Unidentified flying objects -- Sightings and encounters -- New Mexico -- Roswell
Farmington (population 8,000 in 1954) is located in the primarily
rural Four Corners region of New Mexico approximately 300 miles
northwest of Roswell. According to Nordstrom, Farmington did not have a
pediatrician before his arrival in 1954. From 1954 until approximately
1970, Nordstrom believes he was the only pediatrician in the area. His
recollections were confirmed by a local Farmington pharmacist, Charles
E. Clouthier.[63] Clouthier also served at the Walker AFB hospital,
from 1955 to 1957, and following his military service returned to
Farmington, his hometown, where he had lived since 1934. Clouthier has
been employed by and co-owned a business, Farmington Drug, since 1957.
He is familiar with most, if not all, of the doctors who practice
in Farmington and the Four Corners region of New Mexico. Clouthier’s
confirmation that Nordstrom was the first pediatrician to practice
in the Farmington area, was based on both his frequent professional
contacts with local physicians and his experiences as a longtime
Farmington resident.[64]
Although Nordstrom believed that he was the pediatrician described, he
was at a loss to explain how Dennis gained information concerning his
military and civilian employment history. In a signed sworn statement,
Nordstrom stated that he did not recall ever meeting Dennis and had
certainly never been visited by Dennis as he has claimed. One possible
source of the information is that from approximately 1958 until
approximately 1961 Dennis operated a drugstore in Aztec, N.M., a small
town near Farmington where Nordstrom resides (interestingly Aztec is
the location of the original “crashed flying saucer” story, see below).
However, Nordstrom also did not recall any contact with Dennis in his
capacity as a drugstore operator.
Behind the Roswell Incident?
[Illustration: Fig. 3. Story by J.P. Cahn, that appeared in the
August 1956, _True_ magazine.]
The “Roswell Incident” story is hardly original. In 1948, a work
of fiction reportedly appeared in the _Aztec_ (N.M.) _Independent
Review_ describing the crash of a flying saucer with “little
men” near Aztec, N.M. In 1950, Frank Scully, a columnist for
the theatrical publication _Variety_, published a book, _Behind
the Flying Saucers_, which proclaimed the story to be true.[65]
Based on the Aztec story, _Behind the Flying Saucers_ bears many
similarities to the Roswell Incident, most notably, descriptions
of covert “flying saucer” and “little men” recoveries interspersed
with doses of unsubstantiated accusations directed at the U.S. Air
Force.[66]
In his book, Scully claimed he had information from two scientists,
Silas M. Newton and a mysterious “Dr. Gee,” who he claimed
investigated the crash for the government.[67] In reality,
Newton and Gee were con-men who convinced Scully of the story’s
authenticity.[68]
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