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SUBJECT: THE CHIHUAHUA DISK CRASH FILE: UFO3263
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To: All Deneb Team Members
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From: JS
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Date: 23 Mar 92
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Subject: Research Findings on the Chihuahua Disk Crash
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On 25 Aug 74, at 2207 hrs, US Air Defense radar detected an unknown
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approaching US airspace from the Gulf of Mexico. Originally the
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object was tracked at 2,200 (2530 mph) knots on a bearing of 325
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degrees and at an altitude of 75,000 feet, a course that would
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intercept US territory about forty miles southwest of Corpus
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Cristi, Texas. After approximately sixty seconds of observation,
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at a position 155 miles southeast of Corpus Cristi, the object
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simultaneously decelerated to approximately 1700 (1955 mph) knots,
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turned to a heading of 290 degrees, and began a slow descent. It
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entered Mexican airspace approximately forty miles south of
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Brownsville, Texas. Radar tracked it approximately 500 miles to a
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point near the town of Coyame, in the state of Chihuahua, not far
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from the US border. There the object suddenly disappeared from the
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radar screens.
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During the flight over Mexican airspace, the object leveled off at
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45,000 feet, then descended to 20,000 feet. The descent was in
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level steps, not a smooth curve or straight line, and each level
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was maintained for approximately five minutes.
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The object was tracked by two different military radar
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installations. It would have been within range of Brownsville
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civilian radar, but it is assumed that no civilian radar detected
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the object due to a lack of any such reports.
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The point of disappearance from the radar screens was over a barren
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and sparsely populated area of Northern Mexico. At first it was
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assumed that the object had descended below the radar's horizon and
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a watch was kept for any re-emergence of the object. None
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occurred.
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At first it was assumed that the object might be a meteor because
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of the high speed and descending flight path. But meteors normally
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travel at higher speeds, and descend in a smooth arc, not in
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"steps." And meteors do not normally make a thirty-five degree
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change in course. Shortly after detection an air defense alert was
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called. However, before any form of interception could be
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scrambled, the object turned to a course that would not immediately
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take it over US territory. The alert was called off within twenty
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minutes after the object's disappearance from the radar screen.
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Fifty-two minutes after the disappearance, civilian radio traffic
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indicated that a civilian aircraft had gone down in that area. But
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it was clear that the missing aircraft had departed El Paso
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International with a destination of Mexico City, and could not,
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therefore, have been the object tracked over the Gulf of Mexico.
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It was noted, however, that they both disappeared in the same area
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and at the same time.
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With daylight the next day, Mexican authorities began a search for
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the missing plane. Approximately 1035 hrs there came a radio
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report that wreckage from the missing plane had been spotted from
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the air. Almost immediately came a report of a second plane on the
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ground a few miles from the first. A few minutes later an
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additional report stated that the second "plane" was circular
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shaped and apparently in one piece although damaged. A few minutes
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after that the Mexican military clamped a radio silence on all
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search efforts.
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The radio interceptions were reported through channels to the CIA.
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Possibly as many as two additional government agencies also
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received reports, but such has not been confirmed as of this date.
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The CIA immediately began forming a recovery team. The speed with
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which this team and its equipment was assembled suggests that this
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was either a well-rehearsed exercise or one that had been performed
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prior to this event.
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In the meantime requests were initiated at the highest levels
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between the United States and Mexican governments that the US
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recovery team be allowed onto Mexican territory to "assist." These
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requests were met with professed ignorance and a flat refusal of
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any cooperation.
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By 2100 hrs, 26 Aug 74, the recovery team had assembled and been
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staged at Fort Bliss. Several helicopters were flown in from some
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unknown source and assembled in a secured area. These helicopters
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were painted a neutral sand color and bore no markings. Eye
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witness indicates that there were three smaller craft, very
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probably UHl Hueys from the description. There was also a larger
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helicopter, possibly a Sea Stallion. Personnel from this team
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remained with their craft and had no contact with other Ft. Bliss
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personnel.
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Satellite and recognizance aircraft overflight that day indicated
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that both the crashed disk and the civilian aircraft had been
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removed from the crash sites and loaded on flat bed trucks. Later
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flights confirmed that the convoy had departed the area heading
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south.
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At that point the CIA had to make a choice, either to allow this
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unknown aircraft to stay in the hands of the Mexican government, or
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to launch the recovery team, supplemented by any required military
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support, to take the craft. There occurred, however, an event that
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took the choice out of their hands. High altitude overflights
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indicated that the convoy had stopped before reaching any inhabited
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areas or major roads. Recon showed no activity, and radio contact
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between the Mexican recovery team and its headquarters had ceased.
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A low altitude, high speed overflight was ordered.
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The photos returned by that aircraft showed all trucks and jeeps
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stopped, some with open doors, and two human bodies laying on the
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ground beside two vehicles. The decision was immediately made to
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launch the recovery team but the actual launching was held up for
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the arrival of additional equipment and two additional personnel.
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It was not until 1438 hrs that the helicopters departed Ft. Bliss.
