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COLONEL STEVE WILSON Whistleblower on UFO Secrecy COLONEL STEVE WILSON Whistleblower on UFO Secrecy This former US Air Force Colonel (now deceased) tells the extraordinary story of how he came to terms with extraterrestrial contact, the Majestic-12 group and the Wackenhut corporation. Dr Richard Boylan interviewed and corresponded with Colonel Steve Wilson, USAF (Retired), and wrote this article only months before Wilson's death from cancer in November 1997. Colonel Wilson's amazing story has been largely overlooked by the UFO research community. In fact, we've only just rediscovered it languishing in a pile of "must publish" articles. Dr Boylan writes that Wilson became a hunted man, mov - ing from state to state to evade several attempts on his life while also battling cancer; and that, like several other prominent whistleblowers on UFOs and governmental cover-ups, his cancer "may have been externally ‘imposed’ to silence him". But the death threats only strengthened Wilson's resolve to tell all, reports Dr Boylan, who ded - icates this article to the memory of this courageous man. — Editor his biographical sketch is based on limited information provided by Colonel Steve Wilson, as well as certain data from his discharge papers. I have written this biographical sketch as a tribute to a man who [felt] that the public's right to know extremely important information about extraterrestrial contacts supersedes a military/intelligence cabal's misuse of "national security" secrecy to cloak its misdeeds. Here, then, without varnish, is Steve Wilson, the man, the officer and the crusader. UNEXPECTED INTERVENTION FROM UNSEEN FORCES Steve Wilson was born in the 1930s and spent five years in a state orphanage. In order to escape the savage beatings there, he ran away. He had always dreamed of being a pilot. Befriended by a prostitute with the proverbial "heart of gold", this tall thirteen-year-old was accepted into the Air Force when his newfound "mother" stated he was sixteen and signed for him to enlist. Starting out as a private, he worked hard to advance. He took US Armed Forces Institute courses, earned his high school diploma and then the equivalent of a two-year college degree. Simultaneously he studied at Aircraft Mechanic school and became a cer- tified mechanic. Then he enrolled in Flight Engineer school and became a flight engineer on B-17s. Later he was promoted to Staff/Sergeant and to the personal B-29 staff of General Crabbe. The General took a liking to Steve, and encouraged him to re-enlist and take an appointment to Air Cadet school at Kelly Air Force Base. Completing Cadet School, he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant Wilson—a fighter pilot at last. Lt Wilson's first assignment was the Fighting 12th Fighter Squadron, Clark Air Force Base, The Philippines. As soon as he arrived, the Squadron was reassigned to Korea. He promptly was reassigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron, forward-based at the Korean War's front lines. He graduated from Mustang propeller fighters to sleek Sabre jets, and was soon doing supersonic runs down MiG alley, duelling communist jet pilots. On one run into enemy territory to bomb a dam, Lt Wilson dropped his load of bombs and watched the dam burst. As he turned his plane around to return to base, he felt pain in his stomach and looked down to see blood gushing from his side. The Lieutenant radioed in that he had been hit by ground fire. He reported his position and fuel level, and added that he was about to pass out and would not be returning. Lt Wilson's memory faded out at that point. But subsequent events point to extraordinary intervention by unseen helpers that kept him alive. Three days after Wilson radioed-in that he was passing out, the control tower at the 67th Fighter Squadron base saw an extraordinary sight. Wilson's plane was coming in for a landing, although its engine was not running! The fuselage was surrounded by a strange, by Richard Boylan, PhD © 1997 2826 O Street, Suite 2 Sacramento, CA 95816, USA Telephone: +1 (916) 455 0120 E-mail: drboylan@jps.net Website: www. jps.net/drboylan/ 2826 O Street, Suite 2 Sacramento, CA 95816, USA Telephone: +1 (916) 455 0120 E-mail: drboylan@jps.net Website: www. jps.net/drboylan/ APRIL — MAY 2000 NEXUS - 61 by Richard Boylan, PhD © 1997