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Ufo Crash at Roswell

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Yes, it's the same old worn out thing, Margaret. Don't get too caught up in the military credentials on the cover. The problems: (1)Interviews are incomplete and or woefully lacking in beneficial detail, (2)Gaps in understanding of context and circumstances at the time, (3)Important background facts about the military's organization, units, and people involved are absent, (4)"Witnesses." Who, what, when, where, how, why, and then the big one - So what ? Maybe a good primer for further inquiry.

This was one of the most interesting books that I have read in my life. The story talks about the whole coverup that took place at Roswell New Mexico in the summer of 1947. This was the best book that I read about the event that took place at Roswell in 1947. I have read other books about the Roswell incident but this book had so much more information than those other books. The only thing that was difficult was that the book was pretty confusing. It talked about stuff that happened in 1947 then in the next chapter it would talk about something that is going on at the present time. That aspect of the book was very confusing at times. I thought that this book was better than other books on this topic because this book had first hand information from people who were actualy at the crash site and picked up some of the material that was found. Also these people were involved in the cleanup at Roswell. These people were then sworn to secrecy about the event that just took place. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Science Fiction and wants to learn more about the UFO crash at Roswell. I think that the government is hiding something from us and this is important information that should be open to the public. I would recommend this book because this was the best story about the Roswell crash that I have read

When I read this book I was left with the impression of the perverbial story of "the one that got away". Everytime a new book is written on this subject the story becomes more fantastic. For several years I have tried to find an answer as to why this story will not go away even though there is so much evidence that what was found by Mac Brazel could not possibly be an alien spacecraft. I finally found my answer last July by paying a visit to Roswell NM during their 50th anniversary celebration of the event. That answer is money. This has become a cottage industry for the residents of Roswell. It has also become a living for the authors of books about the subject. There is no profit in a prosaic explanation for the event. There is only profit in keeping this ridiculous story alive. I don't know what frightens me more: the fact that Randle and Schmitt can become rich by perpetrating lies or that so many people are more than willing to believe these lies. If anyone buys this book I recommend that they also purchase the one recently written by Phillip Klass: "The Truth About Roswell" It gives a much needed perspective of the event.

I have always been intrigued by the stories of Roswell and look forward to reading interesting and new information on the subject. This book does not meet any minumum standard of interest. The best word to describe this book is repetetive. I lost count how many times the book quotes Mac Brazel as saying "You know how they talk of little green men?... They weren't green." The book was a very tiresome read and for an interesting subject, never got me interested. The time line is maybe the best thing in this book. In the center has black and white photos that don't mean much or add anything. A photo of a man in profile is captioned "Don Schmitt listens as one of the witnesses relates her story of the recovery." WHO CARES?

I was the weak-willed victim of a tourist trap when I bought this unworthy book, during a pass through Roswell on a cross-country vacation. I found Roswell to be a really fun town, with a good sense of humor as the locals cash in on their town's notoriety, in a jovial tongue-in-cheek fashion. If you can make money off fun-loving tourists (like me) then more power to you. But I also noticed the hardcore fringe side of Roswell - the conspiracy theorists and unyielding believers - and that is the source behind this book. This volume is little more than a timeline propped up with old photocopied news articles, illegible military documents, and present-day interviews with senior citizens who are clearly sick of answering questions for the past 50 years. This is merely a scrapbook of "evidence" concerning a cover-up at Roswell, but you have to wonder how much evidence that doesn't support the author's thesis was "accidentally" left out. This deserves a second star because the author steers clear of unequivocal alien theories, and takes the stance that the evidence does not support the "official" explanations from the government. In effect, what else COULD it be? This is a refreshing stance but doesn't add to this book's interest. Other books on this subject may advance actual explanations into the Roswell incident, however outlandish. But at least those types of books investigate rather than collect, and are usually more fun to read.

Beware of this book's second edition, which is self-produced and appears to be manufactured at Kinko's, and is heavily overpriced at Roswell tourist shops. Mr. Schmitt and his colleagues are merely piggybacking on this handy cottage industry that should keep bringing in the gullible bacon for decades to come.