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New Theories on the Needles Crash

By , About.com Guide   June 16, 2010

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You are all probably familiar with the case file, The Needles, California, UFO Crash. Allegedly in March, 2008, eyewitness reports were made of a turquoise-colored object which crashed into the earth south of Las Vegas, near the town of Needles, CA.

One eyewitness, a man of the river, claims to have seen the object retrieved by military helicopters. The case has had its debunkers, yet investigators continue to seek more evidence.

See the latest info on this ongoing case at Was the Needles UFO a Secret Military Craft?, and add your comments.

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June 16, 2010 at 1:35 pm
(1) Suzie says:

Since the US military know that we know they have secret spy planes and other air craft, why can’t they say it was one of theirs and it was removed quickly to keep the technology safe from “whomever”. Why act so mysterious, maybe they like to let the public go crazy with crazy theories and UFO talk.

When the “craft” crashed in Kecksburg (sp?) many said it was a recovered Russian craft and the military didn’t want to admit they “stole” it so they are letting the UFO hunters keep that story alive by saying it was a ufo.

Then again no matter what the military announce most Americans won’t believe them anyway. Been lie to, too many times.

June 16, 2010 at 2:39 pm
(2) pete says:

There are no aliens or ufo’s from space visiting us at this time! the gulf oil spill is proof that they are not here, if they were here they could tell officials how to stop the leak. perhaps even use their technology which would have to be thousands of times more advanced than ours to help.

June 16, 2010 at 6:39 pm
(3) scott says:

I was there camping the night of the alledged crash, NOTHING Happened !!! I have always maintained that it was a hoax !! and it was a hoax !

June 17, 2010 at 2:27 pm
(4) Dakroyd says:

Obviously military!

June 17, 2010 at 2:34 pm
(5) Lnlisa says:

Military/alien technology.

June 17, 2010 at 11:53 pm
(6) Claudette Lacombe says:

Yes, such technology is common knowledge as repoted by Jaques Vallee.
The greenish glow is from the plasma charged hull of the craft, which gives it anti-gravitic properties.

Claudette from Paris <3

June 19, 2010 at 11:11 pm
(7) godgifubar says:

tar decadal stories

June 21, 2010 at 1:42 pm
(8) Patrick Sullivan says:

In the state legislature Needles is located in the 18th Senate District, represented by Republican Roy Ashburn, and in the 34th Assembly District, represented by Republican Connie Conway. Federally, Needles is located in California’s 41st congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +9[5] and is represented by Republican Jerry Lewis.

April 11, 1992: the 38-year old comedian Sam Kinison was killed in a head-on car crash in Needles, California. His newlywed wife was also critically injured.

Major employment in the city is supported by the BNSF Railway (formerly the Santa Fe Railroad). The depot has been a terminal (crew change point) for the railway since the late 1800s. The railroad company has been the city’s main employment source for over a century.

From Wiki

June 21, 2010 at 1:44 pm
(9) Tim says:

I agree with Suzie. The government has always tried to debunk UFO reports. If it was a military craft, they could easily kill any speculation about a UFO crash by just announcing what it was. And they could do that without divulging ANYTHING classified. They wouldn’t even have to identify what it was. Kecksburg couldn’t have been a Soviet Venus probe, or this would’ve been announced long ago. Even back then US technology was better; for a long time there would’ve been no reason to keep it secret.

June 21, 2010 at 2:00 pm
(10) Sam B says:

Just based on the information I have heard and read about this incident, I believe that the object was a classified military vehicle which probably went off course. Best guess would be the X-37 or some similar craft.

The bluish glow reported by observers is interesting. Ionized plasma created by re-entering space vehicles is typically orange to white in color due to the temperature of the ionized gasses. This temperature is directly related to the speed of the re-entry body – orbital vehicles are decelerating from a velocity of about 17.5K MPH. A higher re-entry velocity would generate higher plasma temperatures, and higher temperatures mean a color shift through white to blue-white. So it is possible that this craft re-entered at abnormally high velocity, possibly as a result of a powered re-entry rather than a simple ballistic one, thereby generating blue-white plasma.

As for the theory that the glow came from plasma discharge associated with an electro-gravitic propulsion system, I find a couple of problems with that. First, corona discharge from an electrically ionized body is pinkish/purplish, not green. Second, if the craft had an electro-gravitic propulsion system which by virtue of the alleged greenish glow would have assumedly been in operation, then in all likelihood it would not have crashed as has been described.

The military and covert government agencies find that rumors of UFO’s provide a very convenient cover for secret projects, therefore not only are the rumors not quashed, but they are actually encouraged and abetted. It requires virtually no effort on their part to instigate or fuel such a rumor – a simple “no comment” accompanied by a furtive look will kick a rumor mill into full operation. All they have to do is leave it to the imaginations of all and sundry who wish to believe in some kind of coverup, and the perfect cover is instantly created.

I’m opining that this object was some classified military experiment that went awry, and which was scooped up as quickly as the recovery teams could get to it.

July 15, 2010 at 8:37 pm
(11) lgranados says:

So it may be Military.Somesday we’ll know until then we can still hope that no one was killed Human or Alien.

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