Mario Woods
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PersonWitnessMario Woods is a former U.S. Air Force security policeman who reports a close UFO encounter near an Ellsworth Air Force Base missile site in 1977.
Mario Woods is a former U.S. Air Force security policeman who reports a close UFO encounter near an Ellsworth Air Force Base missile site in 1977.
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The Ellsworth encounter
Explore Woods’s November-5 account and its interview sources.
Enter experienceMario Woods is an American Air Force veteran who served as a security policeman assigned to the Ellsworth Air Force Base missile field in South Dakota. He says that during a 1977 response with a partner, their vehicle approached a large luminous object near a missile-alert facility and both men experienced disorientation, unusual physical effects, and a gap in memory.
Woods’s account is rooted in the isolated work of missile-field security during the Cold War. Young airmen were responsible for protecting widely dispersed nuclear infrastructure, often at night and far from the main base, making unusual activity both a safety concern and a potential national-security incident. Woods spoke publicly only much later, reconstructing the event through interviews and veteran networks. The delay made his service history, fellow personnel, and the specific missile complex central to efforts to corroborate his memory.
Woods has described the event in interviews and television programs, including details he interprets as possible abduction or altered time. Decades later he reported the experience to the Pentagon’s UAP office and spoke publicly about the difficulty of carrying the memory while remaining within military culture. The case is based primarily on participant testimony; publicly available contemporaneous records and medical documentation are limited.
Woods is a firsthand claimant connecting nuclear facilities and UAP with abduction and contact. His duty assignment gives the story a defined military setting, while the extraordinary elements remain his recollection. His biography emphasizes the person, service context, and long path to disclosure rather than treating a later reconstruction as settled proof of what occurred near Ellsworth.
🎧 Now on the podcast: Remembering Mario Woods, 1955-2026 "I have nothing to hide and I have nothing to gain." Air Force veteran and UAP whistleblower Mario Woods told us that in 2023. His daughter Lexie Woods and Dr. John Blitch joined us to remember him. ↓ Listen below https://t.co/JAM2MGGN3g
In 1977, Air Force airman Mario Woods and his partner were sent to check an alarm at a nuclear missile site out of Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. Mario said they found a huge spherical object sitting on top of the site. That night stayed with him for life. ↓ Podcast Link below https://t.co/X94b6GgBOL
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Today (Sunday, October 25, 1PM PT): Remembering Mario Woods, the Air Force veteran and UAP whistleblower, with his daughter Lexie Woods and Dr. John Blitch
Mario Woods passed away on October 16, at 71. The Air Force veteran took his story to the Pentagon's UAP office, to History's Unidentified, and to podcasts around the world, and in 2023 he told it on our show. Today his daughter, Lexie Woods, and Dr. John Blitch join us live to remember him, followed by Mario's 2023 interview, in his own words. 🔴 Join us LIVE - Sunday, October 25 at 1:00 PM PT
In 1977, Air Force veteran Mario Woods and his partner were sent to check an alarm at a nuclear missile site. Mario said they found a huge spherical object sitting on top of it. He described seeing four beings, three small and one tall, outside a window before he passed out, and he later went through hypnosis to recall the missing time. Mario passed away on October 16, at 71. Today his daughter, Lexie Woods, and Dr. John Blitch join us live to remember him, and then we replay his 2023 intervi...
Air Force veteran and UAP whistleblower Mario Woods passed away on October 16, at 71. Today his daughter, Lexie Woods, and Dr. John Blitch join us live to remember him. Then we replay his 2023 interview, in his own words. 🔴 Join us LIVE - Sunday, October 25 at 1:00 PM PT
Mario Woods passed away on October 16, at 71. He took his story to History's Unidentified, to the Pentagon's UAP office, and to podcasts around the world, and in 2023 he told it on our show. Today his daughter, Lexie Woods, and Dr. John Blitch join us live to remember him, and then we replay that 2023 interview, in his own words. 🔴 Join us LIVE - Sunday, October 25 at 1:00 PM PT
Remembering Mario Woods, 1955-2026 "I have nothing to hide and I have nothing to gain." Air Force veteran and UAP whistleblower Mario Woods told us that in 2023. He took his story to History's Unidentified, to the Pentagon's UAP office, and to podcasts around the world. He passed away on October 16, at 71. This Sunday, his daughter Lexie Woods and Dr. John Blitch join us LIVE to remember him. Then we replay his 2023 interview, in his own words. ↓ Link below
