MY THOUGHTS ON ROSWELL

The 2009-04-26 in Welcome to the Academy of Ufology

By Jim DeManche, Director CUFORS

On or around July 4, 1947 an object or objects, crashed on a ranchers field outside the small town of Roswell, New Mexico in the Southwest United States. Do I personally believe this happened? Yes I do. Was this object or objects extraterrestrial in origin? I believe it was.

There are two basic camps when it comes to Roswell; those who believe, and those who don’t. To be fair, books written on the pro-side are: The Roswell Incident (1980), The UFO Crash at Roswell (1991), Crash at Corona (1992), The Truth About the UFO Crash at Roswell (1994), and The Roswell Encyclopedia (2000). On the con-side are: The Real Roswell Crash Cover-up (1997), and Roswell: Inconvenient Facts and the Will to Believe (2001).

There is no disputing the fact that an unknown or unidentified object, crashed to earth in July 1947 on a ranchers field in New Mexico. Some researchers and investigators have linked a crashed vehicle with dead or dying aliens to this same event. This may be true, or it may have been two individual events occurring in tandem. We have eye witness testimony, but no physical evidence.

What is so different about this case that has created such controversy for over fifty years? Quite honestly, its the truth! More than anything else the truth has been debated, argued, and written about endlessly. Why is this? Because there is no physical evidence available to be examined by today’s modern scientific, forensic or legal community. Notice I said "no physical evidence is available", not "no physical evidence exists".

Do I believe physical evidence exists that could prove the extraterrestrial theory? Yes I do. The press release issued by 1st. Lieutenant Walter Haut on July 9, 1947, to the four media outlets in Roswell, New Mexico records the capture of a flying saucer! It is a fact of history. One only needs to remember, that the 509th Bomb Group at Roswell Army Air Force, supplied the Atomic Bombs that ended WWII. The press release about a flying saucer released by the same 509th Bomb Group was not an accident, or case of mistaken identity, but a fact!
See image 1 below:

In the United States of America, the testimony of two or more credible witnesses can send a person to prison for the remainder of their life! A person can even be convicted of murder, even if a body is never found or produced! This is commonly referred to as "Circumstantial Evidence". So what is the circumstantial evidence in regard to Roswell?

Volumes have been written on the statements by witnesses. Taking into consideration variables for memory, the testimonies have remained for the most part consistent, whether you believe them or not. Most people who are honest, will not change the facts or the circumstances in their statements. Its only when ones dishonesty is exposed, that their story begins to change or fall apart under pressure. The governments story has changed from a "Weather Balloon" to "Project Mogul" to "Crash Dummies". You be the judge, its not the difficult.

In the summer of 2007, I had the great privilege to visit one-on-one with Jesse Marcel, Jr., the son of Major Jesse Marcel, Sr. from the 509th Bomb Group in Roswell. We were both at the ‘Bay Area UFO Expo’ in San Jose, California at the same time. Jesse Marcel, Jr. frankly and honestly described his experiences the night his father brought home the ‘crash debris’ from a ranchers field.
See image 2 below: Jesse Marcel Jr. (on the left) and Jim DeManche

Do I believe his father brought home extraterrestrial material from a crash site? Yes I do. Do I believe that in 1947 (young 12yr. old) Jesse Marcel, Jr. handled "mystery metal" that kept it’s shape even when crushed in his hand? Yes I do. Do I believe that a small "I-Beam" type structure with unknown or alien symbols was handled by young Jesse Marcel, Jr? Yes I do.
See image 3 below: Jesse Marcel Sr.

After 30yrs. of Law Enforcement experience, I am very confident when determining the truthfulness or deception in someones testimony, story, or statement. Jesse Marcel, Jr. is telling the truth. And if he is telling the truth, then so are the majority of other witnesses telling the truth. So now you will have to determine for yourself, who is telling the lie? I highly recommend you read the book by Jesse Marcel, Jr. The Roswell Legacy (2007).

All things being equal, when you have eliminated all other possibilities,
whatever is left, must be the truth
-Occam’s Razor-

Jim DeManche, Director
CUFORS-California UFO Research Society