Grim Footage Of An Abandoned Missile Silo In Oklahoma

From 1962-1965, the 577th Strategic Missile Squadron was based at Altus Air Force Base in Altus, Oklahoma. It housed a total of 12 different missile locations around Altus Air Force Base – 11 in Oklahoma and one in Texas. While in operation, these missile sites were manned by the US Air Force 24 hours day/365 days a year. What is now an abandoned missile silo in Oklahoma was once a busy place with lots of secrets.

What was so valuable inside these silos to be so heavily guarded?

History Happens/YouTube The SM-65 weapons system, more commonly known as the Atlas - a missile with a range of about 6,000 miles that carried a W-38 type warhead with a nuclear yield of approximately 4 megatons of TNT. The Altus rocket was also used by NASA and was the booster that put John Glenn into earth’s orbit.

The Missile Silos were decommissioned and are now abandoned. Take a look at footage captured at one of these sites in Altus:

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The SM-65 weapons system, more commonly known as the Atlas - a missile with a range of about 6,000 miles that carried a W-38 type warhead with a nuclear yield of approximately 4 megatons of TNT. The Altus rocket was also used by NASA and was the booster that put John Glenn into earth’s orbit.

In November of 1964, it was announced that the type of missiles that were housed and cared for here were being phased out of commission. On March 25th, 1965, the squadron was closed down for good, which spelled the end of the entire operation.

What are your thoughts about this creepy old Oklahoma missile silo location? Would you ever explore it, if you could? Here at Only In Your State, we don’t recommend exploring these places on your own; trespassing isn’t being very excellent to each other, so it’s best to leave these abandoned military bases in Oklahoma to those whose work we’ll admire when they’re editing it, like the above video.

Need more abandoned Oklahoma in your life? No worries – check out this list of Oklahoma ghost towns. How many have you been to? Tell us your stories in the comments!

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Address: Altus, OK, USA

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Abandoned Missile Silo in Oklahoma

December 21, 2021

Tori Jane

What are some creepy abandoned places in Oklahoma?  There are more than 2,000 known ghost towns all over the Sooner State, and with a number that high there’s bound to be all sorts of interesting, abandoned places in Oklahoma. Some of the coolest include the beautiful:

Abandoned church in Atoka Eastern State Hospital in Venita Washington School of Shawnee St Vincent’s Asylum in Oklahoma City

  What is the most interesting ghost town in Oklahoma?  The strange town of Picher is probably the most interesting ghost town in Oklahoma. What’s so weird about Picher? Good question. See, the thing about Picher is that it’s literally toxic. Thanks to irresponsible mining practices over the year, a buildup of toxic materials began manifesting around town. In the early 1900s, the town was bustling, but it didn’t last. The toxic materials building up around town became too much, especially when it was discovered what was going on. People were asked by the government to leave Picher, and they did – though some chose to stay until an EF4 tornado ripped through in 2008. That’s when the majority of folks left, never to return, ensuring that Picher is one of the most strange, interesting, and literally toxic places in Oklahoma!

The OIYS Visitor Center

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There are more than 2,000 known ghost towns all over the Sooner State, and with a number that high there’s bound to be all sorts of interesting, abandoned places in Oklahoma. Some of the coolest include the beautiful:

• Abandoned church in Atoka
• Eastern State Hospital in Venita
• Washington School of Shawnee
• St Vincent’s Asylum in Oklahoma City

What is the most interesting ghost town in Oklahoma? 

The strange town of Picher is probably the most interesting ghost town in Oklahoma. What’s so weird about Picher? Good question. See, the thing about Picher is that it’s literally toxic. Thanks to irresponsible mining practices over the year, a buildup of toxic materials began manifesting around town. In the early 1900s, the town was bustling, but it didn’t last. The toxic materials building up around town became too much, especially when it was discovered what was going on. People were asked by the government to leave Picher, and they did – though some chose to stay until an EF4 tornado ripped through in 2008. That’s when the majority of folks left, never to return, ensuring that Picher is one of the most strange, interesting, and literally toxic places in Oklahoma!