Reply #46: Yes, Col. Philip Corso's story seems fantastic, but the story fits.

[Octafish]

The Roswell story is worth investigating. Those interested in getting a good overview might want to start with works by Kevin Randle , Stanton Friedman or Charles Berlitz.

It was 1947 and rancher Mac Brazel heard a crash and found some strange wreckage covering a field. Major Jesse Marcel is sent out to pick up some wreckage. He returns with a car-full and shows his kid some pieces with fantastic properties - ultra-strong, featherweight metal pieces and a foil that could be folded into a tiny packet and it would unfold. The Army Air Corps said they retrieved a crashed flying saucer and released an official press release so stating. The next day the Pentagon cracks down and says it was just a weather balloon and releases a picture of Marcel holding a piece of weather balloon fabric. Meanwhile Brazel's ranch is sealed off and combed clean. Many of the witnesses are still alive.

Some interesting facts: The base's commanding officer eventually became a high ranking USAF general. The base's executive officer and the aircraft he was aboard later disappeared over the North Atlantic.

Gee. When did the national security state start, again?