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<v Speaker 1>Section twelve of the Roswell Report Case Closed by James

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<v Speaker 1>mc andrew. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings

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<v Speaker 1>Roswell Report Case, Closed by James mc andrew. Appendix C,

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<v Speaker 1>Part one Interviews. Appendix C Transcript of interview with Gerald Anderson,

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<v Speaker 1>alleged first hand witness to crash site two, allegedly one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred seventy five miles northwest of Roswell. Footnote excerpted from

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<v Speaker 1>raw footage us to prepare the video Recollections of Roswell

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<v Speaker 1>Part two, Washington, d C. Fun for UFO Research, nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>ninety three and of footnote Anderson, We drove down to

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<v Speaker 1>the plains of San Augustine, which is west of Scoro,

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<v Speaker 1>New Mexico, in the Magdalena Daddle area. We were down

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<v Speaker 1>there looking for bandit and moss agate, which, according to

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<v Speaker 1>my uncle Ted and my cousin Victor, was prevalent in

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<v Speaker 1>the area. My brother, being an amateur rockhound, had wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to get some of this. That was a way of

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<v Speaker 1>showing us around the area. They had relatives down in

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<v Speaker 1>Magdalena that they wanted to introduce us to. So we

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<v Speaker 1>had gone down there, and we got down in the

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<v Speaker 1>Horse Springs area and had driven off into the plains

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<v Speaker 1>down an old rutted road for oh a mile or so,

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<v Speaker 1>and it seemed like a long ways. We parked the car,

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<v Speaker 1>got out of the car and walked down a hillside.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a semi forest, I guess you could say it

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<v Speaker 1>had pinin trees and scrub oak and stuff like that

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<v Speaker 1>on it, and we walked, well, not scrub oat, but cedar,

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<v Speaker 1>and walked down the hillside into an arroyo, a dry wash,

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<v Speaker 1>and then walked south down a dry wash toward where

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<v Speaker 1>the agates were supposed to be at. As we came

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<v Speaker 1>around a bend in the arroyo that had pinnin and

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<v Speaker 1>cedar trees growing, we were able to see farther ahead

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<v Speaker 1>down the arroyo and on the next ridge line there

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<v Speaker 1>was a large silver disc shaped object was embedded in

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<v Speaker 1>this side of the ridge line. There was debris and

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<v Speaker 1>wreckage strewn about the area. Mainly this thing was intact.

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<v Speaker 1>I would estimate its size from an adult perspective to

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<v Speaker 1>something like thirty five feet in diameter.

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<v Speaker 2>I've heard other people who were there say they.

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<v Speaker 1>Thought it was like fifty feet, but as an adult,

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<v Speaker 1>I would say about thirty five feet in diameter.

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<v Speaker 2>Quite large.

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<v Speaker 1>When we got up to it, there were four bodies there,

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<v Speaker 1>not human. There was two of them that were obviously dead.

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<v Speaker 1>One of them was obviously very badly injured, and one

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<v Speaker 1>of them apparently suffered no effects or it didn't appear

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<v Speaker 1>to be injured and was ambulatory, was mobile. It was

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<v Speaker 1>just sitting there next to the One question, were they

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<v Speaker 1>right next to the vehicle Anderson right next to it,

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<v Speaker 1>right under the edge of it. And this craft had

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<v Speaker 1>apparently come in from the east and bounced off one

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<v Speaker 1>ridge line, plowing through this arroyo area, and then crashed

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<v Speaker 1>into the ridge line and embedded itself. They were sitting

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<v Speaker 1>back under the edge. It was kind of tilted up

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<v Speaker 1>like this, and they were sitting back under the edge here.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm assuming that this one creature that was all

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<v Speaker 1>right had laid this material on the ground, but it

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<v Speaker 1>looked like unrolled tinfoil that these other three creatures were

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<v Speaker 1>laying on like it was trying like you do a

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<v Speaker 1>person in shock, you know, put him on a blanket,

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of thing, and apparently it had some boxes

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<v Speaker 1>there around it and had apparently been trying to give

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<v Speaker 1>first aid or help these other creatures when we first

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<v Speaker 1>got there. As we approached, the creature drew back like this,

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<v Speaker 1>like it was in fear, like we were going to

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<v Speaker 1>hurt it. And it wasn't very long, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>were trying to communicate with it.

