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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.
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simulate a lightening strike, and observe the effect of this situation on the various equipment. 93 ( ) One of the primary theories of the Echo Flight incident was connected with some type of adverse power effect. All test conducted toward this end proved negative results. The EMP tests at Sierra-39 were considered to be the final series of tests in this area. 94 Personnel of the Air Force Special Weapons Command, Kirkland AFB, New Mexico, joined SAMSO and Boeing personnel in observing the EMP tests from 14 November through 15 December. The Sylvania Electronic Company also sent representative's to the site to discuss the field of lightening effects and EMP. Due to the interest generated by the EMP tests it was estimated they would be carried on into mid-1968. 95 ## SUPPORT - TRANSPORTATION Malmstrom had 696 vehicles authorized and 918 vehicles assigned during the quarter. Support of Force Modernization caused the overage in assigned vehicles. The average monthly millage of the 341st TR4Ns alone was approximately 580,000 miles. Combined with the other units that were involved in vehicle transportation, the
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