Oscar Flight Incident (24 Mar 1967, Malmstrom).

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An alleged March 1967 incident at Malmstrom AFB, Montana, in which ex-USAF missileer Robert Salas says a glowing object hovered over the Oscar Flight launch-control facility while up to ten Minuteman…

An alleged March 1967 incident at Malmstrom AFB, Montana, in which ex-USAF missileer Robert Salas says a glowing object hovered over the Oscar Flight launch-control facility while up to ten Minuteman ICBMs went off alert (became unlaunchable). It is one of the cornerstone 'UFOs shut down our nukes' claims. Documentation is disputed: the related Echo Flight shutdown days earlier is confirmed in records, but the Air Force attributes Oscar Flight to equipment issues and questions Salas's account. Treat as a contested claim rather than an established event.

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Echo Flight Missile Shutdown (16 Mar 1967, Malmstrom).Echo/Oscar Flight missile shutdown (1967).Malmstrom AFB.Robert Salas (ex-USAF missileer).