Several Years ago while working at a small airport, several of my coworkers, five of them to be exact, experienced some events over two evenings that were highly unsettling to them. I had known several of these folks for many years and not a Nut among them. Generally serious folks just trying to make a living. A few I had known as close friends more than mere aquaintance. Anyway, after clearing the last flight, it was part of the night crew's job to finish their duties outside performing cleanup. It was during the summer and shortly after midnight. Ginger (not her real name), explained it to me thus. She said after walking outside she said she noticed something in the corner of her eye that was unusual. All of us she said know what an aircraft looks like when landing. This she said looked much different, a light much brighter than an aircraft landing light at the end of the runway, hundreds of feet in the air, not moving. She said it was changing several colors. Also she added, the light emitted no noise and was completely quiet. Another co worker Matt (again not real name) the second night described a similar scenario, again probably not more than half to three quarters of a mile away, of lights breaking apart and forming different patterns, like a star or hexagon. Then disappearing and reappearing miles and miles away in an instant. Also completely silent and very bright. Much brighter than any aircraft. Both events lasted the better part of a half hour. As far as is known, notifications were made. Security was called and the matter, as far as I know went nowhere. Even though the next day several folks living around the airport,apparently witnessing the same events called with inquiries about what the hell occurred the night before. Jim (you guessed it, not his real name) said that after reporting the incident the next morning, he more or less became the target of much ridicule. He said later that he after reflecting on the events of those evenings, he thinks it had to have been some type of military operation. There was no real followup to these events that I am aware of anyway, and the folks who actually witnessed these events really dont talk about them a great deal fearing the ridicule the the other airport employee received. Myself, as a trusted friend could not hardly get them to stop talking. Evidence of the impression left.
In any event, seeing the original actual reports, newspapers, affidavits and pictures of people, key witnesses including the lieutenant governor at the time, deathbed confessions, people disappearing, high ranking military figures, efforts by government officials to maintain the coverup well into the 1990's and the efforts of members of congress. At one point bringing in the GAO or investigative arm of Congress. Places and evidence of events that occurred right here in Roswell well over a half century ago is somewhat, how do I say it, A FREAKING AWESOME EXPERIENCE. There was that loud enough? Whether you believe in UFO's or not. The information is placed in front of you and you make your own determination. There is a certain reverence in seeing any historical artifact. Seeing original penciled manuscripts of "Little House on the Prairie" at the Laura Ingalls museum in Mansfield MO, with the knowledge that these were actual happenings during the eighteenth century. A manuscript that about a hundred years later would turn into a long running television series with Michael Landon and Merlin Olsen and was ultimately read by millions of young girls. This leaves you feeling rather privileged and humbled. It was the same at Roswell. Something really big and really historical happened here in 1947. Stephen Hawking, the noted Physicist (a really smart guy unlike myself, and a type of individual whom I rely on to explain the world around me) says it is highly unlikely that we are alone in the universe. That we should not be trying to contact other intelligent beings. Think American Indian. The thought also occurred to me that what if we, marginalizing everybody who experiences the unexplainable, are ignoring the most important thing that is going on in this world. Oops. Thought is fleeting in this decrepit brain of mine. Anyway I guess I am not completely convinced that flying saucers or UFO's really exist, I just know that I would give an ageing %4^& to really see one.
Land
Ho Ranch
Located
in the Roswell/Corona, New Mexico Region
In
early July 1947, an incident occurred in the Capitan Mountains
outside of Roswell, New Mexico. Many people have heard of the Roswell
UFO crash, but very few people know the details of the incident. The
following account of the 1947 UFO incident was taken from public
records,
from information provided by the International UFO Museum and from
the press release for UFO Encounter 1997.
In
early July, W.W. (Mac) Brazel, the Foreman of the J. B. Foster Ranch
rode out to check his sheep after a night of intense thunderstorms.
Mac Brazel discovered a large amount of unusual debris scattered
across one of the ranch's pastures. Mac Brazel took some pieces of
the debris, showed them to some friends and neighbors and eventually
contacted Chaves County Sheriff George Wilcox. Suspecting that the
materials described by Mac Brazel might be connected with military
operations, Sheriff Wilcox notified authorities at the Roswell Army
Air Field (subsequently renamed Walker AFB) for assistance in the
matter.
Major Jesse Marcel, the Intelligence Officer at the 509th Bomb Group, was involved in the recovery of the wreckage which was initially transported to Roswell Army Air Field. On July 8th the Roswell Daily Record's headline story revealed that the wreckage of a flying saucer had been recovered from a ranch in the area. When questioned Major Jesse Marcel disclosed that the wreckage had been flown from New Mexico on to higher headquarters.
Colonel William Blanchard, Commander of the 509th Bomb Group, issued a press release stating that the wreckage of a crashed disk had been recovered. A second press release was issued from the office of General Roger Ramey, Commander of the Eighth Air Force at Ft. Worth Army Air Field in Ft. Worth, Texas within hours of the first press release. The second press release rescinded the first press release and claimed that officers of the 509th Bomb Group had incorrectly identified a weather balloon and its radar reflector as a crashed disk.
The Ballard Funeral Home in Roswell had a contract to provide ambulance and mortuary services for Roswell Army Air Field. Glenn Dennis, a young Mortician who worked for Ballard Funeral Homes, received several phone calls from the Mortuary Officer at the air field prior to learning of the recovery of the wreckage. Glenn Dennis was asked about the availability of small hermetically sealed caskets and for his recommendations on the preservation of bodies that had been exposed to the elements for several days. His curiosity aroused, Glenn Dennis visited the Base Hospital that evening and was forcibly escorted from the building. This behavior only incited Glenn Dennis' curiosity and he arranged to meet a nurse from the Base Hospital on the following day in a coffee house. The nurse had been in attendance during autopsies performed on "... several small non-human bodies ...". Glenn Dennis kept drawings of aliens that the nurse had sketched on a napkin during their meeting. This meeting was to be their last and Glenn Dennis could learn no more about the alien bodies, as the nurse was abruptly transferred to England within the next few days.
