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The Gallery and Main Street Arts: Combining Art and Aliens

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21st UFO Festival Featured Speakers

Alien Pet and Humanoid Costume Contest

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Cosplay, Stars and Steampunk at the Cosmicon

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Thursday,June 30, 2016 Volume 21, Issue 11 Publisher: Barbara Beck Editor: Tom McDonald Vision Editor: Christina Stock Copy Editor: Misty Choy, Vanessa Kahin Ad Design: Sandra Martinez, Mary Morgan Columnists: Donald Burleson, Elvis E. Fleming Roswell Daily Record Staff Writer: Lisa Dunlap Photographers: Juliana Halvorson, Bill Moffitt, Mary Morgan Get in touch with us online Facebook: PecosVisionMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/PecosVision Pinterest: pinterest.com/VisionMagazine Email: vision@rdrnews.com www: rdrnews.com/wordpress/vision-magazin For advertising information, call 622-7710 Correspondence: Vision Magazine welcomes correspondence, constructive criticism and suggestions for future topics. Mail correspondence to Vision Magazine, P.O. Drawer 1897, Roswell, N.M. 88202-1897 or vision@rdrnews.com Submissions: Call 622-7710, ext. 309, for writers’ guidelines.

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Archive Photo Fireworks illuminate the night sky during the Roswell Sertoma Mike Satterfield Memorial Fireworks Extravaganza celebrating Fourth-of-July at Cielo Grande Recreation Area.

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once-active Walker Air Force Base. Today visitors and locals can get a glimpse into the history at the international airport south of town where the Walker Air Force Base museum is located. The base had been named after Brig. Gen. Kenneth Newton Walker, whose son was guest of honor during the General Walker Day and the Roswell Fly-in event last September.

Walker was a native of New Mexico and recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. He is the highest ranking officer missing in action from World War II. The search for him and his plane, the “San Antonio Rose,” which was shot down in 1943 over Rabaul, New Guinea and his crew is still ongoing.

“On June 3, two members of the working group, Gene Monihan, Rick Dunn and I presented a strong case, supported with research documentation, that the plane crashed in the Kol Mountains, some 70 miles southwest of Rabaul,” said Walker’s son, Douglas Walker. “The DPAA (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in Washington) staff participants, including agency Director, Michael Linnington gave us ample time to make our presentation, including the opportunity to respond to questions and generally discuss the prospects for a search. We left with the distinct impression that the possibilities of a search for the crash site are now feasible. Of course the final decision rests on a number of factors, not all within our control, but we remain positive.

“Clearly our supporters in Roswell have helped to propel this effort forward and that, combined with support from both of New Mexico’s U. S. Senators, were very important factors in helping us reach this point,” Walker said. “This is by no means the final chapter, as much remains to be done, but we are now, I think, on a very productive course.”

The Walker Aviation Museum is dedicated to the memory of the men and women who served on the base. The museum is temporarily housed in the Roswell International Air Center Terminal until enough funds are collected to build a physical location for the museum. For more information, visit wafbmuseum.org.

Roswell celebrates Independence Day with music and fireworks.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor

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n July 4, Roswell goes from the UFO capital of the world to become an all-American, patriotic town celebrating Independence Day. One of the highlights of the day is the 14th annual barbecue the Elks Lodge 969 organize for veterans and their families. Doors to the large bingo room are open from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Elks Lodge at 1720 N. Montana Ave. Afterwards, the Roswell Sertoma Club, along with the City of Roswell Fire Department, the Roswell Parks and Recreation Department, Police and Streets Departments sponsor the Roswell Sertoma Michael Satterfield Memorial Fireworks Extravaganza.

The festival kicks off at the Cielo Grande Recreation Area at 6 p.m. with games and vendors. At 7:30 p.m. Kumbia King Allstarz get on stage after the opening act by ‘60s rock performer Harry Burkstaller. The concert is free for the public. It is recommended to come early and to bring lawn chairs and blankets.

Kumbia King Allstarz is a Mexican-American cumbia group from Corpus Christi, Texas, created by A.B. Quintanilla. Their 2006 debut album Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz reached number one on United States Billboard’s Latin Pop Albums chart.

For safety concerns the organizers ask to not bring fireworks from home, nor pets. Additionally, College Boulevard will be closed during the fireworks show from Sycamore to Montana avenues. The fireworks show will follow at 9:15 p.m. and will be simulcast on Hot 97.1FM. Mike Satterfield headed up the annual fireworks show for several years and his legacy will live on through the continuation of this project. Participants in attendance will be able to enjoy an aerial display of unprecedented proportions. The show is expected to last 30 minutes. For more information contact the Roswell Recreation Center at 575-624-6719.

The history of Roswell is deeply connected with the military, due to the

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Earthlings, Dust Off Your Running Shoes, It’s Time For The Alien Chase Army veteran who lives in the “Land down under” to be honored at the 22nd annual Alien Chase.

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he annual Alien Chase, coming up in July, may be the last race organized

by Bob Edwards, who has organized the races for 26 years. “I took over in a bloodless coup and could not get rid of it,” Edwards jokingly said.

“I know, I am like the boy who cries ‘wolf,’ but this time it is true,” he said. “The Alien Chase, or the Turtle Marathon (in September) are going to be my last races.

“The city of Roswell has expressed an interest in continuing the races,” said Edwards. “The races are well established. It is a good thing with a lot of people participating, including repeat participants,” he said.

The Alien Chase is supported by the International UFO Museum and Research Center, the Roswell Recreation Department and the Roswell Runners Club.

The races are for beginners and pros. There is a 5K walk, 5K run, a 10K walk and a 10K run. Entry fee is $20 before July 1 and $25 thereafter. Club members and organizations with 10 or more participants are eligible for a $1 discount off of their entry. To sign up, visit active.com.

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Continued from Page 4 Start and finish of the race is at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center, 912 N. Main St., on July 2. Late Registration is from 6 to 6:30 a.m.

The races begin at 7 a.m.

Participants’ packets, which include the iconic colorful shirts, may be picked up at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center on July 1, between 4 and 6 p.m. Race day packet pick-up is from 6 to 6:30 a.m. at the starting location.

There will be awards given for the first female and male in each event. all finishers in each of the nine age divisions will receive an award, while special recognition will go to the first female and male in each event as well as to the competitor with the best costume.

The Alien Chase benefits the Roswell Humane Society. “Over the years we raised a substantial amount,” said Edwards.

“I hope it will continue.”

For the first time, Edwards is asking the Roswell Humane Society to use part of the money to conduct health tests

when new animals are admitted. “We don’t imply, just request it,” Edwards said. Reason for this request is a sad experience Edwards’ family had.

Recently, Edwards and his wife tried to adopt a kitten. “Everything was set up to take her to the vet, we had given her already a name. Then the vet told us that she had feline AIDS. It was heartbreaking. The kitten was doomed, that is why we ask this time to use part of the money to conduct tests, to ensure that this will not happen again,” said Edwards.

This year more than 10 states will be represented at the Alien Chase, including Tracy Douglas, who is traveling with her husband all the way from Australia.

“My husband, Steve, who is from the country outside of Ballarat, Victoria in Australia and myself, originally from Albuquerque, are visiting my parents who live in Alamogordo,” said Douglas in an email interview. “My family and I want to show Steve

Roswell. We like to stay active while on vacation, what better way than to race! We actually found the race just by chance when Googling Roswell.”

Douglas met her husband in Afghanistan when she was serving in the U.S. Army and he was in the Australian army. “We met and fell in love,” Douglas said.

“In order to make a life together, one of us had to leave our career. We decided it would be me as I have always wanted to become a veterinarian. Currently I am in my last years of study at the University of Melbourne to become a vet. Steve is still serving in the Australian army.”

Douglas might have good chances winning the race. She considers herself a sports fanatic.

“After a few years as a professional triathlete, I am now chasing dreams of becoming an elite marathon runner,” said Douglas.

“Steve is a passionate cyclist who dabbles in the odd running race as well,” Douglas said.

“Running and cycling have always been activities we enjoy doing

together, especially on trails.”

The couple had not known that the UFO Festival is taking place at the same time as the Alien Chase. “The festival is a huge bonus,” said Douglas. “We will drive from Alamogordo for the race.

The pet alien costume contest is what I am looking forward to most. My family and I will enjoy visiting the museum (International UFO Museum), as we haven’t been there since 15 years. We also look forward to trying out a local restaurant after our big effort that morning.”

Douglas is going to be honored by mayor Dennis Kintigh during the event. Kintigh is an avid runner and will be taking part in the race. “It is fun to recognize people that come from that far to Roswell,” he said.

Submitted Photo of Tracy Douglas The photo was taken in Geelong, Victoria, Australia on Feb., 19. The race is called Latrobe River Run 10 km. Douglas won the race.

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Culture 21st International UFO Festival, Cosmicon And Roswell Daily Record’s Roswell Incident The upcoming festivities surrounding the International UFO Festival get more diverse.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor

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hat happened in 1947? Was it a military test gone horribly wrong, or was it in reality an unidentified flying object from outer space that crash-landed in a severe thunderstorm in the desert outside of

Roswell?

Nobody talked about the incident for decades. Fact is, something happened.

According to news releases from the U.S. government and military, the story about a captured UFO was switched to a weather balloon. All within a day in July 1947. Both stories were reported by the Roswell Daily Record.

Threats had efficiently shut up eye-witnesses and the media at the time.

Why? The late ‘40s were a different era. When the military told someone to be quiet about something, locals did not object or disobey the order. Especially as the region was heavily involved in secret projects, such as the development of the atomic bomb and of rockets which would pave the way to the first men landing on the moon on July 20, 1969.

UFO researcher Stanton Friedman came across the story in the early 1980s and began the search for information and witnesses. That research brought him to Roswell.

Friedman’s investigation also led to many others, military and civilian, who had information to add to the Roswell Incident story. Stepping into the pic-

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Archive Photo ture very strongly in the late 1980s were Don Schmitt, Kevin Randle and Tom Carey. Schmitt and Carey dedicated their research to Roswell.

In 1997 a new press release went like a wildfire throughout the world. It was at the height of the success of the TV series X-Files. Air Force Col. John Haynes walked to the lectern at the Pentagon on June 25 and told reporters that the purported “aliens” crashing near Roswell were crash-test dummies used for parachute tests.

Skeptics and believers will be able to make up their own opinion from July 1 to 3 and get an insider look into the events that captured the attention of the media and world until now.

Friedman (among other renown scientists and authors) will be one of the many speakers during the UFO Festival.

For the first time the Roswell Daily Record — the newspaper that started it all with the news report of a suspicious crash in 1947 — will participate with a journalistic look into the events and speakers.

All this serious research does not mean that there is no fun and entertainment involved. Roswell is a town that does know how to party, and locals knew early on to add a festival to the serious UFO program with live musicians and entertainers.

The Robert H. Goddard Planetarium will have several state-of-the-art laser shows to give old and young a glimpse into the universe, all accompanied by music. The planetarium is easy to find on Main street. It is attached to the Roswell Museum and Art Center, .

On all UFO Festival days the laser shows will show a different view. One is called “Laser Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon.” The audience plunges into the deepest recesses of the famous music band Pink Floyd. Dazzling lasers transform this landmark album “Dark Side of the Moon” into an intoxicating visual fiest for the eyes. There are five laser shows scheduled, two are of see

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Roswell Incident

The Roswell Daily Record presents a journalistic view into the incident that made Roswell famous.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor

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t was a different time, the U.S. was a different country: It was 1947. Roswell was a bustling Air Force town with dance clubs and a strong military presence. The German Prisoners of War had returned to Germany and World War II was in the past, the Cold War not quite in sight.

Locals supported the military, many working as civilians on base. Fathers were wary of the Air Force men, who were looking to date their daughters. It was a time when civilians believed their government. Newspaper and radio were the only reliable way to know what happened in town or in the world.

