I think the trotting park would be okay to explore alone but that's nuts to go into the TITAN alone. Thanks for commenting. Nearly 60 years ago, the land was run by a different mindset. Simpson, Charles G, The Titan I part 2, Breckenridge, Colorado: Association of Air Force Missileers, October 1993, p. 5. 21M-HGM25A-1-1 Technical Manual Operation and Organizational Maintenance HGM-25A Missile Weapon System, United States Air Force, 1964, paragraph 1-173. About 33 were distributed to museums, parks and schools as static displays (see list below). I'd love to fix up an old missile silo and live there. I drove around the property to photograph the interesting above-ground structures. I love this place too. Launch Vehicle: Titan I.. Titan program initiated. (full missile) former Outside main gate of White Sands Missile Range, N.M. false report? The Titan I was unique among the Titan models in that it used liquid oxygen and RP-1 as propellants; all subsequent versions used storable propellants instead. One just sold for more than asking price, while the other took a $20,000 . This one although it has been for sale for a long time i think the Hotchkiss family still owns it. I have been many times and know it by heart. The silo has been decommissioned, but it was once the home of the titan ii, which was the largest intercontinental ballistic missile in the air. Sheehan, Neil 2009, A Fiery Peace in a Cold War Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon, New York: Vintage Books, 2009, pp. The blast was so violent that it ejected a service tower from inside the silo and launched it some distance into the air before coming back down. Can anyone please give me coordinates to the entrance? The Air Force's goal in launching the Titan program was twofold: one, to serve as a backup should Atlas fail; and two, to develop a large, two-stage missile with a longer range . [21], On 12 December 1959, the second attempt to launch a complete Titan (Missile C-2) took place at LC-16. Chuck Hill again. That appears to have been a drawing from the era that they were active and knowing where that system was would have been a very large security issue. The remaining 50 missiles were scrapped at Mira Loma AFS near San Bernardino, CA; the last was broken up in 1972, in accordance with the SALT-I Treaty of 1 February 1972. By August 1961, one site had pumps removing 175,000 gallons a day. 4. The silos housed the HGM-25A Titan 1, the United States, first multistage Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. Legal 2 bd. The basement of Oyster-Adam school. The chosen method was the Service and Salvage contract, which required the contractor to remove the equipment the government wanted before proceeding with scrapping. If I recall correctly, the water and air temp was pretty constant in the 60s year round due to ground temperature. Green, Warren E., The Development of the SM-68 Titan, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: Air Force Systems Command, 1962, AFSC Historical Publications Series 62-23-1, p. 37. Simpson, Col. Charlie, LOX and RP-1 Fire Waiting to Happen, Brekenridge, Colorado: Association of Air Force Missileers, Volume 14, Number 3 2006, p. 1. (stg 1 mated to stg 1 below), SM-?? I know that this sounds self absorbed of me. The Mk 4 RV also deployed penetration aids in the form of mylar balloons which replicated the radar signature of the Mk 4 RV. 6 acres. The last thing the guidance system did was to determine if the missile was on the right trajectory and pre-arm the warhead which then separated from the second stage. Local News Northwest. ), SM-?? [9] At the time, this new organization was very controversial. So dangerous. This trail is great for hiking, horseback riding, and running, and it's . The plan was to load the missile with propellant, raise it up to firing position, and then lower it back into the silo. I need to edit and post it on youtube. [77][78], On 6 September 1985 Strategic Defense Initiative (AKA "Star Wars" program), a scrapped Titan I Second Stage was used in a Missile Defense test. Boeing 727 & NA CT-39A. [72] By Spring 1966 a number of possible uses and users had been identified. [60] The sites also had to be close enough that if a site's guidance system failed it could "handover" its missiles to another site of the squadron.[61][62]. Like I said, for the right price it would have been a good opportunity for him," said Robert Royer, Sturgis resident. [49] There were 59 XSM-68 Titan Is manufactured I in 7 developmental lots. Here we are the craziest dive of my career so far: Missile Silo Diving the Titan 1 complex in Washington State! Two decades ago, Nik Stroiney toured the Titan Missile Museum in Arizona. The possibilities are endless for the future of this property because this area isn't zoned for a particular use. If you talk to the guy at the gas station, he will tell you too that people have indeed been arrested there, that it all started when the place first got posted online. Monday, September 22, 2014 3:45pm. [55] Both antenna terminals and all three launchers were isolated with double