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Dennis G. Balthaser
UFO Investigator, Researcher and Lecturer
After retiring from the Texas Department of Transportation Dennis moved to Roswell, NM in 1996, to pursue his 25-year
interest in Ufology and particularly the Roswell Incident. Today he is an independent researcher,
investigator and lecturer and is a member of MUFON, and recently joined the advisory board
of the Great Pyramid of Giza Research Association. Dennis Balthaser can be contacted at (505) 625 8402, or email at truthskr@roswell.net. His web site is http://www.truthseekeratroswell.com.
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Searching for the Truth
(Always Telling the Truth Means Never Having to Remember Anything)
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 International UFO Museum and Research Center co-founders
09-01-06
Is the Roswell UFO Museum & Annual UFO Festival becoming a thing of the past?
In one of the letters I received from Ms Shuster, I was told, " I could not make any statements about any conversations I ever had with Museum co-founder Walter Haut."
Censorship and suppression of one's research as has been my own experience with the museum director, is not part of their Mission Statement.
If that Mission Statement is in fact the purpose of the Museum, perhaps changes are needed not only with the Director and certain board members but also with the need to work with the community for the benefit of all of Roswell, and finally to make the "Roswell Incident" a household name again worldwide as it was in the 90's. Many of us that live here and have been involved, or are still involved with the Roswell Incident research are concerned and desire that changes be made for the benefit of Roswell and the entire UFO community. This concern is evidenced by several letters to the editor of the Roswell Daily Record newspaper since the Festival in July from individuals airing their concerns about the museum and the festivals demise in recent years.
As a serious, respected UFO Investigator, Lecturer and Journalist, I continue to believe that the UFO Museum in Roswell is a vitally needed facility for the public, as the original co-founders intended it. Unfortunately, it no longer has the respect of the serious UFO community, and as observed by comments of visitors this year, even the general public has seen a decline in the Museum and the annual Festival.
Revenue generated from the Roswell Incident, for Roswell and southeast New Mexico is of major importance and must not be allowed to continue in the downward spiral it's currently on. Many that come to Roswell are curious and could care less about UFOs, but in the past they came, and businesses in Roswell and surrounding areas benefited from that. We should have learned from those in the past that the annual festival must be a community effort, not an attempt by individuals with their own agenda, who try to sanction their own interests and hurt the whole community in doing so.
As for the UFO Museum, it needs to comply with its own Mission Statement; be a research center as advertised, presenting all sides of the Roswell Incident; and finally, organize a board of directors that is in charge and allowed to voice opinions that may not be in agreement with the Director.
Dennis G. Balthaser
Website: www.truthseekeratroswell.com
Email: truthskr@roswell.net
Copyright © 2006, Dennis G. Balthaser
Photo Credits:
Photo of Max Littell used by permission
Photos of Glenn Dennis and Walter Haut by Dennis Balthaser
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