| Imagine the look on my face when I heard | | | | obvious identity and employment |
| that Area 51 might be the next Kennedy | | | | constraints. In addition, the occasional |
| Space Center or Air Force Museum? Both | | | | contacts I have had with them have |
| the Space Center and Air Force Museum | | | | proven to be a good source of |
| are two of the most popular, yet least | | | | information when it comes to the world |
| publicized attractions in the USA. | | | | of hidden facts, secret projects and |
| Boasting an amazing array of exhibits, | | | | captured Alien hardware. The most recent |
| aircraft, spacecraft and Imax | | | | tidbit may be something for all of us to |
| presentations, these tourist | | | | get a bit excited about. |
| destinations are home to some of our | | | | Anyone with half a brain knew that the |
| greatest national treasures. However, | | | | government was not going to leave |
| could they even hold a candle to the | | | | captured Alien hardware lying around a |
| popularity of Area 51 as a tourist | | | | place that was quickly becoming as |
| destination if it were opened to the | | | | infamous as it had been secret. Once |
| public? | | | | Robert Lazar and the other whistle |
| It was over ten years ago that I was | | | | blowers came forward, there was little |
| contacted by a small group of former | | | | doubt that most of the good stuff would |
| military personnel who had some amazing | | | | be or was already in the process of |
| stories to tell. Individually and as a | | | | being moved elsewhere. Given that, the |
| group, they claimed to have piloted | | | | Government had some tough choices to |
| captured Alien hardware for the U.S. | | | | make about Area 51. |
| Government. In those whistleblower days | | | | Despite a land grab that was designed to |
| of the late 1980s and early 1990s, there | | | | keep the curious away from Groom Lake, |
| was no shortage of ex-government folk | | | | the area quickly became the focus of |
| claiming to have intimate knowledge | | | | everyone from mildly interested tourists |
| about the Government cover-up of | | | | to dedicated UFO researchers alike. Over |
| information concerning Aliens and UFOs. | | | | the past decade, new photos of the |
| Some of these people were believable | | | | property available from photo sneaks and |
| enough, but most lacked a story or | | | | private eyes in the sky have shown |
| evidence that stood up to long-term | | | | improved roads and new buildings. |
| scrutiny. These guys were different. | | | | Because we know so little about the |
| Having grown up around active and | | | | property, it's difficult to say what |
| retired military personnel, I always | | | | that kind of expansion means. |
| found them easy to spot. Among that | | | | While we all assume that most of what |
| group, Officers and Military Pilots were | | | | happens in and around Groom Lake has to |
| definite standouts. As I was introduced | | | | do with advanced aircraft testing, it's |
| to this group of men over a short period | | | | important to remember that the secret |
| of time, they struck me as officers and | | | | nature of the property also makes it a |
| pilots. More then that, they also seemed | | | | prime place for government research into |
| to have the kind of technical | | | | almost anything they don't want you to |
| backgrounds and training that would | | | | know about. Given the information |
| befit Astronauts. It was obvious that | | | | provided to me by the UFO Test Pilot |
| these guys were telling either the truth | | | | group previously mentioned, I believe |
| or a well-scripted story that I was | | | | that Area 51 may be moving in a new and |
| supposed to believe and share. | | | | very unexpected direction. An already |
| These 'UFO Pilots' are people of strong | | | | successful Base model may aid that |
| character and conviction. They came to | | | | direction. |
| me because they had a beef with the | | | | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is the |
| Government. After watching how | | | | home to the U.S. Air Force Museum and a |
| whistleblowers like Bill English, John | | | | lot more. A huge facility, it is easily |
| Lear, Wendelle Stevens, Robert Lazar and | | | | accessible from several Interstate |
| others were belittled or ignored by the | | | | Highways and convenient local roads. The |
| press, roasted by their peers and | | | | very public side of the Base in the form |
| mistreated by over-zealous UFO | | | | of the Air Force Museum hides a very |
| researchers, they wanted no part of all | | | | private side as well. It's no big secret |
| that. After hearing me during a guest | | | | that some of the most important and |
| spot on a local radio station in | | | | secret research conducted by the Air |
| Orlando, one member of their unique | | | | Force has been and continues to be |
