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THE TWILIGHT ZONE officer after we had gleaned everything fact, at one point I was told of a rod or The term "interact" caused eyebrows to possible from him—including details of baton-like instrument that could be pointed raise as the Phantom Informant paused to several large fires that had occurred years at a heavy block of concrete. When they allow his enigmatic comment to sow the rior. Driving away, we were unanimously — would point this rod at the block, they __ seed of curiosity. impressed by the statement from the could lift it up into the air...almost "He talked to them," the informant clari- watchman regarding a classified Air Force _ magically. fied, "but he wasn't a regular person. This project. Even though unaware of the "There were also some nuclear materials individual would talk with the workers and specific activities performed at the facility that were produced at the location, and discuss certain matters about routine job e was guarding, the officer had provided they were taken discreetly by the truckload _ duties and inspections, and, more cryptical- soft corroboration of Air Force affiliation— to Jackass Flats for burial and disposal. ly, would discuss matters about their own an affiliation we were now on our way to‘ The whole facility was contaminated at one _ personal lives. He knew things he wasn't verify through the offerings of the time." supposed to know." mysterious whistleblower who would later "Did this contamination have anything to "What do you mean, ‘he wasn't a regular e known as "the Phantom Informant". do with the components?" I asked, trying _ person'?" asked Carla intensely. We met the gentleman as he waited in to home-in on the UFO discussion. "I mean, he wasn't a regular person. He is car outside the restaurant. Parking next looked normal, just like you or me, even to him, we greeted one another and entered wore a nice business suit, but he wasn't a the restaurant. Telling the gentleman of regular person. He talked to the people our recent experience with the security and, when he did, he ruined them. He guard, he smiled with a self-assured grin "as the story goes, knew things he shouldn't have. He talked and said, "That's interesting.” "Tell us about this friend of yours," with my friend, and whatever he said that day traumatised him for the rest of his life. parts and components came the question from Carla after food from a flying saucer His widow told me that from that day for- was ordered. ward he sat up on the edge of his bed at "He's dead, now...but he used to work at were taken to the nights, in a cold sweat, and wondered Monsanto and had a security clearance," Monsanto facility about that man. He said, 'That man knew said the former military officer. and kept there fora everything about me."" "Evidently, as the story goes, parts and According to the informant, "parts and components from a flying saucer were number of years... components" of an exotic and unknown taken to the Monsanto facility and kept technology were taken from Wright- there for a number of years. The situa- . . Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, tion was kept quiet and, surprisingly, The low-intensity Ohio, and reverse-engineered at the extensive security precautions had been security provided a Monsanto Research Lab on Nicholas deemed unnecessary. The low-intensity good cover for the Road under light security. The Parts security provided a good cover for the highly classified were duplicated there and taken else- highly classified project." where for re-assembly. ' “Where aes fying saucer come project.” 4 Nor satistied with gleaning these rom?" came the next obvious question. etails from a second-hand source, "I don't know, but we've all heard sto- sought more details of the deceased gen- ries about Roswell,” said the informant as tleman in question. I was told that the he sought to deflect the anxious questions wife of this worker talked to the infor- and stay on his point. "Anyhow, there mant on plenty of occasions, for they had were a number of other operations at the been acquaintances through their mutual facility that had also been going on, and association with the worker and continue there had been several accidents over the "I'm sure some of it could have," he to talk years after the death of the worker. years. One involved a chemical explosion replied with uncertainty, giving us the The account, if true, remains unverifi- which resulted in a large fire." impression that he wasn't seemingly a able at present. However, with the impli- Carla chanced a quick glance to Lois, "know-it-all". "But the real story is the cation of Monsanto by Colonel Philip recalling the earlier statement from the man who came in." Corso and his book, two years later, and security guard. with the recent admissions by Bell Labs "One particular accident occurred as a Monsanto's Mysterious Visitor and American Computer Company, the result of experimentation with gravity "According to my late friend, apparently _ bizarre tale of the reverse-engineered parts waves. This person was injured and taken there was a certain person who visited and components from the Monsanto to the Miami Valley Hospital where he was Monsanto under armed escort. He had Research Complex may simply be another held a while for observation. He was ___ paid visits about a half-dozen times from _ piece in a warped and convoluted puzzle released later in the evening, but he was __ the late '60s to the early '70s. This well- that is too strange to be true—and, if true, said to be disoriented for a while. dressed person had a security clearance to _ too difficult to believe. oo "Much of the reverse-engineering get in, and was allowed to interact with the (Source: From an article by Kenny Young, research was regarding gravity waves. In _ employees there." hitp://home.fuse.net/ufo/MONSANTO.htm) fact, at one point I was told of a rod or baton-like instrument that could be pointed at a heavy block of concrete. When they would point this rod at the block, they could lift it up into the air...almost magically. "There were also some nuclear materials that were produced at the location, and they were taken discreetly by the truckload to Jackass Flats for burial and disposal. The whole facility was contaminated at one time." "Did this contamination have anything to do with the components?" I asked, trying to home-in on the UFO discussion. "as the story goes, parts and components from a flying saucer were taken to the Monsanto facility and kept there for a number of years... The low-intensity security provided a good cover for the highly classified project.” "I'm sure some of it could have," he replied with uncertainty, giving us the impression that he wasn't seemingly a "know-it-all". "But the real story is the man who came in." Monsanto's Mysterious Visitor "According to my late friend, apparently there was a certain person who visited Monsanto under armed escort. He had paid visits about a half-dozen times from the late '60s to the early '70s. This well- dressed person had a security clearance to get in, and was allowed to interact with the employees there." APRIL — MAY 2000 NEXUS -71