Then, on one stormy night in July, the unthinkable happened: Something exploded over a ranch in Corona, leaving a trail of debris. The rest of the craft impacted north of Roswell. The closest military base was in Roswell and after a couple of days, the local foreman, Mack Brazel, who had collected the debris, contacted the military. The news broke and Roswell and the U.S. would never be the same again.

For the first time since 1947 the Roswell Daily Record shines a journalistic light into the UFO controversy that the newspaper started when it headlined the story, “RAAF Captures Flying Saucer on Ranch in Roswell Region.”

On July 1 and 2, at The Liberty Club, 312 N. Virginia Ave. (corner of Third Street and Virginia Avenue) recorded interviews of firsthand accounts will be presented for the first time to a Roswell audience, showing how events unfolded from the people who were there.

The Roswell Daily Record is featuring some of the top UFO journalists, investigators, screen writers and ex-government officials in the field.

A special event takes place on Saturday night: the VIP red carpet movie event at the Galaxy 8 Theater, July 2 at 5:30 p.m. (at the Roswell mall on North Main Street) featuring, in person, writer and director Keith Arem and the “Phoenix Incident” with personal interaction after the show with Arem, who will take the audience’s questions live.

VIP passes are available at The Liberty at 9 a.m. on both days and online at roswellincident.com. The VIP pass includes a meet and greet dinner party on July 2 at 9 p.m. with all the speakers at the Los Cerritos restaurant, 2103 N. Main St. This setting is ideal to share UFO stories with the experts and ask questions in a comfortable setting without the lights and noise of a presentation or movie theater.

ROSWELL INCIDENT SPEAKER: JOHN B. ALEXANDER Alexander is a retired senior Army officer who has explored various phenomena on all seven continents. He also retired from Los Alamos National Laboratory, served with the Army Science Board, on national research council studies, and was a senior fellow at a defense university. He has written books and articles on many topics including “UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies, and Realities.”

KEITH AREM As Creative Director and President of PCB Productions, Arem brings more than 20 years of interdisciplinary experience to his work in film, music, interactive and AAA video games. Arem is the talent director for many of the top-grossing game titles in history, including “Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 & 2,” see

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Continued from Page 7 Duty: Black Ops 1 & 2,” and “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1, 2 & 3.” Arem worked with clients such as Activision, Ubisoft, Sony, Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Fox, and Disney and has recorded and produced over 600 commercial releases, including the Call of Duty series, Saints Row series, Ghost Recon series, Spiderman Series, Tony Hawk Pro Skater Series, Persona series, Rainbow Six series, and Titanfall.

Integrating his musical background (Contagion / Capitol Records) with his talents as a director / creator / writer, Arem weaves rich, immersive stories across multiple platforms and formats.

Arem has recently directed his first feature film, “The Phoenix Incident,” and is developing several additional feature film and television projects, many of which are based on his highly successful graphic novels including “Ascend,” “Infex” and “Dead Speed.” His new Transmedia authoring platform “Versi-

ty” allows producers and content creators to self-author and publish immersive applications for iOS and other mobile devices.

DONALD R. BURLESON Burleson is the New Mexico state director of MUFON (the Mutual UFO Network). He is a professional mathematician and a longtime UFO investigator who has worked on such classic cases as Roswell, Socorro, Lubbock, and Levelland. He holds master’s degrees

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He lives in Roswell with his wife, the writer Mollie Burleson, and for many years has written the UFO-related column “Looking Up” for the Roswell Daily Record’s Vision Magazine.

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ment was Director, Inspections Directorate for the Department of Defense Inspector General, where he had total inspection oversight of the entire Department of Defense, all services and defense agencies.

RACE HOBBS Hobbs is from the river valley of Fort Smith, Arkansas and brings with him years of terrestrial radio experience to the digital broadcasting revolution. He started out in FM radio as a teenager and continued at various radio stations south of the Mason-Dixon Line. With a knowledgeable interest in the UFO subject, a background as a researcher and field investigator for 26 years, Hobbs joined MUFON in 2007 to further grow his knowledge of investigating UFOs. Creating KGRA was the perfect opportunity to marry up both of his passions.

He produces many of his all-time favorite UFO researchers and heroes in the field such as Richard Dolan, Linda Moulton Howe, Lee

Speigel, Chase Kloetzke and John Burroughs each week. Hobbs is the public face of KGRA, and enjoys the public relations aspects of appearing at many UFO events around the country to speak, meet listeners and broadcast live radio. Hobbs is passionate about radio and the subjects that KGRA covers. Hobbs is currently the voice of the official broadcast of the Mutual UFO Network, the MUFON UFO Radio and Traffic Report. With more than four years in the production seat at KGRA Digital Broadcasting, producing shows for thousands of hours in front and behind the scenes – he is knowledgeable about the research community and where it might all be heading.

NICK POPE Author, journalist and TV personality Pope used to investigate UFOs for the British government and is now recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on UFOs, the unexplained and conspiracy theories.Pope

has consulted on and helped promote numerous alien-themed movies, TV shows and video games.

ALEJANDRO ROJAS Rojas is director of operations for Open Minds Production, an UFO news and multi-media organization. At Open Minds, he hosts Open Minds UFO Radio and the Open Minds UFO Report, is an editor and contributing writer for OpenMinds. tv, and master of ceremony for the International UFO Congress.

Rojas is also a blogger for Huffington Post Science and Weird News.

For several years, Rojas was a field investigator, director of public education, and the official spokesperson for the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON). As a UFO and paranormal researcher and journalist, Rojas has spent many hours in the field investigating anomalous phenomena up close and personal. Rojas has been interviewed by media organizations around the world, including the largest cable and network news agencies with regular appearances on Coast to Coast see

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Juliana Halvorson Photo A little alien goat is showing off it’s costume at the Alien Pet Contest in Roswell 2015.

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Who Has What It Takes To Blend In With Aliens?

Alien costume contest for pets and humans brings out the creative artist in everybody.

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ome out, come out whereever you are. The free Roswell Museum and Art Center’s Alien Costume Contest for pets and humans takes place Saturday, July 2.

The lawn of the Roswell Convention and Civic Center, 912 N. Main St., turns into a stage for the slithering, hopping and prancing pet aliens at 10 a.m.

It is one of the most popular events during the festival, especially for children.

The pets vie for first, second and third place trophies and the first place winner receives $50. The out-of-thisworld critters have to

be registered by 9 a.m.

Spectators should prepare for the weather accordingly and can bring a lawn chair or blankets for seating.

After the pets it is time for humanoids. The runway inside of the Roswell Convention and Civic Center, is ready for the human “aliens” to show off their creativity at 3 p.m.

There will be extra points for those who get into character. Humans can register in two age categories: Child (tot to 17 years) and adult (18 years and above).

Within each age category there are two creative categories: Most creative and TV/movie/ cosplay personalities.

First place winners in each age division

and creative category receive $50 and a trophy. Second place winners receive a trophy.

All first place winners vie for the Best Alien Award of 2016 which includes a trophy and

$250.

Humans have to register by 1 p.m. at the Roswell Museum and Art Center at 575-6246744, or download a registration form on the UFO Festival website ufofestivalroswell.com and email to l.rufe@roswell-nm.gov.

The contests are supported in part by the Roswell Museum and Art Center Foundation and the Roswell Lodgers Tax Fund.

“The Roswell Museum and Art Center’s role in the UFO Festival, since its inception in 1995, has been to provide a highly creative family activity through our Alien Costume Contests,” said Interim Museum Director, Laurie Rufe. “These contests draw large crowds, and the artistry and creative sophistication of entrants has been extraordinary.”

The following exhibits will be on view at the museum during the UFO Festival: Currents 2016: New Media New Mexico, which synthesizes art and technology. Then there is Bill Schenck’s West – the pop western art of Santa Fe artist Billy Schenck and the exhibit of Luis Sahagun – an instal-

Bill Moffitt Photo Small and tall show their creativity at the Alien Humanoid Costume Contest. lation by this Chicago-based artist who is with the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program. The museum is closed on July 4.

For further information on the contests, contact Colette at 575-

624-6744, ext. 10 or Laurie Rufe at ext. 12.

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21st UFO Festival

The Roswell UFO Festival features many of the top names in UFO and alien research.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor

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erious researchers and scientists, including Stanton T. Friedman, are going to speak during this year’s 21st UFO Festival.

It has been 69 years since the news broke that supposedly an alien vessel crashed in the Roswell region. The mystery is still unsolved — despite controversal explanations from the government — new evidence is being revealed every year. Are aliens among us? Is there life beyond Earth? During the UFO Festival explanations and mysteries will be discussed.

Details about the speakers’ lectures, workshops and panels are listed in our event calendar.

SPEAKER FOR THE UFO FESTIVAL: JOSEPH G. BUCHMAN, Ph.D. Dr. Joseph G. Buchman holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University (1989) and is one of the few academics to be actively involved in current UFO/ET research.

His interest began when he developed an exhibit on holography for, and subsequently won, an Air Force-sponsored high school science fair which included a visit to Wright Patterson Air Force Base in 1973 and other awards.

In 2008 he ran for the United States House of Representatives as the Lib-

ertarian candidate in Utah’s First District while calling for legislation to protect whistle-blowers and then open congressional hearings on “waste, fraud, criminal activity and the UFO/ET issue.” Later he served as the Chair of the Libertarian Party’s National Platform Committee. He has been a guest on Coast to Coast AM, The Other Side of Midnight, Event Horizons and has presented at the Roswell UFO Festival, Contact in the Desert, the American Psychological Association, the National Association of Broadcasters, the Broadcast Education Association, the Popular Culture Association, NASA’s SETI Institute’s Contact: Cultures of the Imagination Conference in Mountain View, California; and TEDx conferences at Burning Man. In 2013 Dr. Buchman served as a key organizer of and moderator for the Washington, D.C. based citizen hearing on disclosure. He is the founder of “Grassroots Exopolitics” through his “message in an Internet bottle” website ThePeopleofEarthApologize.com and is the 2016 Libertarian candidate for the Utah State Senate, District 14.

DONALD R. BURLESON Donald R. Burleson is the New Mexico state director of MUFON (the Mutual UFO Network). He is a professional mathematician and a longtime UFO investigator who has worked on such classic cases as Roswell, Socorro, Lubbock, and Levelland. He holds master’s degrees in both mathematics and English and a Ph.D. in English literature. A widely published writer, he is the author of 24 books, including “UFOs and the Murder of Marilyn Monroe” and “UFO Secrecy and the Fall of J. Robert Oppenheimer,” as well as the novella “The Roswell Genes.” He lives in Roswell with his wife, the writer Mollie Burleson, and for many years has written the UFO-related column “Looking Up” for the Roswell Daily Record’s Vision Magazine.

MERRILL COOK Former Congressman Merrill Cook was one of the panel members at the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure. The hearing was a week long, and served as a mock-congressional hearing regarding UFOs. Cook and other former Congress people heard testimony from dozens of witnesses. Although skeptical at first, Cook says he was impressed with the testimony presented and it has made him rethink the UFO phenomenon and government secrecy. Cook was born in Philadelphia and raised in Salt Lake City.

He is the son of scientist Melvin A. Cook who pioneered the development of slurry explosives. He graduated from East High School in 1964 and the University of Utah in 1969 and earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1971. He was see

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Continued from Page 10 hired as a budget analyst by Arthur D. Little, Inc. and in 1973 founded Cook Slurry Company, a mining explosives manufacturer, of which he served as president and chief executive. Merrill was elected to Congress in 1996 and served two terms representing the 2nd District of Utah. He held seats on the U.S. House Banking Committee, Financial Institutions Subcommittee, and Capital Markets Subcommittee for four years, dealing with the highest levels of the American financial, investment and banking industries.

STANTON FRIEDMAN Nuclear Physicist-Author-Lecturer Stanton T. Friedman received his BSc. and MSc. degrees in physics from the University of Chicago in 1955 and 1956.

