17 March 1967
(U.S.
Air Force, Washington , D.C.
Source: Computer UFO Network (CUFON), Seattle , Washington
Quote from the document (not written in U.S.
Department of Defense document format):
“ALL TEN MISSILES IN ECHO FLIGHT AT MALMSTROM LOST
STRAT ALERT WITHIN TEN SECONDS OF EACH OTHER. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 0845L
ON 16 MARCH 67. AS OF THIS DATE, ASS MISSILES HAVE RETURNED TO STRAT ALERT WITH
NO APPARENT DIFFICULTY. INVESTIGATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT IS BEING
CONDUCTED BY MALMSTROM TEST. TWO FITTS HAVE BEEN RUN THROUGH TWO MISSILES THUS
FAR. NO CONCLUSIONS HAVE BEEN DRAWN. THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT BOTH COMPUTERS
IN BOTH G&C’S WERE UPSET MOMENTARILY. CAUSE OF THE UPSET IS NOT KNOWN AT
THIS TIME. ALL OTHER SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION AT THIS TIME IS CONTAINED IN ABOVE
REFERENCED MESSAGE, FOR OOAMA. THE FACT THAT NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE LOSS OF
TEN MISSILES CAN BE READILY IDENTIFIED IS CAUSE FOR GRAVE CONCERN TO THIS
HEADQUARTERS. WE MUST HAVE AN IN-DEPTH
ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE CAUSE AND CORRECTIVE ACTION AND WE MUST KNOW AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE WHAT THE IMPACT IS TO THE FLEET, IF ANY. REQUEST YOUR RESPONSE BE
IN KEEPING WITH THE URGENCY OF THE PROBLEM. WE IN TURN WILL PROVIDE OUR FULL
COOPERATION AND SUPPORT.
FOR OOAMA AND 15AF WE HAVE CONCURRED IN A BOEING
REQUEST TO SEND TWO ENGINEERS, MR. R.E RIGERT AND MR. W. M. DUTTON TO MALMSTROM
TO COLLECT FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE IN LATER
ANALYSIS. REQUEST COOPERATION OF ALL CONCERNED TO PROVIDE THEM ACCESS TO
AVAILABLE INFORMATION, I.E., CREW COMMANDERS LOG ENTRIES, MAINTENANCE FORES,
INTERROGATION OF KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE, ETC.”
Wikipedia article: “Strategic Air Command”:
The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was deactivated in 1992.
Wikipedia article: “Malmstrom Air Force Base”:
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Aerial view of Malmstrom Air Force
Base, Great Falls , Montana