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<v Speaker 2>The adults were it.

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<v Speaker 1>Seemed to calm down and just sat there and kind

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<v Speaker 1>of looked back and forth watching them, apparently trying to

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<v Speaker 1>figure out what was going on. Question what did it

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<v Speaker 1>look like a little bit more. These creatures, all of them,

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<v Speaker 1>were about four foot tall four and a half feet tall.

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<v Speaker 1>They had very large heads that were shaped larger on

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<v Speaker 1>the top and they kind of tapered down, not to

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<v Speaker 1>a real sharp point, but just tapered down where they

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<v Speaker 1>were thin. And they had very large, very large oval

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<v Speaker 1>shaped or almond shaped, I guess you could say, black eyes.

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<v Speaker 2>The head.

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<v Speaker 1>They were so shiny, they had almost a bluish tint

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<v Speaker 1>to them when the light reflected off of them.

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<v Speaker 2>Their skin coloration.

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<v Speaker 1>The best way that I could describe that is it

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<v Speaker 1>was kind of a bluish tinted milky white. It looked

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<v Speaker 1>like someone in shock. And the ones that were laying

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<v Speaker 1>on the ground were really really looked more that way,

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<v Speaker 1>more blue in the light, you know. Question how about ears, nose, mouth, Andersen. No,

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<v Speaker 1>there were no visible ears on the creatures, except like

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<v Speaker 1>if you was just to cover your ear like this

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<v Speaker 1>to where there was just a rise there and then

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<v Speaker 1>a hole without you know, your ear lobe and the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of the area. Question how about nose Anderson? It

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<v Speaker 1>was the nose was very, very small, almost imperceptible. It's

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<v Speaker 1>like two holes straight in and the lips were just

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<v Speaker 1>a straight line. It was like a cut and you

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't see just the lips like we have. It was

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<v Speaker 1>just a slit. And question what hair color?

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<v Speaker 2>Sound? Anderson?

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<v Speaker 1>Pardon, question what hair color?

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<v Speaker 2>Anderson?

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<v Speaker 1>There was no hair. They were completely bald. Question and

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<v Speaker 1>no sounds Anderson. I never heard a sound one, not

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<v Speaker 1>out of any of the creatures, including the one that

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<v Speaker 1>was question did you see fingers?

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<v Speaker 2>Anderson?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, they had fingers like this. They didn't have a

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<v Speaker 1>little finger. They just had the thumb and three extra digits,

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<v Speaker 1>except the center digit was long and the other two

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<v Speaker 1>were about the same size. They were very long and

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<v Speaker 1>slender and looked very delicate. And I made the statement

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<v Speaker 1>before and I'll make it again. I think he would

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<v Speaker 1>have made an excellent violinist because of the structure of

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<v Speaker 1>their hands. They were wearing one piece suits. All of

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<v Speaker 1>them were dressed exactly the same. It was sort of

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<v Speaker 1>a real shiny silverish gray color. Question no zippers buttons Andersen, No,

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<v Speaker 1>I saw no zippers, no buttons. Question Insignias Anderson No, No,

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<v Speaker 1>Insignia's the only thing that was different, you know, And

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<v Speaker 1>they all had this. But the only thing that was

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<v Speaker 1>different from the silvery gray thing the suit was that

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<v Speaker 1>down like a seam line, like there was a seam

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<v Speaker 1>on his shoulder and around the collar. It was trimmed

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<v Speaker 1>in what appeared to be maroon like courting. Then the

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<v Speaker 1>suits were continuous with their footwear. We could see write

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<v Speaker 1>this area down. It seemed to be less pliable than