He was employed for 14 years as a nuclear physicist by such companies as GE, GM, Westinghouse Astronuclear Laboratory, TRW Systems, Aerojet General Nucleonics, and McDonnell-Douglas Astronautics working in such highly advanced, classified, eventually cancelled programs as nuclear aircraft, fission and fusion rockets, and various compact nuclear power-plants for space and terrestrial applications. He became interested in UFOs in 1958, and since 1967, has lectured about them at more than 600 colleges and 100 professional groups in all 50 U.S. states, all 10 Canadian provinces and 18 other countries in addition to various nuclear consulting efforts. He has only had 11 hecklers of which two were drunk. He has published more than 100 UFO papers and has appeared on hundreds of radio and TV programs including on Larry King in 1997, 2007 and twice in 2008, and many documentaries.

He is the original civilian investigator of the Roswell Incident and co-authored “Crash at Corona: The Definitive Study of the Roswell Incident”. “Top Secret/ Majic,” his controversial book about the Majestic 12 group, established in 1947 to deal with alien technology, was published in 1996 and went through six printings. An expanded new edition was published in 2005. Stan was presented with a Lifetime UFO Achievement Award in Leeds, England, in 2002,

by UFO Magazine of the UK. He is co-author with Kathleen Marden (Betty Hill’s niece) of a book in 2007: “Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience.” The City of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, declared August 27, 2007, Stanton Friedman Day. His book “Flying Saucers and Science” was published in June 2008 and is in its fourth printing. His newest book “Science Was Wrong: Startling Truths about Cures, Theories, and Inventions ‘They’ Declared Impossible” with Kathleen Marden was published in June 2010. On July 2, 2010, he was inducted into the Roswell, New Mexico, UFO Hall of Fame for his long-term investigative efforts on that important case. He and Marden have completed a new book for 2016 titled “Fact Fiction and Flying Saucers”.

Both TOP SECRET/MAJIC and “Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience” have been optioned for movies by Stellar Productions of Hollywood.

He has provided written testimony to congressional hearings, appeared twice at the UN, and been a pioneer in many aspects of ufology including Roswell, Majestic 12, The Betty Hill-Marjorie Fish star map work, analysis of the Delphos, Kansas, physical trace case, crashed saucers, flying saucer technology, and challenges to the S.E.T.I. (Silly Effort To Investigate) cultists. He has spoken at more MUFON Symposia than anyone else.

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LARRY HOLCOMBE Larry Holcombe’s introduction into the world of ufology came in the late 1950s after reading two of Major Donald Keyhoe’s books: “Flying Saucers are Real” and “Flying Saucers from Outer Space.” A year later, after watching Keyhoe debate an Air Force officer on the old Armstrong Circle Theater,

and seeing Keyhoe being censored when he deviated from the prepared script the Air Fo r c e f o r c e d o n th e show’s producers, Holcombe was convinced the Air Force was covering up knowledge of UFOs. Those events started a 50-plus year avocation into the study and research of the UFO phenomenon. In 2006, he took early retirement and started his first novel, “The Great River Disclosure,” a thriller based on the government cover-up of an extraterrestrial presence visiting earth. His second novel in the Disclosure Trilogy, “Satan’s Angel,” was released this past fall in eBook format. In researching background for the novels he became

intrigued by a 1970s NBC-TV documentary, “UFOS: Past, Present & Future.” The documentary endorsed the theory that some UFO’s were extraterrestrial and astonishingly the documentary seemed to have the support of the government. Larry was able to locate the writer/co-producer of the documentary, Bob Emenegger, and Emenegger provided him with some remarkable background information on the making of the documentary that involved the Nixon administration. From this background the idea of a work of nonfiction took shape built around the documentary, the Nixon administration, and the involvement of all modern presidents in the UFO phenomenon. A detailed book proposal was developed and in the fall of 2012 the rights

to “The Presidents and UFOs: A Secret History From FDR to Obama” was purchased by St. Martin’s Press. Larry traveled the next year to research the book, which was released March 17, 2015. In addition to St. Martin’s Press, the audio book rights were purchased by Audible, Italian and Japanese publishers purchased foreign rights, and Sony Pictures has optioned the film rights to the book. As of this date Larry has done 32 radio interviews including Coast-to-Coast AM, Fox News Radio, and Fade to Black with Jimmy Church. He has lectured in six states and his upcoming twopart lecturer at The International UFO Museum and Research Center will be titled The Presidents and UFOs/ New Evidence Supporting Roswell as an Extraterrestrial Event.

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KEN JOHNSTON Dr. Ken Johnston Sr. was a marine pilot and one of four civilian astronaut consultant pilots for NASA where he testd spacesuits and other equipment as his first consulting job. Later, he became a primary trainer for astronauts to learn the systems of the Lunar Module that eventually was used to land on the moon during the Apollo missions. His last

position with NASA was working in the Lunar Receiving Lab. Johnston currently is retired and works as a leader in the Civil Air Patrol in New Mexico. “Ken’s Moon,” the book series, is about Johnston’s human experience and of his collection of historical Apollo mission photographs.

FRANK KIMBLER Frank Kimbler is an assistant professor of the earth science at the New Mexico Military Institute and a xenoarchaeoloist. He has worked as a professional geologist for almost 30 years, and has taught for almost half of that time. He has worked as an oceanographer for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and as a mining engineer for the state of Arizona. He moved to New Mexico in 2009 after accepting a teaching position at NMMI. Shortly after moving to Roswell he took a keen interest in the story behind the Roswell UFO incident.

His research has resulted in the discovery of a number of physical artifacts from the Roswell UFO debris field area.

His research has also been featured on several National Geographic TV programs, the History Channel, and numerous Internet talk shows about UFOs. He see

is dedicated to discovering answers and using good science to prove that we are not alone in the universe. Kimbler brings credibility to the science of ufology by using remote sensing, sophisticated radiation detecting equipment, and electronic metal detectors to search for artifacts.

SHARON KING Sharon King has been an early childhood teacher, program coordinator and a director in child care centers for over 26 years. She has always liked doing arts and crafts and working with children.

Over the years she has made many fun activities to share with children. Her book, “Junior Alien Zone,” is a fun and interesting arts and crafts and activity book about aliens which can be used in many different ways. King never thought she would write a children’s book and then it happened. In the summer of 2004, she and her husband took their niece and family on vacation to Roswell.

While they were there, they learned about the UFO Festival held every July. King had so many ideas, she stated to write them all down and the rest is history — a book was born.

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2016 UFO Festival, Roswell Incident and Cosmicon

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Date/Time Event Thursday, June 30

11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Noon - 10 p.m.

1 - 2 p.m.

2 p.m.

4 p.m.

4 p.m.

5 - 5:45 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 - 7:45 p.m.

8 p.m.

8 p.m.

Location

Beginning of the 21st annual UFO Festival, Cosmicon and the Roswell Daily Record’s Roswell Incident.

Free documentary “Fast Walkers” — Mankinds most Goddard Planetarium/ carefully guarded secrets revealed. UFO & Alien disclosure. Museum & Art Center Vendor booths are open.

Downtown / Roswell courthouse Free documentary “Thunderbolts of the Gods” — Goddard Planetarium/ The Electric Universe. The greatest surprise of the space age. Museum & Art Center Love is Blind.

Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse Triad.

Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse Highland Jazz and Blues.

Reischman Park stage Laser Beatles Goddard Planetarium/ Classic rock laser show to the songs of the Beatles.

Museum & Art Center Retro Fit. Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse Eddy Roswell.

Reischman Park stage Laser Pink Floyd “Dark Side of the Moon” Goddard Planetarium/ 3-D laser renderings.

Museum & Art Center Pacers.

Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse The Michael Francis Quartet.

Reischman Park stage

Date/Time Event

Location

Friday, July 1 9 a.m.

Roswell Daily Record’s Roswell Incident — doors open The Liberty

for ticket, memorabilia and souvenir sales (T-shirts, mugs, 312 N. Virginia Ave. coasters).

Vendor booths are open.

Downtown / Roswell courthouse 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.

10 - 11:30 a.m.

Roswell Incident: Alejandro Rojas — Strange Alien Encounters The Liberty

by Royalty, Politicians, Law Enforcement and Military 312 N. Virginia Ave. 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Don Burleson — ­ Alien DNA: Some Reasonable Conjectures Convention Center

(exhibit hall) 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Stanton Friedman — Debunking the UFO Debunkers UFO Museum North Library 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Gloria Hawker — Secret Life Convention Center

(Nancy Lopez/Robert Goddard Room) 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Tom Carey & Don Schmitt — The Children of UFO Museum video room

Roswell: The Seven-Decade Legacy of Fear,

Intimidation and Cover-Ups. Derrel Sims workshop ($10).

UFO Museum Upstairs Meeting Room 10:30 a.m. - Noon 11 a.m.

The Michael Francis Quartet.

Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse 11 a.m.

Max & Sam. Reischman Park stage

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Date/Time Event

Location

11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Free documentary “Fast Walkers” — Mankinds most Goddard Planetarium/

carefully guarded secrets revealed. UFO & Alien disclosure. Museum & Art Center 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Stanton Friedman, Don Schmitt, Bryce Zabel — UFO Museum video room

Update on the next Roswell movie “Majic Men.” Noon - 1:30 p.m.

Roswell Incident: Dr. John B. Alexander — The Liberty

More Complex Than Imagined — UFOs are real 312 N. Virginia Ave. Noon - 1:30 p.m.

Kathy Marden — The Alien End Game: Integration, UFO Museum North Library

Spiritual Englightenment or Something Else?

Noon - 6 p.m.

Registration for the Cosmicon Cosplay presentation.

Roswell Mall

(main desk) Noon - 9 p.m.

Beer and Wine Garden is open.

305 N. Main on Main Street 1 p.m.

Revolutionary Snake Ensemble.

Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse 1 p.m.

Eddy Roswell.

Reischman Park stage 1 - 2 p.m.

Documentary “Thunderbolts of the Gods” — Goddard Planetarium/

The Electric Universe. The greatest surprise of the space age. Museum & Art Center 1 - 2:30 p.m.

Travis Walton — Fire in the Sky. Convention Center

(exhibit hall) 1 - 2:30 p.m.

Tom Kirkbride — Roswell, Aliens, UFOs and UFO Museum video room

the Gamadin book series.

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Date/Time Event

Location

2 - 3:30 p.m.

Roswell Incident: Col. Charles Halt — The Liberty ­ The

Bentwaters Incident.

312 N. Virginia Ave. Derrel Sims — Alien Fetal Implantation UFO Museum North Library 2 - 3:30 p.m.

Demonstration Model (made by an MD on Sims’ team) Jones & Miles Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse 3 p.m.

3 p.m.

Lizza The Alien Reischman Park stage 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Yvonne Smith — Anatomy of a UFO abduction experience Convention Center

(exhibit hall) 3 - 4 p.m.

Free presentation by solar system ambassador, Greg Lawson. Goddard Planetarium/

“NASA & JPL Missions — Current Solar System Museum & Art Center Exploration.”

3 - 4:30 p.m.

Frank Kimbler — Roswell Documentaries: Truths & UFO Museum Video Room

Deceptions (with virtual tour of crash site).

4 - 5:30 p.m.

Ben Hansen — UFO Disclosure: Talk Shows, Hosts & UFO Museum North Library Politicians Roswell Incident: Nick Pope — Musings of a Man in Black.

The Liberty 4 - 5:30 p.m.

312 N. Virginia Ave. 4 - 6 p.m.

Cosmicon vendors open for preview.

Roswell Mall

Art, comics, collectibles, Cosplay and Steampunk items.

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Location

5 p.m.

Home Grown.

Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse 5 p.m.

Soul Groove.

Reischman Park stage 5 - 5:45 p.m.

Laser Pink Floyd “The Best of Echoes.”

Goddard Planetarium/

3-D laser renderings.

Museum & Art Center 6 - 8 p.m.

Abduction panel hosted by Derril Sims with Gloria Hawker, Convention Center

Kathy Marden, Yvonne Smith and Travis Walton. (exhibit hall) 6 - 10 p.m.

Live music by electro-pop band Manifique.

Peppers Grill & Bar

on the patio,

500 N. Main St. 6:30 p.m.

Cosplay presentation and award ceremony.

