Was There A Chaplain At The Roswell Crash?

The enormity of suddenly being confronted with sky-fallen craft and beings from another world near Roswell, NM in July of 1947 was no doubt spiritually shattering. The psychological impact of such an event had to have been deep and lasting. Everything must have come into question relative to man's place in the universe. Newly-acquired information indicates that the Roswell Base Chaplain at the time -Reverend Elijah H. Hankerson - may have provided needed support to those that were not prepared to deal with such a momentous event. There are three telling elements to the Hankerson saga: • Just days after the crash Reverend Hankerson was shipped out of Roswell Army Air Field and was replaced by a Catholic priest of higher rank • Hankerson and his wife Annie kept from their children the fact that he was ever even stationed at Roswell. The family is stunned. • Hankerson may have made a "silent confession" to them at the end of his life, possibly hinting at his involvement...read more