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<v Speaker 1>it was up here, like this was a stiffer area,

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<v Speaker 1>like they were boots or shoes or something. But they

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<v Speaker 1>were all dressed exactly the same. Question. Okay, so you

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<v Speaker 1>and your family are talking back and forth wondering what

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<v Speaker 1>was going on. What did your family say, I mean, Anderson. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>question did they say anything? Anderson, Yes, my brother. One

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<v Speaker 1>of his first remarks I heard him say, that's a

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<v Speaker 1>goddamn spaceship. You know, there were bodies up there, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know I was told not to go up there,

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<v Speaker 1>which I didn't. And question, how old was your brother

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<v Speaker 1>at the time. Anderson, He was in his early twenties.

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<v Speaker 1>I think twenty twenty one something like that. Question he

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<v Speaker 1>was a lot older than you were. Anderson, Oh, yes, considerably.

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<v Speaker 1>When we got up there, I kind of meandered off

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<v Speaker 1>to one side. This thing was cocked up, and I

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<v Speaker 1>was standing here. The bodies were here, and everybody else

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<v Speaker 1>was kind of down here except my cousin Victor was

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<v Speaker 1>over here playing and looking in this gaping hole on

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<v Speaker 1>the side of this disc and it was shaped just

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<v Speaker 1>like a discus, except for a round dome was up

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<v Speaker 1>on top, and there was this big gaping gash in there.

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<v Speaker 1>We could see inside, and it looked like a double hole.

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<v Speaker 1>Question how big? Explain it the gash Anderson the dome. Question, No,

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<v Speaker 1>the gash, Anderson, Well, it covered the greater majority from

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<v Speaker 1>the center of the craft out. It was just like

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<v Speaker 1>a gaping hole in there. I mean, I'm thinking, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like about thirty two thirty five feet in diameter,

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<v Speaker 1>so we're talking about seventeen feet maybe most of that

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<v Speaker 1>one side was ripped open like that you could see inside,

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<v Speaker 1>and you could see another double hole like in there,

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<v Speaker 1>and there were just rows of components that was on there,

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<v Speaker 1>and there were lights that flashed on and off. Some

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<v Speaker 1>of them were stay and some were flashing. There was

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of debris and stuff hanging out of the hole.

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<v Speaker 1>There was evidence that there apparently had been fire. It

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<v Speaker 1>looked like it had been burned along the edge there.

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<v Speaker 1>The gash question, Now, this wasn't a gash that could

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<v Speaker 1>have been caused by the thing coming in for the ground.

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<v Speaker 1>It wasn't at the leading edge of the vehicle.

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<v Speaker 2>Anderson, No, No, this.

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<v Speaker 1>Was in the side like it almost appeared it was elliptical.

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<v Speaker 1>It almost appeared as if something the same shape as

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<v Speaker 1>the disc we were looking at had hit that same

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<v Speaker 1>you know, like it hit the disc and left an

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<v Speaker 1>imprint that pretty closely approximated the outside diameter of the

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<v Speaker 1>disc itself, and it appeared to be carved in, looking

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<v Speaker 1>kind of like it hit them like this, and it

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<v Speaker 1>just crumpled and carved in and ripped it open. Question, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so you're there, you take all this in. Everybody is mystified.

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<v Speaker 1>What were the circumstances outside? Hot cold? Andersen, very very hot?

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<v Speaker 1>Incredible to me, being the first time in New Mexico

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<v Speaker 1>and coming from back east, I had dry heaves. It

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<v Speaker 1>was like the inside of an oven. It was unbelievable

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<v Speaker 1>The odd part about this was that the closer you

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<v Speaker 1>got to it, the cooler it was. And standing under

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<v Speaker 1>it in the shade there next to these creatures bodies,

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<v Speaker 1>it was like refrigerated air conditioning. And question, did you

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<v Speaker 1>feel air coming out of this thing? Anderson, No, it

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<v Speaker 1>was just like it was. And I remember reaching up

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<v Speaker 1>and putting my hand on the side of it, but

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<v Speaker 1>I think I was afraid I was going to hit

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<v Speaker 1>my head because there was enough room for me as

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<v Speaker 1>small child, you know, I was approximately the same size

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<v Speaker 1>as these creatures to walk up under there and stand there.

