While I have remained conscious of the fact that intentional
deception has plagued the UFO controversy for years now, at
the same time, I must also confess that over the past ten
years since I first wrote this article, given the frequency
with which these incidents are being reported, I have been
forced to re-evaluate my position. Another factor which has
influenced my own thinking, is the fact that a few of these
people have personally written to me by email, and with a
sense of utter conviction, have shared their UFO experiences
with me.

If one studies enough of these testimonies concerning UFO
encounters, it becomes clear that some of these people are
not just psychologically-unbalanced individuals who are in
need of help. They are educated, highly-disciplined people.
They come from all walks of life, as well as from all social
levels. They also participate in a variety of religions, or
embrace no religion at all. These people are sincere, and
they are absolutely convinced of what they have seen, heard
and experienced, whether you and I believe them or not.

So, in all fairness to them, it would simply not be right to
categorize all of these individuals as charlatans. It seems
to me that some of them, and I honestly cannot say how many,
must be seeing something unusual; they must be experiencing
something out of the ordinary. Let's face it. Responsible,
rational people simply do not go out of their way to share
UFO stories, which they know have the potential for ruining
their lives, and/or wrecking their professional careers; but
that is precisely what some of these people have done. In my
mind, the fact that they would do this, indicates that these
people have weighed the dangers in their mind, and yet have
ultimately determined that going public with their story was
what needed to be done, no matter the cost to themselves;
whether it is ridicule, public embarrassment, harassment,
alienation, or worse.

One intriguing incident which comes to mind concerns that of
Kenju Terauchi. I am not certain of his current status, but
twenty years ago, in 1986, Mr. Terauchi was an experienced
senior captain with Japan Airlines, or JAL. In November of
that same year, Captain Terauchi and his two-man crew were
conducting a flight from Paris, France to Tokyo, Japan via
Iceland, Canada and Anchorage, Alaska. Their flight number
was JAL 1628, and they were carrying a shipment of French
wine. What adds credibility to this particular story is the
fact that the object they reported seeing was also detected
on radar by the Air Route Traffic Control Center located in
Anchorage. This development prompted the Federal Aviation
Administration to conduct an investigation into the matter.
While I won't go into all of the details concerning this
case, since you can research it for yourself on the web, I
do think that it is important to state that, as a result of
going public with his story, Captain Terauchi was grounded,
although he was reinstated several years later.

Of course, as I noted earlier in this series, for some UFO
researchers, the most convincing case to date which points
to the possibility that an alien intelligence has visited
Planet Earth in the past, and may in fact still be visiting
it today, concerns the alleged UFO crash which occurred one
stormy night in early July of 1947, in the desert highlands
of southeastern New Mexico in the USA. While this intriguing
incident is commonly referred to as the "Roswell Crash", it
should be pointed out, that in actuality, there is evidence
to support the theory that the terrible events of that night
may have really begun outside of Corona, New Mexico, when an
alien craft encountered mechanical difficulties, due to the
intense lightning storm.

Some researchers believe that said object may have actually
first struck the ground on the now-famous Foster Ranch which
is located about forty-five minutes outside of Corona. This
impact resulted in a large gouge in the ground, as well as a
fan-shaped debris field about the size of two dozen football
fields. This theory proposes that the object merely clipped
the ground at this point, and then ricocheted back into the
sky, and continued on a trajectory towards Roswell.

Severely damaged, the craft finally crashed before reaching
Roswell. This would have been some fifteen or twenty miles
beyond the original impact point located on the Foster Ranch.
It is also claimed that several miles from the Foster Ranch,
possibly three, and maybe four decomposing alien bodies were
discovered; and there may have been additional bodies also.
Some researchers theorize that W. W. "Mack" Brazel, who at
that time was the foreman of the Foster Ranch, may have even
discovered some bodies on the Foster Ranch property itself;
and that it may have been this development that motivated
Brazel to contact the sheriff's office, and ultimately the
U.S. military.

