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Loring AFB Intrusions

Unknown objects penetrated the airspace of this nuclear weapons storage facility on multiple nights. Jets were scrambled but could not intercept the craft that hovered near the weapons storage area.

October 27, 1975
Loring Air Force Base, Maine, USA
40+ witnesses

Nuclear Base Intrusions

In late October 1975, Loring Air Force Base in Maine—a Strategic Air Command installation with nuclear weapons—experienced multiple nights of UFO intrusions. Unknown craft penetrated restricted airspace and hovered near weapons storage areas.

The Base

Loring AFB:

  • Limestone, Maine
  • Strategic Air Command
  • B-52 bomber base
  • Nuclear weapons storage
  • High security

The Pattern

Multiple nights:

  • October 27-31, 1975
  • Repeated intrusions
  • Similar objects
  • Same areas
  • Ongoing penetration

First Night

October 27, 1975:

  • Unknown craft detected
  • Penetrated restricted airspace
  • Approached weapons area
  • Security response
  • Unable to intercept

The Objects

What was observed:

  • Elongated craft
  • Bright lights
  • Hovering capability
  • High maneuverability
  • Multiple sightings

Security Response

Base reaction:

  • Alert status raised
  • Armed guards deployed
  • Jets scrambled
  • Unable to intercept
  • Helpless

Weapons Storage Area

Critical detail:

  • Objects focused on WSA
  • Nuclear weapons stored
  • Highest security zone
  • Deliberate interest
  • Concerning pattern

Radar Tracking

Electronic confirmation:

  • Objects on radar
  • Track recorded
  • Multiple returns
  • Confirmed visually
  • Documented

The Scrambles

Fighter response:

  • Jets launched
  • Objects evaded
  • Superior performance
  • Could not engage
  • Frustrating

Part of Larger Wave

October 1975:

  • Multiple bases affected
  • Malmstrom AFB
  • Wurtsmith AFB
  • Canadian Forces bases
  • Pattern emerged

Official Documents

Later released:

  • FOIA requests
  • Declassified reports
  • Incident documented
  • Military concern evident
  • Real events

The Mystery

Never explained:

  • What were they?
  • Why nuclear sites?
  • Whose technology?
  • Purpose?
  • Unknown

National Security

Implications:

  • Nuclear security breached
  • Defense helpless
  • Advanced technology
  • Potential threat
  • Government concern

Significance

UFOs penetrating nuclear weapons facilities and evading military response—a pattern repeated across multiple bases.

Legacy

The Loring AFB intrusions, documented in declassified files, demonstrate that unknown objects with advanced capabilities showed deliberate interest in America’s nuclear arsenal.