tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post4381830444522841802..comments2024-03-19T11:13:40.642-07:00Comments on A Different Perspective: The Socorro Barrel and Bruno R.KRandlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06333125414889883920noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-62170342102270872572018-09-29T07:41:30.982-07:002018-09-29T07:41:30.982-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Brian Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201018843054563257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-64979920316600602992018-09-28T16:47:32.363-07:002018-09-28T16:47:32.363-07:00Having worked with most types of military and civi...Having worked with most types of military and civilian explosives , in my military career and holding blasting licenses in three states, I think I can state with some certainty this doesn't wash. Both the ammonium nitrate he claimed to use and the dynamite, which would have been either ammonium nitrate based or nitro based would have left loads of residue, as well as some materials from the blast, fuse, wiring, blasting cap copper bits etc. Not to mention rigging a barrel to blow straight in the air would be hit or miss. <br />With Zamora there, and state trooper Chavez there in moments, where did our stalwart macgyvers hide? Don't buy it. Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248148645847340897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-2942192915699308342018-09-27T20:33:52.950-07:002018-09-27T20:33:52.950-07:00innocent, seemingly rationale people confess to mu...innocent, seemingly rationale people confess to murders all the time. This "explanation" does not line up in some many places as to be laughable. Missing barrel? no insignia? no coveralls after all ... not really matching much with the story as related by Zamora (remember: daylight sighting, close distance at 105 ft at one point). I used to be a big fan of unsolved crimes (Zodiac, Jack the Ripper, etc.) and it was amazing how many *very* plausible candidates there were for the crimes. You could gather little tidbits here and there and construct a very good case for a lot of people. For Socorro, the hoax / prank / Govt. solutions really don't impress. I certainly appreciate the research effort done to gather as much info as possible, but they're all rather 'foggy' in my opinion.jamesravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00870675215940687987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-33339878481223763252018-09-27T13:04:02.825-07:002018-09-27T13:04:02.825-07:00You're right Kevin, not having more than a pas...You're right Kevin, not having more than a passing interest in the Zamora incident, and having testified in both Federal and State courts as an investigator more times than I can remember, I knew better than to frivolously speculate. Thanks for the clarification. Looking forward to the follow up.<br />Byron Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854798246303624677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-77375027510467576182018-09-27T11:00:26.948-07:002018-09-27T11:00:26.948-07:00Guys -
Plan to follow up. Plan to ask about the b...Guys -<br /><br />Plan to follow up. Plan to ask about the barrel. Burnt cardboard had nothing to do with this. The whole area, because of winds, had trash flying around. The burnt cardboard was an irrelevancy. And, if the guys were fleeing because Zamora had just arrived, I doubt they would have bothered gathering up the stuff, because, according to Bruno, they were just screwing around. It wasn't an attempt to fool Zamora so there was no reason to hastily grab anything.KRandlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333125414889883920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-53781458957151646742018-09-27T01:01:16.698-07:002018-09-27T01:01:16.698-07:00What about following up with Bruno requesting more...<br />What about following up with Bruno requesting more information his account.. I would be curious, how does he explain 1) what happened to the barrel after it landed, 2) how did they get away (and the lack of footprints and tire tracks), 3) any correspondence (perhaps even sent anonymously) with Zamora between when the event happened and before Bruno left for SA?<br /><br />I agree, that his explanation as of now doesn't seem very likely for the reasons you mentioned and a couple of others. But, it would be interesting to see if he could elaborate on some questions such as the three above.Adam S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11934830683869908953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558306.post-12720719175020424872018-09-26T11:06:36.813-07:002018-09-26T11:06:36.813-07:00"... what happened to that barrel"? Ima..."... what happened to that barrel"? Imagine these bright young, to be engineers, Bruno and partner preconceived hiding any evidence of their planned wrongdoing, drove to the launchsite with the barrel, explosives, gas, etc., and a stack of cardboard they planned to use as a launchpad, thrown in the back of a pick-up truck. After their mission was accomplished, they hastily collected the debris leaving behind only small bits of burnt cardboard. This certainly doesn't answer all the questions about the incident, but poses a plausible explanation for some of the inconsistencies in the story. Byron Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854798246303624677noreply@blogger.com