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Malmstrom missile sites report glowing objects; F-106s scrambled

When: 7 Nov 1975
Where: Malmstrom AFB, MT
Sources: 2 public sources

A Malmstrom AFB missile launch control facility, like the sites that reported glowing objects in 1975 U.S. Air Force photo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

NORAD logs record Malmstrom AFB missile crews reporting a bright orange object over their sites until sunrise. A Pentagon memo describes height-finder radar returns and two F-106 interceptors scrambled that could not find the object. The objects were never identified.

Sources

OfficialUnidentified Flying Objects over Malmstrom AFB, November 1975 (FOIA case 97-F-1677) (opens in a new tab)Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (copy hosted by The Black Vault) / 1997-09
OtherMalmstrom initial report (24th NORAD Region log extracts, from Clear Intent) (opens in a new tab)NICAP / 2007-06-01

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