In 1947, the United States of America was a happy place to be. World War II had been won, couples were having babies and people trusted their government. Everyone was chasing the American dream. For the military, however, the Cold War and its related arms race were heating up, as countries raced to build the first H-bomb and nations were jostling to see who could build the biggest nuclear arsenal. This is the backdrop of the historical novel Sworn to Secrecy: The 1947 Roswell Incident by author Chet Sapalio, which focuses on real military and political characters of that incident, weaving a saga about how their participation affected their personal and professional lives.
While flying a nuclear bomb training mission, Army Air Corps Colonel “Butch” Blanchard sees an object traveling at an impossible speed that almost collides with his plane. When the unidentified craft crashes in the desert just outside Roswell, N.M., Butch is put in charge of the cleanup. He is suddenly dealing with alien autopsies and technology when five “humanoid” bodies are found near the crash site and becomes entangled in a government cover-up. He spends the rest of his professional life working with those who organized the cover-up. His career aspirations and government cover-up clash with his quest to expose the truth, as he ultimately is promoted to deputy joint chief.
Sworn to Secrecy: The 1947 Roswell Incident, published by Dog Ear Publishing, is set against a backdrop of the dawn of the nuclear age and explores man’s need to understand his place in the universe and his drive for self-preservation. Readers will experience one thrill after another in this story of power struggles, conspiracy and cover-up that finds support in historical documents and photos included in the final pages of the book.
Sapalio, a physicist, whose research has focused on alternate propulsion methods, including warp drive, produced “Conspiracy X – Government Secrets Revealed,” a television documentary, in 1999 after living in Roswell, N.M., and researching the 1947 Roswell Incident. He served on the board of directors for the International UFO Museum in Roswell while living there.
Sworn to Secrecy: The 1947 Roswell Incident
Chet Sapalio
Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 978-160844-194-5 174 pages US
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