Malmstrom AFB: UFOs over nuclear base, F-106 interception fails
Unknown aerial objects appeared above a strategic military installation in Montana during late 1975. Fighter jets scrambled to engage the craft proved unable to secure intercepts. These incidents transpired six years following the termination of Project Blue Book.
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Background
During November 1975, multiple unidentified craft were observed hovering near Malmstrom Air Force Base, a sensitive nuclear facility in Montana. According to records obtained through Freedom of Information requests, military controllers launched several F-106 fighter aircraft to pursue these objects, but pilots failed to achieve successful interceptions despite repeated attempts. The occurrences took place six years after the U.S. Air Force had officially shuttered Project Blue Book, which had examined thousands of sightings before declaring that such phenomena warranted no further investigation and represented no danger to national defense. Documentation released by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense in September 1997 reveals continued military monitoring of unusual aerial activity over critical atomic installations long after the formal conclusion of official UFO programs.