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<v Speaker 1>But I kind of did, like that, put my hand

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<v Speaker 1>up against this thing. Question what did it feel like, Andersen?

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<v Speaker 2>It was ice cold.

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<v Speaker 1>It felt like it just came out of a freezer.

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<v Speaker 1>Question was it smooth? Was it rough Anderson. It was

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<v Speaker 1>very smooth. It had a very smooth texture to it.

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<v Speaker 1>It was obviously made out of metal. It was very solid,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was very cold, ice cold, and.

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<v Speaker 2>There was a smell in the area.

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<v Speaker 1>It smelled volatile acrid, like acetone, and that seemed to

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<v Speaker 1>be coming out of that gash, that smell. But the

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<v Speaker 1>closer you got to this thing, the cooler it was, so,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I kind of remained there, and I guess

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<v Speaker 1>that while they were over here, my father and my

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<v Speaker 1>uncle Ted and my brother, Uncle Ted was trying to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to this thing in Spanish, and of course it

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<v Speaker 1>didn't understand a word he said. And Dad tried to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to it, and then they tried, you know, sign language,

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<v Speaker 1>I just I reached down and touched it, this one

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<v Speaker 1>and forth between the three of them, and like it

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<v Speaker 1>was trying to understand. And all of a sudden, it

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<v Speaker 1>if that meant that it was communicating with me, and

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<v Speaker 1>I turned and ran, and I ran across the arroyo

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<v Speaker 1>and up on the area that it had bounced off

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<v Speaker 1>of during the crash. I was just standing there looking

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<v Speaker 1>off in the distance, I could see cattle grazing. I

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<v Speaker 1>could see a windmill, and could see dust trails out

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<v Speaker 1>for a while, and then I came back down.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess we were there. Victor was.

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<v Speaker 1>When I got back down there, Victor was up in

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<v Speaker 1>the craft and Ted yelled at him to get out

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<v Speaker 1>of there, and Glenn went over and grabbed him by

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<v Speaker 1>the belt and jerked him around. Question, that's your brother Anderson, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>and jerked him off, says, get out because this thing

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<v Speaker 1>may explore and kill us all, you know. And then

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<v Speaker 1>of course he went prowling around in there. I was

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<v Speaker 1>kind of standing off to one side looking. That's why

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<v Speaker 1>rocks that I was standing on and look right into

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<v Speaker 1>this thing. That's why I knew, you know, about the

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<v Speaker 1>lights and the components and stuff. And then I heard

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<v Speaker 1>other people talking. I turned and there was a group

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<v Speaker 1>of people coming up the arroyo from out on the

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<v Speaker 1>planes from the south. They had come up there, and

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<v Speaker 1>of course they walked up and was talking, question how

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<v Speaker 1>many Anderson. There was an older man and five younger students.

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<v Speaker 1>Question boys girls, Anderson, three boys and two girls. And

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<v Speaker 1>they were all, you know, introducing, talking to my father

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<v Speaker 1>and my uncle and my brother.

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<v Speaker 2>Question what did the older one look like? Anderson?

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<v Speaker 1>He was a very tall man, a very big man.

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<v Speaker 1>He was wearing a pith helmet when he first came up,

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<v Speaker 1>one of those kind of explorer helmets. And he was

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<v Speaker 1>bald and I know that because he had taken it

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<v Speaker 1>off and he had you know, wiped it with a

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<v Speaker 1>handkerchief and put it back on. He was a balding man,

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<v Speaker 1>and he had a round face. He was very ready complected,

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<v Speaker 1>a big man. And he apparently was a doctor, because

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<v Speaker 1>they kept calling him doctor. And it was my understanding

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<v Speaker 1>that it was an archaeological group that was out there

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<v Speaker 1>on some kind of summer thing. And they talked, and

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<v Speaker 1>he apparently was able to speak several foreign languages, and

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<v Speaker 1>he tried to talk to this creature several times in

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<v Speaker 1>different languages. Again to no avail, question, how did they

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<v Speaker 1>happen to be there? Had he seen the thing? Anderson? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>they claimed.

