Subject: ROSWELL REPORTER, Vol I, No 1 (3/4) Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 22:26:22 UNDEFINED Organization: University of Wisconsin Lines: 138 Distribution: world Message-ID:NNTP-Posting-Host: f181-146.net.wisc.edu Summary: Roswell Reporter X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B] New Witnesses Update Here is a brief look at a few of the new witnesses we have uncovered since the publication of "The Truth About the UFO Crash at Roswell." As word gets out, and more people find the courage to come forward, the puzzle that is Roswell begins to take shape. We will bring you this new evidence as we uncloak it. * While in Portland, Oregon during our last visit, we had the pleasure of talking with Terrie Randall. Her father was Tech Sgt. Charles Randall (deceased 1976). He described his personal involvement to her in 1953. Terrie told us her father held some of the material and didn't like handling it for fear of its effects. Sgt. Randall added that some of the personnel who cleaned up the debris were also afraid to touch it. * One of the special guard units to arrive at the impact site just north of Roswell, was headquartered at White Sands in Alamogordo. In our latest book, we mentioned Lieutenant Colonel Albert Lovejoy Duncan, a member of that unit who confirmed their assignment and acknowledged witnessing the "bodies." Recently, another member of that unit was interviewed and confirmed the site just north of Roswell, west off of HWY. 285. He added a most interesting observation. "Being posted on 285, we couldn't help but comment between ourselves that if that thing would have just stayed in the air a moment longer, it would have crashed right in the middle of the highway." (See Map on page 9) * On July 5, 1947, a local farmer, Sherman Campbel of Circleville, Ohio, discovered on his property a six pointed star shaped kite, fifty inches high by forty-eight inches wide which was wrapped in foil. It was briefly thought to be part of a UFO but was soon identified by the local sheriff as part of a weather balloon complete with plainly visible serial numbers. The story was carried by newspapers across the country as part of the flood of UFO sightings of the summer of 1947. The story included photographs of Campbell's daughter, Jean, standing with the very intact kite in front of her. According to Jean, they were allowed to keep the device for years to come without the slightest suggestions of anything out of the ordinary. Due to all of the national publicity, no doubt military officials, specifically in Dayton, Ohio (which is not far from Circleville), may have had the solution to Roswell, or at least the cover story, literally drop from the skies. It is interesting to note that the Randalls were able to keep their weather balloon while all of the pieces of the "weather balloon" that crashed near Roswell were carefully collected and confiscated. Also, the published photographs of the Circleville kite contain precisely the same type of kite debris that were shown to and photographed by the press in General Ramey's office on July 8th 1947 as part of the cover up. Now, if today, the Air Force is speculating its a Project Mogul Balloon in Forth Worth... well, you understand the point. The Air Force can't have it both ways. * Thanks to the efforts and cooperation of John Price of The UFO Enigma Museum in Roswell and Don Ecker of UFO Magazine, we have yet another first hand witness to the recovered bodies. Thomas L. Gonzales, a sergeant with Squadron T. of the 509th Bomb Group, was one of those assigned to guard the impact site. He has corroborated its location close to Roswell and the retrieval of bodies which he called, "little men." Gonzales described them as having eyes and heads that were slightly larger than human. He also referred to the crashed object as an "airfoil." * Within the past six months, we have been fortunate to learn the whereabouts of the base navigators from both Roswell and White Sands in 1947. According to one, White Sands was indeed tracking an unknown object prior to the crash. The gentleman once assigned to Roswell did acknowledge the tracking of an object at Kirtland in Albuquerque as well, but when queried about Roswell, he responded, "Don't ask me about that." We intend to follow up so stay tuned. * Robert Wolf, a native of New Mexico and a famous country fiddle player, was a stock owner of radio station KGFL in 1947. You will recall that ranch foreman, Mac Brazel, was interviewed by Frank Joyce at KGFL, regarding the found debris. Later, under watch of military guard, Mr. Brazel retracted his original story. According to Wolf, about a month after the story died down, he observed Brazel at the Mitchell Feed and Grainery loading a new 1947 Ford pickup truck. New vehicles always attracted the attention of the locals and Brazel's especially caught the attention of Wolf who was declined any explanation by the rancher. * Finally, an item from the January 15, 1954 issue of the APRO Bulletin, the official publication of the Aerial Phenomenon Research Organization. APRO, which is now defunct, was the first civilian organization devoted to the study of UFOs and was based in Tucson, Arizona. Contained within the editorial comments of that issue is the following, "We have appointed an honorary member to APRO who has been passed on by officers of the national groups, but whom we are not able, at least at the present time, to name. He is an astronomer and an intelligent man." The unnamed scientist was none other than Dr. Lincoln La Paz. He was the former Manhattan Project scientist and meteroritics expert who was called in by the military to inspect the crash site. It was his job to figure out the speed and trajectory of the craft when it hit, if possible. Together, with CIC agent Lewis Rickett, La Paz discovered a touchdown point five miles from the debris field that contained more debris and sand that was apparently crystallized from an intense amount of heat. [Inset 1947 map of New Mexico showing Roswell, Corona, Debris field (foster / Brazel Ranch) Route 285, White Sands Proving Grounds, RAAF] This is a map of New Mexico, shown the two sites and their relation to Roswell. Notice how close the craft came to actually crashing on HWY 285. Next Issue * The first part of our series, "Reinventing Roswell: The Air Force's New Story and Project Mogul" * Jim Ragsdale and Roswell, including actual copy of his AFFIDAVIT. * Update on the Search for the Archaeologists * New first hand drawing of the bodies. --------------------------------------------------- Respectfully, Steven Vincent Johnson INTERNET (work): steven.johnson@mail.admin.wisc.edu INTERNET (home): sjohns19@facstaff.wisc.edu