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The four helicopters followed the boarder down towards Presido then
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turned and entered Mexican airspace north of Candelaria. They were
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over the convoy site at 1653 hrs. All convoy personnel were dead,
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most within the trucks. Some recovery team members, dressed
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bioprotection suits, reconfigured the straps holding the object on
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the flatbed truck, then attached them to a cargo cable from the Sea
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Stallion. By 1714 hrs the recovered object was on its way to US
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territory. Before leaving the convoy site, members of the recovery
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team gathered together the Mexican vehicles and bodies, then
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destroyed all with high explosives. This included the pieces of
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the civilian light plane which had been involved in the mid-air
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collision. At 1746 hrs the Hueys departed.
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The Hueys caught up with the Sea Stallion as it reentered US
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airspace. The recovery team then proceeded to a point in the
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Davis Mountains, approximately twenty-five miles north east of
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Valentine. There they landed and waited until 0225 hrs the next
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morning. At that time they resumed the flight and rendezvoused
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with a small convoy on a road between Van Horn and Kent. The
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recovered disk was transferred to a truck large enough to handle it
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and capable of being sealed totally. Some of the personnel from
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the Huey's transferred to the convoy.
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All helicopters then returned to their original bases for
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decontamination procedures. The convoy continued non-stop, using
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back roads and smaller highways, and staying away from cities. The
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destination of the convoy reportedly was Altanta, Georgia.
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Here the hard evidence thins out. One unconfirmed report says the
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disk was eventually transferred to Wright-Patterson AF Base.
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Another says that the disk was either transferred after that to
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another unnamed base, or was taken directly to this unknown base
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directly from Atlanta.
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The best description of the disk was that it was sixteen feet, five
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inches in diameter, convex on both upper and lower surfaces to the
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same degree, possessing no visible doors or windows. The thickness
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was slightly less than five feet. The color was silver, much like
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polished steel. There were no visible lights nor any propulsion
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means. There were no markings. There were two areas of the rim
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that showed damage, one showing an irregular hole approximately
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twelve inches in diameter with indented material around it. The
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other damage was described as a "dent" about two feet wide. The
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weight of the object was estimated as approximately one thousand,
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five hundred pounds, based on the effect of the weight on the
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carrying helicopter and those who transferred it to the truck.
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There was no indication in the documentation available as to
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whether anything was visible in the "hole."
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It seems likely that the damage with the hole was caused by the
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collision with the civilian aircraft. That collision occurred
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while the object was traveling approximately 1700 knots (1955 mph).
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Even ignoring the speed of the civilian aircraft, the impact would
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have been considerable at that speed. This is in agreement with
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the description of the civilian aircraft as being "almost totally
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destroyed." What was being taken from the crash site was pieces of
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the civilian aircraft.
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The second damage may have resulted when the object impacted with
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the ground. The speed in that case should have been considerably
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less than that of the first impact.
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No mention is made of the occupants of the civilian aircraft. It
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is not known if any body or bodies were recovered. Considering the
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destruction of the civilian light aircraft in mid-air, bodies may
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well not have come down near the larger pieces.
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Unfortunately what caused the deaths of the Mexican recovery team
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is not known. Speculation ranges from a chemical released from the
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disk as a result of the damage, to a microbiological agent. There
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are no indications of death or illness by any of the recovery team.
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It would not have been illogical for the recovery team to have
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taken one of the bodies back with them for anaylsis. But there is
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no indication of that having happen. Perhaps they did not have
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adquate means of transporting what might have been a biologically
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contaminated body.
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Inquires to the FAA reveal no documents conserning the civilian
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aircraft crash, probably because it did not involve a US aircraft
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nor did
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To: All Deneb Team Members
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From: JS
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Date: 2 Mar 92
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Subject: Research Findings on the Pinehurst "Abduction"
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Text:
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Given the small amount of data to go on and the number of years
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that have passed since the original incident, very little
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importance should be placed on this report. The group first
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learned of it through a verbal transmission from an Air Force
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Officer. He stated that he had learned of it from a report filed
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with the Intelligence Officer at Fairchild AFB a few days after the
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event. He admitted that he did not meet those filing the report,
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nor was he actually involved with any type of investigation.
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Apparently the original report as filed by a civilian was
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"humorous" enough to get passed around among some of the officers.
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His statement (summarized):
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On 24 June 71 a man and his wife came into the base headquarters at
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Fairchild and stated that they wished to make a report of a "flying
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saucer." They were turned over to the base Intelligence Officer as
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would be proper under AF guidelines for UFO reports at that time.
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He allowed them to write down their story but apparently placed
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very little importance in their statements for report indicated
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that he asked no questions and apparently told the civilians that
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their report would be "passed up the channels." It is not known if
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that was ever done, or if that officer, disbelieving the report
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because of the possible abduction aspect, merely filed it without
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following standard UFO reporting procedure. It is possible that he
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did not even file the report, but merely passed it around the its
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"amusement" value then trash canned it.
