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Deactivated Titan Missile Silo Complex (724-A)

USA / Colorado / Aurora /
 military, intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
Military missile silos hidden on the eastern plains of colorado that were "distroyed" yet show up clearly intact in these photos. The circular cement areas are the blast doors for each silo
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/724th_Strategic_Missile_Squadron
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Coordinates:   39°38'53"N   104°41'27"W

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  • jb (guest)
    Back in the 69/70 time frame we snuck onto these grounds and into one of the silos.
  • 926Con (guest)
    Black helicopters often patrol this area without lights and if you stop near the fence line off Quincy Ave it only takes about 5-6 min for the sherriffs office to show up so its still being watched very closely
  • wrenchdriver (guest)
    was in it in the early 90's freakin awesome!!
  • JRF (guest)
    I visited a few of these sites in the early 80's. The Titan silos had a blast door that flew off sideways. These silos are capped, totally useless. Also, the one site that we went down inside was mostly flooded, with all the good stuff salvaged. As for the "Black Helicopters" they don't exist, they never did, so you were either stoned or you are lying. My bet is both. The Govt. had to seal them off because a few people were killed exploring them. As it was, we had to rope down the side of one of the air exhaust shafts and crawl past the huge blast valves. Some of them in other areas have been turned into houses, and they are pretty cool.
  • grew up in aurora (guest)
    I went into these with my buddies several times. Rumor was an albino man lived inside em... Total blast!
  • Thomas Baker (guest)
    My father was killed at this site on August 7, 1961 in a construction accident. The north door at silo 2 slammed shut in a free fall killing him and three others. I have visited the site and talked to men who were there that day. On was only seconds away from being another casualty. It's just history. This underground city was once an amazing part of the Cold War. There are 18 of these complexes. Good luck digging them up.
  • Ryan Gardner
    Had the chance to be part of a search and seal-off crew for site 724-B that is slightly south east of the Arapahoe Park race track back in the mid-90s. Sheriff's Department & Fire/Rescue personnel conducted as thorough a search underground as we could, including the main control room and several of the long tunnels, making sure there were no dead bodies down there, and then we sealed the only remaining access hatch up for good, with the property owner taking additional steps later to fill in the actual silo where the missile was stored with dirt, cement, and other items, as well as fill in the entrance hatch. While underground, there were quite a few areas of extremely low oxygen and bad air quality, and many of the metal walkways as well as stairs had failed and rusted thru, making it extremely dangerous. I strongly suggest to anyone who seeks to find any abandoned silos to NOT go in them. The tunnels are caving in on themselves, the metal railings and stairs and support beams have rusted to the point of collapse, and so on. Do yourself a favor and go explore a silo museum where they have been maintained professionally and will be able to give you access to virtually all parts of a silo complex.
  • Lanette Murfield (guest)
    I came upon this sight trying to find information on the construction accident, and even though I was very young, I remember it well. My dad, an electrician, was the one that was just seconds from being another casualty. I remember my mom saying how shook up he was. I seem to recall her saying that he was the last one out before the door slammed shut.
  • Bobby (guest)
    This site is owned by the City and County of Denver.....and the EPA reports from cleanups in 2004 make it pretty clear that it was not permanently sealed off.
  • Bobby (guest)
    This site is 2 miles from my house.
  • pat hanson (guest)
    been in this complex in the 80s very dangerous asbestos every where
  • pat hanson (guest)
    in the 80s you did not even have to sneak just show up it was amazing
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