Roswell Mall

(Registration between Noon and 6 p.m. at main desk) (center court) 7 p.m.

Free Jazz concert by the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble.

Anderson Museum

Cash bar with wine and beer provided by Pecos Flavors of Modern Art

Winery.

409 E. College Ave. Laser Led Zeppelin Goddard Planetarium/ 7 - 7:45 p.m.

Lasers weave a monolithic Zeppelin experience.

Museum & Art Center 7 - 9 p.m.

Roswell Incident: Lee Speigel — Journalist and UFO eye witness.

The Liberty

Close Encounters of the Military Kind.

312 N. Virginia Ave. 7 p.m.

Gleewood.

Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse 7 p.m.

Retro Fit. Reischman Park stage

Date/Time Event

Location

Cosplay karaoke, master of ceremony is McKinney Tia Juana’s 8 - 10 p.m.

Entertainment.

Mexican Grille & Cantina

Open for everybody.

3601 N. Main St. 8 - 11 p.m.

Face to Black Radio Show with Jimmy Church.

UFO Museum North Library

(Open to the public audience) 8 p.m.

Justin Kemp Band “Under The Stars” ($10) Behind Pecos Flavors Winery

113 E Third St. 8 p.m. - Midnight Roswell City Limits presents: Incident Afterwards.

Atomic Recording and

Live entertainment from local and regional artists: and Sound Studio,

Ascetic, The Anatomist, Cosmic Purple Carrot, 4504 W. 2nd St.

Dicodec and Shadows of Silence. $9 entry. The entry

is $8 with UFO museum sticker or flier (all ages event).

8:45 - 10:15 p.m.

Free movie under the stars: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Convention Center,

(2014), PG-13. Chairs or blankets can be brought to the event. on the lawn, 9 p.m.

The Triad.

Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse 9 p.m.

Marquis of Vaudeville.

Reischman Park stage

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The Belly Dancers from Sundari Dance will perform at Reischman Park, 218 N. Main St., on June 30 from 7:30-8 p.m., June 1 from 6:30-7 p.m., June 2 from 6:30 - 7 p.m. and 8:30 - 9 p.m. They will have a Hafla (dance party) on Friday night from 7-9 p.m. at the Roswell Country Club, 2601 Urton Rd. All ages welcome with $5 suggested donation. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Roswell Refuge.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Date/Time Event

Location

9 p.m.

Marquis of Vaudeville.

Reischman Park stage 10 p.m. - Midnight Cosmicon after-party at the Oasis Bar & Grill.

Holiday Inn,

3620 N. Main St. Saturday, July 2 6 - 6:30 a.m.

Late registration for the Alien Chase race ($25, includes T-shirt) Convention Center

and race packet pick-up for those who registered earlier.

7 a.m.

Start of the 22nd annual Alien Chase (5K, 10K walk, Convention Center

5K, 10K run and award ceremony.

9 a.m.

Roswell Daily Record’s Roswell Incident — doors open The Liberty

for ticket, memorabilia and souvenir sales (T-shirts, mugs, 312 N. Virginia Ave. coasters).

By 9 a.m.

Registration for the pet alien costume contest.

Convention Center,

on the north lawn 10 a.m.

Alien pet costume contest and award ceremony.

Convention Center,

on the north lawn 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Vendor booths are open.

Downtown / Roswell courthouse 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Roswell Incident: Panel A with Dr. John B. Alexander, The Liberty

Nick Pope, Keith Arem, Alejandro Rojas and 312 N. Virginia Ave.

Col. Charles Halt.

10 - 11:30 a.m.

Stanton Friedman — A New Approach to Man’s Place in UFO Museum

in the Universe. north library 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Joseph Buchman — An Academic in UFOland: The Search Convention Center

for the Mysterious Dr. Morin. (exhibit hall) 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Tom Kirkbride — Roswell, Aliens, UFOs and the UFO Museum video room

Gamadin book series.

10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Cosmicon vendor booths open with Dr. Who Tardis

photo-op.

Roswell Mall 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Cosmicon workshops and panels.

Roswell Mall 10 a.m.

Leather bracelet workshop by JA Fantasy Art for Cosplay ($10).

Roswell Mall 10:30 a.m. - Noon Derrel Sims workshop ($10).

UFO Museum

How to make an alien artificial insemination occur. (upstairs meeting room) 11 a.m.

Max & Sam. Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse 11 a.m.

Frank McKinnon.

Reischman Park stage 11 a.m.

Cosplay character development 101. Author and play writer

M.B. Christopher gives advice on basic character construction.

Roswell Mall 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Free documentary “Fast Walkers” — Mankinds most Goddard Planetarium/

carefully guarded secrets revealed. UFO & Alien disclosure. Museum & Art Center

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Date/Time Event 11 a.m.

11:30 - 1 p.m.

Noon Noon - 1:30 p.m.

Noon - 2 p.m.

Noon - 6 p.m.

Noon - 9 p.m.

1 p.m.

1 p.m.

1 p.m.

1 - 2 p.m.

1 - 2:30 p.m.

1 - 2:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

2 - 3:30 p.m.

2 - 4 p.m.

3 p.m.

3 p.m.

3 p.m.

3 p.m.

3 - 4 p.m.

3 - 4:30 p.m.

3 - 4:30 p.m.

Location

Victorian Mythos panel by Capt. Jim Fisk (Vampires, werewolves). Roswell Mall Bryce Zabel — Meet the creator of the TV series UFO Museum video room “Dark Skies.”

Lighting costumes for Cosplay 101 by Nick Ward.

Roswell Mall Kathy Marden — Not Your Grandmother’s Abduction. UFO Museum north library Free special presentation: Hollywood & UFOs. Roswell Mall featuring Ufologist Don Schmitt and celebrated film producer Bryce Zabel (Dark Skies, Mortal Kombat, M.A.N.T.I.S., Lois & Clark) on UFO films followed by Q&A. Free Cosmicon gaming with tournaments.

Roswell Mall Beer and Wine Garden.

305 N. Main on Main Street Gleewood.

Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse Manifique.

Reischman Park stage Steampunk Belly Dancing workshop — Maria Alicia, Tre Bella Roswell Mall Free documentary “Thunderbolts of the Gods” — Goddard Planetarium/ The Electric Universe. The greatest surprise of the space age. Museum & Art Center James Clarkson — 700 UFOs from the Pacific Northwest. UFO Museum video room Roswell Incident: Panel B with Lee Speigel, Nick Pope, The Liberty Keith Arem, Alejandro Rojas.

312 N. Virginia Ave. Con-safe weaponry workshop.

Roswell Mall Presented by Cara Harris of Cosplay Kreations and Friends.

Tom Carey & Don Schmitt — (new) Witness to Roswell. UFO Museum north library Special appearance by Clyde Lewis presenting Roswell Mall “The Wormhole Experiment.” Free panel from the international radio personality and host of Ground Zero Radio.

Home Grown.

Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse Revolutionary Snake Ensemble.

Reischman Park stage Up-cycling: Costuming workshop for the thrifty by Capt. Jim Fisk. Roswell Mall ­ Cosplay Division Convention Center Roswell UFO Festival Costume Contest — Must register online at ufofestivalroswell.com or before 1 p.m. at the Roswell Museum & Art Center.

Free special appearance panel: The 37th parallel and how it relates Roswell Mall to Roswell by Chuck Zukowski, ufologist; discussion & book signing.

Roswell Incident: Lee Speigel — Journalist and UFO eyewitness.

The Liberty Close Encounters of the Military Kind.

312 N. Virginia Ave. Ken Johnston — Johnston’s Moon Apollo Archives.

UFO Museum video room

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4 p.m.

4 - 5:30 p.m.

5 p.m.

5 p.m.

5 p.m.

5 - 5:45 p.m.

5 - 7 p.m.

5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

6-8 p.m.

Location

Large Cosplay prop and costume workshop.

Roswell Mall Cosplay 101. Steam panel/discussion about Steampunk history, Roswell Mall music and lifestyle.

Ben Hansen — UFO Disclosure: Talk Shows, Hosts & UFO Museum Politicians. (north library) In The End. Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse High Desert Pipes & Drums.

Reischman Park stage Steampunk tea dueling incl. tea cup — anyone can compete. ($5) Roswell Mall Limited to 20 competitors. Spectators are welcome.

Laser Led Zeppelin.

Goddard Planetarium/ Lasers weave a monolithic Zeppelin experience.

Museum & Art Center Roswell Incident: Dr. Donald R. Burleson — Alien DNA: The Liberty Some Reasonable Conjectures.

312 N. Virginia Ave. Roswell Incident: Red Carpet event and showing of Galaxy 8 theater/ “The Phoenix Incident.”

Roswell Mall Roswell Report, Part 1. Moderated by Joseph Buchman, Convention Center Tom Carey, former Congressman Merrill Cook, (exhibit hall) Stanton Friedman and Don Schmitt.

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6 p.m.

Live music at the youth center The Unity Center 108 E. Bland St.

Dawn Patrol from Memphis/TN is a thrash/punk band and performs in Roswell for the first time with Mary Annett, Sivol

Black and A New Level.

Pre-Fourth of July event for veterans, active military and their Church on the Move 6:30 p.m.

immediate family members: USO style show and free steak dinner. More information at cotmroswell.com or

575-622-7011.

Last Child.

Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse 7 p.m.

7 p.m.

Tularosa Basin Musicians Union.

Reischman Park stage 7 p.m.

Retro Fit. Inside of Pecos Flavors Winery

113 E. Third St. Laser Pink Floyd “Dark Side of the Moon” Goddard Planetarium/ 7 - 7:45 p.m.

3-D laser renderings.

Museum & Art Center Roswell City Limits presents: Incident Afterwards.

Atomic Recording and 8 p.m. - Midnight

Live entertainment from local and regional artists: and Sound Studio,

Transfixion, The Anatomist, Decayed Morrison, 4504 W. 2nd St.

Indian Trance Affect and Dicodec. $9 entry. The entry

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Date/Time Event

Location

9 p.m.

Alien Light Parade.

Downtown on Main Street 9 p.m.

Xavier.

Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse 9 p.m.

Burkstaller.

Reischman Park stage 9 p.m. - Midnight Roswell Incident: VIP meet and greet dinner party with Los Cerritos Restaurant

celebrity guest speakers.

2103 N. Main St. 9 p.m. - Midnight Steampunk Ball with live music by The Marquis of Peppers Grill & Bar,

Vaudeville. Tickets available at the Roswell Mall. on the patio

Appropriate costumes welcome but not 500 N. Main St.

required. Cash bar with kitchen is open until 10 p.m.

10 p.m.

Ben Hansen’s Skywatch.

Cielo Grande Amphitheater

1612 W. College Blvd.

Sunday, July 3 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Cosmicon vendor booths open with Dr. Who Tardis photo-op.

Roswell Mall 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Cosmicon workshops and panels.

Roswell Mall 10 a.m.

Steampunk goggle make & take workshop by Professor Brassthorn. Roswell Mall

Fee of $30 includes goggles and accessories.

10 - 11:30 a.m.

Joseph Buchman — An Academic in UFOland: The Search for Convention Center

the Mysterious Dr. Morin. (exhibit hall) 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Don Burleson — Alien DNA: Some Reasonable Conjectures Convention Center

(Nancy Lopez/Robert Goddard Room) 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Tom Carey & Don Schmitt — Inside the Real Area 51: The UFO Museum

Secret History of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (north library) 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Larry Holcombe — The Presidents and UFOs/ New Evidence UFO Museum

Supporting Roswell as an Extraterrestrial Event (video room) 10:30 a.m. - Noon Derrel Sims workshop ($10) UFO Museum upstairs meeting room

Handwriting analysis: What your signature reveals and handwriting

explores relationships.

11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Vendor booths are open.

Downtown / Roswell courthouse 11 a.m.

Jones & Miles.

Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse 11 a.m.

Tularosa Basin Musicians Union.

Reischman Park stage 11 a.m.

Cosplay character development 202 workshop by author and play- Roswell Mall

writer M.B. Christopher (The Wordsmith). Fleshing out characters.

