Dennis Balthaser, a noted Ufologist and researcher, penned an article on March 1, 2009, criticizing the
bad/nonexistent research portrayed in an article about the Roswell Incident, where at least one extraterrestrial
spacecraft crashed and was recovered by the U.S. military near the town of Roswell, New Mexico in the summer of
1947.
Extensive research by nuclear physicist and UFO researcher Stanton T. Friedman and others has shown that the
likelihood of authenticity is enormous. Separate from his Roswell research, but supportive of his conclusions, is
Friedman’s work concerning the Majestic-12 program, where a body of notable scientists, military officers, and leading
intelligence officials were tasked by then-U.S. President Harry Truman to spearhead the government’s investigation of
the Roswell crash and its research into the existence, technology, and intentions of the extraterrestrial intelligences
piloting the craft.
In Balthaser’s article Critics and Debunkers are Still at It, he called to task an article in the January 2009 edition of the
‘X’ Chronicles publication. On first glance at the actual text of the article, it is included on the same page as an article
by one Dave Thomas, president of New Mexicans for Science and Reason, whose stated goals are “promoting science,
the scientific method, rational thinking, and critical examination of dubious or extraordinary claims”.
bad/nonexistent research portrayed in an article about the Roswell Incident, where at least one extraterrestrial
spacecraft crashed and was recovered by the U.S. military near the town of Roswell, New Mexico in the summer of
1947.
Extensive research by nuclear physicist and UFO researcher Stanton T. Friedman and others has shown that the
likelihood of authenticity is enormous. Separate from his Roswell research, but supportive of his conclusions, is
Friedman’s work concerning the Majestic-12 program, where a body of notable scientists, military officers, and leading
intelligence officials were tasked by then-U.S. President Harry Truman to spearhead the government’s investigation of
the Roswell crash and its research into the existence, technology, and intentions of the extraterrestrial intelligences
piloting the craft.
In Balthaser’s article Critics and Debunkers are Still at It, he called to task an article in the January 2009 edition of the
‘X’ Chronicles publication. On first glance at the actual text of the article, it is included on the same page as an article
by one Dave Thomas, president of New Mexicans for Science and Reason, whose stated goals are “promoting science,
the scientific method, rational thinking, and critical examination of dubious or extraordinary claims”.
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Editors Note: This article was written by the Editor in response to two articles written by Dennis Balthaser and Dave
Thomas. It was interesting that, after the article was written, an email sent by Dennis to Thomas noted several
points already made in this article.
To read Dennis' article, entitled CRITICS AND DEBUNKERS ARE STILL AT IT, click HERE.
Thomas. It was interesting that, after the article was written, an email sent by Dennis to Thomas noted several
points already made in this article.
To read Dennis' article, entitled CRITICS AND DEBUNKERS ARE STILL AT IT, click HERE.
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For this article, this writer contacted Dave Thomas for
any rebuttal, and was quickly rewarded with one.
any rebuttal, and was quickly rewarded with one.
“I did NOT WRITE the first article which
Balthasar (spelling unchanged from original
email) criticizes me for!! Please regard this
article, "UFO Author Dennis Balthaser Caught in
Blatant Hypocrisy", www.nmsr.org/balthasr.htm
as my response, and feel free to include
comments from that page in your new writeup.
Additionally, you should know that
* Balthasar has acknowledged his error in a
private e-mail to me, but has yet to correct it
publicly;
* The actual author of the article at question,
Robert Carroll, has already updated the Roswell
article in question, at his 'Skeptic's Dictionary'
website, online at http://skepdic.com/roswell.
html”
At the top of the page, you will find the header
“Roswell Crash of 1947”, which suggests that the two
articles are actually separate chapters of one article.
“Roswell Crash of 1947”, which suggests that the two
articles are actually separate chapters of one article.
Further leading one to believe this, only one author’s name is listed on the page, that of Dave Thomas.