| little group decided to attend a seminar | | | | carried out there. Hide in plain site |
| that I gave in Florida. While unsure | | | | seems to be their motto. |
| whether to trust me or not, he liked the | | | | Alleged home of the legendary Hangar 18, |
| fact people at the seminar seemed to | | | | Wright-Patterson was at least one |
| trust me with personal stories and | | | | destination of some material from the |
| decided to give me a try. | | | | 1947 Roswell UFO crash. Many believe |
| After a short series of cloak and dagger | | | | that one or more captured Alien |
| style contacts, I met with the guy I | | | | spacecrafts have been brought, studied |
| call the "UFO Pilot' and heard his | | | | and possibly stored there over the |
| amazing story at a small motel in | | | | years. Home to exotic Air Force agencies |
| Florida. He came to me because several | | | | of the past and present like Project |
| of his crewmates died in what he | | | | Bluebook and the Foreign Technology |
| considered unnecessarily dangerous tests | | | | Division, many consider Wright-Patterson |
| of Alien hardware in different places | | | | to be the very heart of the Air Force. |
| around the USA. In at least one case, | | | | During the early 1990s, a television |
| several civilians were killed as well. | | | | news crew was allowed access to some of |
| To understand his frustration, I have to | | | | the areas underneath the base. Although |
| share a few details about these tests. | | | | access was severely limited, their |
| The men and women of this special team | | | | camera work revealed the existence of |
| of pilots worked under more then unusual | | | | underground tunnels, vaults and storage |
| conditions. Due to the mechanical nature | | | | areas. These could simply be bunkers |
| of the Alien objects they were flying, | | | | with a few connecting passages, but maps |
| it took up to five people to pilot one | | | | and documents leaked out over the years |
| craft. These people were jammed in a | | | | seem to indicate a large number of |
| most uncomfortable and unsafe way into | | | | interconnecting underground facilities |
| what amounts to a 'wooden box' inside | | | | beneath the base. None of this seems to |
| the control area of the object. The | | | | have affected the ability of |
| 'wooden box' structure provided a still | | | | Wright-Patterson AFB to host foreign |
| unclear measure of safety and access to | | | | military visitors, national and |
| human operation of the object that was | | | | international dignitaries and the |
| never fully explained to me for security | | | | general public. |
| reasons. Inside the box, the human | | | | It has worked with Wright-Patterson, so |
| pilots had access to controls that had | | | | why not Area 51? If the UFO Pilots are |
| been specially built for them. These | | | | correct, parts of Area 51 may soon be |
| special devices gave the pilots some, | | | | open to the public. How open and which |
| but not a full measure of control needed | | | | parts remain to be seen. Will they |
| to operate the craft. | | | | follow the Disney model of opening a |
| The pilots had been told very little | | | | Welcome Center before anything else is |
| about how the object they were trying to | | | | ready? If such a plan exists, only |
| fly came into U.S. Government hands. It | | | | select parts of Area 51 will be |
| was obvious to them that the technology | | | | available for public visitation. After |
| and design of the craft came from a | | | | all, every major division of the U.S. |
| completely different sphere of technical | | | | Military and various U.S. Government |
| influence. It seemed as though the | | | | agencies are represented there. |
| beings that built this craft started | | | | If we are to believe our own eyes, |
| from a framework of manipulating the | | | | satellite photos indicate that quite a |
| natural forces of the universe, while we | | | | bit of building has gone on since Area |
| started our modern era of transportation | | | | 51 first came to the public's attention. |
| with the internal combustion engine. | | | | It's a given that some of it has to |
| This made for two very different and | | | | involve underground construction as |
| often incompatible technologies. The | | | | well. After all, the place already has a |
| result of trying to combine the two was | | | | reputation for hosting deep underground |
| often disastrous. | | | | bunkers, tunnels and research areas. It |
| After several crashes, near crashes and | | | | would be logical to assume that the |
| deaths within their group and among the | | | | Nevada heat and need for secrecy would |
| civilian population of areas where tests | | | | create the certainty of utilizing the |
| took place, these men were made | | | | space below ground in as many practical |
