A UFO case that will fall more into the class of “folklore” than the rest, is that of a crashed saucer and retrieval within the Arizona desert in 1953. The case bears some similarities to the Cape Girardeau, Missouri Crash of 1941 The small print of this example has been delivered to us from two well-known UFO researchers, Raymond Fowler, and Richard Hall. The informant was originally named Fritz Werner, but later his real name, Arthur G Stancil, was divulged.

Stancil claims to be a watch-witness to the events described below, and the whole case rests at the validity of his testimony. He has
signed a legal document vouching to his honesty. Stancil states that while he was working a central authority contract at a nuclear facility in Nevada, he was called by his boss on May 21, 1953. He was sent on a covert mission. After flying to Phoenix, Arizona, he was soon a passenger on a bus with blacked out windows, and driven for roughly four hours to an unknown location.

All of the personnel at the bus were instructed not to communicate with one another. Stancil claims that everybody on board was a stranger to him. After arriving on the desert location, which was a few four hour ride north of Phoenix, the very first thing that Stancil saw were two large military light-alls illuminating the night scene just like daylight. The investigator saw the cause of the mission-a disc-shaped object about 30 feet in diameter partially buried within the sand.

Those who had accompanied him perceived to quitely go where their particular expertise led them. The craft itself was totally surrounded by people of mixed groups and organizations, including military. It gave the impression to Stancil that the thing had crashed due to either an internal explosion, or it were hit by military rockets. There has been an obvious hole within the aluminum-like skin. Stancil’s duties included determining the rate of the UFO, which he did. He knew that this was an “off-the-record” mission.

As the tenseness of the gang started to ease, he started a line of communication with a few of the others present. They told him in regards to the within the craft. There have been small chairs in a cabin, although he was not allowed to determine inside. Stancil’s next move was to peek within a close-by tent. He was astonished to look the body of a small alien creature, about four feet tall. The being was wearing a head covering, and a suit of silver. About that point, team members were called to come to their bus.

Before the bus left the crash area, all team members were required to sign the “official secrets” act, and told to not relate what they’d seen to a living soul. As I remarked earlier, the authenticity of this situation rests almost entirely at the character of Stancil. Fowler claims that the did a radical back check on him, and was satisfied as to his truthfulness. There will be, however, some more information that could lend to the story’s validity.

Though not named, soldiers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio have claimed that they received delivery of “three small bodies, packed in ice.” This shipment was allegedly from Arizona. The outline of the small beings very closely matched that given by Stancil of his trip to the crash site. Fowler has said that there are corroborating witnesses, but their names and testimony haven’t been released.