However, over the next fifteen years, jesses testimony gradually became one of the more curious facets of the roswell saga. To connect with marissa, sign up for facebook today. Today jesse marcel iii, the grandson of major jesse marcel, tells his grandfathers story and reveals what has continued to haunt his family for over sixty years the legacy of roswell. I first met him while we both were in roswell to film a segment for the old unsolved mysteries that aired on nbc. Ive just gotten off the phone with jesse marcel jrs. Call book and jesse is listed as w5cyi roswell army air base, nm. Moore and charles berlitz, coauthors of the roswell incident, naturally treated marcel as a hero in the first book to be published about the case. Jesse marcel jr served as a flight surgeon in iraq for just over a year. The accounts given by friedman and others in the following years elevated roswell from a forgotten incident to perhaps the most famous ufo case of all time. He was alone, at home, apparently reading a ufo book when he died.
In 1978, nuclear physicist and author stanton friedman interviewed jesse marcel, the only person known to have accompanied the roswell debris from where it was recovered to fort worth where reporters saw material which was claimed to be part of the recovered object. The roswell legacy goodreads meet your next favorite book. Flight surgeon jesse marcel jr said his air force father brought home debris from roswell crash site in 1947 associated press in helena wed 28 aug 20 14. Join facebook to connect with jesse marcel and others you may know. We need more information from those directly involved, and this book provides a good deal of important new material. In early july 1947, something crashed in the high desert outside of roswell, new mexico.
He was a writer and producer, known for alien crash at roswell. I have known jesse for more than a quarter century. Marcel library you will find a safe space to discuss and to learn more about ufos, crop circles, and related subjects without fear of ridicule. In particular, jesses military career in the army air force seems to have improved over time. After marcels death, some of his relatives claimed that marcel had told them he had seen alien bodies. Jesse marcel jr is the son of major jesse marcel, the intelligence officer for the 509th bomb group and the first military officer to reach the famous roswell accident site. This deluxe graphic style novel is complete with stunning full color illustrations by renowned illustrator randy haragan. Marcel library the jaml opened in may, 2012 and serves as both a ufo library and, more importantly, as a safespace meeting place for those who desire to learn more and engage in open discussion about the ufo uap phenomenon, and other possiblyrelated phenomena happening in our world today. The world has waited a long time for the inside scoop on roswell. Flight surgeon jesse marcel jr said his air force father brought home debris. According to that statement, major jesse marcel, an intelligence officer, oversaw the raafs investigation of the crash site and the recovered materials.
It should be noted that jesse marcels military career was entirely honorable. The untold story of the first military officer at the 1947 crash site, which can be purchased at a lower price at. From 1979 until his death, jesse marcels story went through many evolutions. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jesse marcel books online. Former major jesse marcel in his own words youtube.
Jesse was a giant to many of us, a modest man whose father, major jesse marcel, sr. He explains how his father brought home some et parts from the downed craft. In 2007, dr marcel jr and his wife published a book about his fathers role in the roswell incident they were told to keep it quiet and they did for years and years and years. Location name 114 n main st, roswell,nm 88203 the museum has done an excellent job incorporating the timeline of the roswell incident here you will find pictures of the people who. Marcel was alone, and i had just read a book from the. The strong delusion credibility of major jesse marcel. Later the military changed the story from ufo to weather balloon but this. Im only repeating what he said himself in his book the roswell legacy. This is a great book written by the son of jesse a. Id been fascinated by the story of jesse marcel jr. The stories eventually led to the publication of a book, the roswell. Friedman wrote the forward to marcels 2007 book the roswell.
Jesse marcel was one of the first people to see the wreckage of the alleged roswell crash. Dr jesse marcel jr who claimed to have handled alien debris from. For 35 plus years marcel appeared on tv shows, documentaries and radio shows, was interviewed for magazine articles and books and traveled the world lecturing about his. This book docments the recovery of debris from the crash of an extraterrestrial craft and how. Jesse marcel jr, who has died aged 76, was an american ear, nose and. Jesse marcel jr, who said he handled debris from the 1947 crash. It appears that there are still those that refuse to give credibility to major jesse marcel and his son jesse marcel jr.
Careful inspection of these documents reveals that every point disclosed by both major jesse a. Christina stock reported in the roswell daily record, that marcel sr. He was alone at home when it happened, a ufo book by his side. The marcel family at times felt threatened because of marcel sr. There is not a more popular ufo story than the story of the roswell crash of 1947 in new mexico. Body of physician who handled roswell debris found in montana home by amy beth hanson associated press august 28, 20. Whitman who had interviewed mac brazel, suggested the material marcel recovered had superstrength not associated with a weather balloon. Jesse marcel came public stating that the weather balloon announcement had been a coverup. Additional accounts by bill brazel, son of mac brazel, neighbor floyd proctor and walt whitman jr. Looking for a book by jesse marcel jr jesse marcel jr.
See more 1995 roswell final report 2007 jesse marcel jr. The book introduced the contention that debris which was recovered by marcel at the. Join philip coppens, star of the history channels ancient aliens series in this untold and unprecedented expose on the roswell incident. What really crashed at roswell 2017 update malcolm nicholson. Major jesse marcel recovered pieces of the wreckage and showed it to his family, including the author, well before the military coverup that continues to this day. He was still serving his country and had just returned from iraq, where he was a flight surgeon at the age of 68. I thought to myself, after learning so much about jesse marcel jr. Marcels book tells of his involvement in what really happened in july of 1947 when he examined the debris of a crashed interstellar ship. If you have had a ufo experience which you would like to share, you want to hear about the ufo experiences of others, or you are simply seeking more information about ufos, crop.
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