of pages of declassified government documents linking UFOs to disruptions at nuclear missile bases.
The Declassified Evidence
The U.S. government has not officially acknowledged that UFOs can disable nuclear weapons. But the documentation is extensive:
- Declassified documents obtained by Hastings show military officials investigating UFO incidents at nuclear facilities
- Multiple reports from different bases describe the same pattern
- Former service members have provided signed affidavits testimony
The evidence suggests the U.S. government has known for decades — and has done nothing publicly about it.
What Does This Mean?
If UFOs can disable nuclear weapons, what does that tell us about their capabilities? And more importantly — why?
Some researchers believe the message is clear: whatever is behind these incursions does not want humanity to have nuclear weapons. The incidents consistently occur at nuclear facilities, and the result is always the same — the weapons become inoperable.
It could be a warning. It could be a demonstration of superior technology. Or it could be something else entirely.
What we know is this: for over 50 years, unidentified objects have been appearing over America’s nuclear weapons facilities and disabling them. The pattern is too consistent to be coincidence.
The question is no longer whether something is interfering with our nuclear arsenal — the question is what exactly that something is, and what it wants.
Read more about the 2010 testimony on Robert Hastings’ website.
