Admittedly, my conviction that Townsend was connected to the alleged crash of a UFO near Kingman, Arizona in 1953 is based on the slightest of evidence: my recollection of a letter from Townsend to Jo, written in the same time frame, in which he tells her that he will be meeting with “Prescott” and “Williams.”
Prescott and Williams are actually two towns in proximity to Kingman in the northwest corner of Arizona.
According to Linda Brown, who was conversant in the family code, Townsend protected his contacts by using their proximal locations rather than actual names.
If Townsend did indeed, have a meeting with somebody, or two somebodies, associated with this event, we can only conjecture as to who they were.
Meticulous Kingman UFO historian, Harry Drew says that the US Navy operated three large, experimental radar systems in the area – and that is what brought the craft down. Given his expertise in radar and his long-standing relationship to the Navy, this lends credibility to the idea that Townsend may have had an official interest in the events.
While I prefer to build my conclusions around this event on strong research accounts like Harry Drew’s, I am also compelled to acknowledge other, allegedly contemporaneous accounts around of the crash retrievals. Bill Uhouse’s story aligns with Arthur Stancil’s: bodies and crafts were recovered. But Uhouse’s tale goes one giant step farther:
The entities, referred to now as “The Boys,” were secured in a medical facility that was manned by doctors, bioastronautic physicists, chemists and linguists. Initially, communications were limited to basic sign language. The first significant communication was between the bioastronautic engineer and the tallest entity of the four, who was dubbed ‘Smiling Eyes.’
This happening pleased the people in charge, but what ensued created a dilemma: “The Boys” wanted to return to their vessel. After much deliberation, it was agreed to take them to the Nevada Test Site where the vessel was now located. The Boys were pleased upon inspection of the vessel’s condition. The hatch was reopened for their entry. The four filed in. After a few minutes, the hum was silenced. ‘Smiling Eyes’ came out and went directly to the bioastronautic engineer requesting his presence in the craft.
The team leader gave the okay and the two entered. After some time passed, both made their exit. The engineer looked well and smiling. The final outcome of this process was good news for the management. A request was made by the leader of The Boys that they be housed at the test site, and they made additional requests for material, equipment and literature. So began a new era.
…. Selection of personnel in the organization was directed by the visitors. The leader was named to be the bioastronomical engineer who first made contact; his name cannot be told at this time. You cannot imagine the situation this caused. It was like putting a private in charge of the generals. Nearly all appointments were selected from the science field.
This narrative was first reported by Glenn Campbell,* editor of the Groom Lake Desert Rat, April 24, 1995. This story begins with Issue 24 , and continues with Issue 28, and Issue 33. I can’t find any traces of it in other records and so I can’t speak for its veracity.
I do know, however, that the UFO/UAP crashes followed an atomic test 125 miles to the north, in the Nevada Proving Grounds. Given the totally coincidental, and not at all planned or co-ordinated operation of not one, but three experimental radar stations, I cannot think of a more likely “Prescott / Williams / Kingman” trio for that time, than Robert Sarbacher, J. Robert Oppenheimer – and T. Townsend Brown.
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Featured image courtesy Coast to Coast AM
*not the singer Glen Campbell