“UFO’s and the River Valley”
“In Fort Smith, Arkansas?”
Recently I was surfing the internet looking for articles and information on an upcoming MUFON West Central Section Documentary “UFO’s In the River Valley” when I came across some very interesting documents that were posted on the FBI Website (www.fbi.gov). As any researcher knows, when searching through Archival Documents, the process can be extremely taxing on your patience and stamina. Turning page after page, your eyes become crossed searching for that one nugget of information you have been fishing for for hours, days, weeks or even months! On this day, we caught the big one. Once I realized, after reading a few lines, that I had found a real connection to UFO’s and Fort Smith, I raised from my computer chair, jumping up and down with arms raised in the air, shouting “YES YES!” in complete excitement!
As any researcher in the subject knows, we were all led to believe that Project Bluebook, fronted by Dr. J. Allen Hynek, was terminated on 17th December, 1969. However, as these documents reveal, it appears that it was re-opened in the 1980′s in Fort Smith, Arkansas!!! ( F.O.I.A. ) Under the Freedom of Information Act, a request was made for copies of high level correspondence about the role of various US federal agencies regarding the investigation of UFOs. The file, from 1989, highlights the concerns of a seemingly well-placed individual from Arkansas, who alleges a high-level cover-up, and issues the Director of the F.B.I., William S. Sessions, a ‘challenge’ to personally investigate the allegation. That the letter receives a reply from the Director himself indicates the esteem with which the correspondent is held. The correspondent alleges that Project Blue Book was on-going at the time of writing, officially, under the name ‘The New Project Blue Book’ based in Fort Smith, Arkansas!!!
Mr. “Blue”
Within the F.B.I. files, references to the identity of the correspondent alleging the cover-up have been censored by the agency with the familiar Black Ink. At this point the correspondent we will call Mr. “Blue”.
We know that this individual is male, as he is referred to as a third party in an anonymous note in the file itself. This note shows a clear outline of an internal F.B.I. investigation into the matter, and provides a good summary of the correspondence between Mr. “Blue” and the FBI.
In 1989, Mr. “Blue” writes to the Director of the FBI referencing what appears to be a brief phone conversation he had with the Director while the Director was visiting his father in Fort Smith. He says he wants to discuss UFOs and the role of U.S. Governments participation in particular, and he indicates the Director stated he was interested and suggested he (Mr. Blue) write to him.
He asks the Director if he would make inquiries at the highest levels of Government about what they really know about UFOs, whether or not there are alien bodies located anywhere, what happened to the crashed “flying saucers,” where are the photos taken by Air Force personnel through on-board gun cameras and similar questioning on known existing documents from the original Project Blue Book…
We can be sure Mr. “Blue” is from Arkansas, as this is the location of Fort Smith. Also, the Director’s response is copied to “1 – Little Rock – Enclosure”: Little Rock being the state capital of Arkansas. Furthermore, Mr “Blue” says of the Director’s visit; “I hope you had a nice visit with your Dad, and come back for a visit again, soon”, implying Mr “Blue’s” close proximity to Fort Smith. The fact that Mr “Blue” was able to contact the Director while visiting his Father implies privileged access, presumably through high social or political standing! Alternatively, Mr “Blue” was a good friend of the Director’s Dad, but this is not alluded to in the correspondence.
During the phone conversation, the Director allegedly expresses an interest in pursuing the matter on Mr. “Blue’s” behalf, leading to the ensuing correspondence. However, the Director’s written reply contains an official denial of FBI involvement in the studies of UFOs , a statement that has been shown to be false by researchers, and discloses the official stance of the US Government and all of its Intelligence Gathering Agencies. This exchange of correspondence was then reviewed by several bodies, including, of all things, the Violent Crimes Unit. The emphasis of this review appears to be on the Director’s response, noting that it falls in line with responses to previous, or similar inquiries. Mr. “Blue” calls him out on this response…
We have ascertained that Mr. “Blue” is a well-placed man from Arkansas, who was able to access the Director of the F.B.I. whilst ‘off-duty’. Mr. “Blue” claimed to be involved in a continuing investigation of UFOs known as ‘The New Project Blue Book’, whose letterhead is apparent on his correspondence. Of this organization he claims 148 members, comprising of personnel previously or currently employed by Air Force, NASA, and intelligence-gathering agencies, many of whom were involved in the original Project Blue Book. He claims that their original investigation was denied access to many good UFO reports, which were forwarded instead to intelligence-gathering agencies. He claims to have been personally contacted by the Pentagon with regard to President Carter’s declared interest in the UFO issue. At this time, the West Central Section has uncovered more information on his visits to Washington to meet with President Carter and his Advisors, proving his claims to be valid!
He then challenges the Director to ignore the “Official Government Line” regarding the investigation of UFOs, and dig deeper to expose the cover-up in the corridors of power, perhaps even asking then-President Bush himself. The response he receives from the Director contains the official denials that he discusses in his first letter, and his second letter clearly spells out his disappointment with this rehashed information that he has been given by other Intelligence Agencies. He re-iterates his belief that the reports of the ‘real, hard “unknowns”’ were unavailable for scrutiny by the Official Project Blue Book, instead remaining securely in the hands of the intelligence-gathering agencies…
It will come as no surprise to many that well-placed individuals continued to have an interest in the UFO subject as late as 1989. That this individual is important enough to receive a personal written response from the Director himself is self-evident. That this response was thoroughly scrutinized in-house is also of interest, an investigation that seems ‘over the top’ if official denials of continued investigations into UFOs are taken at face value. The claim that many of the original members of the original Project Blue Book have unofficially continued this investigative work for the ensuing 20 years is also of tremendous public interest. Finally, the identity of Mr. “Blue”, so carefully removed from the F.B.I. file, is a tantalizing mystery. Clearly, the claims of this individual are taken very seriously, and his geographical location is itself somewhat suggestive. Nevertheless, who this man is and his affiliation with ‘The New Project Blue Book’ is anyone’s guess at this stage. (1989) The West Central Section’s investigation into this Mystery Mans Location and Identity has uncovered a “Treasure Trove” of Lost UFO History within the borders of Arkansas and this man’s Identity will be revealed in the upcoming Mini-Documentary “UFO’s in the River Valley” Spring 2012~!
Source:
Race Hobbs~EyE Witness Radio
Royce Fitzgerald~EyE Witness Radio
vault.fbi.gov
