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July 2, 1997: Roswell Crash - Jaime Shandera
Published 2 years, 5 months ago
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Art Bell welcomes investigative journalist Jaime Shandera, who has spent over a decade tracing the chain of evidence behind the 1947 Roswell incident. Shandera lays out a detailed timeline beginning with the July 2nd explosion heard over the New Mexico desert, rancher Mac Brazel's discovery of strange metallic debris, and the military recovery that followed. He reveals that General Clements McMullen in Washington directed the operation personally, bypassing normal chains of command.
Dr. J. Bond Johnson, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter who photographed the debris in General Ramey's office, joins the broadcast. Johnson describes handling lightweight, stiff, dull-gray material that bore no resemblance to a weather balloon. He recalls that General Ramey himself appeared to be seeing the material for the first time and could not identify it. Johnson states firmly that a general of Ramey's stature would have resigned before posing with balloon wreckage.
The conversation exposes how General DuBose, when shown the photographs decades later, confirmed the material was from Roswell and was not a weather balloon. Shandera argues the recent Air Force press conference was designed not to quell public interest but to fan the flames as a deliberate test of public reaction.
Dr. J. Bond Johnson, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter who photographed the debris in General Ramey's office, joins the broadcast. Johnson describes handling lightweight, stiff, dull-gray material that bore no resemblance to a weather balloon. He recalls that General Ramey himself appeared to be seeing the material for the first time and could not identify it. Johnson states firmly that a general of Ramey's stature would have resigned before posing with balloon wreckage.
The conversation exposes how General DuBose, when shown the photographs decades later, confirmed the material was from Roswell and was not a weather balloon. Shandera argues the recent Air Force press conference was designed not to quell public interest but to fan the flames as a deliberate test of public reaction.