X-FILES - part 2.

  2.2. Major Jesse Marcel.
  US Air Force Base. Roswell

   Thirty-two years later, the retired half-
the minister Jesse Marcel will definitely remember the mo-
cop when he got involved in this
history.

   It was Monday July 7, 1947, and he,
at that time major, head of the intelligence department
509th Air Regiment, located at the air-
Roswell Base (now Walker Field), had lunch
at the officers' club. He was asked to appear on television
background on a very urgent matter.  Called ok
County Sheriff George Wilcox: he has
the plot is located by a farmer from the surrounding area
Corona, there was an accident near his ranch
strange aircraft, part of it is a bummer
the farmer brought it with him.

   Strange flying machine... Jesse
Marcel had been flying for twenty years and believed
that you won’t surprise him with any devices.
Therefore, the major leisurely finished with both
house and only then went to the sheriff.

   A quick glance at the gru-
from the fragments brought by Brazel, so that
understand: nothing like Marcel has ever been seen
had to. He turned over the sheet of paper in his hands
the lightest metal, elastic and flexible.
I felt the parchment-like flap, the dog-
rubbing pink and scarlet badges that
could be letters, numbers or symbols.
The debris was so unusual that Mar-
sat down decidedimmediately report everything to
Air Regiment Mandir William Blanchard.  Ma-
yor invited the farmer to go with him to
air base, but Brazel referred to an emergency
new business in the city. We agreed to meet
an hour later at the sheriff's office.

   Marcel, having captured several fragments,
hurried to the air base, not suspecting that
an hour later he will be shaking in the homeless
rye on the way to the Foster Place Ranch.  Yes
the regiment commander ordered, as soon as Marcel
reported the situation.

   We traveled in two cars: Marcel to headquarters
Mr. Buick and a certain Cavitt, counterintelligence
chick from Texas - in a different car. From what
By the way, he ended up in Roswell and why did he go?
hal to pick up the pieces, for Jesse Marcel
remains a mystery. It feels counter-
the witch from Texas irritated the major with something,
several times he mentions "that Cavitt"
and says nothing about Brazel.

   Was William Brazel with them or did he stay?
in Roswell? The only phrase in pros-
strange interview with Marcel seemed to
claims that the farmer was traveling with them: “I and
counterintelligence officer from West Texas by fa-
Milia Cavitt followed this man
com on his ranch..."

   We got to Foster Place in the evening,
spent the night there.

   In the morning we went to the pasture.  Stripe in
three quarters of a mile long and several hundred
feet wide was strewn with debris.
The explosion occurred in the air. Unknown Le-
body apparatus, having lost partequipped
ok, still managed to stay in the air. Just don't
does it lie beyond those hills on the horizon?

   The things they collected were truly strange.
Blocks made of wood-like material.
"They resembled balsa wood, in weight
about the same, only it was not at all
not a tree,” recalls Masel in an interview
William Moore. Brown flaps similar to
wax or parchment, but not durable
extraordinary, it was impossible to break them.
Many of them were covered with writings. By-
pieces of thin material, no thicker than paper, fell
metal, something between foil and
aluminum Cavitt picked up the black box
ku, but without a lid and holes. Looks like me-
thallic, also almost weightless.

   Both cars were loaded with debris.  Much
had to be left to pasture. Later there
they will send soldiers, and they will diligently
the area is a joke, they will pick up every piece of debris.

   "In the afternoon of the same day, (July 8-
la) - continues Jesse Marcel, - we left -
We went to Roswell and arrived there in the evening."

   It was already evening, and Marcel in his Buie
ke" went not to the base, but home, thanks
to which another witness appeared. Eleven-
Marcela's 20-year-old son was stunned in the yard
father with a question: “Dad, did you bring a flying
plate?" While my father was recovering from
surprised, the son sorted out the dumped
there are strange things on the seat. Part of the
that evening the breakers will be transferred to the kitchen, where
father and son will be in vainguess what co-
the battle was a single whole.

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   By order of the regiment commander, Marseille
was at the ranch in a great hurry, having only had time
warn your wife on the phone that you won’t
children spend the night at home. How then can the son check
gave information about the purpose of the trip?  It turns out that for now
Marcel and Cavitt drove up to Roswell with
strange cargo, the world has already been notified,
that on the desert plateau of New Mexico
US Air Force picked up the victim
flying saucer crash. To the sheriff's station
to the airbase, to the editorial office of the local newspaper with
reporters were calling all the time, trying
find out the details.  And it all started with
messages from the airbase press service.  Here it is
full text:

     Roswell Army Air Base,
     New Mexico, July 8, 1947
     first half of the day.

