by Charles Lear
As more and more researchers are coming to the conclusion that “the government” is as clueless about UFOs as the rest of us, it’s easy to forget how crazy things got in UFOlogy in the later part of the 20th century. There’s a cast of characters floating around the internet in old videos who told some scary stories. Their dark tales seemed to confirm people’s worst fears about our government, shadowy organizations and aliens. There were some wild claims made by people who had impressive backgrounds that included military service and work with intelligence organizations. Their credentials seemed to have absolved them of the need to back up their claims with proof in the minds of many and the noise they made is still clouding the signal today.
On January 1, 1986, Jim Speiser created a forum called, “ParaNet” within a Bulletin Board System devoted to the paranormal called, “The Other Side.” The purpose was to bring UFO believers, skeptics and those undecided together for an intelligent exchange of ideas and offer access to information. It was here, in 1987, that a newcomer to UFOlogy, John Lear, had a file in the form of a press release posted containing the statement that, “The United States Government has been in business with little gray extraterrestrials for about 20 years.” He referenced MJ-12, crashes in New Mexico at Roswell and Aztec, and stated that MJ-12 had made a deal with ETs. The terms of the agreement were that the ETs would provide technology in exchange for a governmental laissez faire policy when it came to abductions and cattle mutilations. According to Lear, the mutilations and abductions were for the purposes of feeding and breeding. Cattle parts and human parts were mixed in vats at an underground base in Dulce, NM to extract “an enzyme or hormonal secretion” that the ETs absorbed for sustenance. When not used as foodstuff, human females were impregnated and the resulting crossbred offspring were taken. Lear went on to state that, in 1979, there was an “altercation of sorts” where 66 soldiers were killed trying to free “our people” who had become trapped in the facility after learning its secrets.
Some are born to it, some achieve it, and some have it thrust upon them. If one is talking about a life devoted to UFO research, Leonard Stringfield was in the last category. He was a prominent figure in the early days of UFO investigation and remained highly active until his death in 1994. Most notably, Stringfield was the only private investigator ever to have a direct line to the Air Force during their Project Blue Book investigation.
A lot of people are familiar with the mysterious airship wave over the United States that began in 1896. Beginning in California and continuing throughout the rest of the country, people reported seeing large ships in the sky, often described as cigar-shaped and with bright lights when seen at night. There were reports of landings and meetings with human-looking occupants and most thought they were seeing the results of some great inventor’s work. The sightings were reported in many newspapers of the day and they remain an intriguing part of American history. What many people are not aware of is that, in 1909, New Zealand experienced a similar wave of sightings.
The history of UFO reports in Finland is much like that of other countries except that it starts earlier than most, dating back to the early 20th century. As was the case for much of Scandinavia, Finland had reports in the 1930s and 1940s of mystery lights, aircraft and rockets but, unlike its neighbors and much of Europe, the government of Finland has been quite secretive regarding official UFO investigations. Despite the government’s secrecy, documents have been released and were examined by private researchers. These documents revealed that Finnish defense organizations were actively investigating UFO reports from the very beginning and some intriguing cases have been brought to light.
When it comes to reported UFO crash locations in New Mexico, everyone has heard of Roswell, many have heard of Aztec but few have heard of San Antonio. San Antonio is a small village, 12 miles south of Socorro just northeast of White Sands Missile Range. It was the childhood home of two men, Reme Baca and Jose Padilla who, in 2003, came forward with the story that they had discovered a crashed UFO there in 1945.
Occasionally, a good, solid, interesting UFO case will slip away from memory only to be rediscovered, years later by an alert researcher. A 1967 case involving a New York woman, Emma Funk, is a perfect example. This case was found recently by New York based researcher and author, Linda Zimmermann, and discussed on the Hudson River Radio show she hosts,