Historian John LeMay to Discuss Roswell UFO Crash on George Noory Show

May 5, 2011 - PRLog -- Historian John LeMay, author of a new book about the alleged crash of a flying saucer in July 1947 near Roswell, New Mexico, will appear on "Coast to Coast AM" with George Noory, a nationwide radio show, on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 1 a.m., Eastern time. LeMay will discuss the major events surrounding the UFO crash and will also talk about his new book, Roswell USA: Towns That Celebrate UFOs, Lake Monsters, Bigfoot, and Other Weirdness, released in April 2011 by http://www.RoswellBooks.com. He will be joined on the show by UFO researcher Noe Torres, editor and publisher of the new book.

"Coast to Coast AM" airs on more than 500 stations in the U.S., as well as Canada, Mexico and Guam, and is heard by nearly three million weekly listeners. It is the most listened to overnight radio program in North America. A media phenomenon, "Coast to Coast AM" deals with UFO's, strange occurrences, life after death, and other unexplained (and often inexplicable) phenomena.

In his book Roswell USA, LeMay, who is a lifelong Roswell resident and author of several books about New Mexico history, takes a fresh new look at the Roswell UFO crash from the perspective of someone who was born and raised in the Alien Capital of the World, Having grown up hearing tales of flying saucers and alien autopsies, LeMay also remembers meeting several Roswell eyewitnesses, including Robert Shirkey, who said he saw UFO debris being loaded onto a B-29 bomber at the Roswell Army Air Field in 1947.

In his new book, LeMay presents a careful reconstruction of the famous UFO crash, including details that many readers may not have previously heard. He also provides a unique glimpse into what it’s like to live in the one place on Earth most closely associated with flying saucers and extraterrestrials. In addition, he discusses some of  the odd things that happen in Roswell, especially during its annual UFO festival.

LeMay also points out some of Roswell's other, lesser-known mysteries, such as the “alien ghost” that haunts the New Mexico Rehabilitation Center; the "second" Roswell UFO Crash (in 1949); Bottomless Lakes where cars sink into the depths and monsters emerge to the surface; the Headless Horsewoman of Lover's Lane, a Victorian Era Spook with an axe to grind against young lovers; and others.

In the second part of his book, LeMay takes readers on a tour of other towns all over the U.S. that celebrate weirdness – such as Churubusco, Indiana, where a giant turtle sighting in 1948 has served the town well in tourism for the last 60 plus years, and Flatwoods, West Virginia, where a one-time alleged sighting of a strange alien monster has since resulted in the “Flatwood Monster Days” festival. Also, there is Lake Champlain, New York, which has since become America’s very own Loch Ness. Point Pleasant, West Virginia, celebrates Mothman Days and has its own Mothman Museum.  Kelley, Kentucky, is the site where aliens from outer space laid siege to a farm house in 1955. And, many UFO enthusiasts visit a lonely country cemetery in Aurora, Texas, where lie the remains of an extraterrestrial, or so they believe, that crashed there in 1897.

Roswell USA is published by RoswellBooks.com, and is available in paperback for $14.95 from the author’s Web site at http://www.RoswellBooks.com. It is also available on Amazon.com and other major online retailers, and in the Roswell area, may be purchased at Roswell Landing, 205 North Main Street (Phone: 575-622-3036). It features over 50 photographs and illustrations, original cartoons by Neil Riebe, and impressive cover art by Brian Norwood. The book is also available for the Amazon Kindle.

Author John LeMay is the author of several books about the history of New Mexico. His works include Images of America: Roswell, Postcards of America: Roswell, Images of America: Chaves County, and Images of America: Towns of Lincoln County, all published by Arcadia Publishing of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. LeMay is also an archivist and serves on the board of directors for the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico, located in Roswell.

Noe Torres, editor and publisher of Roswell USA, has authored a number of books regarding historical UFO cases, including the critically-acclaimed Ultimate Guide to the Roswell UFO Crash published in 2010 by RoswellBooks.com. Torres is the section director for the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) in South Texas and has appeared on numbers television and radio programs. He is a regular speaker at the annual Roswell UFO Festival held each July in Roswell, New Mexico, and is scheduled to appear at the 2011 Roswell UFO Festival.

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