The Malmstrom UFO incident is an alleged UFO sighting and temporary missile malfunction at an Air Force base in Montana in 1967.
The Malmstrom UFO incident is a reported event connected to Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana. The most widely known version places it in 1967 at the Echo missile site, claiming that a UFO was seen over or near the base, and at the same time, ten Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles were temporarily disabled.
The story is prevalent in UFO literature and popular media, and is often discussed alongside other claims of sightings near nuclear facilities during the Cold War. However, this is a disputed historical claim: no declassified US government conclusion is known to state that a UFO caused the missile shutdown. Therefore, the causal link should not be presented as a verified fact.
It's a story about an alleged UFO sighting and a temporary missile shutdown at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana. The connection between the sighting and the malfunction is a claim, not a verified fact.
The most widely known version places it in 1967, at the Echo missile site.
The claim states that ten Minuteman missiles were disabled during a UFO sighting. No declassified US government conclusion is known to confirm that the UFO caused this.