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MO41 : Un crash d'OVNI en 1941 au Missouri
Les crashs d’objets volants non identifiés forment un volet incontournable de la recherche ufologique. Ce thème souvent évoqué est cependant mal connu du grand public, par-delà quelques images d’Epinal. Un formatage de l’opinion publique par des médias complaisants a trop souvent réduit ce « cœur du sujet » à une lénifiante et malhonnête « rumeur de roswell », pour un titre représentatif. En l’occurrence, qui en France connaît en France les noms des rares et authentiques enquêteurs sur l’incident de juillet 1947 au Nouveau-Mexique ? Alors que Roswell a donné lieu à une inflation d’ouvrages en tous genres, les livres de Thomas Carey, Donald Schmitt, Anthony Bragaglia, Michael Hesemann, Stanton Friedman et l’ex Lt-colonel de l’US Air Force Kevin Randle n’ont dans leur grande majorité jamais été traduits et sont donc, dans une large mesure, inconnus dans les pays francophones…
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Published June 8, 2021
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September 21, 2021
Subtitle: The Case for a Missouri 1941 UFO Crash
Some months ago, I was watching a UFO program on TV (I frankly don’t remember which one), and it mentioned a rumored UFO crash and recovery that occurred near Cape Girardeau, Missouri in 1941, six years before the events at Roswell, New Mexico that became legendary in UFO lore.
Although there had reportedly been a lot of rumors in the area concerning this UFO incident, nobody went public about it until the 1990s, when the daughter of a pastor who was summoned to the crash site told shared the story passed down from that pastor to his wife and children on the night of the event. According to the pastor, the remains of the broken spacecraft and three small alien corpses were seized by the military, and all witnesses sworn to secrecy.
There isn’t any hard evidence to support the argument in favor of the reality of the Cape Girardeau event, but the author builds about as convincing of a case as is possible using hearsay evidence and seemingly corroborative stories from other sources. Did the crash and recovery really occur? The lack of any firm evidence makes it hard to believe it did, but the possibility of it certainly sparks the imagination.
I gave MO41 The Bombshell Before Roswell three stars on Goodreads. The writing style tended to ramble and drift off topic, and the author used alliteration too frequently, but if you want to learn more about this alleged incident then this is the book you need to read.
Some months ago, I was watching a UFO program on TV (I frankly don’t remember which one), and it mentioned a rumored UFO crash and recovery that occurred near Cape Girardeau, Missouri in 1941, six years before the events at Roswell, New Mexico that became legendary in UFO lore.
Although there had reportedly been a lot of rumors in the area concerning this UFO incident, nobody went public about it until the 1990s, when the daughter of a pastor who was summoned to the crash site told shared the story passed down from that pastor to his wife and children on the night of the event. According to the pastor, the remains of the broken spacecraft and three small alien corpses were seized by the military, and all witnesses sworn to secrecy.
There isn’t any hard evidence to support the argument in favor of the reality of the Cape Girardeau event, but the author builds about as convincing of a case as is possible using hearsay evidence and seemingly corroborative stories from other sources. Did the crash and recovery really occur? The lack of any firm evidence makes it hard to believe it did, but the possibility of it certainly sparks the imagination.
I gave MO41 The Bombshell Before Roswell three stars on Goodreads. The writing style tended to ramble and drift off topic, and the author used alliteration too frequently, but if you want to learn more about this alleged incident then this is the book you need to read.
July 5, 2019
First off, I am not a UFO believer. But I found this book interesting to say the least. The author makes a lot of speculative connections, based on hearsay, but at least he admits that and several times states that the evidence could be wrong. I like that coming from an author if there is no hard evidence. I read this because I am from Missouri and hear of this crash back in the early '90s. Plus, I like the time period and I enjoy a good story of UFO investigation (yeah, I really use to enjoy the TV shows like "Project UFO", "In Search of", and "The Invaders") Finally, there is a bonus chapter on the theory that FDR shot himself and didn't die from natural causes which was interesting because that was the first time I had heard this one.
October 9, 2020
Very interesting book. Unfortunately poorly written. Badly in need of an editor.
March 30, 2016
Interesting UFO case
Ok, there is not a concrete facts here, but there is a good circumstantial case. Especially when considered with the peripheral cases like the Battle of L.A. The author lays out what is known and sets up others to fill in the gaps. I wouldn't recommend this book as an entry point to the phenomenon, but it is necessary stop in the investigation.
Ok, there is not a concrete facts here, but there is a good circumstantial case. Especially when considered with the peripheral cases like the Battle of L.A. The author lays out what is known and sets up others to fill in the gaps. I wouldn't recommend this book as an entry point to the phenomenon, but it is necessary stop in the investigation.
August 14, 2016
A fascinating book! The author leaves no stone unturned in this thorough investigation of an event which happened some seventy years ago.
October 30, 2016
an interesting book on this topic plus interesting read on fdr.
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