tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post6214538950368851736..comments2024-03-19T11:13:40.642-07:00Comments on A Different Perspective: Return to AztecKRandlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06333125414889883920noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-33654749564235772952016-05-20T06:59:50.442-07:002016-05-20T06:59:50.442-07:00I noticed I somehow forgot to add a line from my t...I noticed I somehow forgot to add a line from my text. Before, "On page 11" it should say: "In the Project Blue Book Staff Study, which included the TWINKLE information". <br /><br />Sorry if anyone tried looking it up in the TWINKLE report. /BobBob Kofordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739226809252915992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-68755322561534796412016-05-19T09:49:23.865-07:002016-05-19T09:49:23.865-07:00Kevin
Since I said that I felt the evidence sugge...Kevin<br /><br />Since I said that I felt the evidence suggests then Colonel Watson was not being truthful, for whatever reason, I felt the need to add this:<br /><br />In the articles done immediately after the release of Scully's book, first with Scully, but immediately following up with Colonel Watson (who completely rips any thought of a reality behind even just the sightings of Unconventional Aircraft), there is presented, by the Air Force, an obvious need to stop the public from believing anything in regards to the saucers.<br /><br />Why? Why bother at all? So what if Scully's book was successful? If it is all nothing, then why not just let it die off naturally?<br /><br />To add to the mystery, as Colonel Watson speaks those words, experts have produced their Project: TWINKLE report, examining the pros and cons of continuing the investigation. On page 11, notation 3, they state, "There are still "incredible reports by credible observers" that have not been and should be thoroughly explained."<br /><br />But Watson is telling this reporter and the readers of the paper that the whole thing is an illusion -that there are no saucers. <br /><br />So who are these credible observers, and if what they have been reporting are nothing at all, why did the project continue on for so many years afterwards?Bob Kofordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739226809252915992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-17124565581001498982016-05-18T09:20:36.347-07:002016-05-18T09:20:36.347-07:00Bob -
Scully didn't supply a definitive date....Bob -<br /><br />Scully didn't supply a definitive date. Some information suggests it was in early 1949 while a couple have said March 13, 1948. Seems there really is no consensus with the date swinging about in about a one-year span.KRandlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333125414889883920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-77774956230296529902016-05-13T08:00:28.727-07:002016-05-13T08:00:28.727-07:00Hopefully its ok for me to add at least one more c...Hopefully its ok for me to add at least one more comment here: this is something that has nagged at me for quite some time. Though it is most offered that Scully was taken in by two con artists, this quote should demonstrate otherwise.<br /><br />(Again it is from the Saturday Night UForia website link, as above - emphasis mine)<br />Scully said in the interview,<br /><br />"I'm just a writer, and not an authority on anything," Scully says of himself, "but on this flying saucer deal <i><b>I do know several disgruntled top-ranking scientists and engineers</b></i> who were called in by the Air Force to aid in the 'Project Saucer' investigation. <br /><br />"These authorities <i><b>are my close friends and they told me</b></i> much of the inside story about the mysterious space ships, the interplanetary cruising ships that they have actually seen and helped take apart. They have even touched the small human bodies of the pilot crews. They gave me the inside dope on this terrific story which is being kept from the public." ".Bob Kofordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739226809252915992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-77006619658176311492016-05-12T08:49:40.540-07:002016-05-12T08:49:40.540-07:00Daniel
Thanks for bringing up the interview, as p...Daniel<br /><br />Thanks for bringing up the interview, as published at the Saturday Night UForia sight.<br /><br />some interesting points:<br /><br />1. It is interesting to see how boldly Harold Watson is lying, and not just mildly so. You could comb through even just SOME of the official reports, especially those being compiled for the GSC, and come away feeling that something important was being sighted, and taken seriously by the military. This isn't to say that the entire scope of the files are made up of serious sightings, or events. This is simply describing what is there...included with the garbage are some very serious reports, made by credible witnesses.<br /><br />2. This doesn't mean, obviously, that we are being visited by humans from Venus, but when you read what Scully has to say, and then see how broadly Watson paints his "there's nothing to it" statements, one can't help but feel some empathy for anyone who might feel a little angry about the secrecy, at the time. <br /><br />3. the "in the spring of 1949" statement matches both what was written in the margin of Newton't written down speech, as well as the date given by Wilkie Conner. Not only was Mr. Conner the first to speak out, he was the only one to immediately porvide a precise date: 4 April 1949. I'd say that could be interpreted as equal to "the spring of 1949".