11 a.m.

Steampunk gaming panel covering products and latest trends by Roswell Mall

Capt. Jim Fisk.

11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Free documentary “Fast Walkers” — Mankinds most Goddard Planetarium/

carefully guarded secrets revealed. UFO & Alien disclosure. Museum & Art Center Noon Getting started with Cosplay workshop. Beginner techniques, tips Roswell Mall

and tricks.

Noon Wild West Steampunk panel. Introduction to Wild West inspired Roswell Mall

Steampunk by Capt. Jim Fisk.

Noon - 4 p.m.

Free Cosmicon gaming with tournaments.

Roswell Mall 1 p.m.

High Desert Pipes & Drums.

Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse 1 p.m.

‘60s rock performer Harry Burkstaller.

Reischman Park stage 1 p.m.

Steampunk Development 202 panel. For those who have done Roswell Mall

Steampunk for a year and are ready to take the next step.

1 p.m.

Steampunk Jewelry workshop by Lady Epitaph. Repurposing of Roswell Mall

broken jewelry, found and store-bought items. Limited space ($15).

1 - 2 p.m.

Free documentary “Thunderbolts of the Gods” — Goddard Planetarium/

The Electric Universe. The greatest surprise of the space age. Museum & Art Center 1 - 2:30 p.m.

Frank Kimbler — Roswell Documentaries: Truths & Deceptions Convention Center

(with virtual tour of the crash site) (exhibit hall)

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Date/Time Event 1 - 2:30 p.m.

Gloria Hawker — Secret Life

Location Convention Center (Nancy Lopez/Robert Goddard Room)

1 - 2:30 p.m.

Travis Walton — Confronting the Reality of UFO Experience.

UFO Museum

(north library) 1 - 2:30 p.m.

James Clarkson — Mass UFO Sightings — Perspectives on UFO Museum

Aliens, Cover-ups, the Public and Classic Science Fiction. (video room) 2 - 4 p.m.

Free special appearance panel: The 37th parallel and how it relates Roswell Mall

to Roswell by Chuck Zukowski, Ufologist incl. discussion.

2 p.m.

Cosplay survival/troll survival workshop by Cara and Crystal Gage. Roswell Mall

How to survive the world of Cons.

3 p.m.

Cosplay for the curvaceous workshop by Crystal Gage. Making Roswell Mall

Cosplay outfits for your body type.

3 p.m.

In The End. Main stage in front of the Roswell courthouse 3 p.m.

Eddy Roswell.

Reischman Park stage 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Yvonne Smith — Anatomy of a UFO Abduction Experience Convention Center

(exhibit hall) 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Ken Johnston — Johnston’s Moon Apollo Archives Convention Center

(Nancy Lopez/Robert Goddard Room) 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Derrel Sims — Implantation in India by the alien: Abductee/ UFO Museum

implant(s)/amazing alien contact/short surgery film/ (north library)

results: continued case.

5 - 5:45 p.m.

Laser U2 Goddard Planetarium/

A techno-fusion of laser light and mainstream rock, pop and Museum & Art Center

blues spanning three decades.

5 - 6:30 p.m.

Yvonne Smith — Experiencer’s Session Convention Center

(Nancy Lopez/Robert Goddard Room) 5 - 6:30 p.m.

Roswell Panel part 2 with Tom Carey, Stanton Friedman, UFO Museum

Frank Kimbler and Don Schmitt with a Roswell witness. (north library) 7 - 7:45 p.m.

Laser Beatles Goddard Planetarium/

Classic rock laser show to the songs of the Beatles.

Museum & Art Center Monday, July 4 Roswell celebrates Independence Day 4 - 7 p.m.

Free veterans barbecue. The annual veterans barbecue is Elks Lodge 969

provided for veterans and their family.

1720 N. Montana Ave. 6 p.m.

Fourth of July festivities start with games and Cielo Grande Recreation Area vendors.

7:30 p.m.

‘60s rock performer Burkstaller Cielo Grande Recreation Area

opens for the Kumbia King Allstarz.

Kumbia King Allstarz.

Cielo Grande Recreation Area 9:15 p.m.

Roswell Sertoma Club Michael Satterfield Cielo Grande Recreation Area

Satterfield Memorial Fireworks Extravaganza.

Organizers ask to come early and bring lawnchairs and blankets.

No pets, no private fireworks permitted.

The schedule is subject to change. For further information on the events, visit RoswellFilmCon.com, roswellincident.com and the ufofestivalroswell.com.

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Continued from Page 12 published, she had her first book signing.

It took place at the Roswelien Experience 2009 Festival in the International UFO Museum & Research Center in Roswell. The book received a lot of attention and positive exposure.

King’s new book titled “Oops was Bullied?” tells the tale of two beings – a wee extraterrestrial named Oops and a young Earth girl – who become friends when Oops crashes on Earth. They couldn’t be more different: different languages, different points of view, different backgrounds, all packed into two very different bodies. In fact, it’s those differences that lead to a harsh reality for Oops, who is bullied because he’s not like others. Written for children from preschool age through grade five, the juvenile fiction, “Oops was Bullied?” is a fun and easy read that teaches children valuable lessons about the consequences of bullying through the eyes of her vibrant and lovable characters. King lives in Amarillo, Texas, with her husband of 43 years, Charles. They have three adult children, four grandchildren, one great-grandchild and two dogs.

TOM KIRKBRIDE Tom Kirkbride grew up in Southern California, where he was a lifeguard on the beaches of LaJolla, thus his Gamadin saga begins.

His five-book series is a thrill-packed, character-driven adventure about a couple of surfers saving the galaxy.

In 2012, his entire series was selected for the Renaissance Accelerated Reader program for schools nationwide. This is the sixth year in a row Kirkbride has had the honor to speak at the Roswell UFO Festival.

He also talks about writing to classrooms, writers groups, and book clubs all over the country. Contact info: gamadin.com.

KATHLEEN MARDEN Kathleen Marden is a leading ufologist known around the English speaking world for her work as a UFO and ET contact researcher, scholar, author and lecturer. She is the

Mutual UFO Network’s Director of Experiencer Research and is the recipient of MUFON’s 2012 “Ufologist of the Year” award. Her educational background in the social sciences has shaped her interest in scientific ufology. Extensive research and investigation has convinced her that some UFOs and alien encounters are real. She earned a B.A. degree in social work from the University of New Hampshire and participated in graduate studies in education while working as a teacher and education services coordinator. Her scholarship led to acceptance into the Alpha Kappa Delta sociology honor society. During her 15 years as an educator, she innovated, designed and implemented model educational programs. She also held a supervisory position, coordinating, training and evaluating education staff. Marden has written three books.

Two of them are: “Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience” and “Science was Wrong,” with nuclear physicist/scientific ufologist Stanton T. Friedman, and “The Alien Abduction Files,” with Denise Stoner, and essays in several additional books. Her fourth book will be released this fall. Her articles have been published in the MUFON UFO Journal, Open Minds, Alternate Perceptions and FATE magazines and on several websites.

Marden has appeared in television and radio programs in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the U.K., and has lectured throughout the United States and internationally. She is recognized as the world’s

leading expert on her aunt and uncle, Betty and Barney Hill’s abduction case. You can purchase autographed copies of her books or read her articles at kathleen-marden.com.

DONALD SCHMITT Donald R. Schmitt is the former co-director of the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies in Chicago where he served as director of special investigations for 10 years. Prior to that time, he was a special investigator for the late Dr. J. Allen Hynek and the art director for the International UFO Reporter. Schmitt graduated from MATC with a degree in liberal arts.

He is currently taking graduate courses in criminal justice. He is the author of numerous articles about UFOs as well as the co-author of two best-selling books: “UFO Crash at Roswell,” “The Truth About the UFO Crash at Roswell,” “Witness to Roswell,” unmasking the 60 year cover up and “Roswell, The Chronological Pictorial.” He has appeared on Oprah, CBS 48 Hours, Larry King Live and CNN News just to name a few TV shows. Schmitt has led and organized the only three archeological dig projects at the actual Roswell crash/debris field conducted in 1989, 2002 and 2006. The second effort became the central theme of the

highest rated show up to that time in the history of the Sci Fi Channel, titled “The Roswell Crash: Startling New Evidence.” The basis of his research and consultation has been the theme of many documentaries. Schmitt feels that by far his greatest achievement was the Golden Globe Best Picture nominated motion picture “Roswell” that was based on the first book.

DERREL SIMS Derrel Sims, R.H.A., CMHt., “the Alien Hunter,” has been at the forefront of alien investigation for more than 35 years. From ages 4 to 17, he experienced numerous conscious contacts with a malignant alien presence.

Determined to transform his life role from the “hunted” to the “hunter,” he prepared himself mentally, physically, and spiritually to become a warrior for the cause of the alien abductee. At the heart of Sims’ work is a proactive search for physical evidence and its forensic analysis. A private investigator and former MP, he treats abduction cases like crime scenes.

By the early 1980s, he’d begun assembling his groundbreaking collection of alleged alien implants; in 1995, he organized the first public extractions and sub-

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sequent analysis of more alleged alien artifacts. Other landmark cases include the 1992 Double Mass Abduction and his discovery of sub-dermal alien fluorescence. Trace evidence such as this are currently undergoing DNA testing. Sims’ scientific and academic “Dream Team” of consultants includes two cardiovascular surgeons, a brain surgeon, four Md.’s, a criminal forensic scientist from a major university and an ultra-tech specialist, currently conducting a 2-year study on Sims’ implant samples. This work is a culmination of 24 surgeries to date from the 1980’s, to the latest one, in Flint, Michigan, last month. Sims is a Board Certified Hypnotic Anesthesia Therapist, Certified Master Hypnotherapist, Board Certified Medical Hypnotherapist, and has a Master Level in Neuro Linguistic Programming. He has trained extensively in many disciplines including linguistics, handwriting analysis and time line therapy. The combination of therapeutic intervention technique results in a multimodality approach to teaching and counseling. Combined with his compassionate and caring attitude, this has resulted in countless individuals all over the world seeking his help.

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Combining Art And Aliens

The Gallery and Main Street Arts invite local and out of this world artists.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor

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magine if you could encounter a new civilization in space on a different world with an ancient technology.

Would you want to talk to a scientist, a politician or rather check out the art of this unknown civilization? Many scientists including Dougla Vakoch of Mountain View, California, the former director of SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) agree that any advanced explorer would first take a look into the arts.

Arts show the heart and soul of a civilization, country and community, perhaps even that of a planet.

During the UFO festival The Gallery and Main Street Arts have a program planned that will attract visitors from far and perhaps even

beyond. Main Street Arts is a creative and exciting art space that beautifully houses two businesses: The Gallery and Krantz Art and Studio.

The program begins with the window fronts.

“We are planning a combination of alien and patriotic theme,” said newly elected director Barbara Posuniak.

Posuniak is wellknown in the community. She is an art instructor who teaches clay classes at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell. She also helps with art projects at Pecos Elementary School, among other programs.

“One painting displayed in the window is going to be that of an alien lady,” Posuniak said. “She is going to

have a holster with paint brushes.”

This year Main Street Arts held a new two-dimensional art contest with a children and adult division that will be displayed during the UFO festival. Professional and amateur artists sent in their art to be judged on July 1. “Showing of the competing art work is going to be on all days of the UFO festival, “ Posuniak said. “If the artists want to sell their pieces, they can come in and put a price on it. I just recently had a costumer coming in the gallery looking for alien paintings.

“We are going to have many prizes that are out of this world,” Posuniak said. The Gallery is also participating in the UFO Passport program of the festival, where you can

Submitted Photo Mariah Turner’s art on shoes are just one example of the creativity that The Gallery and Main Street Arts features. visit stores and places for a stamp.

One of the newest artists featured at Main Street Arts is Mariah Turner, who specializes in painting shoes. Turner grew up in Roswell but left when she was 10 years old. “I have been an artist my entire life,” she said. “My grandpa owns Signs

by Corbell in Roswell.

I pretty much grew up in that shop watching my grandpa, mom, and uncles paint on signs and cars.

