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Carter Roy

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Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

Let's take a closer look at that investigation.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

George Saron says he called up every military base in Texas.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

And just like with John's investigation, they all say they know nothing about the UFO or the helicopters.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

And official military logs back up that statement.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

Those logs were entered into evidence, and apparently there were no official flights scheduled in that area on December 29th, 1980.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

except there's a pretty big asterisk on that statement.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

Saron admits that his probe didn't include any classified records, which means he couldn't have ruled out the military, not entirely.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

So it's possible it was a top secret operation.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

And yet the judge in the case seems to just take Saron's word that it wasn't.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

But get this, a report released by the US House Committee in 1983 showed that the military allocated a substantial sum of money for a classified project in October, 1980, just two months before the incident.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

They set aside $11.5 million for it.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

And when asked what the project was, George Soran, the government's lead investigator, basically just shrugs.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

He says he doesn't know what that project is.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

And that's that.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

There's no pressing the issue because there's no forcing the government to declassify documents.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

Betty Cash and Vicki Landrum both die without answers.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

Colby disappears from the public eye entirely.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

After their case is dismissed, many go on to doubt Betty and the Landrums' claims, accusing the women of either exaggerating their symptoms or ascribing unrelated health problems to support their false claims.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

But here's what I'll say.

Conspiracy Theories
The Cash-Landrum Incident

You might not have heard of Dr. J. Allen Hynek before, but if you're tuning into this show, you've probably heard of Project Blue Book.