SUBJECT: IS THERE AN ALIEN BASE UNDER PUERTO RICO ? FILE: UFO3017

SUBJECT: IS THERE AN ALIEN BASE UNDER PUERTO RICO ? FILE: UFO3017

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� [Note: This article is provided by MUFON'S BAYWATCH �
� Newsletter --Vol 1. No. 4 May 93] �
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�The Official Newsletter of Hillsborough / Pinellas / Manatee�
�Counties MUFON. Eugene Brown: MUFON State Section Director.�
�Editor: Jan Rodemerk; Asst. Editor: Terry Rodemerk. MUFON'S�
�BAYWATCH, 1447 53rd Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida �
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�residing in the above Florida counties. MUFON HOTLINE for �
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� IS THERE AN ALIEN BASE UNDER PUERTO RICO? �
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�by Terrell W. Ecker and Anne Ecker �
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�From Taino Indian Legends of witches flying out of the �
�mountains to modern reports of disc-shaped objects slipping �
�in and out of the Caribbean, Puerto Rico has a rich history �
�of ongoing paranormal activity. Recently the pace and �
�diversity of this activity has increased until it seems that�
�remarkable events have become almost commonplace. �
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�The "UFOlogist" went to Puerto Rico, and with the generous �
�help of noted UFO investigator and "Enigma!" magazine editor�
�Jorge Martin, met and interviewed witnesses to some of the �
�recent unusual events on the island. �
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�According to Martin, the recent upsurge in sightings began �
�with an underground explosion near Lajas in the southwest [ �
�part of the island ]. �
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�Near Lajas is Laguna Cartagena, a small body of water of �
�uncertain depth, polluted from agriculture runoff and �
�illegal sewage drainage. The lagoon is unusual in several �
�aspects, not the least of which is its shape: from the air, �
�the grassy border of the lagoon looks uncannily like a map �
�of the United States. The lagoon is also known for its large�
�and unusual waterfowl population, some species of which are �
�unique to the lagoon. �
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�For years, people living near the lagoon have witnessed �
�balls of light coming and going from the water. Then, in �
�late May 1987, the phenomenon began to change. �
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�At 10:30 p.m. on May 30, a large red buzzing ball of light �
�was seen descending into the lagoon. At 2:00 a.m. May 31, �
�people in the area were awakened by a blinding white light. �
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�Those brave enough to go to their windows saw a huge disc �
�shaped object with brilliant lights circle slowly over the �
�water, as if looking for something. �
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�The following afternoon at 1:55 a huge underground �
�explosion followed by a tremor shook the area. Cracks opened�
�in the ground and cobalt blue smoke issued from them. �
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�The first reports from seismic stations placed the �
�epicenter of the earthquake directly under Laguna Cartagena �
�at a depth of 8100 feet. Later, news reports stated that �
�the epicenter had been in the ocean between the southwest �
�coast and Mona Island, in contradiction to what the official�
�seismic report had said. �
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�As if an earthquake followed by blue smoke wasn't jarring �
�enough, residents whose houses bordered the lagoon were �
�forcibly evacuated by members of the U.S. military in grey �
�HUMVEEs and tan four-wheel drive vehicles sporting radarlike�
�rotating antennae on their tops. �
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�As they were being herded away from their homes, residents �
�saw men in what appeared to be decontamination suits �
�sweeping the ground with long-handled devices reminiscent of�
�metal detectors and taking samples of water, plants, mud �
�and grass. �
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�The next day many reported seeing a helicopter with a long �
�chain descending from it. On the chain was a large ball �
�which appeared to be some sort of instrument package. This �
�was slowly lowered into the lagoon. �
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�At 10:30 the following evening -- and for three consecutive �
�evenings thereafter at exactly the same time -- witnesses in�
�the area saw a strange flying dumbbell come in from over the�
�sea and hover over the lagoon. It was described as a �
�metallic cylinder with large balls of greenish-white light �
�on the ends and a beaconlike red and blue light on its �
�underside. �
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�In the days following the explosion, reports of UFO �
�activity in the area increased dramatically, but possibly �
�the most interesting thing reported to be flying over the �
�lagoon during that time was an airplane the size of a �
�commercial passenger jet which made a low pass over the �
�lagoon as if giving a tour to its putative passengers. �
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�Thus began the most recent -- and active -- era of UFO �
�events in Puerto Rico. Subsequent days were filled with �
�reports of multiple sightings of UFOs, bigfoot-like �
�creatures, landings, entity encounters, abductions, grass �
�circles, animal mutilations and Marian apparitions. �
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�With the entire range of UFO activity represented and �
�flourishing on the island, Puerto Rico seems to be a �
�microcosm of the worldwide UFO phenomenon. Why? The island �
�is characterized by diversity geologically, �
�climatologically, demographically. It has long been a land �
�of social experiments, from its status as the first United �
�States Commonwealth to the "Operation Bootstrap" of poet/ �
�president Luis Munoz Marin. �
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�Perhaps it's the scene of another experiment, controlled �
�contact with an alien culture. Or perhaps it's the scene of �
�intentional illusion to that effect. Whatever is going on �
�in Puerto Rico involving UFOs and the US government -- and �
�make no mistake, something _is_ going on there -- it bears �
�scrutiny. �
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