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Roswell UFO festival kicks off Friday
Clovis News Journal It's expected to be a weekend of alien fun in Roswell with the launch of the annual UFO festival. Beginning at 9 am Friday with an opening ceremony at the UFO Museum, activities will stretch through Monday with everything from food and spirits to … |
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I was in the basement at home and the door was opened to outside. I saw a disc type ufo in the back yard and a pink and a yellow alien. Then a green alien, the Roswell type, came inside the basement and walked over to me and touched my arm. I had a lot of pain and blacked out for a minute. When I came to the alien was gone and so was the spaceship.
On July third 1947, an object of unknown origin crashed on the high desert region of New Mexico. According to the ground breaking book Witness to Roswell, the incident occurred sometime between 11:00 and 11:30 pm (just a few minutes before America’s Independence Day). Originally, the object exploded in mid-air over the Foster ranch approximately seventy-five miles north west of Roswell. Hundreds of pieces of debris rained down, and were scattered over an area measuring approximately 300 feet wide by ¾ of a mile long. Starting at the northern end of the debris field, a 500 foot long gouge stretched across the ground. As it continued to travel in an easterly direction, it’s believed that two bodies may have been ejected from the craft about 1-1/2 miles from the debris field. Rapidly losing altitude, the unknown object ultimately impacted a rocky outgrowth approximately forty-three miles north of Roswell, and just west of highway 285. What was believed to be the main portion of the craft, and possibly three additional bodies lay untouched on the desert floor for the better part of four days. They were eventually discovered by a team of archeologists from the University of Texas on the afternoon of July seventh.
Technically, there was no military involvement or “boots on the ground” regarding the Roswell case until the morning of July seventh when both Major Jesse Marcel (air intelligence officer) and CIC (Counter Intelligence Corps) commander Sheridan Cavitt examined the debris on the Foster ranch. The actual retrieval operation did not begin until the morning of July eighth, when George Houck drove his eighteen wheeler low-boy tractor trailer north of Roswell to the so called “second site”. With the retrieval operation in full gear, a large convoy of military vehicles was sighted around 3:00 pm traveling down Main Street in the direction of the base. Hangar P-3 building 84 became the central depository for both the debris, and the alleged bodies. It’s known from the testimony of staff sergeant Earl Fulford, that George Houck drove his low-boy tractor-trailer (carrying a tarp covered egg-shaped craft) directly into the hangar. Once inside, the debris, and the “victims of the wreck” would have been packaged, and made ready for the quickly planned flights to Eighth Air Force HQ (Fort Worth Texas) and Wright Field (Dayton Ohio).
The logistics of transporting the material and “bodies” would have required the construction of at least five small wooden crates, and multiple larger crates (one of which was later guarded by corporal William Quigley). Stenciled lettering on the crates read “Top Secret”. Early in the Roswell investigation, physicist and researcher Stanton T. Friedman interviewed Sappho Henderson (widow of Captain Oliver W. “Pappy” Henderson). Sappho stated that Pappy told her that he was one of the pilots who flew the debris out of Roswell Army Air Field. He was also believed to have been a firsthand witness to actually seeing the bodies up close, presumably on the floor of hangar P-3. In 1977, Pappy Henderson relayed details of the Roswell incident to his close personal friend/dentist and military officer John Kromschroeder. He stated that he flew wreckage and bodies from Roswell Army Air Field, to Wright Field. Pappy described the material as “spacecraft garbage”, and the bodies as looking like “kind of little guys”, gray in color, with slanted eyes and tiny mouths. Because of the Top Secret nature of the incident, Henderson was unable to tell his wife Sappho about his involvement until after the story broke on the cover of supermarket tabloids during the early 1980’s. Unfortunately, Roswell researchers were unable to reach Pappy Henderson in person for an interview before he died in 1986 making his testimony secondhand.
Now, with a significant portion of the clean-up operation complete, the process of flying the debris out of Roswell Army Air Field could begin. Researchers Tom Carey and Don Schmitt have painstakingly documented the departure flights. Pappy Henderson is known to have flown a C-54 cargo plane carrying perhaps two bodies and portions of the debris directly to Wright Field (Dayton Ohio). Another flight which departed RAAF on July ninth was a B-29 known as Straight Flush. It was confirmed to have been carrying in its bomb bay a large wooden crate which may have contained three additional bodies and portions of the wreckage. Major Jesse Marcel was known to have personally escorted pieces of the debris on a B-29 named Dave’s Dream to Eighth Air Force HQ (Fort Worth TX). This particular flight was booked all the way to Wright Field, and was actually completed by a B-25. On July fourteenth, Earl Fulford was known to have loaded a large crate into the cargo hold of a second C-54 which had its engines idling in front of hangar P-3. Finally, as late as November of 1947, a B-29 named Up an’ Atom flew a tear dropped shaped craft out of the base. Its destination was unknown. Two additional C-54’s were also believed to have been involved, bringing the total amount of aircraft which participated in the Roswell incident to seven.
With so many hurried emergency flights departing RAAF at approximately the same time-frame, it’s reasonable to conclude that they had absolutely nothing to do with either a weather balloon, or project Mogul balloon. In fact, dozens of weather balloons could have easily fit into the cargo hold or bomb bay of a C-54 or B-29, eliminating the need for multiple flights. Besides, how could a simple weather balloon cause a 500 foot long gouge in the ground? In addition, special unscheduled flights arrived at the base from Washington D.C., White Sands, Fort Bliss and Kirtland Army Air Field immediately after the incident. Stranger still, is the fact that when Straight Flush arrived at Fort Worth, it was met on the tarmac by a mortician. Again, if Roswell represented nothing more than the recovery of a weather balloon, why would George Houck need to quickly drive his tractor-trailer into hangar P-3, essentially keeping his secret cargo concealed from prying eyes? Today, Roswell Army Air Field is known as Roswell International Air Center. Gone from the base are the days of Atomic bombs, oil stained hangar floors, and four engine B-29’s. However, hangar P-3 building 84 still stands today, and Roswell proponents and skeptics alike are free to contemplate its historic past.
