To most, the story that an alien spacecraft was recovered by government investigators near Roswell, N.M., 60 years ago Monday is just a myth. But last week an affidavit written by a former U.S. Army officer was published in a book called “Witness to Roswell.” Lt. Walter Haut, the public-relations officer at the Roswell base in 1947, died in December 2005 and left sworn testimony to be read only after his death. The text asserts that Haut was shown a metallic egg-shaped object, about 12 to 15 long and 6 feet across, that had no windows. He also said he saw the bodies of two dead “aliens,” each about four feet long, with large heads. Haut concluded: “I am convinced that what I personally observed was some kind of craft and its crew from outer space.” The 2007 Roswell UFO Festival will be held this week, Thursday through Sunday, in Roswell, N.M.
60 Years Later, A Twist In Roswell Story
Key Takeaways:
- A posthumously published affidavit by Lt. Walter Haut, former PR officer at the Roswell base in 1947, claims he personally observed an alien spacecraft and its crew.
- Haut's sworn testimony, released after his 2005 death, describes seeing a metallic, egg-shaped object and the bodies of two deceased "aliens," each about four feet tall with large heads.
- He concluded that the observed craft and crew were from outer space, reinforcing the long-standing Roswell UFO mystery.
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