“I learned most of

my foundation from watching my family work when I was little,” Turner said. “From junior high, when I was allowed to start picking my own electives, art has always been one of them. When I got to high school in Nixa, Missouri, I got into the National Art Honor Society. Then I went to college at Missouri State University where art was my minor. I’ve always had to make sure that I have art in my life.

“The idea for painting

shoes came when I started staying at home with my daughter,” Turner said. “I was working on my master’s degree in clinical psychology when my babysitting all fell apart so I had to withdraw and stay home with my daughter who was one at the time. I wanted something to do while she was napping so I would paint on her little shoes and put characters from her favorite cartoons on them. I had a lot of see

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Continued from Page 19 TRAVIS WALTON Travis Walton is the subject of the Paramount Studios movie, “Fire in the Sky,” based on his book of the same name. On Nov. 5, 1975, a group of loggers in the mountains of northeastern Arizona observed a strange, unusually bright light in the sky. One of the men, Travis Walton, recklessly left the safety of their truck to take a closer look. Suddenly as he walked toward the light, Walton was blasted back by a bolt of mysterious energy. His companions fled in fear. When they reported an encounter with a UFO – something they would have considered impossible if they had not witnessed it themselves – the men were suspected of murder. For five days authorities mounted a massive manhunt in search of Walton – or his body. Then Walton reappeared, disoriented and initially unable to tell the whole story of his terrifying encounter. In “Fire in the Sky,” Walton relates in his own words the best documented account of alien abduction yet recorded, the story of his own harrowing ordeal at the hands of silent captors, his return to a disbelieving world of hostile interrogators, exploitive press and self-styled debunkers.

Walton recounts the struggle to get a fair hearing, and confronts his detractors with a stinging rebuttal.

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Mary Morgan Photo Cosplay characters (from left: Crystal Gage, Ian Cooper, Christie Cooper and Cara Harris of Cosplay Kreations).

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Roswell Cosmicon

Creativity, imagination and open minds draw large crowds.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor rom July 1 to July 3, the Roswell Mall on the north side of town is in the hands of cosplayers, authors, comic artists and steampunks.

The city bus system is connecting the Cosmicon with the UFO Festival downtown every 26 minutes. “This is ideal,” said organizer Elaine Mayfield during the event planning phase.

“We have great parking

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at the mall, and visitors can join the Cosmicon workshops and panels and then drive downtown to join the UFO Festival events without worries where to park there.”

The first day on July 1, Cosplay Crawl is the highlight.

Cara Harris and Crystal Gage are organizers and have their own cosplay company in town. Asked about why

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cosplay has become so popular over the last years, Gage explained that cosplay has been around since the Renaissance, when people dressed up to be somebody else for a little bit. “It allows people to express themselves, to show different aspects of their personality,” Gage explained. “Fans save up all year to come to Cons (the short version of Comicons — Cosmicon is a wordplay on the Comicon). It is an adventure for all, kids and older people.”

There will be a special workshop during the Cosmicon where beginners can learn all about cosplaying, how to make their costumes and what it all entails.

“There are many varieties of cosplays,” said

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Harris. “Anime, Manga, popular comics and the movies.”

“In New Mexico Steampunk is very popular,” said Gage. “If you visit other Cons, you can see jocks and nerds side by side, all dressed as Superman or Batman. Rich and poor come together for fandom. The social barriers in the U.S. have been broken,” she explained.

“You can see it today at school. Kids who play cosplay, who are the ‘nerds’ are now popular.”

Steampunk is set in a world that reflects the Victorian era with a Jules Verne twist. The Steampunk era plays with the idea that modern technology was invented during the industrial revolution.

Computers and cars would run with steam. It is set in a more romantic era, when men dressed up and women wore corsets.

The Steampunk ball on Saturday evening at 9 p.m. at Peppers Grill and Bar will be one of the highlights. “Everybody can come, costumes are not mandatory,” said Mayfield.

Those who would like to dress up can come in any cosplay role or make their own costume. Vendors at the mall sell accessories and even corsets.

One of the celebrities participating this year at the events at Cosmicon and the UFO festival is award-winning film producer, author and Chairman/ CEO of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Bryce Zabel.

“Most people know me as the executive producer writer/creator of NBC’s ‘Dark Skies,’ that this year celebrates its 20th anniversary,” said

Zabel.

“I have ‘Top Secret/ Majic’ by Stanton Friedman, and ‘Witness to Roswell’ by Don Schmitt and Tom Carey under option, and have adapted them into ‘Majic Men,’ to be produced as an independent or studio film,” Zabel said.

“Currently, I am adapting ‘Captured,’ the story of Betty and Barney Hill, for Gotham/ Principal (’The Maze Runner’) and it’s a very cutting edge version.”

Zabel is also co-author with Richard Dolan of “A.D. After Disclosure: When the Government Finally Admits the Truth about Alien Contact.”

He has also worked on the mini-series “Taken” that aired in 2002 with Steven Spielberg.

“Taken” won an Emmy award for Outstanding Miniseries.

Zabel recently sold “The Last Battle” to StudioCanal for 2017 production. “I have taught as an adjunct professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, teaching TV writing to undergraduate and graduate students, for the past year,” he said.

More information on Zabel’s appearances and the Cosmicon events, turn to pages 13-18.

Local author, E.J. Wilson, will be presenting his book “Star Trek: Exploring the Original Series.” Wilson is a true Trekkie, his long anticipated book takes the reader back to the origin of the Star Trek Universe, the original television series (1966-69) with unique behind-thescenes chapters, photos and goofs.

“I grew up watching “Star Trek,” Wilson said. “I was only six when it originally ran, so mostly I saw it in re-runs from age 10. It was my favorite show.

When I was younger, I liked how colorful it was, and all the action and adventure. As I got older, I appreciated the complexity of the plots, and the quality of writing. The show attracted world-class authors to write episodes, including Jerome Bixby, Jerry Sohl, Robert Bloch, Theodore Sturgeon, and Norman Spinrad. see

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Christina Stock Photo The Steampunk workshop for goggles at the Cosmicon 2015 was so popular it will happen again this year.

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Continued from Page 21 interest from friends when I would post pictures on Facebook so I started an Etsy shop at because42customkicks.etsy.com. I had one of the people from Wizard World message me on Etsy and tell me that he would love for me to be one of the featured artists at one of their cons (as in Comicon).

I thought it would be a fun experience so I went ahead and signed up for one. Since then I have started doing Comicons around the country. I have gotten to hang out with Jay Mewes and see a lot of other stars at the conventions and even talk to one of the comic artists from Marvel. It has all been a very cool experience. It has been a whirlwind over the last two years,” she said.

“I find inspiration in everything,” Turner said.

“I paint things that make me happy so it could be anything at any time. The paintings that are in Roswell are almost all New Mexico inspired pairs. The beautiful things around Roswell and New Mexico as a whole that make it enchanting. You can’t see anything like it anywhere else in the world,” she said.

Turner visits Roswell often. In addition to the shoes she creates three-dimensional resin paintings, soaps and pop culture reference items.

“The shoes can take me anywhere from a few

hours for the galaxy style shoes to a week or two like the crash landing shoes. I’m actually going to start teaching classes for things like the galaxy paintings over this summer at my studio in Nixa, Missouri,” Turner said. For more information on Turner visit Because42.com.

Main Street Arts now has an area for wrapping.

“We have now the ability to mail the art nationally and internationally,” said Posuniak. “It is going to be so much easier for visitors and tourists to send their purchase home. It is such a hassle to have to travel with it otherwise when flying.”

One of the most popular events of The Gallery at Main Street Arts are the painting parties, where — within a couple of hours — participants learn to paint and walk away with their own masterpiece.

“The painting parties will go on throughout the summer,” said Posuniak.

Sign-up sheets for upcoming classes, including one where you can learn to paint a galaxy, are available at The Gallery at Main Street Arts.

“We are planning to work together with the Roswell Symphony Orchestra for a special event for the Labor Day weekend and in fall having an art loop together with the Fine Arts League,” said Posuniak.

For more information, visit The Gallery at Main Street Arts, 223 N. Main St., or call 575-625-5263 or 575-420-5808.

Submitted Photo of artist Mariah Turner.

Culture Continued from Page 22 “I have had many jobs in the science and tech field,” Wilson said. “I began computer programming before leaving high school. I used to sneak down to the local college computer room and (illegally) gain access to their mainframe computer.

I liked to play the Star Trek game on that system because it was with multiple players.

“Later, I headed up the data processing department at some companies in Atlanta,” Wilson said. “I did all the programming and data processing for them, and at age 19, I was the youngest computer programmer ever hired by the Control Data Corporation. I eventually got in to supporting satellite communications for television networks like NBC, CBS,

we’re very proud of that.”

Wilson will be at his booth at the Cosmicon at the Roswell Mall in person and will have also his new book available “Ludiger.” It is a story of a U.S. Army Commando and his best friend. A journey that takes the reader from the battlefields of Afghanistan to the mean streets of New York City. For more informa-

Submitted Photo of E. J. Wilson and others.

“In 2007, I told my friends I was going to move to Roswell, get more involved in the UFO community and write books,” Wilson said. His friends were skeptical. “So I moved to Roswell and I was the only professional tour

guide at the UFO museum from May of 2008 to March of 2010,” he said.

“I met Noe Torres at the UFO festival in July of 2009, and we wrote a book together called ‘Ultimate Guide to the Roswell UFO Crash.’ It is the No. 1 selling UFO book in Roswell, and

tion on Wilson and his books, visit VarmintBooks.com.

Next to Wilson many other artists and authors will be presenting their works, which includes comic artist Tiffany Pascal who has recently returned to Roswell from a trip to Japan. The Tennessee native holds a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga and a master of

fine arts from the University of North Dakota. Her comic books stand out with their strong female characters, positive messages of strength and courage for young women and artistic designs.

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Laser

Continued from Page 6 Pink Floyd, one is with the iconic sounds of the Beatles, one of the band U2 and one to the monolithic sounds of Led Zeppelin.

The new laser shows run 45 minutes and admittance is $5 for adults. Children who are 10 years old and under get in for $3. 3 years and under get in for free.

There will be also two free documentaries at the planetarium, “Fastwalkers” and “Thunderbolts of the Gods.” “Fastwalkers” is about mankind’s most carefully guarded secrets: UFO and alien disclosure for the first time revealed.

Amazing UFO photos and footage regular citizens were never meant to see.

“Thunderbolts of the Gods” is about the electric Universe. Never before has space presented so many pathways for research and discovery. There are new observational tools and an avalanche of new images is the greatest surprise of the space age: The universe is electric and standard ideas do not work.

The Chaves County Courthouse lawn, on Main Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets, will serve as the location for the main music stage as well as games for children. Vendors will have gifts, gimmicks, art and refreshments available. One of the free events is to make your own alien hat.

Another stage for live music and entertainment is at the newly remodeled Reischman Park, 218 N. Main St., which shows the artistic side of the community. All of the decorative tiles were made by Roswell’s citizens, children and local artists.

On July 1, The Gallery Mainstreet Art will announce who the winner of their 2D alien art contest is at their location, 223 N. Main St. The art will be displayed throughout the festival.

The annual Alien Costume Contest will take place at the Roswell Civic and Convention Center, 912 N. Main St., on July 2, with pets competing outdoors in the morning and humans, indoors in the afternoon.

Several free concerts are planned. The Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, 409 E. College Blvd., is set to host the New Orleans style jazz band Revolutionary Snake Ensemble on July 1 at 7 p.m.

There will be a beer and wine garden on Main Street, provided by the owners of Pecos Flavors Winery. Visitors can cool off around the corner, inside Pecos Flavors Winery, on 113 E. Third Street, before walking through the winery to enjoy live music by the Justin Kemp Band July 1 at 7 p.m.

Stellar Coffee, 315 N. Main St., is joining the festivities with four days of live music from June 30 to July 3 and the Epiq Night Club, 3905 SE Main St., is having an electronic dance music night on July 1 featuring Durtysoxx, Laffit Rivas and Dustin Holtsberry.

