I have the distinct impression that the article written about the Foster ranch by Bragalia is another of his attempts to
take good research and put his own “spin” on it, as in this case, assuming that because of the restrictions put on the
site by the BLM office, they are covering something up. The one paragraph in the BLM report he’s referring to that I
uncovered in 1999 consisted of several visits to the local BLM office, interviews with numerous employees involved in
writing the report, and acquisition of actual documents from them.
When I first contacted the local BLM office in late 1998, I did not tell them who had made me aware of a document
they had referring to the crash site. I had been told that an Environmental Impact Study had been recently done on
the ranch that I might be interested in. That document was a United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, Environmental Assessment (EA) NM-066-99-003 on allotment #63020, concerning grazing.
I obtained a copy of the 12-page document, which was dated December 1, 1998. After reading through it, I found
two paragraphs referring to the 1947 UFO crash contained in the report. Under Section III, Affected Environment, B.,
Affected Resources, the following paragraph on page 4 is copied from the actual document.
take good research and put his own “spin” on it, as in this case, assuming that because of the restrictions put on the
site by the BLM office, they are covering something up. The one paragraph in the BLM report he’s referring to that I
uncovered in 1999 consisted of several visits to the local BLM office, interviews with numerous employees involved in
writing the report, and acquisition of actual documents from them.
When I first contacted the local BLM office in late 1998, I did not tell them who had made me aware of a document
they had referring to the crash site. I had been told that an Environmental Impact Study had been recently done on
the ranch that I might be interested in. That document was a United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, Environmental Assessment (EA) NM-066-99-003 on allotment #63020, concerning grazing.
I obtained a copy of the 12-page document, which was dated December 1, 1998. After reading through it, I found
two paragraphs referring to the 1947 UFO crash contained in the report. Under Section III, Affected Environment, B.,
Affected Resources, the following paragraph on page 4 is copied from the actual document.
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I was recently reviewing some of my old
files and came upon some research I had
done back in 1999, in reference to the then
Foster ranch, where “Mack” Brazel had
claimed to have found debris from an
unknown craft in July 1947. Historical UFO
researcher Wendy Connors and I had
conducted several interviews with the local
BLM office here in Roswell back in 1999,
obtaining information and documents
pertaining to the BLM’s more recent
involvement at the ranch.
files and came upon some research I had
done back in 1999, in reference to the then
Foster ranch, where “Mack” Brazel had
claimed to have found debris from an
unknown craft in July 1947. Historical UFO
researcher Wendy Connors and I had
conducted several interviews with the local
BLM office here in Roswell back in 1999,
obtaining information and documents
pertaining to the BLM’s more recent
involvement at the ranch.
DENNIS BALTHASER
(pronounced Ball-thay-sir)
moved to Roswell in 1996
to pursue his interest in
Ufology, after retiring
from the Texas Highway
Department in El Paso,
with 33 years in civil
engineering.
Prior to that he served 3
years in a U.S. Army
engineering battalion.
He was the UFO
Investigator and served
on the Board of Directors
for the International UFO
Museum between 1996
and 1998. Today he is an
independent researcher,
investigator, journalist
and lecturer.
Dennis has done over
350 TV, radio and other
media interviews related
to and since the 50th
anniversary of the Roswell
Incident in July, 1997,
including; CNN, MTV, SCI-
FI, The TODAY show,
Dateline, Nightline, NBC,
ABC Nightly News, Jeff
Rense, Sightings on the
radio, Ted Loman’s Off
the Record, Rob
McConnell’s X-Zone Radio
Show, Art Bell’s Coast to
Coast AM;, Discovery
channel, National
Geographic and History
channel, to mention a few.
Dennis is a certified UFO
investigator with MUFON
(the Mutual UFO
Network), and is a board
member of the advisory
board for the Great
Pyramid of Giza Research
Association. His main
areas of research
comprise the 1947
Roswell Incident, Area 51,
Underground Bases and
the pyramids of Egypt.
