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cites him the most?This,” he says, pulling out one marked as confidential, “could be earth-shattering.”FRAGMENTS FOUNDShortly after taking over MUFON, Harzan got a call from someone claiming to have pieces of a UFO crash.As with many big UFO stories, this one is clouded with controversy. But the story goes that in July 1947, several people came upon a crashed UFO with four aliens in west-central New Mexico - close in time and location to the famous Roswell incident. More than 50years later, someone excavated the area, known as the Plains of San Agustin, and found several fragments that may show signs of non-terrestrial origin after conducting tests.Would MUFON run inde-•r pendent metallurgical tests? i- I’m like, ‘Guys, we havei- physical, hard evidence thatIs we can test ,’ Harzan said,y 1 insisted we do it.”’s He’s still awaiting the re-•e suits. But however they turn out, Harzan said he has the J- best job in the world, i- I honestly don't care”what people think, he said. I is find most people are open to pf the possibility of other life in »y the universe. They find this k» fascinating. it He’s retired from IBM,1’t m.aking $60,000 a year as MUFON director. He heads x- a network of 1,(XX) volunteerTHURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2014field investigators, 50 state directors and a membership that includes pilots. police officers, military veterans, aerospace engineers and former NASA officials.He clearly remembers the UFO he saw over his parents' backyard when he was a boy. The J bright orange color. The smooth edges. The landing gear 20 feet off the ground.It changes you, he said.Total skeptics, if they have an encounter, it flips a switch,” he said. “They want to come and know- everything we know. They’re traumatized and looking for answers. It shatters their paradigm. They have a totally different worldview.”In some ways, MUFON is like a religion: Those who’ve borne witness gain an un-shakeable faith. And in some ways, Harzan is like a preacher, trying to use his faith to help mankind.If we’re dealing with a scientifically advanced civilization. they’d have technology we could put to peaceful use on our planet, he said, to further transportation, to further energy, to further communication.That’s his lifelong dream.“It’s clear to me, God created a huge universe full of life. I want to meet my neigh-CONTACT THE WRITER:tberglt;*ocr eqister.com
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