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The facts remembered from the report were as follows:
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On 21 June 71, Mr John Stacy (23) and his wife, Gloria (23), were
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in their home near Pinehurst, Idaho. Their home was a distance
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from the town and somewhat isolated. It was after dinner and both
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were sitting down, Mrs Stacy watching TV, John reading a book. At
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approximately 2215 hrs John's attention was caught by a light
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outside the window, a reddish light of rather deep color. He went
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to the window and saw a column of light described as "deep red"
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descending to the ground from above. The place where the light
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struck the ground was only about a hundred feet from the house and
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he could not see from his position what was causing the light.
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After showing the light to his wife, he went out the back door,
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accompanied by her, to investigate. He took with him a 22 caliber
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pistol, the only weapon in the house. He stated that the light was
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like nothing he had ever seen and "a little scary." Once clear of
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the roof, they could see that the light was coming from the center
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of a circular shape hovering approximately two hundred feet in the
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air. The shape was dark, no lights apparent other than the red
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beam shining directly down from the center. He estimated the
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diameter of the "disk" to be fifty feet.
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For a few minutes they both just stood there, staring in wonder at
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the thing. Then John realized that it was no longer there. He was
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still standing outside, looking at the sky, but there was no object
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and no light. He stated that he didn't remember seeing it go, just
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that he was suddenly aware it wasn't there any longer. And that he
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was suddenly chilled.
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He turned to his wife but she wasn't there. He also noticed that
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his revolver was no longer in his hand. Puzzled, he went back into
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the house, searching for Gloria. She was not present. He then
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took a flashlight and searched the area around the house but failed
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to find her. Returning to the house, he was about to call law
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authorities when he noticed a red flash out of the corner of his
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eye. The light had been outside a window. He was going to the
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door again when he met Gloria slowly walking back into the house.
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He began questioning her about where she had been but she was in a
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daze and unable to answer coherently except to say that she felt
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she had been "somewhere. n As she recovered she seemed very much
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afraid of the outside of the house but could put no words to her
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fears. He got her to bed and calmed down. The next day she could
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not remember where she had been and seemed anxious whenever he
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asked questions.
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In the report, John Stacy stated that he had noticed there were red
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marks encircling his wife's wrists and ankles but she could not
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explain how they had gotten there. It appeared that the skin was
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somewhat raw as if rubbed or chaffed.
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On the second day after the sighting, Mrs Stacy told her husband
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that she was sure she had been inside the "flying saucer" but still
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could not remember anything else. That is when he decided to go to
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the nearest AFB and report the incident and inquire as to what it
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might have been. It appears unlikely that his questions were
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answered by the AF officer who took their statements.
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This is the end of the original verbal account, given to a member
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of the group in early 1983. It was recorded and filed for possible
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investigation but with a low priority due to the amount of time
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that had passed.
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In 1985 one of the group happened to be not far from Pinehurst and
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decided to investigate. The trail was pretty cold by then. Casual
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interrogation of long-time residents did, however, reveal two men
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who remembered the couple and the incident. Apparently it had been
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written up in a local paper. Attempts to locate that paper proved
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negative as it had apparently gone out of business years before.
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Additional information gathered from the locals include: Gloria
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Stacy died in 1980 from causes unrelated to the incident. John
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Stacy moved to California right after that.
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The original newspaper article described only the dark "saucer" and
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a red beam, but not the possible abduction. Apparently the Stacy's
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had decided to not reveal that part. But those who knew them said
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that years later John told them several additional facts. Unable
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to sleep after the incident, John lay in bed awake for quite a
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while. It was then that he realized that it was far later than it
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should have been. He knew the time he saw the red light because of
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the TV show that was on. But when Gloria returned and they went to
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bed, it was over four hours later. Even allowing for two hours as
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he searched the area around the house and to calm his wife down
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after she returned, that still leaves approximately two hours
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unaccounted for.
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Also Mrs Stacy had "bad dreams" for quite a while afterwards but
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never did remember anything additional about the time she was
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missing. For a couple years after the incident she would not leave
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the house at night.
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There had been no additional incidents with unknowns or anything
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that could be related to the original incident, at least none that
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were related to the two locals interviewed.
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Without the ability to interview the primary witnesses, there is
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little that can be made of this report. As it stands, this
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incident contains some of the standard elements of abduction cases,
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yet differs in some ways. The beam of red light has been reported
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only a few times, mostly not in conjunction with abductions. The
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missing time element is a key factor, of course. But the marks on
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her wrists and ankles suggest some form of physical restraint, not
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a common element. A similar occurrence has been related in only
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one other abduction, that in which the woman claimed to have been
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bound to a chair and left alone for a period of time by the
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"aliens." There is no evidence of any other marks on her body, nor
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of any post-abduction symptoms other than bad dreams and a
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nervousness about going outside at night. It is possible,
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considering the second-hand evidence, that such symptoms may have
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simply gone unreported.
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This couple apparently felt it their duty to report this sighting
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to the AF, or perhaps because they felt that the AF might help
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explain to them what had happened. They certainly did not seek
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publicity afterwards, in fact apparently avoided it. This argues
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strongly in favor of a real incident of some type having occurred.
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Some limited attempts have been made to local John Stacy in the Los
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Angeles area but have proved negative.
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This case is not considered worthwhile for further investigation.
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END OF DOCUMENT
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