  "Numerous rumors regarding
  flying discs were confirmed yesterday,
  when the head of the intelligence department of the 509th
  Eighth Bomber Regiment
  to the air army and the county sheriff
  managed to take possession of oneof such dis-
  kov.

  A flying disc was detected near
  zi ranch in the vicinity of Roswell on
  last week. Due to the lack of
  lefon only after the accident
  How many days was the farmer able to notify
  the sheriff, who in turn notified
  dear head of the intelligence department of the 509th
  Air Regiment of Major Jesse A. Marcel.
  Measures were taken immediately
  the disk from the ranch was delivered to the air base
  Roswell, where he underwent preliminary
  a thorough examination, after which the major
  Marcel was taken to a higher
 headquarters."


  2.3. Questions

   Everything about the message is surprising.
The haste with which it was done.  I'm sure
the care with which the discovery of le-
melting disk, although in Foster's pasture
place" they picked up only fragments unknown
what. But what is most surprising is the timing of the discovery.
message birth: July 8, first half
wine of the day.

   If Marcel left for the ranch on July 7th,
spent the night there and returned to Roswell under
the evening of the next day, therefore,
This was made public when Marcel and Ka-
Witt was still just collecting the debris or
moved with them to Roswell.

   We can only assume: even that little
what William Brazel brought with him,
Colonel Blanchard considered sufficient evidence
discovery and hastened to announce the find
flying disk

   Somehow I can’t believe this. Could Blanc-
Chard admit to an emergency
the authorities did not find out about the incident from him,
and from the press?

   And one more surprise: the collected debris
rumbled in the back of the headquarters Buick Mar-
sat down, and the message said that they
already sent to higher headquarters, and by whom? -
Major Marcel!

   Eighth Air Force headquarters was located
in Fort Worth, West Texas. From there
there was the mysterious counterintelligence officer Cavitt, and
arrived in Roswell at the perfect time,
when they were unfolding theredescribed co-
being. Accident? Or maybe in the Pentagon and
Fort Worth learned about the accident before
Did Brazel bring the wreckage to Roswell?

   To this day it is not clear who owns
The idea of hastily publishing the message stung.
But its compiler is known.  "We had
press liaison officer, he
national initiative called the Associated
Ted Press" and later composed the message."

   Connecting a news agency explained
understands the speed with which the news was picked up
the disk flew around the world. Worrying friend
goe: press liaison officer on his own
public initiative makes public
such an important message?

   In 1979, William Moore easily found
cal of retired Lieutenant Walter Hoth, he
still lived in Roswell, was in power
art gallery dealer. Khot said:
"Colonel Blanchard called me and ordered
make a message that the Air Force is like-
crashed flying disc." Not
not only compose, but also distribute! Neither-
what kind of "own initiative" on the part of
There was no hott. When, from all corners,
should the reporters call, the colonel again
called him and ordered: “If you know-
the way to shut them up,
act!"

   Having received the task of composing a message,
Hot asked Blanchard if he could
watch a flying disc. The colonel replied,
that this is impossible. Major Marcel visited
at the scene of the accident,collected the fragments and has already
walks with them on the road to Fort Worth.

   And again the question: when could it take place?
such a conversation? If you remember the affixed-
date in the message (July 8, first half)
wine of the day), it turns out, not earlier than the second half
wines of day 7, and most likely in the morning of July 8.
But Marcel hasn't returned from the ranch yet!  Trace-
Therefore, Colonel Blanchard spoke
I am glad that the debris from the airbase has already been sent to
Lena in Fort Worth.

   So, the main character in this
history - according to the logic of things, evidence,
finally, by position - he was a colonel
William Blanchard. Marcel and Hot only performed
bearers of his will. Then the question is: is it on your own?
initiative, the colonel announced a sensational
tion message?

