Originally posted by SpartanKingLeonidas
I know the "stupidity" comment should have been left out of this, sorry about that.
Nah, nothing to worry about. I'm just saying that if were going to attribute all the things that happened regarding Roswell to stupidity (read
mistakes), there were TOO MANY stupid people for me to believe.
I guess it just seems that Marcel would have known better than to release that information.
It was Col. Blanchard that ordered Walter Haut to release the press release saying they had recovered a "flying disc".
I would have known better than releasing that information without requesting permission first since it's a potentially major
announcement
I'm with you on that one. That's why I don't believe the press release was a mistake. It was perhaps a tactical mistake, letting everyone know what
you had recovered, and when they realized what had been done and the consequences, they retracted it.
I have read the book thoroughly, and enjoyed it, but basically for the cover-up aspects of the book, more so than anything related to aliens
and UFO's. I just find it very odd that if any of the events that are supposed to have taken place, from Roswell to Marcell's announcement, to
Corso's book, in all of these, nothing has been corroborated ever with the public.
I believe something extra-terrestrial crashed in Roswell, and I don't even doubt Corso was somewhat involved, doesn't mean I agree or believe with
everything it's written on his book, because, well, I don't.
Bill Birnes co-wrote the book (publisher of UFO Magazine and of UFO Hunters fame) and I've said this about him on a post before:
I'm not sure where I heard it - on The Paracast perhaps - but someone (Jim Moseley?) was questioning Bill Birnes influence on The Day After
Roswell. And left the impression that Birnes might have exaggerated or guided Corso's story to places where Corso didn't personally agree with
it.
I can't speak about that and Corso isn't around anymore to answer about it, but one thing I can speak of is one episode of the UFO Hunters where
Bill Birnes says to a man that he must be an alien hybrid because UFOs are visiting him and he has a strange blood disease.
Even one of his partners in the show is stunned and is visibly upset with Bill that he has said such an outlandish claim, without any evidence
whatsoever.
So we have (at least, I do) to take that into consideration as well.
I guess you can say, while I respect the level of effort these things are covered up, you would think that something, anything, would have
slipped out more so than it has to date.
Many things have slipped out. Many documents, many people claiming to have worked on or seen things while working for the Government/Military. How do
we know some of those things aren't legit? I personally believe some are.
All the people doing the cover-up have to do is muddy the waters, a little disinfo here and there, and let the stigma of the UFO field, the kooks, and
the egos of the 'researchers' do the rest, and everything falls apart. There's basically no safe ground.
Even our beloved ATS here, has come under attack not long ago by someone who "had been in the UFO field" for many years and has a considerable
number of fans. Personally, attacks that are completely unfounded and only have only demonstrated that the person in question is not to be trusted.
Add the fact that said person worked for the CIA in the past, and has always made pretty outlandish claims throughout his 'career' related to UFOs
and Government conspiracies, and I think you know what my conclusions are.
Anyway, yeah. They just have to muddy the waters enough so no one can be sure of anything so when there are leaks, nothing concrete ever comes out of
it.
