Frank Scully, Silas M. Newton and the case of the 1948 Aztec, New Mexico, UFO crash
Analysis Summary
Summary
The person discussing the UAP encounter is Frank Scully, an author and journalist. He talks about the Aztec incident, which allegedly involved a flying saucer crash near Aztec, New Mexico, in March 1948. Scully published a book titled 'Behind the Flying Saucers' in 1950, detailing this event and its witnesses. He mentions that some of his key sources were later discredited as con men. Despite this, Scully maintained that the Aztec story was real until his death in 1964. The impact of the encounter on Scully was significant, as he continued to defend the validity of the Aztec incident and expressed a desire for further investigation into the matter.
Program Intelligence Analysis
The documentary discusses the Aztec incident, a purported flying saucer crash in 1948, and the subsequent claims made by witnesses and authors like Frank Scully. It highlights the controversy surrounding the incident, including discredited witnesses and government secrecy regarding UFOs.
Witnesses reported finding 16 bodies of small beings at the crash site, which were examined by scientists.
Frank Scully
“I State categorically that I not only never admitted that behind the flying saucers was a hoax.”
JP KH
“I think he is and because there's some circumstantial evidence perhaps maybe that indicates he could be.”
Scott Ramsey
“If I can find them then that means maybe Scully knew something that he only could have known if somebody on the inside had told him.”
Ken Farley
“I was there; I saw the crash saucer.”
Doug Nolan
“I saw the crash saucer.”
Robert Sarbacher
“The facts reported in the book are substantially correct.”
Managed by: U.S. Air Force
Investigation of a reported UFO crash
The Aztec incident involved a flying saucer crash in March 1948 near Aztec, New Mexico.
Frank Scully's book 'Behind the Flying Saucers' published in 1950 discusses the Aztec incident and claims made by witnesses.
Key witnesses to the Aztec incident included Silas Newton and Dr. G, who were later discredited.
Robert Sarbacher, a government scientist, confirmed the existence of flying saucers and stated that the facts in Scully's book were substantially correct.
Witnesses reported finding 16 bodies of small beings at the crash site, which were examined by scientists.
Analysis Summary
Frank Scully
Retold Account
This is a retold account. Triad scoring requires direct experiencer testimony.