   At the beginning of July 1947 there was no
instructions for military personnel to keep everything
concerning unidentified flying objects
in secret. The notorious JANAP 146 - secret -
the Joint Committee's circular
Chiefs of Staff of the Army, Navy and Air Force, Circ.
a manual describing the order of submission of don-
information about UFOs, and the disclosure by military personnel
any information about them equating to
disclosure of state secrets (from state
yes up to ten years and ten thousand dollars
fine) - it will come into force later.  Yes
that Blanchard could, of course, at his own peril
and the risk of notifying the world about a fantastic
walk without informing the authorities.
But this is unlikely. The military is the same everywhere
forks.Subordinate boss doesn't do anything
undertakes without the consent of a superior.
Especially in such a sensitive matter.

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  2.4. Version

   Berlitz and Moore give the following version,
not really believing in it themselves: Chief of Staff
Air Force General Hoyt Vandenberg allegedly po-
stank from the Pentagon to the brigadier general
Roger Ramey, Commander of the Eighth Air Force
stuffy army, and asked to explain that
takes place in Roswell.  Raimi contacted
Colonel Blanchard and benefited him
thief for a hasty message, at the same time
ordering the immediate delivery of the wreckage
ki drive to Fort Worth.


  3. The situation undercontrol

  3.1. West Texas, Fort Worth,
  headquarters of the Eighth Air Force.
  Press conference

   July 8 (or 9, if you follow the chronological
gy Marcela), while the major with the wreckage of the unknown
home plane was flying to Fort Worth, due to
dio General Roger Raimi gave a speech
following the Roswell Air Force Base announcement about the
walking a flying disc. According to the general,
in the pasture was picked up only by me-
Theosonde, mistakenly taken for the wreckage of a forest
melting disk.

   If only this performance happened
hear Major Marcel in flight, he must
the wife smiled to himself and looked around
zami strange belongings that occupied a good
half of a four-engine bomber.
That day, Marcel thought to himself more than once:
tried to smile. With a sly smile
he chatted in one of the newspaper photographs in
time for a press conference at army headquarters. Here
as he describes his stay there:

  "As soon as we landed in Fort Worth,
  we were ordered to move some of the debris
  you go to the general's office - he wants
  let's take a look at them. We did it like
  was ordered, spreading what was brought into
  floor covered with brown
  with paper... General Reimi allowed
  some of the reporters were confused by all this
  no. In one of those photographs
  I, squatting, was also impressed
  in front of some uninteresting objects
  breaking. Reporters could take photographs
  to move, but to approach and touch
  something was not allowed.  Wreckage on
  those photos were real, nothing here
  fraud. Later they were replaced by others -
  mi. And again they allowed photography
  Those photosfilmed when
  the real wreckage was already in
  paths to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.  Me-
  Nya was not in those pictures.  I remember
  the general himself posed with one of
  adjutants. I've seen a lot of things
  probes, but don’t see this
  elk... It was General Raimi who invented the use
  thorium with a weather balloon as an accessory
  digging to throw off our shoulders
  pressed reporters.  The press was
  it is said that they only picked up
  weather balloon, and therefore flight to the airbase
  Wright-Patterson is cancelled.  me with
  the flight was canceled, someone else did all this
  delivered to Wright-Patterson base.  to me
  anything spoken was generally prohibited
  to journalists, with the exception of
  what the general suggested."

   From Marcel's story we can conclude that
that a press conference in Fort Worth is being prepared
It was done hastily, not everything went smoothly.  Some-
mu of the reporters still managed to photograph
real wreckage, only then was it completely
shena substitution. From the weather station to headquarters urgently
but they brought in Warrant Officer Irving-Newto-
on, and he with a clear conscience was able to confirm
tell reporters what they have been charged with (after
substitution) weather balloon.  The truth is not here either
there was no overlay. In prepared for
press report stated that this was
Rawin's theoprobe (Rawin target ML-306), one-
but there was a probe for another purpose on the floor and,
therefore, of a different type - AN/AMT-4, unlike
which from the first one did not have in the equipment
grams of foil, of which there was a fair amount among
debris collected from the Breize pasture
la. Not this one, but this one, still a weather balloon.
Reporters were fascinated by the technical
details, unfamiliar letters, digital
No awkward questions were asked.

  * * *

   Report on General Rey's press conference
mi appeared in the newspapers on July 9. When re-
porters rushed to Roswell to get
read the explanation from Colonel Blanchard -
how could his people confuse a weather balloon with
flying saucer? - they were told that
The mandir of the 509th Airlift Wing went on leave.