Witness to Roswell: Unmasking the 60-Year Cover-Up [Paperback]

Thomas J. Carey (Author), Donald R. Schmitt (Author), Paul Davids (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2007

Witness to Roswell will hold you spellbound as you read the actual eyewitness testimony to an amazing event; the recovery of a UFO in 1947 just outside of Roswell, New Mexico. Witnesses will not only reveal that the alien crew were placed in body bags and packed in dry ice, but most astonishing of all, that one of them survived the crash.

Witness to Roswell exhaustively presents accounts of witnesses to the crash, the military containment and recovery, the high level of security surrounding all phases of the cleanup operation, deathbed testimonies, sealed posthumous statements, and the extreme measures the U.S. government has taken to prevent people from telling the truth.

You will be shocked to learn that:
*The Air Force used death threats against civilian eyewitness and their children to silence them.
*The Air Force turned a small New Mexico town upside down and inside out...in search of a weather balloon?
*The Air Force's next "official" explanation for Roswell will be its fifth!
*The true number of witnesses supporting an extraterrestrial event at Roswell versus those favoring the Air Force's balloon explanation. Hint: It's like comparing the Empire State Building to a low-rise.

Witness to Roswell asserts that the truth cannot be forever suppressed: An alien vessel really did arrive, bodies were recovered, and they were not from here!

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"This book is the closest to the truth about the `Roswell Incident' you will ever stumble upon, until that ever-mythical and distant `Day of Disclosure' dawns. What you have been seeking is the true story, the facts, the reality that the government withholds from you. This book is just in time for the 60th anniversary of the `Roswell Incident.' A revolution of thinking about UFO's is about to overtake us all. And so I urge you, by all means... read on!"
--Paul Davids, Executive Producer of Roswell, the Showtime Original Movie

"Witness to Roswell is a well researched, well documented, and well written account of a very important issue."
--Dr. Edgar Mitchell, Capt. USN [Ret.], Apollo Astronaut, Founder of IONS

"There is no one on this planet who knows more about the Roswell Incident than these two guys."
--Larry Landsman, Director of Special Projects for the SCI FI Channel and Creative Executive of The Roswell Crash

"Tom Carey and Donald Schmitt have devoted decades to unraveling Roswell--battling the multitude of phony `witnesses,' the desperate attempts by the government to cover the trail, and the silliness of the knee-jerk skeptics.
Presenting the facts in clear language, the Carey-Schmitt team shares astonishing discoveries about the epochal events of July 1947, and why Roswell really is the Holy Grail of Ufology."
--Capt. R.J. Durant, retired airline pilot, ufologist and respected Roswell Incident researcher

"The Roswell case is the most important UFO case of all time because it is from here that all decisions were made. It was the first of the cover-ups, the first attempt at mis-direction, and one of the most important events in human history. It is where creatures from another world were first seen by creatures from Earth. That we still argue about the reality of this case today is simply unbelievable."
--Kevin D. Randle, Ph.D., co-author: UFO Crash At Roswell and The Truth About The UFO Crash At Roswell

"No two men have done more to drag the truth about Roswell out of the shadows and to expose the outrageous cover-up which has been droning on for 60 years now than Tom Carey and Don Schmitt. If the cover-up is ever going to have a stake driven through it and the Roswell case resolved once and for all, it will most likely be Tom and Don who will do it. Their prolific contributions to Ufology constitute not only a bedrock of truth we can all be proud of but demonstrate what dedication and sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty can produce. Their new book is another milestone in the deconstruction of the Roswell cover-up."
--Jeff Rense, nationally-syndicated talk show host

About the Author

Thomas J. Carey has devoted significant portions of the last 16 years to proactively investigating the "Roswell Incident" and has authored or coauthored more than 30 published articles on the subject. Tom has appeared on Larry King Live, Coast-to-Coast AM with George Noory, and numerous other programs. He lives in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania.

Donald R. Schmitt is coauthor of two best-selling books on Roswell, one of which became the TV movie Roswell. He has appeared frequently on TV and radio, including Oprah, CBS 48 Hours, the Today Show, and many more programs. He resides in Hubertus, Wisconsin. Both authors were consultants for the Sci-Fi Channel's documentary, The Roswell Crash.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: New Page Books; No Edition Stated edition (June 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564149439
• ISBN-13: 978-1564149435
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 8.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #882,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Thomas J. Carey has devoted significant portions of the last 16 years to proactively investigating the Roswell Incident, and has authored or coauthored more than 30 published articles on the subject. Tom has appeared on Larry King Live, Coast to-Coast AM With George Noory, and numerous other programs. He lives in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania.

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79 of 81 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Put It Down July 28, 2007

By J. A. Oathout

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Relying 100% on eyewitness and secondary witness testimony this book weaves together a picture of what the authors believed happened at Roswell back in 47'. If you don't believe the ET craft / alien body hypothesis then the first question that you have to answer about half way through the book is simply this, "Why in the world would these people - quite a number on their deathbeds - make this stuff up?" Fame and fortune? I don't see fortunes being raked in by these supposed witnesses and if fame is having your name written up in book that just might get you weird looks at the church bingo game....well, then I guess it's worth it. Unless of course, the answer is all these people have somehow collaborated together for this story or borrowed from each other's accounts. In other words, they are all bold-faced liars. The fact that 600+ people would randomly do such a thing I believe is a bigger focus of concern than if an actual alien craft did crash near Corona. All the supposed fabrications just don't make sense. And if it does make sense where else in history do we have an example of such a lie that has the same positive benefits for those that perpetrate it? I couldn't think of any.

