By Kathy Murray
In the past, we’ve covered the Roswell UFO crash, Area 51, and real life Men in Black who “visit” those who claim to have seen UFOs, and supposedly threaten the witnesses so they will keep quiet. Here we’ll discuss some more examples of just how far some will go to keep alien activity under wraps.
HIDING THE EVIDENCE
It was July 2, 1947 on a private ranch near Roswell, New Mexico, when an unidentified flying object (UFO) was found scattered in pieces. The man who owned the ranch called the authorities and the 509th Bomber Group soon appeared on the scene. According to witnesses, both military and civilian, the material found was lightweight and unbreakable as well as unburnable. Those who gathered around say they saw the bodies of four hairless, small, human-like creatures. Later, they were told by the government to keep quiet or else they would face terrible consequences. Obviously some decided to talk anyway. Through the years, even people who worked at Area 51 (a military base in Nevada where the crash remains were though to be taken for storage and examination) have admitted they had seen the alien craft. Some curious civilians have tried to get as close to the base as possible, but trespassers have been warned off. Even though there have been aerial pictures published through the years, if you ask the government, Area 51 doesn’t even exist.
COVER-UP
Six days after the crash, the Roswell Army Air Base released an official statement to the press. The headlines, taken from the statement, screamed “RAAF Captures Flying Saucer On Ranch in Roswell Region”. The government had admitted it was an alien ship. But a day later, they took it back, claiming that it was just a weather balloon. As for the four dead aliens, a fifth one of them is thought to have survived and is kept at Hangar 18 in Dayton, Ohio. The four bodies are said to be there as well, in a refrigeration unit.
KEEP IT QUIET
UFO researchers, some who actually used to be in the military or other branches of the government (and claim to know inside information either first hand or otherwise about alien contact with the US), have often reported being approached by, yes, Men in Black. But they’re not friendly folks like Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones; they’re very serious and actually scary. They threaten UFO witnesses and enthusiasts with bodily harm, financial ruin, demolished reputations and according to some, death.
FOUL PLAY?
In fact, it has been documented that at least a few hundred UFO researchers have died suddenly or mysteriously over the course of the last 50 years. Such famous ones as Dr. James MacDonald, Captain Don Elkin and former air force intelligent agent Ron Rummel are said to have taken their own lives, as did astronomer M. K. Jessup, who died in 1959. His wife later claimed that he had been receiving strange phone calls up to three days before his death. No autopsy was performed.
WHEN WILL WE KNOW?
What is the government hiding and why are they (as some people think) willing to do anything to keep people quiet? Some insiders say that they helped work at Area 51 to put together the wreckage from the ship so that the military could learn how to make better aircrafts for wars. Those who believe in (or have even claimed to see) the alien held captive at Hangar 18, think that it is helping the government with advanced technology. The last report from a person at the base, who claims to have seen the alien, was recorded in 1986. As for why the public is being kept in the dark, many agree that if we were told, chaos could erupt because of fear. Perhaps we’re not ready to know if aliens exist. Maybe they don’t exist at all. But the next time you look up at the stars, stop and think: if they do exist, then we are the aliens to them.