Alien Base: The Evidence for Extraterrestrial Colonization of Earth – AN INTRUSION OVER MANZANO LABORATORY
In Beyond Top Secret, I reported on the 1980 series of sightings (including a reported landing) of unknown flying objects in the vicinity of the Manzano Weapons Storage Area, at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
These sightings are confirmed officially in several declassified Air Force documents. Major Ernest Edwards, USAF (Retired), who had been in charge of security at Manzano, confirmed the content of these reports and pointed out to me in person where the incidents had occurred.
Another interesting sighting, investigated by R. C. Hecker of the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization (APRO), occurred in 1973.
At 21.45 on 6 November, an air policeman spotted a large, glowing object hovering above Plant No. 3 (nuclear weapons inspection facility) of the Manzano Laboratory area, Kirtland Air Force Base East. The object was described as shaped like an oblate spheroid, 150 feet in diameter, golden in colour, and absolutely silent as it hovered at about 100 feet. ‘The nine other air policemen on duty in that area were alerted to the presence of the intruder,’ reported Hecker.
While the other air policemen moved into positions affording views of the object, a call was put through to Kirtland East for assistance. According to my informant (one of the air policemen who saw the UFO), four interceptors (F —101 Voodoos) of the 150th Fighter Group, New Mexico Air National Guard, were scrambled to intercept the object. As the interceptors grouped in the skies over Kirtland AFB West, the object began moving in an easterly direction and passed out of sight over the Manzano Mountains at treetop level (below the radar horizon). By the time the jets had arrived on the scene, the object had vanished. ‘When I interviewed [my informant] approximately one week after the incident,’ continued Hecker, ‘he said that military officials were upset with the incident.
He requested that I did not identify the source of my information due to immediate censoring of the report. He said that officially, the sighting had not occurred; there were no references to it in intelligence briefs (which he had access to) in succeeding days.’