| scapegoats. All were unceremoniously | | | | ways as possible. |
| dumped from the program they were | | | | Apart from the quiet mutterings of the |
| involved in. That was not akin to just | | | | UFO Pilots and other insiders, making |
| losing a job. They were blamed for being | | | | Area 51 a place for public visitation |
| unable to properly operate Alien | | | | would be a brilliant move from a |
| technology that was never meant to be | | | | publicity standpoint. At a time when |
| touched by humans. This made them | | | | many people in the USA either love or |
| pariahs as possible test pilot | | | | hate the military, opening Area 51 might |
| candidates for any other future | | | | have a very positive effect on public |
| government programs involving secret or | | | | perception. Although I do not see any |
| captured air or space craft. In | | | | sign of the UFO cover-up lifting, |
| addition, the secrecy side of their work | | | | opening the Base and exposing the |
| made them unavailable for flight duty or | | | | conventional side of the Area 51 story |
| employment of any kind inside or outside | | | | would allow us all access to some level |
| of the U.S. Military. | | | | of forbidden history. |
| Although I felt sorry for them, I knew | | | | Most government insiders fail to |
| that anytime anyone accepts unusual | | | | recognize the value of 'coming clean' |
| duties within the U.S. Military or | | | | about past secrets. Whenever that |
| Government Services; they throw the dice | | | | happens, there is always a rise in the |
| of life. There are no shortage of | | | | level of confidence people have in their |
| Veterans, long forgotten by an allegedly | | | | government and the military. It's almost |
| grateful nation, who are dying of | | | | ridiculous that there are still |
| diseases and medical problems directly | | | | classified documents that have never |
| related to their service. Many have | | | | been released to the public dating back |
| limited or no access to government | | | | to the days before World War I. Most |
| medical services and have not been | | | | classified document researchers believe |
| properly compensated for their | | | | that it may be at least fifty to well |
| sacrifice. | | | | over one hundred more years before even |
| The best I could do for these people was | | | | a small number of the many secret files |
| to share their story in my newsletter | | | | from the World War II time period are |
| and through my seminars. Lacking the | | | | released. |
| ability to learn or share their | | | | When Area 51 became the target of |
| identities or other specifics about the | | | | investigative journalists and UFO |
| world of secrecy in which they existed, | | | | researchers, it also became a place with |
| I had few options. Calling a press | | | | new security concerns. There can be |
| conference would be fruitless. It did | | | | little doubt that at least a few of the |
| not and has not worked for even the most | | | | many thousands of people who have taken |
| impressive former military or technical | | | | bus tours or day trips out to the very |
| people claiming involvement with secret | | | | edge of the property have had other |
| UFO projects and it would not work for | | | | agendas. Some may have been foreign |
| them. | | | | operatives. Others could have been |
| Although extremely intelligent and well | | | | potential terrorists. Either way, no |
| trained, I could easily see that these | | | | secret facility could ever survive the |
| people were very naïve about the U.S. | | | | kind of scrutiny leveled at the Groom |
| Government's ability to just throw | | | | Lake test facility for very long. |
| people away. None believed it could or | | | | Area 51 faces an enemy greater then |
| would happen to them, until it did. I | | | | foreign agents or investigative |
| could also understand their lack of | | | | journalists. That enemy is expansion. |
| enthusiasm when it came to sharing | | | | While the government still owns or |
| specifics or personal identities. They | | | | controls most of the land area in |
| were all left with some sort of small | | | | Nevada, the southwestern housing boom is |
| financial compensation and none wanted | | | | bringing people ever closer to the |
| to risk the stipend they were receiving | | | | government's front door. Despite |
| despite their frustration, anger and | | | | environmental concerns, alleged water |
| feelings of betrayal. | | | | and electricity shortages and economic |
| Although I have had infrequent contact | | | | slowdowns, permanent housing and all the |
| with most of these people, the news has | | | | support structures that come with it are |
| been promising. All have managed to move | | | | moving ever closer every year. |
| on in one way or another, despite their | | | | |