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<v Speaker 2>That they saw.

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<v Speaker 1>They said they saw this thing come down the night

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<v Speaker 1>before in flight, you know, and they thought it was

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<v Speaker 1>a meteorite, and they had talked about, well, early in

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<v Speaker 1>the morning, you know, we'll go over and see this

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<v Speaker 1>where this meteor came down, because that's what they thought

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<v Speaker 1>it was. And when the sun came up the next morning,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and they got about their business, got up

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<v Speaker 1>and somebody looked over and said, you know, they saw

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<v Speaker 1>this shiny metal and stuff across the planes there, and

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<v Speaker 1>they realized it wasn't a meteorite. It may have been

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<v Speaker 1>an airplane that had crashed. So they all decided to

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<v Speaker 1>go over there and see if there was anybody left alive,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that was hurt that needed help. Question they

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<v Speaker 1>had driven over Anderson. No, they walked over apparently the

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<v Speaker 1>way I understand it, And it's quite a ways across

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<v Speaker 1>that plane, so it had to take a very long

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<v Speaker 1>time to do this. Where they may have had a vehicle.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, that's an assumption I think on my part.

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<v Speaker 1>Where they walked Question, Okay, so they're around Anderson, but

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<v Speaker 1>they came across Question with the family Anderson the planes.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know why I said that. I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 1>if they drove or not. I didn't hear any cars.

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<v Speaker 1>Question and then somebody else shows up Anderson.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>They were down just oh, fifteen maybe twenty minutes tops,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and they were picking up things, some of

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<v Speaker 1>the students, and then this doctor Buzzkirk that they called him.

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<v Speaker 1>This one girl went up and said, look, doctor, wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>this make.

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<v Speaker 2>A beautiful ring?

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<v Speaker 1>And she was holding what looked like a red rod,

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<v Speaker 1>a red tube that was some kind of silvery red.

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<v Speaker 1>And he kind of snapped at her, you know, put

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<v Speaker 1>that down because you don't know what that thing is.

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<v Speaker 1>That thing could hurt you, don't pick this stuff up.

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<v Speaker 1>And she kind of said, well, yes, okay, doctor, and

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<v Speaker 1>then he went back to what he was doing, and

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<v Speaker 1>she walked away and put it in her pocket. And

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of them were doing this sort of picking

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<v Speaker 1>up things and feeling things. I was picking up things

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<v Speaker 1>and feeling things. It was all kinds of material and

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<v Speaker 1>metal stuff like that. I heard it, well, we all

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<v Speaker 1>heard it, the sound of a motor coming, like a truck.

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<v Speaker 1>And I went back up the incline area to the

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<v Speaker 1>ridgeline and I could see out there there was a

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<v Speaker 1>truck coming up. It was an old pickup truck. It

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<v Speaker 1>was sort of a beige color, a tan colored van

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<v Speaker 1>with an antenna on it, and it stopped and this

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<v Speaker 1>guy got out, and he's wearing brown clothes. He's got

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<v Speaker 1>boots on, and he's wearing a straw hat, just like

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<v Speaker 1>the kind that Harry Truman always wore, and he had

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<v Speaker 1>wire rimmed glasses. He was a big man, and he

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<v Speaker 1>looked exactly like Harry Truman to me, you know, I'd

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<v Speaker 1>seen him in the movietone news question he was president then, Anderson, Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I was well aware of who Harry Truman was.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody was.

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<v Speaker 1>He was kind of a hero, you know, and he

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of looked like him, except bigger, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think he and he didn't look as old either.

