{"type":"events","slug":"1975-1976-sac-base-intrusions","title":"SAC Base Intrusions","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1975-1976-sac-base-intrusions","description":"Unidentified craft hovered over American nuclear bases in 1975 and 1976, alarming Strategic Air Command","date":"1975-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Military"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":6,"lat":44.4083,"lng":-83.394,"connectionCount":2,"content":{"markdown":"## Intruders over secure facilities\n\nSecurity police at Loring AFB in Maine first reported a low-flying light near the weapons storage area. Over the next months, Wurtsmith, Malmstrom, and several other SAC sites logged similar intrusions with objects maneuvering silently above restricted zones.[^1][^3][^4][^5]\n\n## Investigations and alerts\n\nHelicopter patrols and radar sweeps failed to identify the craft. Declassified teletype messages reveal urgent concern about possible foreign surveillance platforms. [^1][^2][^3][^4][^5]\n\n[^1]: [NICAP: UFOs intrude into SAC weapons areas](https://www.nicap.org/intsac.htm)\n[^2]: [CIA CREST: Loring AFB unidentified helicopter penetration update, October 28, 1975](https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/0005516212)\n[^3]: [USAF teletype October 1975](https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/usaf-ufo-1975-sightings/)\n[^4]: [The Black Vault: Unidentified Flying Objects over Malmstrom AFB, November 1975](https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/unidentified-flying-objects-over-malmstrom-afb-november-1975/)\n[^5]: [UFO Casebook: UFOs intrude into SAC base weapons areas, October-November 1975](https://www.ufocasebook.com/sacbaseweapons1975.html)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"robert-salas","title":"Robert Salas","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/robert-salas"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1},{"ref":{"type":"locations","slug":"northern-tier-air-force-bases","title":"Northern Tier Air Force Bases","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/northern-tier-air-force-bases"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1975-1976-sac-base-intrusions","title":"SAC Base Intrusions","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/events/1975-1976-sac-base-intrusions","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"witnesses":["Unidentified craft hovered over American nuclear bases in 1975 and 1976"]}