6.2 Secret Rocket or Airplane * If what crashed was any kind of
secret military apparatus, one would expect at least some of the
pieces to have recognizable letters or numbers on them. Many of
the witnesses say that some of the wreckage bore a very strange
kind of writing, but not one witness has said that any of the
wreckage bore any recognizable symbols. * If what crashed was
any kind of secret military apparatus, the Army would have said
simply, "This is secret, and no more questions will be answered,
period." The Army would not have concocted the flying saucer and
weather balloon stories. In 1947, Americans were less skeptical
about the motives of their government, and the people of New
Mexico, including journalists and other civilians, were
dependent for their livelihood on secret military projects. * If
what crashed was any kind of secret military apparatus, the Army
would not have waited for a rancher to inform them of the crash
before sending military personnel to examine the wreckage, five
days after