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<v Speaker 1>His hair was kind of light gray. And he walked

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<v Speaker 1>over there and they got to talking, you know, with everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>and he told them that he worked out on the

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<v Speaker 1>planes out there and that he made maps, and that

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<v Speaker 1>he had seen the wreckage from out there on the

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<v Speaker 1>planes and he saw the people and he thought it

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<v Speaker 1>was a plane wreck and you know, that something was

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<v Speaker 1>going on, and he came over to see and he

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't been there but just a very very few minutes

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<v Speaker 1>when we heard all kinds of motors and engines, straining

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<v Speaker 1>and stuff. And here comes a military car with a

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<v Speaker 1>big white star on the side of it, followed by

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<v Speaker 1>a six by, which is a military truck with a

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<v Speaker 1>kind of canvas wagon, kind of a canvas thing over it,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's full of soldiers.

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<v Speaker 2>They've got guns.

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<v Speaker 1>And right behind them is what we call a four by,

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<v Speaker 1>which is like a medium sized jeep slash truck situation.

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<v Speaker 1>And it had two big high whip antennas, all kinds

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<v Speaker 1>of radio gear in the back, and a guy back

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<v Speaker 1>there with earphones and stuff on, and he's, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>working these radios. And they all pulled up and stopped. Question,

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<v Speaker 1>which direction did they come from?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you know? Anderson?

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<v Speaker 1>They came from the north, from the the Horse Springs

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<v Speaker 1>area right, question. So they could have come off the

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<v Speaker 1>highway there. Anderson, Oh, yes, I'm sure that's exactly how

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<v Speaker 1>they got there. They came off the highway the same

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<v Speaker 1>way we did. Well in the meantime, when they stopped

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<v Speaker 1>this black soldier, this sergeant. The reason I know he

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<v Speaker 1>was a sergeant, my brother told me he was. And

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<v Speaker 1>he got out of this car, and then a guy

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<v Speaker 1>got out on the other side, and he was a

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<v Speaker 1>Glenn said he was a captain. He told me later

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<v Speaker 1>he was a captain. And this guy had orange and

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<v Speaker 1>red hair. So all the soldiers and them came running

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<v Speaker 1>over there, pointing guns at people, telling them, get away,

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<v Speaker 1>get away, get away, you know. And when this creature

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<v Speaker 1>saw these people, the military, he went nuts. He went

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<v Speaker 1>into an absolute panic, worse than what he did when

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<v Speaker 1>he saw us. Question did he move around or just

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<v Speaker 1>his eyes or Anderson? He just he just questioned, oh okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Anderson went crazy And it was like question, like he

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<v Speaker 1>was scared. Anderson, yes, like he was looking for a

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<v Speaker 1>place to run and hide.

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<v Speaker 2>Question.

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<v Speaker 1>But he never got up, Anderson, he never got up.

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<v Speaker 1>He never left the beans that were next to him.

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<v Speaker 1>And this redheaded officer, this guy was a real butthole.

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<v Speaker 1>He made all the threats. He threatened to have people shot.

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<v Speaker 1>Question everybody. Anderson, he went, get away, get away, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll shoot get away from there. This is a military secret,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just screaming and hollering. He told my uncle

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<v Speaker 1>and my father that if they didn't want to spend

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of their life in prison, they would never

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<v Speaker 1>say anything about what they saw there. If they ever

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to see us kids again, they'd take the kids away,

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<v Speaker 1>they'd never see the kids, you know, meaning me and

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<v Speaker 1>Victor that we'd better keep our mouth shut because if

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<v Speaker 1>we did not, this is what was going to happen.

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<v Speaker 1>They were threatening people and pushing people, question the students

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<v Speaker 1>as well as doctor Buzzkirk Anderson. Oh yes, they were

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<v Speaker 1>hustling everybody. And one of the soldiers pushed my uncle.

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<v Speaker 1>He had a rifle like this, and he shoved him

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<v Speaker 1>back like that. Well, that was something you didn't do

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<v Speaker 1>to my uncle.