Thomas attempts to take Balthaser to task for the error (as Thomas sees it) by alluding to Google searches of the
comments attributed to Thomas and finding that the actual author was one Robert Carroll, who runs a website
entitled 'Skeptic's Dictionary' (skepdic.com/roswell.html). As much as Thomas wants to penalize Balthaser, it
seems the actual responsibility falls to the publisher of ‘X’ Chronicles, who knowingly or not allowed the “faux pas”
of publishing to occur, namely printing articles without attributing them to their actual author.
Thomas attempts to take Balthaser to task for the error (as Thomas sees it) by alluding to Google searches of the
comments attributed to Thomas and finding that the actual author was one Robert Carroll, who runs a website
entitled 'Skeptic's Dictionary' (skepdic.com/roswell.html). As much as Thomas wants to penalize Balthaser, it
seems the actual responsibility falls to the publisher of ‘X’ Chronicles, who knowingly or not allowed the “faux pas”
of publishing to occur, namely printing articles without attributing them to their actual author.
As such, the onus appears to be back on
Thomas to show that Balthaser is guilty of
poor research and that the initial charge by
Balthaser that self-styled skeptics (hardheads
is a better term this writer learned from his
father, unfortunately his father was talking
about his son, this writer…) who wish to
discuss the Roswell Incident, “should at least
do the research required, or cease referring
to themselves as scientific, reasonable or
realistic”.
Speaking of poor research, it is noteworthy
that the original author made numerous
mistakes, which he seems to admit by way of
correcting most of them in his ‘Skeptics
Dictionary’.
Among other corrections found in the
“corrected” text of Carroll’s article, the
reference to the multiple UFO-related
museums in Roswell, NM were cut back to
one, the spelling of “Mack” Brazel’s nickname
was corrected (all basic research issues), and
the sex of witness Dee Proctor was corrected
by not noting the sex at all (still basic
research).
The attention-getter is the fact that this
“skeptic”/hardhead still does not address the
question of whether he knows that there
were aliens recovered in the crash when he
inquires as to why they were not taken to a
better medical facility. Do they exist, or not.
If they don’t, then a better facility is not
needed. His concern for their welfare is
touching, though.
Quoting Carroll’s article, “The National
Enquirer also brought Roswell to the
forefront in 1980, with a story featuring Jesse Marcel, the Army Major who, in 1947 may have been responsible for
a press release”. I do not know if Carroll has ever served in our country’s military, but from someone who has,
please know that intelligence officers, of which Major Jesse Marcel was an outstanding example, do not issue press
releases. Public information officers do upon approval of the appropriate command authority. Balthaser points this
out, but Carroll refused or neglected to correct the statement, which resulted again from bad research.
Carroll makes reference to the crash debris found on the Foster ranch, which he corrects from initially referring to it
as “Brazel’s ranch”, by saying that all that was found was “pretty mundane stuff, including a piece of reinforcing
tape whose flower-like design was taken to be alien hieroglyphics”. Is he saying here that there really is a written
language known as “alien hieroglyphics”? If so, this writer is very curious to see said language, and needs to
correct its name by capitalizing said name.
In actuality, when Marcel and a counter-intelligence officer named Sheridan Cavitt went out to the crash site, they
loaded as much debris as possible into Cavitt’s vehicle and Marcel told him to return to the base. Marcel then
loaded the vehicle he was driving with debris and stopped by his house on the way back to show some of the
debris to his family. Jesse Marcel Jr., a medical doctor and U.S. Army helicopter pilot who retired with the rank of
Colonel and who saw service in Iraq, states for the record in his book The Roswell Legacy that the debris he was
shown by his father had pink/purple/lavender symbols along the center sections of some of the small metallic "I"
beams in amongst the debris. He never referred to the debris as anything other than anomalous, and this from a
highly educated, trained, and seasoned observer.
