04-07-2010, 12:08 AM
The author of this article went to great length to assure the reader that they were not about to read something about UFOs, nevertheless, this is a fascinating article. Of particular interest was the great degree to which the government went to conceal it's secret projects.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/lo...ts28m.html
I wouldn't mind getting a briefcase full of cash either. Maybe I should start driving around Area 51 at night!
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/lo...ts28m.html
Quote:Noce remembers when "Article 123," as one of the A-12s was called, crashed on May 24, 1963, after the plane stalled near Wendover, Utah. The pilot ejected and survived. Noce says he was among those who flew to the crash site in a giant cargo plane loaded with several trucks. They loaded everything from the crash into the trucks. He remembers that a local deputy had either witnessed the crash or had quickly arrived at the scene. There also was a family on a vacation car trip who had taken photos.
"We confiscated the camera, took the film out," says Noce. "We just said we worked for the government." He says the deputy and the family were told not to talk to anybody about the crash, especially the press. "We told them there would be dire consequences," Noce says. "You scared them." As an added incentive, he says, the CIA arrived with a briefcase full of cash. "I think it was like 25 grand apiece, for the sheriff and the family," says Noce.
Robarge says of cash payments to cover things up, "It was common practice."
I wouldn't mind getting a briefcase full of cash either. Maybe I should start driving around Area 51 at night!