The authors also mention a number of people who refuse to talk at all about their involvement with Roswell. If these tight-lipped folks are represented accurately by the authors - then one gets the distinct impression that they aren't talking because they are afraid of being associated with the wing nuts who believe in the ET hypothesis - it is because they fear reprisal by the Powers That Be or they feel a duty to keep the secret they were told to shut up about half a century ago. Those that do talk seem to verify this is the reason the others aren't talking. The author's ask the appropriate question repeatedly, "Why would these reluctant participants not want to talk about a weather balloon?" And if it was something top secret other than a weather balloon - it certainly doesn't answer why, according to the witnesses - everyone was scratching their heads trying to figure out what the debris was.

Those of us who have read and thought about what happened at Roswell grow tired of the argument that something extraordinary such as a UFO crash didn't happen because we don't have any physical evidence, pictures, or something else that would hold up in the court of law to prove it. It's ludicrous to suggest that if it was determined that an event of this magnitude would be far too earth-shattering to reveal - particularly on the heals of world war - that a secret of that nature couldn't be kept and evidence erased or locked up. Of course it could. Extraordinary events demand extraordinary measures and if vacuuming a desert floor isn't just that - I don't know what is. The author's outline events in a way that certainly makes one believe this was the Event of the Millennium - and those who were in charge knew it.

I only have a few complaints about the book. While it's obvious the authors have done their research and homework - it's difficult to take them seriously when the book is laced with the perfunctory alien head or outline of the classic UFO on every page. While the UFO enthusiast might understand such graphical enhancements - the skeptic certainly wouldn't. It detracts from the serious subject matter of the book and just might keep me from sending a copy to my Roswell skeptic, Air Force retired Dad.

I'm also disturbed by the author's apparent dismissal of mortician's Glenn Dennis testimony of his encounter with the nurse and further question his voracity as a witness. They have no trouble accepting the testimony from witnesses who lied through their teeth about their participation in the Roswell incident in the past - because they felt an obligation to country or their safety of their family to do so, yet Mr. Dennis says that he lied about the nurses' name because she requested he do so - and the author's cry foul. What's the difference? It suggests a hidden bias against Mr. Dennis that leaves the reader wondering why. By the author's own admission he certainly was a man in position to know something about what was going on.

What? No mention of the testimony of Philip Corso of "The Day After Roswell" fame? It would have been fascinating to know the author's take on his crash testimony. The same holds true of David Rudiak's potentially ground-breaking research on the Roswell memo. It leaves the impression that the author's might be selectively picking and choosing their evidence particularly when Corso's testimony ended up being a New York Time's bestseller and Rudiak's work was highlighted by none other than Jesse Marcel Jr. - who handled crash debris himself. The absence of Corso's testimony - or at least an opinion of his testimony - leaves a hole in their otherwise comprehensive research. The same holds true with the Ramey memo in the famous weather balloon photograph featuring Marcel Sr.

Detractions aside, I agree with other reviewers that this is so far the definitive work on Roswell and for that reason alone deserves 5 stars.

106 of 114 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Wake up to the reality of ROSWELL!!! June 26, 2007

By Richard Masloski

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Recently, two mile wide UFOs were sighted over the English Channel by a reputable, seasoned pilot, his copilot and several of their passengers. News of this potentially earth-shaking event was relegated to mili-second sound bytes on the majority of American news networks: and usually accompanied with a snide, derisive, condescending tone as if the pilot and passengers were Loony Tunes. Yet the same news stations endlessly - and I mean ENDLESSLY! - watch and comment upon the misadventures of a non-entity named Paris Hilton as if her every move were potentially life-altering and of vital importance to America's need to know! This is the sad state of affairs in America: focus on the idiotic while the truly important rides the back of the bus, if it rides at all. What is more important? Paris' jailhouse converson - or a mile wide UFOs spotted over the English Channel...or the Phoenix Lights...or, yes, Roswell? To everyone who has their head buried (by choice or force)in the sand of popular, pointless bilge...please read this book! To anyone with an interest in Truth - read this book. It is gripping, enthralling and if even 1/100th of it is true - then the political and philosophical ramifications of it to we Americans (and all citizens of the World!) are immense beyond all comprehension. Yes....it is easy to follow the mindlessly flashy exploits of celebrity screw-ups. It numbs the collective brain of the country - eases it into acceptance of the trivial. But America needs wake-up calls and this book is one of them!!! Read this book and realize that our government is a magic act and that behind its smokescreens there are serious, cosmic, incredible goings-on that we - the paying audience - never really are privy to. Only through the researches of determined men such as Carey and Schmitt do we begin to see peeks behind the Wizard's curtain. Turn off the life-wasting news about Paris and all the rest of her ilk - and wake up to the reality of Roswell!!! This book should be in every classroom in America. The mind is a terrible thing to waste: reading this account will help keep us from burying our heads in the sand. It will literally help make us look UP to the inspirational, awe-inspiring sky above us with renewed wonder and question, instead of DOWN to the dreary, mundane, litter-strewn landscape of popular culture we are media-hypnotized to wade through

43 of 45 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential material June 20, 2007

By Adam Stapleton

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This is perhaps the most comprehensive, well informed and intelligent work that I have read on the Roswell incident to date. This book is essential for anyone who is interested in delving into one of the biggest mysteries of the modern era: The government's cover-up of an alien aircraft crash landing in 1947.
If you are interested in uncovering the truth behind the flimsy and ridiculous stories that the U.S. Air Force has been selling to the public for the past 60 years, then this book is the perfect place to start.
Likewise, if you are not necessarily interested in the UFO phenomenon, then this book still provides an excellent story of government deceit, mystery and intrigue, be careful though, you may find yourself opening a Pandora's box to a realm of truth that may scare you. Whether you choose to take the red pill or the blue pill, this book is an excellent buy.