<br /><br />4. As for the 25 March 1948 date, I am not certain what to think. Obviously I feel I have found some important information about that date, but it does not agree with the original statements, and I want to find out more information in regards to itBob Kofordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739226809252915992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-60810281109473725132016-05-11T13:04:59.230-07:002016-05-11T13:04:59.230-07:00The published interview with Frank Scully at the l...The published interview with Frank Scully at the link below refers to '..three flying saucers taken in New Mexico in 1948-49...' <br /><br />Wright Field is clearly identified as the (or a ) place the craft were taken.<br /><br />Frank Scully is quoted saying that '..The Aztec saucer was found in the spring of 1949...'<br /><br />'..Scully showed this writer two small aluminum scale models of the three flying saucers taken in New Mexico in 1948-49. He also displayed detailed blueprints and specifications given him by his scientist friends. These excite the imagination, but Scully says that sober aircraft experts who have examined them say they are entirely feasible...'<br /><br />What has happened to the two models of the saucers and the 'detailed blueprints and specifications...'? What has happened to the photographs that Alice Scully told William Moore that she had seen? <br /><br />This commentary from the website owner distorts the article to create a falsely negative impression by not mentioning the models or the fact that the blueprints/specifications had been shown to the journalist - by their account:<br /><br />'..Typical of Scully's extravagant yet vague claims, the existence of the unnamed book has never been verified. Nor have the alleged "blueprints" Scully says were given to him ever publicly shared, nor have the "sober aircraft experts who have examined them" who "say they are entirely feasible" been named or publicly made themselves known...'<br /><br />http://www.saturdaynightuforia.com/html/articles/articlehtml/saucsum8.htmlDaniel Transithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936796213773640538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-74442553873652641322016-05-11T10:47:20.133-07:002016-05-11T10:47:20.133-07:00Yes Brian, I believe you are correct.
Still, the...Yes Brian, I believe you are correct. <br /><br />Still, they were small brush fires up at the top, I believe, not a big brush fire down below.<br /><br />Hope your day is a good one.Bob Kofordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739226809252915992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-87449851130260933292016-05-10T17:25:12.500-07:002016-05-10T17:25:12.500-07:00@ Bob
Unless the story has changed, I believe Sco...@ Bob<br /><br />Unless the story has changed, I believe Scott claimed there was a fire and some witnesses stated they saw the fire, but told the rest who arrived what they really needed to see was the saucer up on the mesa.Brian Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201018843054563257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-43590628057881058562016-05-10T09:23:43.778-07:002016-05-10T09:23:43.778-07:00Hi Paul.
As I have stated previously, I am not an...Hi Paul.<br /><br />As I have stated previously, I am not an Aztec expert. I can only speak from what I know, or have read. I don't have the latest book in front of me, to verify, but if I recall correctly, the latest bit of information is that oil workers were notified that there might be a fire out at Hart Canyon. Since there were wells around the area, at least two workers went out. As it turned out, there was no huge fire. Given that the statements are true, and accurate (obviously), it would be more likely that if a disc landed, as has been offered, then it could have been a combination of a large dust cloud, and smoldering brush from being scraped...you know, from friction.<br /><br />Kevin<br /><br />Im pretty sure they dealt with that in the last book, clearing it upBob Kofordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739226809252915992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-61817723922478664722016-05-10T05:14:22.955-07:002016-05-10T05:14:22.955-07:00Bob -
You put the March 25, 1948 date in play and...Bob -<br /><br />You put the March 25, 1948 date in play and suggested it had been verified by others who, independently gave the same date. We have shown that such is not the case. There is no real consensus to that date until much later.<br /><br />The idea is that J.P. Cahn was a disgruntled reporter is untrue. I have seen nothing to suggest that, other than from those who believe Aztec is a real crash. I suppose that I can be labeled as a disgruntled abduction researcher for suggesting that abductions are more likely a terrestrial problem than some kind of long-term, on-going research program by alien creatures. Trying to publish accurate information does not make someone a disgruntled person.<br /><br />Yes, Scott has a new Bass, not the guy he reported was killed in Vietnam in a bizarre hit and run accident, which he insisted was true even when I pointed out that there was no one named Bass on the Vietnam Memorial... and now Bass is alive but refusing to talk about it but he's the right guy. How do we know? I had thought Scott had the right guy the first time around.<br /><br />To me, there is no exact date for the event and anything found that relates to some big UFO sighting or event on March 25, 1948, is irrelevant. While you may have something important here, you tied it to the Aztec crash and I do not see any evidence to suggest that the crash took place... How does Scott explain that Nolan and his pal were working for a company that would not enter the area for a couple of years?KRandlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333125414889883920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-20934839235867932262016-05-09T22:47:06.014-07:002016-05-09T22:47:06.014-07:00Bob.
