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- Kirtland Air Force BaseWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Established 1941, named February 1942
- Houses largest known nuclear weapons repository
- ~23,000 employees, 51,000+ acres
- Controlled by Air Force Global Strike Command
- Multiple UAP/UFO incidents documented
- Kirtland AFB UFO sightingWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- 1957 Nov 4: CAA controllers witnessed egg-shaped object, radar confirmation
- Witnesses dismissed official aircraft explanation as 'amusing'
- Dr. James E. McDonald analyzed incident as defying conventional explanation
- Kirtland AFB, New MexicoGlobalSecurity.org▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Primary facility for nuclear weapons integration and testing
- Host to 200+ tenant organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories present
Kirtland AFB
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Stub generated by entity dedup. Will be enriched in Phase 6.
Descrição (PT-BR)
Stub gerado pela deduplicação de entidades. Será enriquecido na Fase 6.
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Kirtland Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation located near Albuquerque, New Mexico, established in 1941 and officially named in February 1942 after early Army aviator Colonel Roy C. Kirtland. The base serves as the primary U.S. facility for nuclear weapons integration, modernization, and sustainment, housing the Nuclear Weapons Center and the Kirtland Underground Munitions Maintenance and Storage Complex—the largest known repository of nuclear weapons in the world. Kirtland operates under Air Force Global Strike Command and employs approximately 23,000 personnel across over 51,000 acres, making it the sixth-largest Air Force installation. The base has been a focal point for multiple reported UAP incidents, including a well-documented 1957 sighting by CAA tower controllers and the 1980 Manzano Weapons Storage Area incident investigated by AFOSI.
Enriquecimento (PT-BR)
Kirtland Air Force Base é uma instalação importante da Força Aérea dos Estados Unidos localizada próxima a Albuquerque, Novo México, estabelecida em 1941 e oficialmente nomeada em fevereiro de 1942 em homenagem ao aviador militar inicial Coronel Roy C. Kirtland. A base funciona como a principal instalação dos EUA para integração, modernização e sustentação de armas nucleares, abrigando o Nuclear Weapons Center e o Kirtland Underground Munitions Maintenance and Storage Complex—o maior repositório conhecido de armas nucleares do mundo. Kirtland opera sob o Air Force Global Strike Command e emprega aproximadamente 23.000 funcionários em mais de 51.000 acres, tornando-a a sexta maior instalação da Força Aérea. A base foi foco de múltiplos incidentes UAP relatados, incluindo um avistamento bem documentado em 1957 por controladores da torre da CAA e o incidente de 1980 na Área de Armazenamento de Armas Manzano investigado pelo AFOSI.
External Sources
- Kirtland Air Force Base · Wikipedia · reliability:
high— Established 1941, named February 1942; Houses largest known nuclear weapons repository; ~23,000 employees, 51,000+ acres; Controlled by Air Force Global Strike Command; Multiple UAP/UFO incidents documented - Kirtland AFB UFO sighting · Wikipedia · reliability:
high— 1957 Nov 4: CAA controllers witnessed egg-shaped object, radar confirmation; Witnesses dismissed official aircraft explanation as 'amusing'; Dr. James E. McDonald analyzed incident as defying conventional explanation - Kirtland AFB, New Mexico · GlobalSecurity.org · reliability:
high— Primary facility for nuclear weapons integration and testing; Host to 200+ tenant organizations; Air Force Research Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories present