The Roswell Ufo Crash Sixty Years Later (1947-2007): Secrets Yet To Be Revealed

Thousands will gather in Roswell, NM, this summerby calls and letters from his constituents. The
for the annual UFO Festival. Because it's been1990s remained hot for Roswell with the 1997
sixty years since the UFO crash, this festival willpublication of Colonel Corso's book, The Day after
be more important than most. DespiteRoswell, and the 1999 premier of Roswell, the TV
self-serving, ever-changing statements directly orSeries (1999-2002). Roswell is still a treasure
indirectly from the U.S. Government, no one reallyhouse of undiscovered secrets. Proof of that
knows what crashed near Roswell in July of 1947.comes from the people that still come forward
However, thanks to the courage of individualswith information about the things that happened in
that have come forward to speak about whatthe town. Last year I was contacted by a man
they witnessed or the role they played in theliving in California who I'll call Al. After listening to
unexplained event, we can be almost certain ofthe rebroadcast of a radio program recorded a
one thing. It was, in the words of the late Jessefew years ago with the late Colonel Corso talking
Marcel Sr., "not of this earth." Marcel was anabout the Roswell UFO crash, Al began to give
Intelligence Officer at the base and had personalsome thought to something that had occurred
involvement with the investigation of the materialearlier in his life. Al moved to San Francisco,
from the crash site. He is not alone in hisCalifornia, in 1964. Sometime in the winter of
assessment of what crashed near Roswell. The1964-65, he was set up on a blind date with 'a
late Retired Colonel Philip Corso offered his owngood-looking young blond woman.' While he could
experiences as proof positive in a book entitlednot recall her name or where they went on the
'The Day after Roswell.' Shortly after the UFOdate, he did remember an unusual conversation
crash, Corso had an opportunity to view anthey had at the end of the evening. At some
unusual cadaver preserved in some sort of bluepoint the young woman asked Al if he believed in
liquid while he was Post Duty Officer at Fort Riley,the existence of other life forms or Alien life in
KS. The body came from Roswell via Fort Blissthe Universe. Al said he did and gave a few
and was en route to Wright Fieldreasons why, which included the size of the
(Wright-Patterson AFB, OH). It's important toUniverse and the common scientific probabilities of
remember that these are just two of the manythe day. The young woman almost immediately
people that had first or second hand knowledgegave affirmation to Al by saying something like,
about the crash. Even a quick examination of the"Yea, you're right," and followed up with a most
collective evidence would indicate this eventamazing story. She was the daughter of an Air
involved something more than a weather, highForce Chaplain. The family lived in Roswell and her
altitude or radar balloon with a bunch of crashfather was serving on the base in the late 1940s.
test dummies or cadavers aboard. It was moreThe young woman told him that sometime during
than some crazy test vehicle that a bunch ofdinner two men came to the door to get her dad.
super-intelligent children or midgets were pilotingShe recalled hearing them tell him that his services
around the New Mexico desert during a violentwere needed. The incident caused such a stir in
thunderstorm. These facts make the Roswell UFOthe household that everyone stayed up late until
Festival an essential event that has become anhe returned. Seeing that everyone was still
annual reminder of a great mystery that remainsawake, the Chaplain told his family that he was
unsolved. Although I have been to Roswell overcalled to give religious comfort to some sort of
twenty times since the early 1980s, I have neverAlien Life Forms near what seemed to be a
attended the festival. My loss. However, I havecrashed spacecraft. At least two of four
(by invitation) presented seminars in the towncreatures were still alive when he got there. He
before the festival was organized and visiteddescribed them as looking a bit like adolescent
occasionally since that time. Despite missing out onboys, but obviously not human. No one knew
all the festivities, I have always enjoyed the calmwhat the creatures were or precisely how to
and mystery of the place without all the hoopla. Icare for them. As a result, all of the beings
presented my first seminar in Roswell during 1992.eventually perished. That was the crux of the
It was supposed to be a low-key event at a nicestory and the woman told Al that the family
hotel and small convention facility for a group ofnever discussed it in-depth again. Despite the lack
former military personnel (unrelated to the oldof details, it presents an intriguing challenge and is
base) holding a reunion in town. They invited metypical of stories that pop up now and again. Even
to speak after one of the organizers heard amore stunning are the revelations of the late Dr
guest spot that I did on an Albuquerque radioMichael Wolf, the ultimate U.S. Government insider.
show the year before. Barely aware of the crash,Introduced to him by my friend and fellow
the organizer was fascinated by my analysis ofparanormal researcher Dick Criswell about twenty
what happened at Roswell in 1947. He wantedyears ago, I was initially skeptical of some of his
those attending the reunion to have anclaims which included personal knowledge of
opportunity to hear the same thing. I arrived invarious secret programs involving the
town a few days before the event so that Igovernment and aliens, technology gained from
could snoop around as I usually did whenever IUFO crashes and agreements with aliens, and a
came to Roswell. Unfortunately, my radio andUFO incident involving the late President John F.