Dennis Balthaser made the assertion that many skeptics are so consumed with over-anxiously (desperately)
needing to disprove something that they will go to whatever lengths needed to discredit their objective. Many
times, if they cannot discredit their objective, they will take aim at the source, which in this context is the
Ufologist/researcher, and by extension everyone in the UFO community. Many readers have the tendency to
immediately believe what they read, or are themselves so wrapped up in their personal reality that they will only
read material that supports their world view. It is when the reader takes it upon themselves to do some light
research that the truth is brought to light.
a press release”. I do not know if Carroll has ever served in our country’s military, but from someone who has,
please know that intelligence officers, of which Major Jesse Marcel was an outstanding example, do not issue press
releases. Public information officers do upon approval of the appropriate command authority. Balthaser points this
out, but Carroll refused or neglected to correct the statement, which resulted again from bad research.
Carroll makes reference to the crash debris found on the Foster ranch, which he corrects from initially referring to it
as “Brazel’s ranch”, by saying that all that was found was “pretty mundane stuff, including a piece of reinforcing
tape whose flower-like design was taken to be alien hieroglyphics”. Is he saying here that there really is a written
language known as “alien hieroglyphics”? If so, this writer is very curious to see said language, and needs to
correct its name by capitalizing said name.
In actuality, when Marcel and a counter-intelligence officer named Sheridan Cavitt went out to the crash site, they
loaded as much debris as possible into Cavitt’s vehicle and Marcel told him to return to the base. Marcel then
loaded the vehicle he was driving with debris and stopped by his house on the way back to show some of the
debris to his family. Jesse Marcel Jr., a medical doctor and U.S. Army helicopter pilot who retired with the rank of
Colonel and who saw service in Iraq, states for the record in his book The Roswell Legacy that the debris he was
shown by his father had pink/purple/lavender symbols along the center sections of some of the small metallic "I"
beams in amongst the debris. He never referred to the debris as anything other than anomalous, and this from a
highly educated, trained, and seasoned observer.
Dennis Balthaser made the assertion that many skeptics are so consumed with over-anxiously (desperately)
needing to disprove something that they will go to whatever lengths needed to discredit their objective. Many
times, if they cannot discredit their objective, they will take aim at the source, which in this context is the
Ufologist/researcher, and by extension everyone in the UFO community. Many readers have the tendency to
immediately believe what they read, or are themselves so wrapped up in their personal reality that they will only
read material that supports their world view. It is when the reader takes it upon themselves to do some light
research that the truth is brought to light.
At the bright young age
of forty, STEVE BASS is a
Ufologist who believes in
the scientific approach to
the UFO phenomenon.
An accomplished Frontier
Sciences journalist, Steve
Bass is Editor and
Publisher of The Journal
of Frontier Sciences and
contributes to the
American Chronicle and
its affiliates, UFO Digest,
OpEd News, and the new
magEzine from Searching
for Bigfoot, Inc.'s own Bob
"JavaBob" Schmalzbach
named FOOT PRINTS in
the MIND.
Bass is a Certified Field
Investigator for the
Mutual UFO Network
(MUFON) and a Fellow of
the Research Institute on
Anomalous Phenomena
based in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
His contact email is
Steven.S.Bass@FrontierS
cience.us.
of forty, STEVE BASS is a
Ufologist who believes in
the scientific approach to
the UFO phenomenon.
An accomplished Frontier
Sciences journalist, Steve
Bass is Editor and
Publisher of The Journal
of Frontier Sciences and
contributes to the
American Chronicle and
its affiliates, UFO Digest,
OpEd News, and the new
magEzine from Searching
for Bigfoot, Inc.'s own Bob
"JavaBob" Schmalzbach
named FOOT PRINTS in
the MIND.
Bass is a Certified Field
Investigator for the
Mutual UFO Network
(MUFON) and a Fellow of
the Research Institute on
Anomalous Phenomena
based in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
His contact email is
Steven.S.Bass@FrontierS
cience.us.
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