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<v Speaker 2>Ted.

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<v Speaker 1>Ted had a violent temper, and he grabbed the rifle

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<v Speaker 1>and reached over top and smacked this guy and dropped

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<v Speaker 1>him right there. And Ted would go out and fight. Heck,

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<v Speaker 1>this guy's a cowboy.

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<v Speaker 2>He'll hit you in a minute.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course when he did that, there was bolts

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<v Speaker 1>open and I guess cocking. They were cocking their rifles.

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<v Speaker 1>They were pointing guns at people and everybody. Buzzkirk and

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<v Speaker 1>Glenn and Dad grabbed him, you know, pulled him back

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<v Speaker 1>and got him away. No, don't, Ted, they're going to shoot.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't do that, you know, trying to stop this, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think we came very close to having someone shot.

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<v Speaker 1>Then they really started threatening, you know. And they question,

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<v Speaker 1>did the redhead do all the talking?

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<v Speaker 2>Pretty much?

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<v Speaker 1>Anderson, pretty much, except once in a while the sergeant,

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<v Speaker 1>would you know, chime in and make statements like that

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<v Speaker 1>to other people in response to the.

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<v Speaker 2>Redhead, But mainly it was the redhead.

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<v Speaker 1>Question was there a name tag? Anderson, Yes, sir, there was.

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<v Speaker 1>His name was Armstrong. And I'm not sure if I

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<v Speaker 1>know that from having read it, or know that from

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<v Speaker 1>remembering it and now being able to read it in

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<v Speaker 1>my memory, or if someone said that to me. But

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<v Speaker 1>his name was Armstrong. It was right here on his uniform.

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<v Speaker 1>Question but he chased you guys away pretty quick? Anderson, Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>yes he did. And they hearded us up like cattle,

437
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<v Speaker 1>and we were just up the arroyo, back in the direction.

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<v Speaker 2>We came from.

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<v Speaker 1>Over the protest of this doctor Buzzkirk, who said, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got to go the other way. We came from

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<v Speaker 1>over there. I don't care where you came from. Get

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<v Speaker 1>your ass up the arroyo. And they ran us up

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<v Speaker 1>the arroyo. And question, so you get to your car again?

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<v Speaker 2>Anderson? Oh, right now.

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<v Speaker 1>They took us up the arroyo and just over the hill,

446
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<v Speaker 1>we came down, they broke us off and moved us

447
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<v Speaker 1>up the hill. Now, this whole time, no one has

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<v Speaker 1>ever frisked us down. No one has ever checked our

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<v Speaker 1>pockets to see if we picked up any of this material.

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<v Speaker 1>And this girl, Agnes, still had that stuff in her pocket,

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<v Speaker 1>and some of the other students had stuff. To my knowledge,

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<v Speaker 1>up to that point, they had not been searched. Whether

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<v Speaker 1>they did so afterward, I don't know. They never searched

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<v Speaker 1>us ever. They ran us back up the hill. And

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<v Speaker 1>when we got to where the car was parked, where

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<v Speaker 1>Dad had parked the car up there there's a jeep

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<v Speaker 1>with a guy sitting in the back, and there is

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<v Speaker 1>a mounted machine gun in the back of this jeep

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<v Speaker 1>and all these soldiers. The jeep pulls out. We're told

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<v Speaker 1>to get in the car. We follow the jeep and

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<v Speaker 1>the soldiers go with us all the way back out.

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<v Speaker 2>To the highway.

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<v Speaker 1>When we get back out to the highway, they set

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<v Speaker 1>us right there. They wouldn't let us out of the car.

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<v Speaker 1>They wouldn't let.

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<v Speaker 2>Us move forward. I don't know whether they were making

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<v Speaker 2>a decision or what.

