KLAS-TV Channel 8 News Las VegasFriday Phenomena: UFO Conspiracy?
Is there a government conspiracy to hide UFOs? Most of us have heard about the infamous Roswell incident in which a flying saucer supposedly crashed in the desert of New Mexico. Some UFO researchers say Roswell wasn't the only UFO to crash. In fact, they say there have been dozens.
Some of the world's best-known UFO speakers are in Las Vegas this weekend for a conference devoted to crashed discs. The I-Team's George Knapp has more in our Friday Phenomena report
Roswell New Mexico, 1947, something strange crashed in the desert. The military at first said it was a flying saucer from outer space. The story was then changed to a weather balloon, and it's been changed a few more times since. Researchers who've spent decades looking into the case still believe the first story, and, they suspect, there have been many other similar crashes.
Ryan Wood, UFO crash researcher, said, "The best cases are the ones where we have multiple witnessess, some physical evidence, and multiple investigations by a variety of people over a long period of time."
Wood has written a new book about an estimated 74 UFO crashes, including one that allegedly occurred near Kingman, Arizona in the early 50s. This weekend, 16 of the world's best-known UFO researchers are in Las Vegas to unveil their latest findings and argue about the evidence.
The Third Annual UFO rash Retrieval Conference at the Embassy Suites doesn't only look for evidence of crashes but for answers about what happened to the debris. Wood and many other researchers believes there is a secret government organization -- Majic or Majestic 12 -- that keeps a lid on the story and the debris, some of which allegedly ended up at Nevada's Area 51 military base. Ryan Wood admits that some of these stories might be made up, either by oddballs or by disinformation agents.
Colonel John Alexander (Ret.) said, "I've talked to some of the most senior people in government and have found no evidence there was even one." Former Army intelligence Col. John Alexander, with extensive contacts in military circles and an interest in UFOs, says he can't buy the idea that there have been so many crashes. "It seems inconceivable to me that this hyper-advanced technology came a trillion miles to crash in our backyard once, let alone that this stuff keeps falling down."
Alexander acknowledges that there is a lot of interest in UFOs among high-ranking military and intelligence officials and that information is exchanged because he was one of them. But it's personal, not institutional. Wood says just because ETs are more advanced doesn't mean they're infallible, so crashes could occur. Mainly, he says, people should find out for themselves by hearing the experts. Wood says, "You can judge for yourself whether you think it's baloney or the truth."
As a side note, one of the best documented UFO crash cases is from Cape Girardeu, Missouri, the hometown of a certain Eyewitness News anchorman.
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