On July 9th, the Roswell Daily Record revealed that the wreckage had been found on the J. B. Foster Ranch. Mac Brazel was so harassed that he became sorry he had ever reported his find to the Chaves County Sheriff.
In the following days virtually every witness to the crash wreckage and the subsequent recovery efforts was either abruptly transferred or seemed to disappear from the face of the earth. This led to suspicions that an extraordinary event was the subject of a deliberate government cover-up. Over the years books, interviews and articles from a number of military personnel, who had been involved with the incident, have added to the suspicions of a deliberate cover-up.
In 1979, Jesse Marcel was interviewed regarding his role in the recovery of the wreckage. Jesse Marcel stated, "... it would not burn ... that stuff weighs nothing, it's so thin, it isn't any thicker than the tinfoil in a pack of cigarettes. It wouldn't bend. We even tried making a dent in it with a 16 pound sledge hammer. And there was still no dent in it." Officers who had been stationed at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio (where the wreckage was taken) at the time of the incident have supported Jesse Marcel's claims.
Dr. Jesse Marcel, Jr., eleven years old at the time of the incident, accompanied his Dad during the retrieval efforts. Dr. Jesse Marcel Jr. has produced detailed drawings of hieroglyphic like symbols that he saw on the surface of some of the wreckage. Dr. Marcel testifies regularly on his belief that a UFO of some type crashed in Roswell.
Major Jesse Marcel, the Intelligence Officer at the 509th Bomb Group, was involved in the recovery of the wreckage which was initially transported to Roswell Army Air Field. On July 8th the Roswell Daily Record's headline story revealed that the wreckage of a flying saucer had been recovered from a ranch in the area. When questioned Major Jesse Marcel disclosed that the wreckage had been flown from New Mexico on to higher headquarters.
Colonel William Blanchard, Commander of the 509th Bomb Group, issued a press release stating that the wreckage of a crashed disk had been recovered. A second press release was issued from the office of General Roger Ramey, Commander of the Eighth Air Force at Ft. Worth Army Air Field in Ft. Worth, Texas within hours of the first press release. The second press release rescinded the first press release and claimed that officers of the 509th Bomb Group had incorrectly identified a weather balloon and its radar reflector as a crashed disk.
The Ballard Funeral Home in Roswell had a contract to provide ambulance and mortuary services for Roswell Army Air Field. Glenn Dennis, a young Mortician who worked for Ballard Funeral Homes, received several phone calls from the Mortuary Officer at the air field prior to learning of the recovery of the wreckage. Glenn Dennis was asked about the availability of small hermetically sealed caskets and for his recommendations on the preservation of bodies that had been exposed to the elements for several days. His curiosity aroused, Glenn Dennis visited the Base Hospital that evening and was forcibly escorted from the building. This behavior only incited Glenn Dennis' curiosity and he arranged to meet a nurse from the Base Hospital on the following day in a coffee house. The nurse had been in attendance during autopsies performed on "... several small non-human bodies ...". Glenn Dennis kept drawings of aliens that the nurse had sketched on a napkin during their meeting. This meeting was to be their last and Glenn Dennis could learn no more about the alien bodies, as the nurse was abruptly transferred to England within the next few days.
On July 9th, the Roswell Daily Record revealed that the wreckage had been found on the J. B. Foster Ranch. Mac Brazel was so harassed that he became sorry he had ever reported his find to the Chaves County Sheriff.
In the following days virtually every witness to the crash wreckage and the subsequent recovery efforts was either abruptly transferred or seemed to disappear from the face of the earth. This led to suspicions that an extraordinary event was the subject of a deliberate government cover-up. Over the years books, interviews and articles from a number of military personnel, who had been involved with the incident, have added to the suspicions of a deliberate cover-up.
In 1979, Jesse Marcel was interviewed regarding his role in the recovery of the wreckage. Jesse Marcel stated, "... it would not burn ... that stuff weighs nothing, it's so thin, it isn't any thicker than the tinfoil in a pack of cigarettes. It wouldn't bend. We even tried making a dent in it with a 16 pound sledge hammer. And there was still no dent in it." Officers who had been stationed at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio (where the wreckage was taken) at the time of the incident have supported Jesse Marcel's claims.
Dr. Jesse Marcel, Jr., eleven years old at the time of the incident, accompanied his Dad during the retrieval efforts. Dr. Jesse Marcel Jr. has produced detailed drawings of hieroglyphic like symbols that he saw on the surface of some of the wreckage. Dr. Marcel testifies regularly on his belief that a UFO of some type crashed in Roswell.
How did this pic get in here. Oh thats right, the food is lousy. Folks are nice. Food is lousy. Yes I can say that. It is my blog. Det
So the post needs a lot more work. Many many more pictures that my Wife Lisa took that have failed to upload. This is a picture of the 50 plus mile an hour winds that were blowing upon our return. Our emergency radio was blaring information about severe Thunderstorms and we are parked about fifteen miles North of Roswell. The threat has passed but the wind is still rocking our small trailer. The hour is late and the conditions somehow appropriate for this post. Lisa has given up on me and is already slumbering. Being that there are scant folks at this state park, somehow appropriate for thoughtful reflections of other life forms visiting our planet. And on that note, good night.
