Malmstrom AFB, Montana: Metallic Saucer Hovers Over Nuclear Missile and Bomb Storage
In mid-May 1958, at Malmstrom AFB, Montana, a round metallic object hovered 1,000 feet over the alert hangar, then moved to hover over the atomic missile and bomb storage building and the F-89 parking ramp, tracked by both base and FAA radar.
Background
The Sighting
At Malmstrom AFB, Montana, one night in mid-May 1958, an unknown approached from the north and hovered about 1,000 feet over the alert hangar. It appeared to be a round metallic object of indeterminate size — termed a flying saucer by guard personnel there. The base radar picked up the object, as did FAA radar about five miles away at Great Falls.
Nuclear Installations Surveilled
The object also hovered over the atomic missile and bomb storage building nearby. It then glided slowly down the length of the runway before heading away toward the municipal airport at Great Falls. There it hovered over the National Guard (F-89) parking ramp. Finally, it flew off into the darkness.
Significance
This is a textbook UFO-nuclear connection case: the object deliberately surveilled the most sensitive nuclear weapons storage areas at the base, confirmed by dual radar systems. Malmstrom would later become the site of the famous 1967 missile shutdown incident.
Significance
UFO deliberately surveilled nuclear weapons storage at Malmstrom, confirmed by dual radar — precursor to the famous 1967 missile shutdown.