He currently writes
editorials for 31 web sites
and UFO magazine,
pertaining to his research,
and works closely with
well-known researchers
Stanton Friedman, Frank
Warren, Scott Ramsey
and many others.
Dennis' award winning
web site www.
truthseekeratroswell.com
has had over one million
visitors since 1998.
(pronounced Ball-thay-sir)
moved to Roswell in 1996
to pursue his interest in
Ufology, after retiring
from the Texas Highway
Department in El Paso,
with 33 years in civil
engineering.
Prior to that he served 3
years in a U.S. Army
engineering battalion.
He was the UFO
Investigator and served
on the Board of Directors
for the International UFO
Museum between 1996
and 1998. Today he is an
independent researcher,
investigator, journalist
and lecturer.
Dennis has done over
350 TV, radio and other
media interviews related
to and since the 50th
anniversary of the Roswell
Incident in July, 1997,
including; CNN, MTV, SCI-
FI, The TODAY show,
Dateline, Nightline, NBC,
ABC Nightly News, Jeff
Rense, Sightings on the
radio, Ted Loman’s Off
the Record, Rob
McConnell’s X-Zone Radio
Show, Art Bell’s Coast to
Coast AM;, Discovery
channel, National
Geographic and History
channel, to mention a few.
Dennis is a certified UFO
investigator with MUFON
(the Mutual UFO
Network), and is a board
member of the advisory
board for the Great
Pyramid of Giza Research
Association. His main
areas of research
comprise the 1947
Roswell Incident, Area 51,
Underground Bases and
the pyramids of Egypt.
He currently writes
editorials for 31 web sites
and UFO magazine,
pertaining to his research,
and works closely with
well-known researchers
Stanton Friedman, Frank
Warren, Scott Ramsey
and many others.
Dennis' award winning
web site www.
truthseekeratroswell.com
has had over one million
visitors since 1998.
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THE FOSTER RANCH AND THE BLM by Dennis G. Balthaser
I was surprised when recently, (10 years later), I read an article penned by Anthony Bragalia, entitled, “Roswell Crash
Revelations from the Foster Ranch”, in which I got the impression that he believed there was some conspiracy or
cover-up by the BLM about the ranch. (I need to be clear here, in that I am not a big supporter of the way our
government and military handled, and still handles information pertaining to the 1947 Roswell Incident.) However
based on the research I did 10 years ago, I have no reason to believe the BLM is hiding or covering up anything
about the ranch. In this case, I feel we may have an infrequent admission by a government agency that something
did in fact happen on the Foster ranch in 1947.
In Bragalia’s article he mentions that ranch foreman “Mack” Brazel was sometimes referred to as “Mac”. That’s a true
statement and many articles referred to him as “Mac”, however when I found Mack and Maggie’s burial site the spelling
on their tombstone was definitely “Mack”.
Revelations from the Foster Ranch”, in which I got the impression that he believed there was some conspiracy or
cover-up by the BLM about the ranch. (I need to be clear here, in that I am not a big supporter of the way our
government and military handled, and still handles information pertaining to the 1947 Roswell Incident.) However
based on the research I did 10 years ago, I have no reason to believe the BLM is hiding or covering up anything
about the ranch. In this case, I feel we may have an infrequent admission by a government agency that something
did in fact happen on the Foster ranch in 1947.
In Bragalia’s article he mentions that ranch foreman “Mack” Brazel was sometimes referred to as “Mac”. That’s a true
statement and many articles referred to him as “Mac”, however when I found Mack and Maggie’s burial site the spelling
on their tombstone was definitely “Mack”.
| Photo of Mack and Maggie Brazel’s tombstone |
To imply that this paragraph got my attention would be an understatement, particularly since the document was
signed off by 11 employees of the Roswell BLM office, including the cover letter, signed by the Acting Assistant Field
Office Manager. I immediately contacted the BLM office to inquire about how the information was obtained and who
wrote it. I was told that the gentleman who wrote it, did it as a joke to see if anyone would catch it, and it should
have been removed before the document was made public. I was assured that it would not be included in the final
copy. I of course requested a copy of the final report to verify if in fact that paragraph had been removed.
