ROSWELL - fact or fiction?
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2019 9:21 pm
The Roswell crash is arguably the world’s most famous UFO incident. One thing is absolutely certain, something did crash in New Mexico in the summer of 1947. What it actually was is the BIG question and has been the source of much debate ever since.
It all began for the public when the Roswell Daily Record splashed the headline “RAAF Captures Flying Saucer On Ranch in Roswell Region”. This information came from a press release issued by the Public Information Officer, Lt. Walter Haut at RAAF (Roswell Army Air Field) as instructed by Base Commander Colonel William Blanchard.
As everyone now knows, General Roger Ramey got wind of the crash and immediately changed the story. He said the crash was not a flying disc as originally stated, but just a weather balloon. He then conducted a press conference and displayed bits of ‘wreckage’ that were obviously from a balloon.
The time was just after the end of World War 11 and the military still wielded a lot of power and respect. If the army said something back then, the consensus was it must be right. There was little questioning on what the public were told.
It was not until the 1960’s that Stanton Friedman became the first civilian to fully document the Roswell incident. He supported the hypothesis it was a genuine crash of an alien spacecraft. The public sat up and took notice. It was the start of a new era of investigation about what crashed at Roswell.
So looking back, it must be asked why the military make such a monumental blunder? How is it possible to one minute say they had captured a flying saucer and the next to say it was just a pile of sticks and tinfoil? Is it possible they were that incompetent?
No, it is much more likely that the Generals in command realised the enormous value of the craft and its alien technology and the ramifications of releasing this knowledge to the world. So they did what they thought was best for U.S. national security and prepared a cover story. The rest is history.
For more than 70 years, UFO investigators have strived to uncover the real truth to this fascinating story. There are many eyewitnesses, perhaps hundreds, who claim to have first hand experience with the crashed craft, the memory metal, the advanced technology and the aliens who were on board. It’s simply not an option to claim that each and every one is deluded, mistaken or lying. Unfortunately many witnesses are now dead so the closely guarded secret has largely been kept.
Perhaps this thread can help enlighten more people as to the weight of good evidence. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. And with the Roswell case file, it continues to billow.
It all began for the public when the Roswell Daily Record splashed the headline “RAAF Captures Flying Saucer On Ranch in Roswell Region”. This information came from a press release issued by the Public Information Officer, Lt. Walter Haut at RAAF (Roswell Army Air Field) as instructed by Base Commander Colonel William Blanchard.
As everyone now knows, General Roger Ramey got wind of the crash and immediately changed the story. He said the crash was not a flying disc as originally stated, but just a weather balloon. He then conducted a press conference and displayed bits of ‘wreckage’ that were obviously from a balloon.
The time was just after the end of World War 11 and the military still wielded a lot of power and respect. If the army said something back then, the consensus was it must be right. There was little questioning on what the public were told.
It was not until the 1960’s that Stanton Friedman became the first civilian to fully document the Roswell incident. He supported the hypothesis it was a genuine crash of an alien spacecraft. The public sat up and took notice. It was the start of a new era of investigation about what crashed at Roswell.
So looking back, it must be asked why the military make such a monumental blunder? How is it possible to one minute say they had captured a flying saucer and the next to say it was just a pile of sticks and tinfoil? Is it possible they were that incompetent?
No, it is much more likely that the Generals in command realised the enormous value of the craft and its alien technology and the ramifications of releasing this knowledge to the world. So they did what they thought was best for U.S. national security and prepared a cover story. The rest is history.
For more than 70 years, UFO investigators have strived to uncover the real truth to this fascinating story. There are many eyewitnesses, perhaps hundreds, who claim to have first hand experience with the crashed craft, the memory metal, the advanced technology and the aliens who were on board. It’s simply not an option to claim that each and every one is deluded, mistaken or lying. Unfortunately many witnesses are now dead so the closely guarded secret has largely been kept.
Perhaps this thread can help enlighten more people as to the weight of good evidence. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. And with the Roswell case file, it continues to billow.