I've never taken too much notice of Azte...Bob. <br />I've never taken too much notice of Aztec, but wasn't there supposed to have been a large bushfire nearby on the same day the saucer was supposedly found? <br />Did you ever find any evidence of this fire and on which date it was burning?Paul Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267452625547760508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-40932153967752719242016-05-09T20:49:46.239-07:002016-05-09T20:49:46.239-07:00My original comment was that I had good, reliable ...My original comment was that I had good, reliable evidence that something important, of a UFO nature, occurred on, and generated important letters of instruction on, 25 March 1948. This is a true statement, and I provided some of the evidence.<br /><br />The only thing still in conjecture about it is whether or not it was because a "Disc" landed on a mesa in New Mexico, on that date, as per witnesses interviewed over the years.<br /><br />If Scully had mentioned that exact date, in his book, the complaint would have been that all the other witnesses were simply copying his date.<br /><br />Even if we start with the year 1980, to mark the beginning of the usage of that exact date, we still have to confront the idea that it is now 2016, and only now are we arguing about this, because I pointed it out. If any of the authors and/or investigators had known this information back then, even in the the 1980s, they would have certainly used it to bolster their cases. They did not...at least not that I have ever seen.<br /><br />Lastly, I happened to be able to get a hold of Scott Ramsey over the weekend, and asked him about the Bass information, on behalf of your readers, since it was brought up. He was kind enough to tell me what he had found, and gave me permission to report it to you, and your readers. This I have done.<br /><br />Have a Good Evening,<br />Bob<br />Bob Kofordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739226809252915992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-16571431580039100552016-05-09T13:01:13.755-07:002016-05-09T13:01:13.755-07:00Kevin:
"Without some solid information... wh...Kevin:<br /><br />"Without some solid information... why should we accept any of this?"<br /><br />With a bit of luck these anonymous guys will make deathbed confessions. Then we shall all be much the wiser. Reminds me of those Roswell witnesses (a few) who also made deathbed confessions. <br /><br />July 8, 1947 and March 25, 1948. Two dates that will surely go down in history as never before, or since.cdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005702597775594084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-81683557208528028392016-05-09T12:25:21.086-07:002016-05-09T12:25:21.086-07:00Bob -
Let's see if I have this straight. We s...Bob -<br /><br />Let's see if I have this straight. We still don't know when the March 25, 1948, date was solidified. I too have made inquiries to those who should know and have not received a response. I say again, because if I'm wrong, someone will point it out, that there is no firm date in Scully's book. I know that in 1976, the date was given as February 13, 1948, which is close.<br /><br />Now we're told that there are additional witnesses but they can't be identified because they're still alive... an unnamed witness at this point is no witness at all. There is no way for the rest of us to verify the information and this case, like Roswell, is crowded with changed stories and unverified "facts."<br /><br />And Bass is alive, has been found, and we know it is the right guy but he isn't allowed to talk about it... come on, Bob, this is preposterous on the face of it. What about the guy allegedly killed in Vietnam? He wasn't the right guy? Was this just an invented story to prevent attempts at verification?<br /><br />Without some solid information... why should we accept any of this?KRandlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333125414889883920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-63993362476766289112016-05-09T11:04:01.555-07:002016-05-09T11:04:01.555-07:00Over the weekend, I posed the direct question of w...Over the weekend, I posed the direct question of when the time period, if known, that the exact date (March 25, 1948) became known, to a researcher who specialized in the Aztec story. Since I came in through the back door, and base that part of the story on their research, and the research of those who came before them, I thought it best I inquire from them.<br /><br />There are a few witnesses that can not yet be named because they are still alive, but their story was checked to see if it could actually work, and it all seems to fit.<br /><br />There are a few others that were found, as you mentioned in your comment, in the mid seventies, before Steinman's book came out, so that when the book seemed to confirm that specific date, which had been given to this particular researcher (I talked to) by individuals who had good reasons to be sure of the date, it seemed to take off from there. <br /><br />Since then, other people were located after exhaustive searches, and they too confirmed that date, without prodding.<br /><br />Also, it would appear that Scott Ramsey did indeed locate Mr. Bass. Once he was located, and an attempt was made to interview him, his supervisor at work intervened, oddly, and would not allow anyone to talk to him. His friends who knew him confirmed it was him, so it was definitely the right guy. Odd that, given the understandable consideration that he probable had nothing to do with it, he wasn't allowed to, or asked not to be, interviewed about it.<br /><br />There is also something else I noticed, in regards to Steinman's work. Some of the facts he related (not that I am saying, "see, he was right"), that he said were acquired after his book was published, almost match what I have now found, in regards to the air defense alert. He claimed he had been told that Marshall canceled an alert, yet I have found the exact opposite (granted, given it it indeed the same date). An alert was initiated, not canceled, which makes a lot more sense to me.<br /><br />I will continue now on this vein, to see if I can better nail down an exact time frame for the precise dating as March 25, 1948.<br />Bob Kofordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739226809252915992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-68845631604921549172016-05-09T09:34:17.296-07:002016-05-09T09:34:17.296-07:00Bob -
The connection to all these independent wit...Bob -<br /><br />The connection to all these independent witnesses are the investigators... Do we know if these alleged witnesses gave the date as March 25, 1948 or if the investigators, having decided that is the date, just ran with what they believed to be the date rather than gathering that data from the source? Or, in other words, it wasn't the witnesses who validated the date but those investigating who did.KRandlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333125414889883920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-81406503841493739342016-05-08T17:06:34.296-07:002016-05-08T17:06:34.296-07:00Hi Kevin.
