Simonton

April 18, 1961. Joe Simonton, a 54-year-old plumber and chicken farmer, is having breakfast

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A pancake. This is the story of Joe Simonton.

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and completely strange encounters in history. This is the story of Joe Simonton. Before we dive deep

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zaniest, dare I say strangest cases in all of UFO history. This is the case of Joe Simonton and his

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the landing. So Joe Simonton, a chicken farmer and a plumber, had just finished a late breakfast when

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and Simonton thought they looked Italian, mid-20s to early 30s. Oh folks, it gets stranger yet.

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One handed a silvery two-handled jug and motioned for water. Simonton filled it at his basement pump.

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and I returned our salute. Simonton gestured toward a second figure, cooking on a flameless square

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griddle. The being passed him four hot perforated cakes. Simonton tasted one immediately and is quoted

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Simonton's actual witness testimony, as well as what I find most intriguing is all of the follow-up to

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but also the NICAP and APRO files, nowhere to be found are the drawings that Joe Simonton himself

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to Joe Simonton. They think, well, this guy's clearly gone mad. He's clearly gone insane.

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will actually vouch for Joe Simonton's mental health. And the fact that he is a standup person

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about a mile from Simonton's home. He said it rose diagonally and flew west generally parallel to Highway

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70 about the time that Simonton said he saw it.

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Office manager at Eagle River, both told of recently citing saucers. And then Simonton goes on to saying

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by Simonton was seen in that general vicinity also flying diagonally in the same direction. But then,

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sometime between April 18th, the landing, and April 21st, Joe Simonton brought a single pancake

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she read in the newspaper later on of Joe Simonton's report and then remembered what she saw. And that's

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taken from a UFO that landed on Mr. Joseph Simonton's farm, kindly arrange scientific analysis and advise

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Got cakes from saucermen is claim of Joe Simonton. This is from the Three Lakes News.

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And Joe Simonton, 54-year-old Eagle River plumber, has rocketed to first statewide.

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Simonton claims he received several small pancake-shaped pieces of food from visitors from outer space.

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And the question rages, what is behind the incredible report from Joe Simonton?

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April 18, but Simonton said he was reluctant to spread the word, realizing some would claim

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Simonton said the hatch opened about five feet from the ground and he could see three men in

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Simonton said he took the jug, hurried to the house to comply, and brought it back to

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Simonton said he looked into the interior of the spaceship and said it was the color of black

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It appeared one of the men in the ship was frying food on a flameless grill, and Simonton said

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eventually said that Simonton sounded sincere.

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Well, here's an interview of Simonton talking about the interaction.

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So Dr. J. Allen Hynek and Major Robert Friend interviewed Simonton on site, photographed the driveway, collected soil and vegetation,

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Simonton is well known in the community and local people believe him.

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Heineck flew up at the request of ATIC and interviewed Simonton.

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Dear Sir, regarding Joe Simonton sightings Tuesday, April 18, 1961.

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here on the Joe Simonton property four miles west of Eagle River, Wisconsin, and also included

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therein one of the alleged pancakes that said Simonton claimed he received from three five-foot

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One wrote Simonton today from Australia, and many of them do not even enclose a stamp.

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Regarding the claims of Mr. Joe Simonton, we did receive the cake, much to our surprise,

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Mr. Simonton is telling the complete truth.

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In effect, it seems you expected that we would accept Mr. Simonton's story at face value and be willing to link ourselves publicly with it.

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If, in the long run, there is no substantiation of any kind, and it comes down to a choice of accepting Mr. Simonton at his word or remaining skeptical, we shall remain skeptical.

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while the Milwaukee Sentinel followed up with Joe Simonton in an interview and reported this.

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On May 3rd, Joe Simonton, the plumber and chicken raiser, who said he contacted a flying saucer on April 18th,

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Simonton reported the visit by a saucer, which he said hovered a foot off the ground in his yard four days after it happened.

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The cakes were sent to NICAP, but Simonton himself seemed inclined to let the story die.

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Maybe they suffer the same fate as Simonton's chickens.

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Part of the reason for the above outburst is that we know Ray Palmer and Judge Carter are planning a double-barreled assault on NICAP, Ree Simonton, yada, yada, yada.

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in regard to reported effects on Mr. Simonton's chickens.

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I believe you wrote me that you turned the Simonton pancake over to for chemical analysis.

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would constitute strong concrete evidence not only for the truth of Mr. Simonton's story,

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One of the pancakes was given by Mr. Simonton to agents of the official UFO research project of the Air Force,

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Austin LaMarche is a concerned citizen and friend of Joe Simonton,

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a good friend of mine, Joe Simonton of Eagle River, Wisconsin,

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was given to Mr. Simonton for a good reason.

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We have never called Mr. Simonton a liar or anything of the sort.

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if you would give us more information about your friend, Mr. Simonton.

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So for Project Blue Book, Joe Simonton, Eagle River, Wisconsin.

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tried to contact Joe Simonton but couldn't get through, so he offered to take us to the farm or his chicken ranch about four miles outside of Route 1.

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Simonton was not present at our arrival, so we took the opportunity of taking pictures,

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Weller rode with Simonton, said he was damn sick and tired of being pestered by newsmen,

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Weller reports that Simonton sounded sincere.

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The consensus seems to be that the sound it made while coming down was, in Simonton's words, like a jet.

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Simonton stated he was not frightened by the apparition, but went out immediately because of his curiosity.

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Simonton stated that the hatchway operated something like the trunk of a car and that it hinged from