Robert Lambert Hastings (born May 6, 1950), or Robert L. Hastings, is an American ufologist, author, and filmmaker known for his personal experience in the Malmstrom UFO incident in 1967^[1] and his subsequent extensive research into the UFO sightings around and influence over nuclear facilities.^[2][3][4]

Early life and Malmstrom incident

Hastings was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His father, Robert E. Hastings, was a member of the United States Air Force and was stationed at the Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Montana.^[5] As a teenager, (Robert L.) Hastings worked at the Minuteman nuclear missile site nearby the Malmstrom Air Force Base as a cleaner. In March 1967, he and other witnessed the UFO incident around the base through radar signals.^{[1][6][7][8][9]}

Education and career

Hastings received a BFA in Photography at Ohio University in 1972 and later worked as a photographic technician at Northern Illinois University from 1973 to 1981. From 1981, he spoke at various institutions about the cover-up of UFOs by the U.S. government. He studied electron microscopy between 1986 and 1988 at San Joaquin Delta College. From 1988 to 2002, Hastings worked as a laboratory analyst at Philips Semiconductors in Albuquerque, New Mexico.^[5]

Over the years, Hastings has interviewed over 160 veterans regarding UFO incidences at nuclear facilities. He compiled the interviews into the book titled UFOs & Nukes, which was published in 2017.^[10] In 2016, he directed the documentary UFOs and Nukes: The Secret Link Revealed, featuring some of the veterans he interviewed for the similarly titled book.^[11]

Bibliography

• Hastings, Robert Lambert (May 12, 2017). UFOs & Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1-5448-2219-8.
• Hastings, Robert; Jacobs, Dr Bob (October 30, 2019). Confession: Our Hidden Alien Encounters Revealed. Independently published. ISBN 978-1-6956-8885-8.

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