Unidentified objects have made headlines around the world the past two weeks, from an uncovered suspected Chinese spy balloon to three objects shot down over North America that we know little about.
UFO library examines sightings across Montana
UFOs in Montana?
and last updated 2021-06-09 11:52:09-04
HELENA â Montana has long been part of the UFO phenomenon with sightings across the state.
Some people are convinced UFOs are craft from another world. âI realized a long time ago that these are not our craft, they donât belong to human beings,â said Richard OâConnor of Montana City.
For example, Malmstrom Air Force Base near Great Falls is famous in UFO lore for a sighting in March of 1967 that allegedly resulted in the shutting down of nuclear warheads. âOne of the guards saw a light in the sky and later they saw a red light at one of the gates of the control center and all of these missiles shutdown,â said Cameron Logan of Kalispell, who hosts the
Richard OâConnor is looking up.
Nine years ago, OâConnor founded the Jesse A. Marcel Library, a small red building off South Hills Road in Clancy, dedicated to exploring and exposing certain mysteries of the universe: unidentified flying objects (UFOs), crop circles, and alien life and lore.
He named it after his friend and medical colleague Dr. Jesse A. Marcel Jr., and Marcelâs father Maj. Jesse A. Marcel. In 1947, Maj. Marcel, then an Air Force intelligence officer, reportedly investigated the crash of an unidentified flying object in Roswell, New Mexico.
Since 2012, OâConnor has packed the Marcel Library with books and papers documenting extraterrestrial phenomena. Every Tuesday evening, he has hosted meetings of those interested in learning more. Through the library and the Crop Circle Foundation, Inc., he has raised money for research and to build awareness.