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Declassified 341st SMW unit histories

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This Black Vault release contains the Air Force's 2001 response from the 341st Space Wing FOIA office at Malmstrom AFB, Montana, to a request about the 16 March 1967 Echo Flight missile shutdown, with excerpts from 341st Strategic Missile Wing histories covering 1967 to early 1968. The histories say all ten Echo Flight launch facilities lost strategic alert almost simultaneously. Investigators could not find a logical cause and found rumors of UFOs near Echo Flight to be unfounded.

  • p. 26 …THE TASK GROUP WILL CONVENE AT BOEING, SEATTLE ON 4 APRIL TO DEVELOP A TEST PLAN…
  • p. 28 …19 C-208 RUNNBAA/AFPRO BOEING CO SEATTLE WASH RUWJABA/BSD NORTON AFB CALIF BT 9…
  • p. 29 …APB MONT RUWMDAA/APPRO THE BOEING CO SEATTLE WASH RUWJABA/BSD NORTON AFB CALIF C GONE…
  • p. 33 …The group was to reconvene at Boeings' Seattle plant on 4 April 67 for development of…
  • p. 42 …DURING TESTING AT BOEING, SEATTLE. A 30 MICRO SECOND PULSE TO 10 TORG VOLT SQUARE WAVE…
  • p. 44 …BOX 1915 - SEATTLE, WASH. 9824 (BOE 720) ENGINEERING CHANGE PROPOSAL FACILITY DATE 27 December 1966 1…
  • p. 68 …BROADWAY SEATTLE 24, WASHINGTON ENGINEERING CHANGE PROPOSAL 1 MODEL OF THE MODEL Figure A 1248 VES…
  • p. 70 …BOX 1955 SEATTLE, WASH. 9824 (BOE 720) ENGINEERING CHANGE PROPOSAL FACILITY DATE 27 December 1966 1…
  • p. 79 …THE TASK GROUP WILL CONVENE AT BOEING, SEATTLE ON 4 APRIL TO DEVELOP A TEST PLAN…
  • p. 80 …AFB MONT RUWMDAA/APPRO THE BOEING CO SEATTLE WASH RUN 4804/NORTH AMERICAN AUTONETICS DIV ANAHEIM…
  • p. 81 …THE TASK GROUP WILL CONVENE AT BOEING, SEATTLE ON 4 APRIL TO DEVELOP A TEST PLAN…
FIRM NAME AND ADDRESS
THE BOEING COMPANY
P.O. BOX 1955 SEATTLE, WASH. 9824
(BOE 720)	ENGINEERING CHANGE PROPOSAL
FACILITY	DATE
27 December 1966
1	MCL NO. ATTACHMENT A1
2827	MFG CODE	SYSTEM DESIGNATION
WS133A	IECP NO. 528	TYPE I	REV.	COMPETITION
2	CONTRACTOR'S RECOMMENDED PRIORITY [ ] EMERGENCY [ ] URGENT [ X ] ROUTINE [ ] CONSTITUENTITY
3	CONTRACT END ITEM NOMINATION
Launch Facility
4	NAME OF PART OR LOWEST ASSEMBLY AFFECTED
Launch Facility Support Building
5	TITLE OF CHANGE
DC Supply for Isolation Relays - VRSA Channels 26 and 27 (LF)
6	DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE
Provide DC supply for the isolation relays being installed in VRSA channels 26 and 27 per ECP 1141. A typical DC supply circuit for these relays is shown on Attachment A Sketch 1.
ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION:
Instructions for retest of VRSA Channels 26 and 27 and for personnel and weapon system safety will be required.
7	JUSTIFICATION FOR CHANGE
The isolation relays are being installed in VRSA channels 26 and 27 per ECP 1141. The DC power required for these relays is to be supplied from the RPIE power System. This FCIR initiates the required RPIE change.	REQUESTED BY PROCURING ACTIVITY PER REF:
FWG Meeting 90
DATE: 29 November 66
ATTACHMENT 0
PAGE 6
8	DEVELOPMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
N/A	ARE DESIGN REQ'D Yes DATE TBD
9	ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS
No alternate solutions are considered feasible
10	RECOMMENDED PRODUCTION EFFECTIVITY
N/A
11	ESTIMATED COST FOR CHANGE IN PRODUCTION
N/A
12	RECOMMENDED FOR RETROfit
Retrofit required to provide wiring changes for isolation relays to be installed by ECP 1141
13	RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDED EFFECTIVITY
VAFB, LF's 02 - 09; VAFB, EAFB, MTAFB, WAFB, FEWAFB - All Flights
HETF, LFSB	MOCKUP AFFECTED
YES X NO

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