television appearances in Albuquerque to plug aKennedy (his wife was related to the Kennedy
seminar I presented there alerted the media inFamily). My skepticism vanished after a few
Roswell. A noontime television interview that I didconversations with him over the phone and
on a local Albuquerque news program wasvarious demonstrations of his political clout. If
simulcast in Roswell and that was the end of mywouldn't be unusual to find him speaking over the
ambiguity. With the story of the Roswell Crash allphone with Vice President Dan Quayle or former
over the map in those days and a shortage ofPresident Bill Clinton (Yes, it REALLY was them,
UFO researchers that spoke about Roswellnot a joke or impersonation). I was also
actually visiting their town, I was invited to appearimpressed by a mental exercise that he
on a midday TV news show, booked for a guestdeveloped for the government. He called it The
spot on local radio and gave an interview to theGateway Treatment. It was disguised as a
Roswell Daily Record. Fortunately, my seminar forrelaxation meditation that attracts positive energy
the group holding their reunion in Roswell was alsoand certainly accomplishes that goal, but it's
open to the public. And the public came out inbasically a way to mentally summon aliens.
force. I was surprised because you would thinkNotoriously camera and press shy, he
that after the publication of The Roswell Incident,nevertheless felt compelled to share some of his
an Unsolved Mystery episode on the crash and allamazing information and exploits with a few close
the media coverage received, the people in townfriends and trusted paranormal researchers during
would be sick of hearing about UFOs. Instead,the years shortly before his death in 2000. As a
they couldn't get enough. One of the people thatboard member of the International Paranormal
attended my seminar was Glenn Dennis. He wasUFO Society, I am thrilled to announce the release
the funeral home worker that said he arrived atof the only known video interview recorded with
the Roswell Base just after the crash in 1947. HeDr Wolf on DVD entitled, DR MICHAEL WOLF:
took some time to speak with me after theKEEPER OF COSMIC SECRETS. The video was
seminar ended and said that my presentationfilmed in 1998. Those that look at the Roswell
about UFOs was the most accurate and the bestUFO Crash as case closed or believe that it a field
he had ever seen. Similar kudos were thrown mythat has already been farmed too many times do
way by others in the audience and thosenot understand the nature of the UFO subject or
comments remain a highlight of my time as athe power of the government cover-up. Years
paranormal researcher. Most of the youngerago I spoke to a UFO witness. The event he
people that came out to my seminar candidly toldobserved occurred while he was in the military. He
me that most of what they learned about thereceived calls at least once a month from people
crash came from TV specials and occasionalwho said that they knew what happened and that
news reports. Given my first visit to Roswell inhe had better not talk about it. Although he hadn't
the 80's, I believed them. Asking about thetold anyone except his immediate superior about
location of the crash in those days tended to getthe incident, people in high places seemed to
you dirty looks. Roswell citizens were in a state ofknow about it and the calls continued for years.
denial and even the history of the old RoswellImagine the power of that kind of intimidation.
Base seemed unimportant to them at that time.Now imagine living in what became a government
It was a lesson in how successful a cover-up andtown during the 1940s. It wasn't hard for anyone
government intimidation can be. Despite their lackto imagine being locked up in some federal prison
of enthusiasm for local history during my first visitlike Leavenworth if you happen to run afoul of
to Roswell, I am happy to report that the townfederal authorities. Retired military personnel had
has had a complete turn around. Barely mentionedeven more to lose. They could end up in prison
in the town brochure and considered a kind ofand forfeit any benefits, pay or pensions due
local embarrassment in those days, the UFOthem. Sixty years after the Roswell UFO crash,
Crash has become almost a centerpiece of townwe still do not have the entire story. However,
history. The base, its connection to atomic historythat doesn't mean there is no story. It just
and the former military members that servedmeans that the U.S. Government has managed to
there have also received a lot more attention inconvince most people that the idea of alien life
the post no-nukes atmosphere of the 1970s andforms visiting us is just not probable and that
1980s. The people have changed as well. A newwhatever crashed near Roswell isn't something
generation seems to embrace the attention thatwe need to be concerned about. Well, I beg to
the UFO Crash brings each year. The 1994differ. The only thing that will come from trusting
Showtime Networks cable television film aboutgovernment officials to make all of the decisions
the UFO Crash entitled, Roswell, renewed a lot ofwhile we remain blissfully ignorant is tyranny. For
local interest in the crash and a reexamination ofmore, visit
what really happened. That coincided with a callAuthor: Bill Knell Author's Website: Terms To Use
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