door blast locks the doors of which could not be open at the same time. (stg. Image; Image. The owner had barred off the entire entrance but someone had come with a shovel and dug underneath all the grates. Not sure if this is true because I haven't tried and not sure which house it is, a there are 4 or 5 pretty close to the location of the silo. The owner claims that he will seal it off for good From my understanding it's been sealed off for good and can no longer be accessed. I was so surprised to see that some of the openings above ground haven't been sealed off for liability reasons. Sheehan, Neil, A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon. New York: Random House. I have a very extensive document detailing how to get to and how to enter the silo. Titan base cost: $170,000,000 (US$ 1.56 in 2023), Propellants: liquid oxygen (LOX), kerosene, 17 were test launched from VAFB (September 1961 March 1965), one was destroyed in Beale AFB Site 851-C1 silo explosion 24 May 1962, 54 were deployed in silos on 20 January 1965, R&D (572743) Colorado State Capitol display 1959 (SN belongs to a Bomarc) Vertical, R&D G-type Science and Technology Museum, Chicago 21 June 1963 Vertical, SM-53 60-3698 Site 395-C Museum, Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc, Ca. Walker, Chuck Atlas The Ultimate Weapon, Burlington Canada: Apogee Books, 2005. The location of the Intake and exhaust stacks are fairly well know. Either somebody threw a ridiculous party there, someone got hurt and tried to sue, or the traffic really did just become unbearable. The Atlas E and Titan I missiles were installed, and during 1961-1962, the ICBM bases became operational. The property includes 16 buildings, 3 160' tall missile silos, 3 four story equipment terminal buildings, 2 . [8] In response, the Teapot Committee was tasked with evaluating requirements for ballistic missiles and methods of accelerating their development. Deep beneath the plains of Deer Trail, Colorado lies a hidden system of tunnels that once housed instruments of nuclear annihilation. I got a trespassing ticket their about 18 years ago, and the court documents noted the owner's name and address. On 20 January 1961, Missile AJ-10 launched from LC-19 at CCAS. Wow, what a historically interesting but seriously creepy place. Titan I was the first program to have a new missile succeed on the initial attempt, which left launch crews unprepared for the series of failures that followed. What a great idea for a novel. Clean up and renovation too. Very Private. Really a cool experience! The Titan Missile Museum actually has a more formal name: Air Force Facility Missile Site 8. It was meant to cyclonically separate out contaminated particles, so the base could be supplied with clean air even though it would've been completely sealed off to the rest of the world. Here are some great pictures of 568-A https://www.airforcebase.net/trips/titan/titan.html scroll down to(Larson Air Force Missile Site #1 (568-A) WA) Finding this website was a surprise because i was totally obsessed with titan 1 and 2s for years and thought i had seen everything out on the net. It must have been amazing to see in the 80s, before everything was removed. A decommissioned Titan II missile complex is being sold for $395,000 on the real estate site Zillow. I assumed it was State Land maybe even federal. Examination of other Titan missiles found more defective hydraulic lines, and the Missile J-2 debacle caused a wholesale review of manufacturing processes and improved parts testing. I have heard conflicting reports on the internet of whether or not you can. If you do this quietly during nighttime and don't use flashlights you have little risk of being caught. THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY. Horizontal, SM-67 61-4494 Titusville High School, Titusville, Florida (on Route US-1) removed, was horizontal, SM-70 61-4497 Veterans Home, Quincy, IL Vertical (removed and sent to DMAFB for destruction in May 2010), SM-73 61-4500 former Holiday Motor Lodge, San Bernardino (now missing?). Missiles were tested and launched in Florida at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station from Launch Complexes LC15, LC16, LC19, and LC20. The Titan Missile Silo is a difficult place to photograph, not only because of the pitch darkness, but also the dust particles floating through the air tend to catch the light and interfere with focus. -Davis Reynolds. I wish I could have seen it before the control panels and other interesting artifacts were removed. I grew up in DeerTrail and we used to go out there all the time. It was excavated for some reason, but nobody was sure if it was due to site salvaging after it had been decommissioned, or if a later property owner had done it (yes, that site is on private property. Very interesting. When the socket fell, it plunged 70 feet to pierce the side of the . "I've always known this has been out here, I've been in the guards for almost 20 years, so I've known this stuff is out here, I've never actually been out here to look at it, it's pretty impressive all the things