Submitted Photo of Justin Kemp The band is going to perform on stage behind Pecos Flavors Winery.

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Juliana Halvorson Photo Roswell’s light parade 2015.

Additionally, the Cosmicon is taking place at the Roswell Mall, 4501 N. Main St., with Cosplay that will include awards and Steampunk workshops and panels. The word Cosmicon is a play on the popular Comicons. Highlight of the Cosmicon is a Karaoke evening at Tia Juana’s Mexican Grill & Cantina, 3601 N. Main st. and a Steampunk ball at Pepper’s Grill & Bar, 500 N. Main St. One of the favorite events of the UFO Festival is the evening light parade (from Ninth to Third Streets) on July 2 at 9 p.m. Summer evenings in Roswell are beautiful and families love to come out and enjoy the creative floats full of aliens and spaceships. Local businesses, organizations and private people compete for the first, second and third prizes. There is no entry fee and all aliens and pets from the costume contest are encouraged to ride on the float provided by the organizers.

Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis will be in Roswell for the UFO Festival. Lewis is a powerful voice in parapolitical and paranormal news and commentary.

With a diverse background in news, acting, writing and radio, he entertains and captivates audiences across multiple platforms. Lewis’ career in radio began in Utah in 1982 and he created Ground Zero in 1995 in Salt Lake City.

Lewis has produced Ground Zero programs online, on radio and on television.

The program (which takes its name from the scientific definition of the term) joined FM News 101 KXL in 2011 and consistently ranks No. 1 in the market.

Lewis will be at the International UFO Museum & Research Center, and the Roswell Museum and Art Center’s Bassett Auditorium, 100 W. 11th St. Lewis will also be making appearances at the Roswell Cosmicon at the Roswell North Mall, 4501 N. Main St. Visitors can come to the UFO Festival organization tent on the courthouse lawn and pick up their official UFO Festival passport. With this passport, they can visit participating merchants to receive stamps. Once the passport owner achieves the allotted number of stamps, the passport should be returned to the same tent and to receive a bag of official 2016 UFO Festival goodies and collectibles. The passport is handed back as a keepsake. Organizers advise that participants must be 18 to participate and only one per person.

The UFO Festival is represented on most multi-media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Periscope. Visitors can tag themselves and the live Geofilter with Snapchat. Organizers ask to come to the Chaves County Courthouse lawn, take a Snapchat and share their story. This will be available for a limited time only. Follow the events on Snapchat at the UFO Festival.

A city bus will be traveling during the festival every 26 minutes between downtown and the Roswell Mall on Main Street, so visitors can park at the mall or at their motel and shuttle from the UFO festival to the Cosmicon.

Part of downtown will be closed for the vendors and events. Organizers ask drivers to follow the detour signs.

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Continued from Page 8 AM. He has been featured on the Travel Channel, Syfy, National Geographic, and E!.

LEE SPEIGEL Paranormal writer and researcher Lee Speigel first presented compelling UFO stories in 1975, producing a documentary record album, “UFOs: The Credibility Factor,” for CBS Inc. It marked the first time military and scientific voices came together to disclose personal UFO encounters while calling for government recognition of the phenomenon. In 1978, Speigel became the only person in history to produce a milestone presentation at the United Nations on UFOs. He wrote, produced and hosted nearly 1,500 programs on unexplained phenomena between 1978-1986 on NBC Radio. In 1980, through his radio features, Speigel reacquainted the public with the events surrounding the legendary 1947 Roswell, New Mexico, UFO crash. In 1993, he wrote and co-produced “The Classics In Space,” a national award-winning classical music special. The program, co-hosted by SETI founder Dr. Frank Drake, focused on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Speigel has just begun his seventh year with The Huffington Post, presenting topics that cross the fields of the paranormal, UFOs and science. In 2012, he was honored with the International UFO Congress Researcher of the Year award.

For more information about meeting the speakers of Roswell Daily Record’s Incident, see pages 13-18 or visit roswellincident.com.

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Being Spot On In The Media World Giant in the television and media world attends the UFO Festival and Cosmicon.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor uest of honor this year at the Cosmicon is Bryce Zabel. He is scheduled to appear at different venues during the UFO Festival and the Cosmicon.

CNN correspondent-turned-screenwriter Bryce Zabel has been the creator and show runner of prime time series, written produced feature films, run the TV Academy, taught at the University of Southern California, won the Writers Guild award, authored a book and introduced on-air such celebrities as Walter Cronkite and Tom Hanks.

Every TV-pilot ever written by Zabel that has been produced has also gone on to series. He has received the Writers Guild on-screen “created by” or “developed by” credit on five TV drama series including: NBC’s Emmy-winning science fiction series “Dark Skies” (1996), FOX’s African-American superhero show “M.A.N.T.I.S.” (1994); the syndicated comic/film adaptation “The Crow: Stairway to Heaven” (1998), CTV’s newsroom drama “E.N.G.” (1989) and CBS’s medical franchise “Kay O’Brien” (1986). His other TV series work includes “L.A. Law” (1986), “Life Goes On” (1989) and “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” (1993). Three of his series have been major DVD box set releases.

In 2008, Zabel received the Writers Guild of America award for writing his third four-hour Hallmark mini-series, “Pandemic” (2007), the story of a killer influenza which forces the quarantine of Los Angeles. HIs other mini-series work includes the Hallmark pirate adventure “Blackbeard” (2006), and NBC’s “The Poseidon Adventure” (2005).

From 2001 to 2003, Zabel served as Chairman/CEO of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the first writer/producer elected to this position

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since his boyhood idol, Rod Serling. He presided over the most tumultuous and transformational time in Academy history, taking office at a time when 9/11 forced the cancellation of the prime time Emmys not once, but twice. He also led the negotiations which resulted in a 250 percent increase in the Emmy telecast license fee. Previously, he served on the Writers Guild Board of Directors.

In the world of features and long-form, he has received writing credit on two produced films, “Mortal Kombat: Annihilation” (1997) which opened as no.

1 at the box office and the Disney animated film, “Atlantis: The Lost Empire” (2001). His spec script “Official Denial” (1993) became the first original movie produced by the SyFy Channel. He also launched the “Unsolved Mysteries” movie franchise with an NBC film, “Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story” (1993).

Prolific as a writer on his own, Zabel has also worked in collaboration with other writers over the years, including Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, multiaward winning TV writer/producer David E. Kelley, “Babylon 5” (1994) creator J. Michael Straczynski, his own wife Jackie Zabel and feature writer Brent V. Friedman.

He became a book author in 2010 with the publication of “A.D. After Disclosure: The People’s Guide to Life After Contact,” written in collaboration with UFO historian Richard M. Dolan.

Twice nominated by the WGA for outstanding screen-writing, Zabel’s work has also been nominated by the Mystery Writers of America, Environmental Media Association and LA Area Emmy Awards. His nominated work includes the fan-favorite “L.A. Law” (1986) where Jimmy Smits’ character defends baby-killers who get away with murder and the “Dark Skies” (1996) pilot about the Kennedy assassination which launched the NBC Saturday night programming concept.

Zabel began his career as a television news reporter in both Oregon and Arizona. He came to Los Angeles as an on-air correspondent for CNN where he covered presidential campaigns and space shuttle landings, among other stories. He met his wife in the office of the LA mayor during a news conference.

As an on-air PBS reporter, he won several awards of his own for investigative journalism. He was one of the original group of producer/directors on ABC’s cutting edge reality magazine series, “Eye on LA”.

Zabel started his screen-writing career by combining that passion for journalism and television into his first script, “E.N.G.” (1989) and it changed his life. The spec pilot about electronic news gathering (TV news) launched 108 episodes of the hour drama for the CTV network, led to an overall development deal as a writer/producer for Orion TV. Zabel is an accomplished public speaker, appearing on each of the three Emmy shows in which he served as the TV Academy leader. He has also been a guest on “The Today Show,” “Good Morning America” (1975), “Politically Incorrect” (1993), “Entertainment Tonight” (1981), “Access Hollywood” (1996) and been quoted in Time, USA Today, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. As an essayist, he has written for Daily Variety, Television Week, The Los Angeles Times, the WGA’s Written By and Emmy Magazine.

Aside from his Emmy activities, in the world of live production, he recently produced a three-hour comedy/musical stage show hosted by Fred Willard before 1100 dinner guests to launch the University of Oregon’s $600-million fund-raising campaign.

Zabel and his wife Jackie own the Los Angeles based production company Stellar Productions. This year they announced that Stellar is partnering with Europe’s StudioCanal and Non-Stop producers The Picture Company to produce “The Last Battle,” the true story of the last combat of World War II in Europe. Stellar is partnering with “Maze Runner” franchise producer Gotham/ Principal to produce “Captured,” the true story of Betty and Barney Hill.

Zabel also served as an adjunct professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, teaching a graduate level producing class, “Produce or Perish.” He is a member of the Directors Guild of America, WGA, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Zabel attended high school in Hillsboro, Oregon and college at the University of Oregon in Eugene where he graduated with a BA degree in Broadcast Journalism.

Glenn Kulbako Photo Revolutionary Snake Ensemble in Boston, 2015, at the Museum of Fine Arts, just before performing to a sold out venue.

From left to right: Ken Field, Phil Neighbors, Blake Newman, Jerry Sabatini, Dave Harris and Tom Hall.

Music

Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art Jazzes the UFO Festival up Many bands try to capture the New Orleans sound, the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble shows how it’s done.

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o you like your music fiery and booty-shaking?

The Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art brings one of the best New Orleans style bands to town during the UFO Festival. The band Revolutionary Snake Ensemble will perform on July 1 at 7 p.m. at their location, 409 E. College Blvd.

The concert is part of the free Xcellent Music events and is open to the public. Pecos Flavors Winery will have a cash-bar with wine and beer during the concert.

For more information,

call AMoCA at 575-6235600.

Led by saxophonist Ken Field, RSE is a costumed funk/street beat improvisational brass band performing a unique blend of original and traditional music.

The band is going to perform a unique blend of original and traditional music.

Field is excited to perform during the UFO Festival. “Revolutionary Snake Ensemble believes,” he said. “We think it’s extremely likely that there is intelligent life out there, and what better place than Roswell is there for them to visit?”

“We played at the

UFO Festival two years ago, and had an absolute blast,” said Field.

“We especially liked the beautiful night-time light parade.

This year three of us (me, Phil, and Jerry) are really looking forward to judging the alien pet costume contest on Saturday morning, and of course to the opportunity to perform in the amazing Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art on Friday night!”

Field is a longtime member of the modern music ensemble Birdsongs of the Mesozoic.

Fans of RSE can see them also on July 1 on the main stage at the

courthouse, on July 2 at 3 p.m. on the Reischman Park stage and they are also going to be part of the Lightparade on July 2 in the evening.

Their latest release, “Live Snakes” (Accurate 2014), was recorded in 2011 and 2013 in Boston, Brooklyn and Manhattan, and documents four distinct incarnations of the ensemble, with two remixes by Field. With sold-out CD release performances at Boston’s Regattabar, at Barbes in New York City, and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the CD broke into the top 10 on the College Media Journal jazz chart in its second week out, and was an editor’s pick in Downbeat Magazine.

The group’s second CD in 2008, “Forked Tongue,” spent two months on the CMJ North American jazz

top 20 chart, peaking at No. 11, and appeared on best-of-2008 lists in the Village Voice and in Estonia, plus in Georgia, Wisconsin, Kansas, Michigan, Massachusetts, Ohio, and New York. The disc features unique treatments of music by artists such as Field, Ornette Coleman and Billy Idol.

Notable RSE performances have included the Krewe of Muses Mardi Gras Parade in New Orleans, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Festival of Redentore in Venice, Italy; Tonic in New York City; the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston; the Brooklyn Academy of Music; the Puffin Cultural Forum; Tipitina’s in New Orleans; Berklee Performance Center; the Somerville Theater; First Nights Boston, Providence, Fall River; the Cambridge River

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From 2005-2009 the Snake Ensemble traveled by train five times from Boston to New Orleans, playing on board the Amtrak Crescent, to march with the Krewe of Muses in their annual Mardi Gras parade. The Ensemble can be heard on “Parade of Numbers,” an animated counting piece regularly aired on the television program “Sesame Street.”

