Aztec: the alleged 1948 recovery behind the Scully story

Witness account

The Aztec narrative alleged that a largely intact disc and small dead occupants had been recovered in New Mexico and secretly examined. Its assigned 1948 date is the date of the claimed event, not a contemporary verified recovery record. Scully relayed accounts associated with oil promoter Silas Newton and a purported scientist called Dr. Gee; the resulting story linked dead crews, magnetic propulsion and military concealment.

Public record

The surviving evidence establishes a circulated story and named promoters. Scully acknowledged that he had not seen a saucer. Cahn’s investigation identified Dr. Gee as Leo GeBauer and reported that a purported saucer-metal specimen was an ordinary aluminum alloy.

Sources

• University of Wyoming American Heritage Center: Frank Scully and Flying Saucers (2021)
• Southern Methodist University physics course: Flying Saucers and Frank Scully; excerpts and analysis of the 1950 book
• Curt Collins: Operation Hush-Hush; reproduced Frank Scully Variety columns, 1949–1950
• J. P. Cahn: The Flying Saucers and the Mysterious Little Men, TRUE, September 1952; original scan