First of all, thank you for providing a...Hi Kevin.<br /><br />First of all, thank you for providing a forum to discuss this kind of thing.<br /><br />O.k., I'm seeing more clearly what is being asked, and how I might better answer, I hope.<br /><br />It was my research in general that led me here, I am not an Aztec expert. To better hone in on the point I would make: although many could complain that other witnesses are second hand, third hand, etc., several now have seemed to agree on the date: 25 March 1948. It could have begun with Steinman's book, but I would have to admit that I thought it was before. <br /><br />After re-looking up the story, on-line, and looking in material I have kept over the years, my confirmed own time-line goes like this: <br /><br />Last week of 1949, Wilkie Conner's article, in SPACEWARP issue #34, puts the landing on 4 April 1949, in Mexico. <br /><br />On 6 January 1950, the Wyandotte Echo's article (I don't believe says the exact date -I will go back to the BB files to confirm) is published with very similar details as Conner's except it is now New Mexico (admittedly, as has been mentioned, Newton's data says there were possibly at least 3 recoveries, "...two in the southwest")<br /><br />According to newer information: (see: the last two books on subject, last being Ramsey, et al.) Written on the side margin of Newton's notes, for the famous speech, is penned or penciled in, "...Spring of 1949". Perhaps this simply refers to the time the information began to be "leaked", as the Conner article would seem to confirm.<br /><br />Several interviewed since have all seemingly agreed on the 25 March 1948 date. Some of them have apparently never met one another, to compare for an agreed upon date, yet it remains 25 March 1948.<br /><br />This is where my question arises: Even with these "later" witnesses, that appear in several places (from Steinman on, at least), it still seems rather horrible odds that they would all get the same exact time and date. When, as I stated, my own historical searches led me to the information I shared about the 24 hour global air defense alert. It just struck me that the day wasn't just about a tornado, or the Russian buildups, but had a "Conventional Aircraft" component to it, as is confirmed in project BB files, and which appears to have had an impact on Air Defense and the Army GSC for several years after.<br /><br />/Bob<br />Bob Kofordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739226809252915992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-30126764076640094112016-05-08T15:50:16.762-07:002016-05-08T15:50:16.762-07:00Bob -
I have been through Scully's book and w...Bob -<br /><br />I have been through Scully's book and while I did scan it rather than reread it, I was unable to find a precise date for the Aztec crash, other than 1948. I also noticed that in Scully's first article about UFO crashes he mentions two, neither in Aztec, and he doesn't seem to believe the tale. In the J.P. Cahn article, there is no precise date either, other than 1948. <br /><br />Robert Spencer Carr seemed to think that the crash took place on February 13, 1948. I see no consensus on a date until sometime after 1976.<br /><br />So, I guess the question becomes, when did March 25, 1948 become the accepted date. Did Scully mention it and I missed it, or did it become acceptable sometime after the publication of his book?<br /><br />Oh, and did you mean April 4, 1948 or was that date actually 1949?KRandlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333125414889883920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-44829300408915189762016-05-08T14:46:38.645-07:002016-05-08T14:46:38.645-07:00-revised slightly
CDA
The aztec story has been to...-revised slightly<br /><br />CDA<br />The aztec story has been told several times, by several authors over the years. The people involved have been discused so many times, and you probably knew of them long before me. I do concede that, there is one principle who mentioned April 4, 1949 as the date. He also said it took place in Mexico. <br /><br />Brian Bell <br />(any relation to Colonel Paul Bell? He shows up in the files I've been going through quite a bit)<br /><br />I presented enough information in my comment to show that the air defense alert, whose directives were global in scope, had to do with "Unconventioal Aircraft" and "Flying Discs", along with soviet incursions overseas, as well as strange goings on in the "Far East" (General Whitehead). Directive 452.1 was a directive to AMC to pass along all seious "Unconventioal Aircraft" sightings, by reasonable individuals, directly to GHQ, on 25 March 1948.<br /><br />Though I am sure the aircraft destruction you mentioned caused severe apprehension, they knew the cause, as you also pointed out: tornado.