Retired US Military Officer Reveals Encounter with UFO Interference on Missile Control Systems
A retired US military officer has recently disclosed a chilling encounter during the Cold War era when unidentified flying objects (UFOs) disrupted the control systems of multiple nuclear missiles, rendering them unable to launch.
The 85-year-old former Air Force officer, Robert Salas, recounted this harrowing experience on the Danny Jones Podcast. The incident took place at the Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana on March 24, 1967, where Salas was serving as a missile launch officer responsible for managing launch control facilities.
Late that night around 10 p.m., Salas was on duty in the windowless launch control center located 60 feet underground. Six guards patrolled the perimeter of the center, monitoring the missile silos situated about a mile away, always on high alert for potential missile launches.
According to Salas, the guards alerted him to strange lights in the sky moving overhead. They insisted that it was not a Soviet aircraft due to its unique lighting pattern. The object was described as moving rapidly, stopping suddenly in mid-air, even reversing or making 90-degree turns without any engine noise.
Initially dismissing it as a prank, Salas didn’t take immediate action. However, five minutes later, the guard called again, sounding terrified over the phone. The guard reported that another guard was injured.
Upon further investigation, Salas and others aimed weapons at the hovering craft above the base’s front gate emitting “flashing red lights.” The guards had never experienced anything like it before and were unsure of how to proceed. Salas advised the guard to “do what you have to do,” as another guard had been injured.
Checking the control panel, Salas noticed all indicators were green, but when a sudden alarm sounded after waking the resting commander, one of the missile indicators turned red (signifying inability to launch). Eventually, all ten indicators turned red.
It was discovered that something or someone had breached the fences around the missile launch site, prompting guards to investigate. Seeing the floating lights above the silos, the guards were terrified and retreated to the control center, losing radio signal on the way back – a sign of UFO interference.
Salas later learned that the injured guard may have hurt himself dealing with a rifle jam or while clearing a gun after firing, or by being cut by surrounding barbed wire, rather than by the UFO itself. Despite investigations, the reason for the missile launch failure could not be ascertained, even though anti-interference systems were in place.
He mentioned that while occasionally a single missile might experience temporary launch issues due to technical problems, never before had so many missiles simultaneously failed to launch. Fortunately, no equipment was damaged during the event.
The incident remained buried for decades as Air Force investigators required Salas and his commander to sign nondisclosure agreements, threatening severe consequences if breached.
Decades later, upon reading about a similar event in 1967 in a book on UFOs, Salas decided to go public, believing the information had already been disclosed.