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some events at this year's ufo festival in roswell have already been cancelled — and not because of money. joe bartels talked with officials about the events…. he has the story live from roswell. the festival is only 9 days away and organizers say with 3 people signed up for the light-parade– they decided to pull the plug. they've also had to cancel an alien themed cooking competiton. the festival has become an attraction for people around the world. it's held every july to coincide with the infamous 19-47 roswell ufo incident. "one of the goals of the ufo festival was to have a very entertaining, serious/silly but nicely done event." but with several internal problems and the resignation of last year's festival committee chairperson– the ufo musuem agreed to run this year's festival. "we want the people involved with it to be proud of it. and we want to be proud of it and we want roswell to be proud of it." a bar-b-que cooking competition has been canceled due to conflicts with two other events, one is rio rancho and the other is in ruidoso that same weekend– something organizers say was out of their control. and one of this year's big events was supposed to be a night time ufo light parade. "the night parade, lights over roswell parade, is also being canceled. again, we refuse to have an event that would be a disappointment. the problem with the parade is only a few people showed an interest. "we'll try again next year and maybe have a little better lick and more <b>…</b>
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Daily TWiP – US Air Force releases the Roswell UFO report today in 1997
Nashua Telegraph Today (June 24th) in 1997, the US Air Force released a 231-page report titled “The Roswell Report, Case Closed,” intending to prove once and for all that there had been no UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico, back in 1947. The military was therefore not … |
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Roswell gears up for UFO Festival
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Roswell UFO museum's fascinating space
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Sometime in early July of 1947, Richard Talbert (Roswell Daily Record paperboy) witnessed a large military convoy head south down Main Street. Closely examining the time-line of events as laid out in the book Witness to Roswell indicate that this occurred during the late afternoon of July 8. The convoy consisted of one large 18 wheeler “low boy” flatbed tractor-trailer which was escorted by U.S. Army Jeeps both in front and behind. The Jeeps carried a contingent of MP’s carrying machine guns. Talbert was able to see that the low boy had an unusual seamless oval silver colored “egg shaped” object on top which was covered by a tarp. The mysterious object measured approximately four feet wide, by twelve feet long, and seven feet high. Talbert also recalled that the object had a dome on top, which was damaged or partially cut off. Bob Rich, (another local paper boy) also witnessed the strange convoy pass “right through the center of town” (4th and Main Street). The convoy was seen heading in the direction of hangar P-3 building 84 on base.
The convoy was also confirmed by Paul McFerrin who was walking down Main Street with friends. Further south, Jobie MacPherson spotted the vehicles approaching from the north, and heading right past him in the direction of the base. He recalled seeing the pod-shaped craft, and various mangled pieces of metallic debris sticking out from beneath the tarp. Once the convoy arrived on base, the strange egg-shaped craft was seen in hangar P-3 building 84 by Lieutenant Walter Haut (Public Information Officer of the 509th Bomb Group). He described it as being twelve to fifteen feet in length, not quite as wide, and about six feet high. The surface appeared metallic, with no evidence of windows, portholes, wings, tail section, or landing gear.
Another crucial witness who observed the military convoy was staff sergeant Earl Fulford. He maintained a Top Secret security clearance with the 603 Air Engineering squadron at Roswell Army Air Field. Completing his shift around 4:00 p.m., Fulford and a friend began walking back to his car which was parked across the street from hangar P-3. Shortly thereafter, Fulford witnessed a large tractor-trailer heading in his direction. He then noticed that it was pulling a low-boy trailer with something covered by a tarp that was “about the size and shape of a Volkswagen beetle”. Fulford recognized the driver as being his good friend George Houck who was a reclamation specialist. His expertise was in the recovery of wreckage. This might include damaged aircraft, cars, trucks, equipment, or whatever needed to be hauled back to the base. When asked by Fulford what was under the tarp, Houck exclaimed “I can’t tell you that”. Then, Houck put the tractor in gear, and drove into hangar P-3. Roswell researchers Tom Carey and Don Schmitt located 86 year old George Houck in 2005. He initially stated that he could not recall his old friend Earl Fulford, but later stated that he did remember him. Continuing the phone interview with Carey and Schmitt, Houck became evasive. He later claimed that he could not remember the events relating to the low-boy trailer, and the tarp covered object. In a final attempt to obtain some definitive answers, Fulford was asked if he would personally call Houck to see if this might help refresh his memory. He originally claimed not to know Fulford, then before hanging up, Houck made the following cryptic remark: “some things should not be discussed, sergeant”.
Roswell skeptics would do well to ask the following questions: If what was recovered was only a “weather balloon” as originally claimed by the United States government, why the need for an armed military escort? Also, what was the mysterious object which was concealed by a tarp on the low-boy trailer and confirmed by at least five eyewitnesses? Certainly, the remains of a simple weather balloon would fit within the back payload section of a standard Army Jeep. In addition, why in 2005, was George Houck still unwilling to comment on the events of July 8, 1947? Until additional officers stationed at RAAF come forward with new details, the mysterious object transported by George Houck will remain classified.
You can read more about the Roswell mystery and related stories here: Roswell UFO