We also had the opportunity a day or two later to meet in person with the guy that had written that paragraph, and
all the employees at BLM that we talked to were very cooperative with information, again insisting that it was a joke
and that it would not be included in the final report. I was fairly emphatic in my response to them that some of us do
not consider the study of Ufology a joke, and would anticipate getting a copy of the final document to review.
The second paragraph also containing a statement about the crash site is located on page 6 in the same Section III,
B., Resources, as item 9., Recreation, shown here again copied from the actual document.
signed off by 11 employees of the Roswell BLM office, including the cover letter, signed by the Acting Assistant Field
Office Manager. I immediately contacted the BLM office to inquire about how the information was obtained and who
wrote it. I was told that the gentleman who wrote it, did it as a joke to see if anyone would catch it, and it should
have been removed before the document was made public. I was assured that it would not be included in the final
copy. I of course requested a copy of the final report to verify if in fact that paragraph had been removed.
We also had the opportunity a day or two later to meet in person with the guy that had written that paragraph, and
all the employees at BLM that we talked to were very cooperative with information, again insisting that it was a joke
and that it would not be included in the final report. I was fairly emphatic in my response to them that some of us do
not consider the study of Ufology a joke, and would anticipate getting a copy of the final document to review.
The second paragraph also containing a statement about the crash site is located on page 6 in the same Section III,
B., Resources, as item 9., Recreation, shown here again copied from the actual document.
This is the paragraph that Anthony Bragalia referred to in his article, in which he assumes the BLM is involved with
some conspiracy or cover-up. This paragraph remained in the final report dated August 9, 1999 which I received by
certified mail from the U.S. Department of the Interior, postmarked August 10, 1999.
Having visited with several employees of the local BLM office on numerous occasions in regard to this document and
other inquiries I’ve had, I do not feel that anyone associated with the BLM is involved with anything abnormal or any
conspiracy about the crash site. Rather because I know of the interest at least one employee has in Ufology in
general, and having listened to several other employees I believe the BLM is preserving this portion of land, unlike
many of the historical buildings that no longer exist dealing with the Roswell Incident, such as Sheriff Wilcox’s office,
(now court rooms), the base infirmary, (now a vacant lot) and others.
During our visits to the BLM office we were always given answers to all of our questions, given maps of the crash site
area, and other information useful in our research. Additionally, a few years ago the Sci-Fi channel in conjunction with
the U. of New Mexico Archaeological Department conducted a dig at the site. Would the BLM have allowed that if they
were trying to cover up something?
We were told that the crash site is excluded from Right-of-way and mineral leasing and withdrawn from mining claim
location and designated NSO, (No Surface Occupancy), for oil and gas leasing as a means of preserving the site.
The reason 40 acres of this land is Federal land is because it was never changed to state or private land, which is
common on many ranches in New Mexico. It has nothing to do with a UFO crash site allegedly being on the ranch,
other then a way to preserve it, with the Environmental Assessment document. The Federal land was also shown on
the maps we were given.
I am appreciative of the fact that a Federal agency (Bureau of Land Management), is acknowledging in a public
document that something may have happened on the Foster ranch by stating, “One of the alleged UFO crash sites of
1947 is located on this allotment”, leaving the door open for more research.
I believe the BLM’s statement about the “alleged site” being an extraordinary notation as stated by Bragalia also, but
for very different reasons than he implies. Wendy Connors and I did a lot of legwork in our research with the BLM,
which many in the field of Ufology do not do, while they claim to have all the answers. Unlike most of my research,
this is one project that I believe may be to our advantage in the long run, warranting further investigation.
some conspiracy or cover-up. This paragraph remained in the final report dated August 9, 1999 which I received by
certified mail from the U.S. Department of the Interior, postmarked August 10, 1999.