that they've already moved, and the silos that have been brought down, there's a lot of work to be done out here, but it was kind of a neat experience just come out here and check it out," Royer said. I wish I knew of another site like this that was open to explore. Each squadron was deployed in a 3x3 configuration, which meant each squadron controlled a total of nine missiles divided among three launch sites, with the six operational units spread across the western United States in five states: Colorado (with two squadrons, both east of Denver), Idaho, California, Washington, and South Dakota. I've only been the one time, but I'd love to go back. Green, Warren E., The Development of the SM-68 Titan, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: Air Force Systems Command, 1962, AFSC Historical Publications Series 62-23-1, p. 24, Spirres, David 2012, On Alert An Operational History of the United States Air Force Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Program, 1945-2011, Air Force Space Command, United States Air Force, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2012, p. 97. Subsequent contracts for such components as the propellant loading system (PLS) were let by the Omaha District office. It had guided over 400 missiles. I AM FACING UP TO A YEAR IN JAIL FOR 2ND DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASSING! In the summer of 1957 budget cuts led Secretary of Defense Wilson to reduce the Titan production rate from the proposed seven per month to two a month, which left the Titan as a research and development program only. Green, Warren E., The Development of the SM-68 Titan, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: Air Force Systems Command, 1962, AFSC Historical Publications Series 62-23-1, p. vi. [45] As North American Aviation's Rocketdyne Division was the only manufacturer of large liquid propellent rocket engines the Air Force Western Development Division decided to develop a second source for them. Standing on the former Titan I missile site, it's not every day you hear about an auction that includes missiles, I'm talking about three Titan I silos that were originally assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base in the early '60s. [17], The Titan I flight testing consisted of the first stage only Series I, the cancelled Series II, and Series III with the complete missile. Explored this Aug 2019 and it was still accessible. More than 600,000 cubic yards of earth was excavated. The water in the fuel terminal is only a few feet deep, not that you'd want to fall in it. (stg. Before each launch, the guidance radar, which was periodically calibrated by acquiring a special target at a precisely known range and bearing,[66] had to acquire a radio on the missile (missile guidance set AN/DRW-18, AN/DRW-19, AN/DRW-20, AN/DRW-21, or AN/DRW-22). It was one of three Titan missile bases in the Columbia River Basin, which were built about 1960 and decommissioned in . Missile M-6's second stage failed to start when an electrical relay malfunctioned and reset the ignition timer. April 23, 1980. I heard the owner got sick of trespassers and decided to close it up. 21M-HGM25A-1-1 Technical Manual Operation and Organizational Maintenance HGM-25A Missile Weapon System, United States Air Force, 1964, paragraph 1-159, On Alert An Operational History of the United States Air Force Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Program, 1945-2011, Spires, David, p 147, Air Force Space Command, United States Air Force, Colorado Springs, Colorado 2012, Stumpf, David K., Titan II, p 31, The University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2000. The launch silo would be to through the tunnel on the right. Searched found a website. ), SM-63 60-3708 In storage at Edwards AFB (still there?) Total production missiles built: 163 Titan 1s; 62 R&D Missiles 49 launched & 101 Strategic Missiles (SMs) 17 launched. [76], Most of the ATHENA guidance computers were given to universities. Cops didn't give us a ticket! I never been inside a missile silo at all. Stationed with the 390th Strategic Missile Wing in Tucson, Arizona between 1980 and 1984, she was responsible . In October 1960, the construction oversight responsibilities were passed on to the Corps of Engineers Ballistic Missile Construction Office (CEBMCO). If you are passing through I highly recommend you visit the museum, it apparently looks the same as when it was still active from the 60's to the mid 80's. . So did you get permission from the property owner? By 6 May 1966 the Air Force wanted to retain 5 Titan sites and the General Services Administration had earmarked 1 for possible use. I did see somewhere 724-C finally sold at auction but i cant find the webpage anymore, here is a link to a website from a radio station in the area https://big979.iheart.com/content/2019-04-25-you-can-now-own-a-creepy-colorado-missile-silo/ as you can see 724-C is still in great shape. Look here for more general information about Larson Air Force Base. The Titan I was considered for use as the first missile to put a man in space.