Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: More on the Santa Rosa UFO Crash

More on the Santa Rosa UFO Crash It seems that I am unable to get away from the alleged Santa Rose UFO crash of 1963. I have additional information about the episode that Budd Hopkins reported in his “Deconstructing the Debunkers: A Response.” Since this has become something of an important case, not for the … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: Santa Rosa (NM) UFO Crash – 1963

What Really Happened at Roswell? Santa Rosa (NM) UFO Crash – 1963 Since the publication of Crash — When UFOs Fall from the Sky, I have learned more about some of the cases mentioned. One of those, which I only reported in the Epilogue was from Santa Rosa, New Mexico and involved a hospital employee. … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: Spitzbergen UFO Crash – 1952

What Really Happened at Roswell? Spitzbergen UFO Crash – 1952 For the last ten years or so, there has been a list of UFO whistle blowers circulating. There are many names on the list but few of them have anything spectacular to tell. Most of the stories are of seeing UFOs and reporting them up … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: The San Diego UFO Crash – 1947

What Really Happened at Roswell? The San Diego UFO Crash – 1947 I was reviewing some of the old cases in my files and I came across the notation for a UFO crash near San Diego in 1947. I had published all the information I had in A History of UFO Crashes and was looking … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: The UFO Crashes – Aurora, Texas – A Story That Won’t Die

Roswell incident: The UFO Crashes – Aurora, Texas – A Story That Won’t Die A while back I had the opportunity to appear on the late night radio show, Coast-to-Coast. I bring this up only because, apparently, the next night the host had on Jim Marrs (seen here) who talked about the Aurora, Texas airship … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: UFO Hoaxed Photographs

What Really Happened at Roswell? UFO Hoaxed Photographs The conventional wisdom is that there are very few hoaxes in the UFO field. Researchers suggest that 90 to 95 percent of all UFO sightings can be explained in the mundane as simple misidentifications of natural phenomena, misidentifications of aircraft or balloons, or as normal things seen … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: UFO Photographs – Ted Philips and Big Amber

UFO Photographs – Ted Philips and Big Amber As many of you know, I was at the Illinois MUFON Symposium hosted by Sam and Julie Maranto (seen here) and held over the last weekend in May. One of the speakers there, Ted Phillips, was a man I had heard about for years but had never … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: UFO Photographs – The Legend of the Joplin Spooklight

UFO Photographs – The Legend of the Joplin Spooklight The legend of the Joplin, Missouri Spooklight began in 1884 when, according to a pamphlet written by the original owner of the Spooklight Museum, Spooky (Arthur P.) Meadows, a young Quapaw Indian girl saw it weaving through the trees in northeastern Oklahoma. Or, maybe it began … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: The Amana Photographs – November 22, 1975

What Really Happened at Roswell? The Amana Photographs – November 22, 1975 High school student Mark Leonard was attempting to take time exposures of the moon on the evening of November 22, 1975 when his attention was drawn to a bright light overhead. He thought it would be a good reference point for a shot … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: Flushing Queens UFO Photographs

What really happened in the Roswell UFO incident? Flushing Queens UFO Photographs The witness, a president of an advertizing agency, told Air Force investigators that he, and others were traveling from New York to Washington, D.C. Because the sky was beautiful, with the sun setting, he decided to take several pictures. Holding the camera outside … Read more