Ex-Air Force Personnel: UFOs Deactivated Nukes

This document, a CBS News report from September 28, 2010, details a press conference held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., where former U.S. Air Force personnel testified regarding the existence of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) and their alleged ability to neutralize nuclear missiles. The briefing was organized by UFO researcher Robert Hastings, who claimed that over 120 former service members had reported sightings near nuclear weapon storage and testing grounds. Notable witnesses included former Air Force Captain Robert Salas, who recounted an incident at Malmstrom Air Force Base in 1967 where 10 ICBMs became inoperative simultaneously with the sighting of a red glowing object. Retired USAF officer Robert Jamison also reported having to manually restart deactivated missiles following UFO sightings. The report further highlights the 'Britain's Roswell' incident in December 1980, involving retired USAF Colonel Charles Halt at RAF Bentwaters. Halt described investigating strange lights in Rendlesham Forest, encountering a triangular, dark metallic craft with strange markings, and observing physical traces such as ground indentations and low-level radiation. The article notes that these witnesses were frequently told by superiors that such events 'didn't happen' or were 'top secret.' The document concludes by referencing the U.S. Air Force's Project Blue Book, which investigated 12,618 sightings, leaving 701 unexplained, and includes a statement from a 1997 Pentagon spokesperson denying the existence of UFOs or the harboring of their remains.