LIQUOR FOR A LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

In 1991, brothers Ruben and Peter Anaya confirmed to researchers that they were privy to the emotional breakdown of a high-ranking New Mexico politician in July of 1947. The brothers, who were active in the Democratic Party, also acted as assistants and personal drivers for Joseph Montoya, Lt. Governor of the state in the late 1940s when he was in the area. Ruben had received an urgent knock at his door. It was his father, who needed to relate to his son (who did not have a telephone) that he had just received a call from Lt. Governor Montoya, who said that he needed Ruben to immediately come to the Roswell Army Air Field base to pick him up.

Ruben was told that the Lt. Governor was at the "big hangar" (Hangar P-3, or Building 84) at the base. The Lt. Governor was exclaiming, "Get your car and pick me up! Get me the hell out of here, hurry!" Ruben assembled his brother Peter, and Montoya supporters Moses Burrola and Ralph Chaes. Peter Ruben was a retired WWII vet, a base cook and member of the NCO club, and had an official sticker on his car. Waived through by gate guards before the base "lockdown" they proceeded into the base. The Lt. Governor has said to meet him at the water tower, which was near the "big hangar." The men related to researchers that the hangar was teeming with activity, with MPs guarding the area. As the door to the hangar opened up, Montoya came bounding out and jumped into the awaiting car. He then yelled, "Come on, lets go. Let's get the hell out of here!"

Rather than being taken to the Nixson Hotel where he usually stayed when at Roswell, Joe Montoya said that he wanted to be taken to Ruben's house. He started to repeat dazed and near-hysterically, "They weren't human...they weren't human!" The Lt. Governor told the group of men in the car, "I need a drink."

As they drove to the house, Montoya's demeanor changed to a pained, reflective gaze as he stared out the car window. Upon arriving in the home, Montoya fell to the sofa. Ruben gave the Lt. Governor a glass with strong Scotch. In an attempt to further calm him, Montoya was handed a 3/4 full bottle of Jim Beam whiskey. The Anayas relate that Montoya then imbibed the entire thing -straight from the bottle and in large gulps.

Between swigs, the Lt. Governor excitedly said in Spanish, "Un plato muy grande con una machina en la media!." He continued, "We don't know what it is. There was a flying saucer. Not a helicopter. I don't know where its from. It could be from the Moon."

Montoya, still guzzling drink, explained that they were to say nothing but that he saw "four little men, one still alive." He further indicated to his friends that the beings were about 3 1/2 feet tall, with big eyes and large bald heads. They were laid out on a table from the mess hall. Their mouths were slit-like. They were pale, with white skin and hairless bodies. They were wearing silver, tight-fitting flight suits. Their appendages were long and thin. The brothers, asking questions, were told that the beings were taken to the base hospital. Drink in hand and exasperated, the Lt.Governor insisted, "They were not from this world!"

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