USAF Officers Claim UFO Sightings, But Is It Credible?

 Numerous UFO sightings have been reported in the past from every continent in the world to include the recent sighting over Baotou, China Airport.  Many of these documented sightings have been staged or they simply did not give enough evidence of an extraterrestrial presence.  With today’s computer programs, digital editing and photo modification allows just about anything to happen.  However, what happens when these events take place before the advancement of that technology?  How do you explain a complete malfunction of a nuclear missile defense system without any signs of tampering?  Well,

Armed with declassified documents and vivid details, a group of former Air Force officers gathered Monday to go public with an assertion they have kept mostly under wraps for decades: that UFOs visited the bases they were stationed at and caused nuclear weapon system to temporarily malfunction, according to Military Times .  The group, which was convened by UFO researcher Robert Hastings, came to the National Press Club in Washington to give individual testimony and ask the government to confess about the aerial phenomenon that was occurring at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana.

Former First Lieutenant Robert Salas, one of the former Air Force officers during the phenomena, explains what he and many other witnesses observed on March 16^th, 1967. Sixty feet below the surface, Salas reported that he was working a 24-hour shift as the missile control officer at Malmstrom AFB which housed 10 nuclear Minuteman missiles. During his shift, he has received a phone call from the topside guard who stated they were observing strange, red glowing lights in the sky that were making maneuvers that were too complex for U.S. aircraft.

A few minutes later, Salas received another phone call from the topside guard, who was now screaming into the phone that one of the objects, which was described as oval shaped, was hovering over the front gate of the facility at approximately 30 to 40 feet and that his men had their weapons fixated on the object. The guards then asked Salas what their orders were since UFO encounters were nowhere to be found in the Standard Operating Procedures. Salas did what every officer or sergeant of the guard would have said and done; stand your ground. Their mission was to protect the life and property of Malmstrom AFB and that is what Salas expected his men to do.

Salas began to pass on the information to his duty partner, First Lieutenant Fred Meiwald, and report the encounter to the commander when all of a sudden, a chilling sound echoed in the enclosed structure. Numerous alarms and random displays began to show that the missiles were being set from “armed” to “disarmed”. Salas immediately began a systems checklist to determine if a power failure had occurred. Salas also confirmed with the launch control facility that there had been numerous security breaches, however, the source could not be found. During this incident, Captain Eric Carlson, the Missile Crew Commander and First Lieutenant Walt Figel, the Deputy Missile Crew Commander, began receiving the alarms that the missiles started going offline. However, during an interview by Ryan Dube of RealityUncovered.net , Carlson stated that there were no reports of UFO’s.

Carlson stated that there were no reports given of UFO’s during that day, however, there were reports that silos E-2 thru E-11 had gone into no-go status.  Carlson recalls that both Lt. Figel and he were busy completing their checklists, which included calls to the wing command post and maintenance control.  Carlson also received a call from SAC headquarters, whose main concern was knowing that there wasn’t a potential for a premature launch.  Carlson advised that his tech order indicated they would not launch.  Carlson, to this day denies any knowledge of UFO reporting’s, however, he could not state what caused the malfunction. 

There are a lot of gaps and loopholes in the stories on both sides.  According to Congress.org , Representative Martin Heinrich of New Mexico stated, “One reason for this is the unfortunate fact that during a period of financial insecurity, those organizing this discussion -- Robert Salas, co-author of "Faded Giant", and Robert Hastings, author of "UFOs and Nukes" -- intend to pay for this farce utilizing the donations of other Americans.”  A very likable explanation, however, it has no supporting base or factor.  In fact, it goes to show that Heinrich didn’t even give Salas a chance, nor the American public. That’s correct; this statement was before the release of information.  

Salas has provided documentation of the incident which has been deemed declassified, which of course, contains only the information that is deemed unclassified.  Is this just another hoax looking for a quick pay, or just another incident that could lead to probable extraterrestrial life?  You decide. 

Meanwhile, check out readings on Project Blue Book , which covers UFO encounters with the military from 1952 until it was ceased in 1970.  It’ll have you thinking beyond.