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<v Speaker 1>When we got out to the highway, this place was

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely full of military personnel, military equipment. There was airplanes

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<v Speaker 1>sitting out there that had landed on the highway. Question,

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<v Speaker 1>did you see any airplanes when you were back at

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<v Speaker 1>the site. Anderson, Yes, there was airplanes in the sky,

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<v Speaker 1>but nobody thought much about You know, I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>anything about it. I was used to airplanes being in

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<v Speaker 1>the sky, having been raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, the home

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<v Speaker 1>of the Nordon bomb site. You know, the sky was

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<v Speaker 1>always full of military aircraft at night. And when we

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<v Speaker 1>get back onto the highway there's observation aircraft, you know,

479
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<v Speaker 1>high winged aircraft, and there's one of what I know

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<v Speaker 1>now to be a CE forty seven setting there. And

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<v Speaker 1>how we didn't hear that land is beyond me. And

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<v Speaker 1>how he landed, well, of course I guess you could

483
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<v Speaker 1>land if you are a good pilot out there there

484
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<v Speaker 1>as there were no poles or anything. And it was

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<v Speaker 1>they had torn the fence down on the north side

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<v Speaker 1>of the highway and all this equipment was setting back

487
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<v Speaker 1>up there. The plane was up there and they were

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<v Speaker 1>taking stuff out of the plane. There was military ambulances

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<v Speaker 1>and there were trucks with like wreckers cranes on them,

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<v Speaker 1>and there was tankers like maybe had fuel or water

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<v Speaker 1>in them. There was just everywhere you looked there was

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<v Speaker 1>military question a major recovery operation. Anderson, Yes, it looked

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<v Speaker 1>like an invasion force.

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<v Speaker 2>It really did.

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<v Speaker 1>And they were all wearing these light khaki uniforms. They

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<v Speaker 1>didn't look like you know, olive drabs.

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<v Speaker 2>They were light khaki.

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<v Speaker 1>And they all had the same patch over there, that

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<v Speaker 1>kind of blue funny patch with the circles on it

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<v Speaker 1>was on his shoulder.

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<v Speaker 2>And a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>Question do you have a clue as to where they

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<v Speaker 1>came from? Did your brother or your uncle? Anderson? No,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know where they came came from. No, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think anybody ever ascertained that. There was a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of MP patches. And some of them were wearing night

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<v Speaker 1>sticks off of these webbed utility belts. They had night sticks,

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<v Speaker 1>and they had forty five's and holsters, you know, the automatics,

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<v Speaker 1>full holsters, and these were the people that were giving

510
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<v Speaker 1>most of the orders. They had the road barricaded off

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<v Speaker 1>out there, and we sat there for a very long time,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, we were getting thirsty and everything, and

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<v Speaker 1>we asked if we could go back to Horse Springs

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<v Speaker 1>to get some water. Oh, no, no, you can't through there.

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<v Speaker 1>And right after that they said, now you just turn

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<v Speaker 1>around and you head out of here now and you

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<v Speaker 1>go to SoCoRo. And this is the redhead again. Keep

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<v Speaker 1>your mouth shut, just keep going and don't look back. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>as we drove away, you know, dad, the hell with it.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll go to Magdalena. We'll get watering Magdalena, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>because that's where John Trehiel lived, a relative of Ted's.

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<v Speaker 2>And so as we.

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<v Speaker 1>Drove away, I was looking out the back window and

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<v Speaker 1>I could see doctor Buzzkirk and these kids and that guy,

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<v Speaker 1>the guy in the pickup was standing there, and this

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<v Speaker 1>doctor Buzzkirk was doing just like this, and this redheaded

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<v Speaker 1>officer's face and he kept pointing back behind him, and

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<v Speaker 1>I guess that meant, you know, we've got to go

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<v Speaker 1>back that way. And he was fed up with this

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<v Speaker 1>guy or something, and he was shaking his finger in

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<v Speaker 1>his face when they were yelling at each other. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's pretty much the last I saw of the whole situation.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what happened after that, because we just

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<v Speaker 1>kept going. End of section twelve, Recording by Aaron Bennett