Having visited with several employees of the local BLM office on numerous occasions in regard to this document and
other inquiries I’ve had, I do not feel that anyone associated with the BLM is involved with anything abnormal or any
conspiracy about the crash site. Rather because I know of the interest at least one employee has in Ufology in
general, and having listened to several other employees I believe the BLM is preserving this portion of land, unlike
many of the historical buildings that no longer exist dealing with the Roswell Incident, such as Sheriff Wilcox’s office,
(now court rooms), the base infirmary, (now a vacant lot) and others.
During our visits to the BLM office we were always given answers to all of our questions, given maps of the crash site
area, and other information useful in our research. Additionally, a few years ago the Sci-Fi channel in conjunction with
the U. of New Mexico Archaeological Department conducted a dig at the site. Would the BLM have allowed that if they
were trying to cover up something?
We were told that the crash site is excluded from Right-of-way and mineral leasing and withdrawn from mining claim
location and designated NSO, (No Surface Occupancy), for oil and gas leasing as a means of preserving the site.
The reason 40 acres of this land is Federal land is because it was never changed to state or private land, which is
common on many ranches in New Mexico. It has nothing to do with a UFO crash site allegedly being on the ranch,
other then a way to preserve it, with the Environmental Assessment document. The Federal land was also shown on
the maps we were given.
I am appreciative of the fact that a Federal agency (Bureau of Land Management), is acknowledging in a public
document that something may have happened on the Foster ranch by stating, “One of the alleged UFO crash sites of
1947 is located on this allotment”, leaving the door open for more research.
I believe the BLM’s statement about the “alleged site” being an extraordinary notation as stated by Bragalia also, but
for very different reasons than he implies. Wendy Connors and I did a lot of legwork in our research with the BLM,
which many in the field of Ufology do not do, while they claim to have all the answers. Unlike most of my research,
this is one project that I believe may be to our advantage in the long run, warranting further investigation.
From the Editor: This article is in rebuttal to ROSWELL CRASH REVELATIONS FROM THE FOSTER RANCH by
Anthony Bragalia
Anthony Bragalia
THE ALLEGED SOCORRO HOAX SERIES
THE SOCORRO UFO HOAX EXPOSED! (Famous 1964 sighting was a college prank)
by Anthony Bragalia
REBUTTAL: THE SOCORRO INCIDENT: A HOAX OR A CASE OF JUMPING THE GUN?
by Frank Warren
AN OPEN LETTER FROM RAY STANFORD
THE REVEREND AT ROSWELL: A CHAPLAIN AT THE CRASH?
by Anthony Bragalia
THE SOCORRO UFO: PHYSICAL EVIDENCE POINTS TO A PRANK (Part 3)
by Anthony Bragalia
ROSWELL CRASH REVELATIONS FROM THE FOSTER RANCH
by Anthony Bragalia
THE FOSTER RANCH AND THE BLM
by Dennis G. Balthaser
THE SOCORRO UFO HOAX EXPOSED! (Famous 1964 sighting was a college prank)
by Anthony Bragalia
REBUTTAL: THE SOCORRO INCIDENT: A HOAX OR A CASE OF JUMPING THE GUN?
by Frank Warren
AN OPEN LETTER FROM RAY STANFORD
THE REVEREND AT ROSWELL: A CHAPLAIN AT THE CRASH?
by Anthony Bragalia
THE SOCORRO UFO: PHYSICAL EVIDENCE POINTS TO A PRANK (Part 3)
by Anthony Bragalia
ROSWELL CRASH REVELATIONS FROM THE FOSTER RANCH
by Anthony Bragalia
THE FOSTER RANCH AND THE BLM
by Dennis G. Balthaser