<br /><br />Unless someone wants to believe that a "Flying Disc" caused the destruction at the Air Field, then it can't possibly account for the air defense alert that genereated the files I referenced. They reside in the BB files. I provided several documents to check, with their names attached as they are filed, that can be easily verified. Bob Kofordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739226809252915992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-49939860828178263522016-05-08T09:54:41.590-07:002016-05-08T09:54:41.590-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bob Kofordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739226809252915992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-13007526420199683692016-05-07T21:23:42.915-07:002016-05-07T21:23:42.915-07:00@ CDA
"Is there any contemporary report that...@ CDA<br /><br />"Is there any contemporary report that tells us something fell from the sky on March 25, 1948?"<br /><br />Yes.<br /><br />Tornados fell on Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, causing massive destruction to B-29 bombers that cost the USAF $56 Million in damage using today's dollar.<br /><br />This was the first successful tornado forecast to predict that a tornado would strike. Lives were saved but dozens of bombers were destroyed as they were on June 20 to another tornado.<br /><br />The place was wrecked and out of commission - a good reason for USAF officials to initiate an alert.Brian Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201018843054563257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-57717007746635662942016-05-07T09:29:05.154-07:002016-05-07T09:29:05.154-07:00Bob Koford:
You talk about the magic date March 2...Bob Koford:<br /><br />You talk about the magic date March 25, 1948.<br /><br />"Yet that is the date they ALL agree was the date a craft came to rest on a mesa in New Mexico."<br /><br />Who is ALL in this instance? Who are these people who all agree a craft (of some kind) came to rest on a mesa near Aztec on this date? Is there any contemporary press report telling us that something fell to earth on March 25, 1948? Even a meteorite fall would be something.cdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005702597775594084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-31119305144900702362016-05-07T00:22:12.516-07:002016-05-07T00:22:12.516-07:00Kevin.......i respect your all the research you ha...Kevin.......i respect your all the research you have done for all your many years looking into this stuff, and the fact that you have all kinds of military experience makes this a HUGE plus like no previous researcher has had. one thing that has fascinated me about this UFO crash however is the witnesses who were at this crash site were describing the same kind of light weight strange metal fragments and hieroglyphs as in the Roswell event which first was mentioned in the 1980s, while the Aztec tale was fist mentioned way back in Frank Scullys book BEHIND THE FLYING SAUCERS in 1950.james tankersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08957576586789944754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-57662223543349086272016-05-06T21:42:56.874-07:002016-05-06T21:42:56.874-07:00Forgot this:
some docs that reference 452.1
MAXW...Forgot this:<br /><br />some docs that reference 452.1<br /><br />MAXW-PBB4-219<br />MAXW-PBB5-413<br />MAXW-PBB75-742<br />MAXW-PBB7-1549Bob Kofordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739226809252915992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-90388073072584811932016-05-06T21:35:14.933-07:002016-05-06T21:35:14.933-07:00On the same date, 25 March 1948, several Air Defen...On the same date, 25 March 1948, several Air Defense letters and directives were issued in response to the alert ordered by the General Staff, and dictated by General Spaatz, such as ADL 200-1 (later to become AFR 200-2), CoNAC/ADC Directive 45-5, and most notably, United States Army, General Staff Corps letter 452.1, with control number A-1917. For several years after, other "Unconventional Aircraft" reports were sent to the GSC, by AMC (as per the order in directive 452.1), and in all of them, the date 25 March 1948, is cited. <br />Whatever occurred, regarding Unconventional Aircraft, on 25 March 1948, it was still the cause for many other reports, referencing 452.1 as late as 1951, three years later.<br />So, again I point out, that there is no way all of the different witnesses interviewed, coupled with the early players (Newton, Scully, etc.) could all have known anything about the alert generated by the events of that day, yet that is the day mentioned by all of them.<br />Bob Kofordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739226809252915992noreply@blogger.com