Claims

A UFO caused the March 1967 Malmstrom Echo Flight missile shutdown

Unproven Handling: conflicting official explanations (EMP test vs transformer failure), 2025 What these labels mean →

Sheehan says a UFO knocked out all ten Minuteman missiles at Malmstrom AFB during the Echo Flight 'No-Go' incident. USAF disputed UFO sightings at the time; the official cause has since been given two conflicting ways.

Evidence

RelationRecordNote
reportsmetabunk.orgOfficial cause given two ways: WSJ 6 Jun 2025 (citing AARO) = classified EMP-simulator test; AARO deputy director Phillips = cascading transformer failure from an electrical storm. Researchers dispute an EMP simulator existed in 1967. USAF disputed UFO sightings at the time.

Sources

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Sheehan on Danny Jones (2024)asserts

Ties

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Malmstrom, 16 Mar 1967- the Echo Flight 'No-Go' shut down all ten Minuteman missiles under Col. Arnoldsonsplit from1967Structural

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FromRoleYearsVerdictSource
Malmstrom, 16 Mar 1967- the Echo Flight 'No-Go' shut down all ten Minuteman missiles under Col. Arnoldsonsplit into1967Structural

Claim

Sheehan says a UFO knocked out all ten Minuteman missiles at Malmstrom AFB during the Echo Flight 'No-Go' incident. USAF disputed UFO sightings at the time; the official cause has since been given two conflicting ways.