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Culture

Scientific Search For Intelligent Lifeforms Advancing With Technology

By Lisa Dunlap Roswell Daily Record Staff Writer

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hile UFOs can grab headlines, in scientific laboratories, teams of researchers worldwide often work with little notice, utilizing the latest technology in a serious pursuit of information about life in the galaxy and the possibility of extraterrestrial intelligent beings.

Less than 20 scientists worldwide are involved in science-based search for extraterrestrial intelligence, known as SETI, according to Seth Shostak, Ph.D., senior astronomer with the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California.

Government research funding for SETI research disappeared in 1993— although related fields of study such as astrobiology or planetary funding can still find federal research dollars and SETI researchers are able to secure funding from private groups and individuals—but Shostak said he remains optimistic given the technological advances in the field.

“I have bet everyone at Starbucks that we’ll find communication from other life within 20 years,” he said. “I might be wrong, but, if so, I am only out a cup of coffee.”

He said the idea that a lot of people have from popular media of people wearing headphones listening for communication in the galaxies is way off base. Instead, computerized systems can monitor 30 to 40 million radio signals simultaneously and new optical SETI equipment can scan deep into the galaxy for light transmissions.

“We are getting much, much faster,” he said. “So if we are like James Cook, exploring the world and making maps of the islands we find, we now have a much faster ship and can explore much more quickly and find more islands.”

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He remembers that when he was a young student learning about the universe, he was taught about the eight or nine (if you count Pluto) planets around the star known as the sun. Few had awareness that 100 billions stars exist in the Milky Way and that there are believed to be at least 100 billion galaxies.

“With NASA’s Keppler telescope, we now know that 80 percent to 90 percent of stars have planets,” said Shostak, adding that many of those are “cousins” with the earth, having the type of conditions in which life can form.

Still, the odds that life is intelligent enough to communicate or technologically advanced enough to reach earth with its communications are infinitesimally small.

The SETI field did receive a big boost in July 2015 when Russian investor Yuri Milner gave $100 million over a 10-year period to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. The funding represents about a five-time increase in annual SETI funding worldwide, according to UC Berkeley, and will allow the institution to “rent” much more time on the large array telescopes that search the galaxy for patterns in radio transmissions and to improve its ability to process and analyze the transmissions it comes across. (The large telescope array in Socorro, New Mexico, does not search for alien communications but uses radio transmissions to investigate planetary and stellar activities.)

Shostak is one of about five SETI researchers at the Institute, which employs about 130 scientists, many at the Ph.D. level. Some are involved in astrobiology or planetary science. They pursue hundreds of science-based investigations each year and, in the 32 years of operation, have received more than $500 million in research funds such groups as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Alfred P. Sloane Foundation.

Shostak said that he often gets calls about Roswell and receives daily communications from people who believe alien life is visiting earth. He usually disappoints them, he says, by telling them there is not a shred of science-based evidence to support such views.

Thus, when SETI researchers come to New Mexico, they are here for a different purpose.

For Lori Fenton, the dunes of White Sands draw her to the state.

Fenton, who holds a Ph.D. in planetary science and is the recipient of a 2005 NASA’s Carl Sagan Fellowship for Early Career Scientists, has made several trips to White Sands because it provides an earthly lookalike—or analog, as scientists like to put it—for the dunes on Mars.

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© Laurie Hatch Photography Scientists involved in SETI research use the Automatic Planet Finder at the Lick Observatory in California to look for optical signals in the galaxies.

History

Roswell Main Drags Named After A Variety Of People

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t is interesting to drive down some of the main streets in Roswell and wonder about how the streets got their names. Who were the people whose names appear on the street signs, and what did they do that got this kind of recognition for them? One can imagine the early-day settlers plodding along the streets in horse-drawn buggies – the same streets over which we drive in our shiny new cars. We might even convince ourselves that we saw a brief glimpse of one of those buggies rolling down the street!

The following is a small collection of thumbnail biographies of the namesakes of some of the main streets in Roswell.

Atkinson: Northsouth Atkinson Avenue runs essentially from the southeast corner of Roswell to the northeast corner. For much of the 20th century, it was the eastern city limits of Roswell. Atkinson Ave. is named after William J. “Billy” Atkinson, who was a prominent rancher and community leader. He was the second sheriff of Chaves County, being elected in 1892. He was defeated in 1894 by the infamous Charlie Perry. Before the town of Roswell became a city, Atkinson served a term (1894-95) as chairman of the Town Board of Trustees. Roswell became a city in 1903.

Atkinson served a term on the City Council and as the Mayor in 1912-14.

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One of Atkinson’s main lasting accomplishments is the “old” court house. He was a member and chairman of the Chaves County Board of Commissioners at the time the “new” court house was planned and built, ca. 1910-1911.

The beautiful building with the green dome remains one of Roswell’s historic treasures.

Lea: Lea Avenue is mainly a residential street that runs from W. 19th Street in the north to the far reaches of south Roswell. Obviously, Lea Ave. is named for the “Father of Roswell,” Captain Joseph C. Lea, who came here in 1877 and proceeded to develop the town and area in every way. Much has been written about him, his accomplishments, and his family, so we will not repeat it here.

McGaffey: McGaffey Street stretches across south Roswell and then extends several miles into the country both west and east of Roswell. McGaffey Street takes its name from Lucius K. McGaffey (1864-1914). L. K. McGaffey was born in Vermont in 1864. He came to New Mexico in 1884 and moved to Roswell in 1892. He established a real estate and insurance business, but he was involved in an incredible array of businesses, organizations, and other entities.

He was postmaster of Roswell 1893-1898 and Chairman of the Board of Town Trustees 19001901. He was one

of the directors of Roswell’s first bank and had a hand in organizing the town’s utilities.

He was an officer and/ or member of the Elks Lodge, St. Andrew’s Church, and the Roswell Board of Education.

Others include Pecos Valley Lumber Co., the New Mexico Bureau of Immigration, and the Roswell Building & Loan Association. An interesting accomplishment of McGaffey was that in 1905 when James Stockard was building the Roswell-Torrance Auto Stage & Mail Route, McGaffey and another man operated a drag with plows on the front of it and pulled by six mules to blaze a 100-mile-route for the auto stages to follow to Torrance. A very important gesture

by L. K. McGaffey was in 1904 when he and James F. Hinkle donated the land for the planned St. Mary’s Hospital. The hospital operated in south Roswell for many decades. Its location and heritage are preserved today by the address of the Chaves County Administrativie Building at No. 1 St. Mary’s Place.

Poe: Poe Street borders the fairgrounds on the north side, and from there it extends all the way across south Roswell, and like McGaffey, goes miles into the countryside both east and west of the city.

Poe St. is named for John William Poe, best known for being the chief deputy of Lincoln see History on page 30

W. J. Atkinson and one of his prize Hereford steers, about 1895.

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Continued from Page 29 County (and a deputy U. S. Marshal) who was with Sheriff Pat Garrett when he killed Billy the Kid at Ft. Sumner in July 1881. Poe was born in Kentucky in 1850. He came to West Texas as a buffalo hunter and eventually drifted into New Mexico and became a lawman. After the Kid was killed, Poe succeeded Garrett as sheriff of Lincoln County. When his days as a law officer were over, Poe moved to Roswell and became one of the founders and owners of the Bank of Roswell, the town’s first bank, in 1890. When the bank became the First National in 1899, Poe sold his interest. Poe served a term in 1901-02 as Chairman of the Board of Town Trustees of Roswell. He helped organize the Citizen’s National Bank, being one of the principal owners. That bank failed in 1923, shortly before Poe’s death. A lasting tribute to Poe is a house at the corner of W. 7th St. and N. Kentucky, which Poe built in 1895. It is said that the house had the first indoor bathroom in Roswell. It later belonged to cattle baron Cap Mossman, and is widely acclaimed as an historic house, which is called the “Poe-Mossman House.”

Richardson: One of the oldest streets in Roswell, Richardson Avenue, runs parallel to Main St. and a

G. A. Richardson Photo courtesy Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico Archives.

John W. Poe Photo courtesy Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico Archives.

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block west. It is named for Judge Granville A. Richardson, although it had two other names before it became Richardson: Overton and Capitan. G. A. Richardson was born in Ohio in 1860 and arrived in Lincoln County in 1887. He was the first attorney to locate in Roswell (1888), where he was involved in the early development of a number of institutions: the Bank of Roswell, the Town of Roswell’s government, Goss Military Institute (New Mexico Military Institute), and the Pecos Valley Fair. Richardson served as Irrigation Commissioner and was also a leader of the statehood movement. Perhaps his most important contribution to Chaves County was that he served two different stints as a judge of the Fifth Judicial District Court, 1914-1919 and 19271932.

Roswell has a number of other streets that honor early settlers, but they are not major thoroughfares.

They include Ballard, Bonney, Cahoon, Chisum, Church, Hendricks, Jaffa, Mathews and Wildy. We have a wonderful array of categories for many of our street names, such as states, towns, mayors, shade trees, fruit trees, plus numerous street names not in any category. Who would have thought that something so mundane as street names could convey such fascinating information about the history of Roswell?

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L. K. McGaffey Photo courtesy Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico Archives.

UFOlogy

Extraterrestrials: Mammalian, Reptilian, Insectoid?

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i t n e s s es reporting contact w ith al ie n cr e atu r e s have described them in various ways, sometimes as mammalian beings (rather similar to humans but shorter and having different facial features), sometimes as scaly-skinned reptilian beings, sometimes even as frightful insect-like entities resembling the terrestrial praying mantis.

This multiplicity of forms raises fascinating scientific questions, especially given that by reliable accounts, alien bodies have been recovered from UFO crash sites and must by now have undergone

By Donald Burleson

extensive examination, including (I strongly suspect) DNA extraction and gene sequencing.

What would comparative anatomy and genetic analysis reveal if we compared mammalian and reptilian alien remains?

Here on Earth, one of the major differences between mammals and reptiles is, oddly enough, the bone structure of the middle ear.

Mammals have three bones there, called the malleus, incus and stapes, while reptiles have only a single middle ear bone corresponding to the stapes. Deep analysis has proven that in mammals the malleus and incus have evolved

from what were reptilian jawbones. The fossil record is replete with transitional life forms (mammal-like reptiles) showing the gradual evolutionary conversion of reptilian jawbones to mammalian ear bones.

Geneticists have verified that it all makes perfect sense in terms of the genes involved.

Those of us not privy to highly classified information can’t know for sure, of course, whether anyone has examined not only the mammal-like remains recovered at crash sites like Roswell but also reptile-like remains.

If so, what might that have disclosed? Do these creatures even

have a middle ear?

Do the mammalians exhibit a three-bone arrangement, the reptilians a stapes only? More importantly, how do the corresponding genes compare? Would they argue for some kind of evolutionary relationship between alien mammalians and reptilians as is true with our own tree of life here at home? And is alien life genetically somewhat parallel to Earth life?

These are questions that someone needs to be asking, in light of the bodies and genetic materials at hand.

Most probably, someone is indeed asking them, and methodically searching the alien DNA

for answers.

Even more bizarre than these puzzlements is the possibility of insectoid alien creatures. What would the genes of such organisms tell us?

For example, most terrestrial life forms have some version of a set of genes called Hox genes, which (among other things) regulate the organization of a living body along its front to back or top to bottom axis. While humans and other mammals have thirty-nine such genes, all known terrestrial insects have eight.

How many might an alien “mantis” possess?

Would they function as they do for terrestrial

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Intriguing questions, certainly, questions that address the very nature of life. The answers to them could teach us a lot about our universe and even about ourselves. But this is surely the most jealously guarded collection of secrets any government in human history has ever kept, and we may never hear the truth about the profound discoveries being made in those hidden laboratories where the crucial work is done.

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