Paul Blake Smith - MO41: The Bombshell Before Roswell

MO41

The Bombshell BeforeRoswell

The Case for a Missouri 1941UFO Crash

Paul Blake Smith

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They said it was an outerspace ship that crashed, with little people on board. Theydidnt use the terms UFO or aliens back then. But I rememberpeople talking about it at the time, when I was ten years old in1941, the elderly woman from just outside of Cape Girardeau toldthis author in 2014, and I was told it crashed on a farm not toofar away.

1939, two years before acaptured UFO, wrote Dr. Edward Teller in a later-leaked letter toPresident Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.

My sisters friend hadbeen in contact with local nurses from the hospital, an elderlyman from Cape Girardeau e-mailed this author in 2014, and he toldher they turned white with fright because they had never seenanything like it before, when viewing the dead aliens recoveredfrom the crash-landed spaceship.

Theres more to this storythan you think, broadcaster Rush Limbaugh, a Cape Girardeaunative, allegedly told a caller to his national radio program onthe subject in 2005.

MO41, The BombshellBefore Roswell :

The Case for a Missouri1941 UFO Crash

Preface

Is mankind alone in thecosmos? Is Earth being visited by intelligentcreatures? Those are the epic,controversial questions many human beings have asked and ponderedfor millennia. Perhaps, just perhaps , there really have been genuinesightings of alien beings by this worlds citizens at some point inthe past, and perhaps also there have been vehicular accidents hereon planet Earth by those extraterrestrials, within mans millionsof years of existence. Who knows for sure? But what we do know is that insidethe boundaries of the United States of America, from its veryinception in 1776, freedom of speech and the power of the presshave been very substantial and prevalent. Frankly, so has gossipand generational storytelling. Word of mouth and worth of media,they have been part of the bedrock of American society since thebeginning. And in its four centuries of existence, no one inAmerica has recorded or put forward any sort of serious evidence;detailed, believable first-hand descriptions; unshakeable images;or corroborating claims for genuine sightings of visiting alienbeings until the 1940s .

In 1897, a particular,peculiar allegation was rumored and written about to a smalldegree, regarding a possible alien crash-landing accident nearrural Aurora, Texas. Those who have investigated this topic withtodays modern forensic methods have found it very much lacking inproof and validity, with most concluding it to be mere tall Texastales created within shabby yellow journalism designed to sell afew extra newspapers. In fact, two respected, well-knowncontemporary UFO investigators - very eager for genuineotherworldly mysteries to trumpet profitably to the stars intodays media - have stated flat out to their greatdisappointment: the 1897 Texas affair wasnot genuinely extraterrestrial in nature .It was an explainable metal-clad blimp or balloon, if it wasanything physical or material at all.

So that leaves us with thenext in line: 1941Missouri . Americas very first UFO crashcontroversy, the granddaddy of them all, apparently. Somethingtruly worth researching and cataloguing in book form, forsure.

Until now, the allegation of anon-terrestrial crash near Cape Girardeau, Missouri, hasnt beenfully explored in person and in print by anyone, anywhere.Incredibly, no one has greatly researched, written, and published acomprehensive, tangible, readable book on this potentiallyexplosive, world-affecting subject - until now. If the fascinatingclaims about what went down (literally) in a farm field outside ofCape Girardeau during the pre-WWII Franklin Rooseveltadministration can ever be indisputably true someday, this talebecomes of course one for the history books. As of right now,before you read this book, it seems to be the greatest story nevertold. At least not fully. Let this publication in your handsformally and officially overturn that notable oversight at last. Itis focused solely on what first took place in this writersupstanding hometown of Cape Girardeau and its humble surroundingcountryside, and also the federal governments reaction to it allin the murky aftermath. I have researched the subject matter ofthis book for years, polished it repeatedly with updatedinformation and sources as I went along, and included only smalldollops of reasonable conjecture and opinion along the way. Sincethe story greatly revolves around a remarkable 1941 claim made byan unremarkable Cape Girardeau citizen, I have personally trackeddown this mans home and toured it, along with what passes today ashis old workplace, including its private, locked records room. Ihave even traveled to this persons final resting place, a cemeteryacross the state, and received more details on his life from asurviving relative.

I have read many a relatedbook, online website, blog, magazine, phone directory, librarypublication, and newspaper archive, searching for clues. Iveplaced some phone calls, written polite letters, typed Facebookmessages, scoured computer resources, interviewed people, andtraveled about the countryside, searching around and around,patiently seeking data, and an evident ground zero for the story.Ive been allowed into the inner sanctum of Capes esteemed localnewspaper office to inspect their digital files and oldphotographs. Ive been given special access to the towns old fireand police department headquarters, now a nice city museum. Ivebeen allowed into a key eyewitnesss home, uniquely. And Ive triedto contact and communicate with many a so-called UFO expert orauthor on the topic, with some politely replying and others simplyignoring me. A few of my own fellow Cape Girardeans - and even myown relatives! - responded much the same way. Some are fascinated,but not necessarily believing. Others want nothing to do with theentire topic. It irritates and/or scares them, for various reasons.Some talk freely, others not at all. Perhaps that is an accuraterepresentative slice of the global pie. From what I haveexperienced, opinion on the ET crash theory in southeast Missouriseems rather divided in half. First, about half the citizens in myold hometown I spoke to had no idea the crash was alleged to haveoccurred. Second, of those that had heard or read about the claim, perhaps about halfbelieve it, and half dont. And roughly half say they want to hearor read more about it in detail, while the other half dont wantanother word wasted about such nonsense.

The account herein hasproven very difficult to explore and learn more. Nearly all primarysources are long since deceased, and even secondary sources throughthe following generation have been dying off. Old official files,letters, and records grew decrepit and yellow with age; they werelong ago tossed out by various departments and offices when thedigital age of computers took over peoples personal andprofessional lives. Hard physical proof may well still exist, yetnever seems to quite surface. And to make matters worse, the agingincident and its under-documented aftermath were very much hushedup at the time, with many of those in the know in 1941 largelyafraid to talk, understandably, even to trusted family and friends,even decades afterthe fact.

Sources and narratives,trivia and opinion are all included in the back of this book. It ishopeful that readers will be able to absorb it all and thenhopefully some will be able to fill in a few blanks with their ownangles on the various stories herein by contacting the author viathe publisher. Together, we can produce still more data and proofthat the most stunning allegation of all time is valid and worthyof greater world respect and renown. There is enough informationalready being amassed as I write this that will fill a Volume Two someday. Asfor now, I thank you in advance for giving this edition your timeand consideration - and hopefully your belief.