The White Sands Incident: Including An Extraterrestrial Statement

by Daniel W. Fry

Dr. Daniel Fry, an engineer at White Sands Proving Ground near Las Cruces, New Mexico, is whisked away on a 8,000 mile UFO ride from White Sands to New York City and back. Thus begins his instruction by the extraterrestrial A-lan who wants everyone in this world to understand the truth about our existence and how we can spiritually profit from the beneficence of extraterrestrial contact.

Genres: Nonfiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published November 2, 1992

About the author

The late Dr. Daniel W. Fry is an internationally known scientist, researcher and electronics engineer. As a vice-president at Crescent Engineering, he developed a number of parts for the guidance system of the Atlas missile. He has worked for Aerojet General Corporation at White Sands Proving Ground.

Reviews

[Rachel Bea · Rating 1 out of 5]

not even slightly believable. I thought this book would at least bring the laughs but it was too serious and dull. totally lost me when the alien asked for science textbooks. and the "extraterrestrial statement"! an alien from Venus??? where are they then???

as ive said in other reviews, I can believe some people have had interactions with aliens. this particular narrative is a joke. Not well written either. dry. read Communion if you want a compelling alien story.

also, full disclosure : I skimmed starting at the halfway mark. because of that I won't include it in my various reading challenges except my yearly one.

[Steven H · Rating 1 out of 5]

ANOTHER DUBIOUS “CONTACTEE” ACCOUNT FROM THE 1950s

Daniel William Fry (1908-1992) was an American contactee who claimed he had multiple contacts with an alien and rode in an alien spacecraft. [This book was originally published in 1954, and was formerly titled ‘To Men of Earth.’]

He wrote in the Introduction, “[This book] is the account of an unusual visit, which began at the White Sands Missile Proving Ground, near Las Cruces, New Mexico, on July 4, 1950. It happens to be a true historical record of an event which did take place just as described, although that is probably too much to expect the average reader to believe. Fortunately, there is not need for him to do so, since the book, even if considered only as fiction, is fascinating reading, and makes a substantial contribution to the understanding of the subject.”

In the ‘White Sands Incident’ section of the book, he states, “As I attempt to record the events of the past evening, I find them so completely fantastic and so utterly incredible, that I hesitate to write of them even in my own diary. Yet they are events which did take place… They are facts which have placed upon me a burden of responsibility such as I have never had before, nor even thought to have!... one thing is certain, my life will never again be the same.” (Pg. 37)

He states, “the object, whatever it might be, must be coming almost directly toward me… The object was now only a few hundred feet away… it settled to the ground without the slightest bump or jar.. Except for the crackling of the brush upon which it had settled, there had been no sound at ALL.” (Pg. 40-41)

He was about to touch the hull, when “a crisp voice broke the silence. ‘Better not touch the hull, pal, it’s still hot!’ … the voice same again, this time in a somewhat friendlier tone. ‘Take it easy, pal, you’re among friends.’” (Pg. 44)

He is told, “As a matter of fact, I have never yet set foot upon your planet. It will require at least four more of your years for me to become completely adapted to your environment, including your stronger gravity, your vitiated atmosphere and your myriad of deadly biotics. I will also require the cooperation of someone like yourself who is already a resident of the planet.” (Pg. 47)

He entered the saucer, observing, “The room contained four seats, they looked much like our modern body contour chairs, except that they were somewhat smaller than the ones to which we are accustomed.” He is told, “It’s only a sampling carried, and was not really designed or intended to carry passengers… Step in an take a seat if you wish to make this test flight.” (Pg. 53-54)

He continues, “In spite of the fact that I had been assured I would not feel the acceleration of the craft, I instinctively braced myself in the seat and gripped the sides firmly with my hands. A minute later, the ground suddenly fell away from the ship with almost incredible rapidity… ‘We must have entered the stratosphere,’ I thought, ‘if so we must have risen more than ten miles in what can’t have been more than twenty seconds or so, yet I have not felt the slightest sensation or acceleration!” (Pg. 58-59)

His host state, “If I become a member of your race, I shall use the name Alan, which … is nearly the same as my given name which is pronounced as though it were spelled in your language Ah-lahn.’” (Pg. 71)

Alan tells him, “If any civilization in the Universe is to develop fully and successfully, each of the branches of advancement must be pursued with equal effort and diligence. The Spiritual and Social sciences, however, must come first. There can be no development of the material science except upon a foundation of spiritual and social science.” (Pg. 105)

Alan advises. “The greatest need of your race, your civilization and your society today, is simple, basic understanding between man and his fellowman, between nation and nation, and between all men and that greater power and intelligence that pervades and controls all nature… As nuclear weapons proliferate among your nations, it should always be remembered that ‘An ounce of understanding is worth a megaton of deterrent.’” (Pg. 115)

Ho, hum. Every aspect of Fry’s claimed credentials (e.g., his ‘Ph,D’ from a diploma mill) is challenged, and his story changed over time. This all screams ‘FAKE’ to me.

[Dan Zarfati · Rating 5 out of 5]

That is a classic book from the time of the contactees. It seems that there is a lot of confabulation of this case, but the book has historical importance