As I mentioned a moment ago, what adds validity to accounts
such as the Roswell Incident, is the volume of witnesses who
have stepped forward to share their stories. In the case of
the Roswell Crash, since that fateful night some six decades
ago, literally hundreds of people have been interviewed, and
have been given a chance to share what they saw or heard on
that dark, stormy night, and in the days, weeks, months and
years that followed. These aren't just people who are merely
seeking their moment of fame. Many of them are serious-minded
professionals, such as military people, scientists, doctors,
academics, journalists, etc., who have had to weigh the cost
of coming forward with their info regarding Roswell. Sadly,
some, particularly in the case of certain military personnel,
have chosen rather to go to the grave with their long-held
secrets; either due to their fear of retribution from their
superiors, or possibly due to their sense of patriotism and
concern for national security.

In spite of the reluctance of some of the witnesses to share
what they know regarding Roswell, collectively-speaking, the
people who have stepped forward, have created an amazing UFO
account which, in my mind, seems both believable, and rather
convincing. Personally, I have spent many hours examining a
considerable amount of Roswell UFO crash related evidence.
This includes personal testimonies, reports, documentaries,
and videos. Being as I am not a professional in either the
military or in the scientific realm, I obviously can't vouch
for the accuracy or impeccability of said material; however,
even still, from the material I have examined, I'm left with
the clear impression that something important happened in
Roswell in July of 1947; and that to this day, there exists
a body of people who simply don't want us to know about it.

Ironically, one of the factors which has pushed me to adopt
my current position, is the obvious reluctance of the U.S.
Government to share what it really knows regarding the 1947
Roswell Incident. In fact, from a logical standpoint, it is
difficult to imagine how anyone, at least anyone who has an
open mind, can examine the available evidence regarding the
on-going events that began that night outside of Roswell and
Corona, and not arrive at the conclusion that for almost six
decades now, and for whatever its reasons, Washington simply
has not leveled with the American public. Even a person with
a simple background will detect that something is amiss, and
that some kind of official cover-up has been in place all of
this time.

As people familiar with the Roswell Incident already know,
that cover-up began within hours after the original story
had been broken to the public via the mass media of the day.
In its original press release, the military clearly stated
that a "flying disc" had been recovered outside of Roswell;
and this is the story which swiftly circulated around the
globe. But then, the US military quickly changed the story,
and stated that it was actually a weather balloon. Once the
weather balloon story began to wear thin, American citizens
were told that the Corona/Roswell events were related to a
secret government project known as Project Mogul. We'll be
examining this issue more closely later on in this series.

If there is really no truth to the Roswell UFO Crash story,
then it is only fair to ask why the US Government has found
it necessary to engage in such a long-term cover-up of the
events that occurred, beginning that night of July 7, 1947.
Why has Washington been so reluctant to share what it knows
about said events? Why has there been such a tremendous lack
of cooperation from the U.S. Government when FOIA, (Freedom
of Information Act), documents have been requested which are
related to the events? Why has there been such a tremendous
disinformation campaign for something which supposedly never
happened, and which doesn't exist?

According to the many reports and testimonies that I've read,
many people, both military and civilian, were silenced by the
American Government through a variety of means. This included
bribery, intimidation, psychological manipulation, and even
threats of death to them and their families. Again, I will be
providing a few specific examples later on in this series. If
the 1947 Roswell UFO event was really just a "weather balloon
malfunction", does it make sense that the U.S. military would
resort to such heavy-handed tactics in order to silence any
individuals who might wish to discuss it?

We must also call into question, how it is that U.S. military
personnel, who were specifically trained to use, and who were
very familiar with weather balloons, could possibly mistake
one for a flying disc. Such a request by the U.S. Government
really asks us to suspend our disbelief. Allow me to remind
you that these were a very sophisticated group of people. In
fact, according to information I've read, they were the very
team which was responsible for the Enola Gay, and the atomic
bombs which were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, via the
small Western Pacific island of Tinian. To think that such
highly-trained people could mistake a weather balloon for a
flying disc really defies the imagination. Personally, I find
the suggestion quite ludicrous; and in fact, an insult to the
intelligence of the average American citizen.



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