Jamie Shandera And Proof Of UFOs (Pt. 2)
In 1998, Shandera began touring the lecture circuit, and even appeared on Coast To Coast with Art Bell, describing his theory that the Roswell wreckage held up in those famous pictures with Jesse Marcel was actually the real wreckage, and not a weather balloon/ radar reflector. He provided a timeline to prove his thesis. It seemed that he was finally coming out from behind the shadow of his partner, Bill Moore. Then, nothing. My new friend had just dropped off the face of the Earth. No one knew where he had gone, although rumors started to spread that he had been silenced in one way or another.
Bill Moore was just as mystified as anyone. “Maybe he just wanted to get out of the business” he said. I thought that was a weak explanation for the suddenness of Shandera’s disappearance. It also seemed to hide something Moore might know.
So I prodded him further, and eventually, he relented with an anecdote:
We were in a meeting with some CIA people and others. After it ended, we were standing around talking, and one of the agency guys looked at me and said “You’re new here, but you [pointing at Shandera] we’ve known about for awhile.” Obviously I couldn’t wait to ask Jamie what was going on. He told me that he had done some work for the government during the Vietnam war, essentially providing expert testimony in a court-martial trial involving voice identification.
Moore continued with his opinion (I don’t know if it was more than that) that Shandera had done more intelligence contract work since then, so perhaps it wasn’t just chance that had brought them together. He emphasized that Shandera had always been open with him, and was an equal partner in their efforts to find and release official UFO documents.
The overall picture of Jamie Shandera that emerges is that we was not a government agent, but was briefed on just enough of the story to do his contracted job. Perhaps he didn’t even know what sort of job he was doing, especially with his Roswell wreckage theory. He seemed to believe it, but it was the last anyone heard of him.
But why did he believe so strongly in the alien presence? As covered in the last post, he told me that he was “shown something.” Since he wouldn’t tell me what it was, I asked him where he had seen it. Shandera replied that he had been told to go to the crypt in the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. and to wait for a man who would talk to him. I am led to believe that he told of an artifact that was given to the government by the aliens.
On the UFO Coverup Live! special in 1988, one of the “Aviary” members (most likely Richard Doty or Robert Collins) appeared in silhouette with his voice electronically altered. Amongst pronouncements about the aliens’ love for strawberry ice cream and Tibetan music, the mysterious AFOSI man told of a “book” that was given to us by the alien race. While an artist’s conception flashed on the screen, he continued to describe the object as a sort of “crystal,” which when gazed into, would show events of human and alien history. The “Yellow Book” as it was known, apparently directly interfaced with the user telepathically. (For some reason, it was also called the “Red Book,” or there were two of them.)
Not the real thing, obviously.Â
This object, if it exists, may be what Jamie Shandera was shown in 1998, and would certainly have changed his mind forever about an alien presence. Unfortunately, the Yellow Book may be one more piece of disinformation in a litany of junk that was released at the time, simply to ensnare unsuspecting Ufologists and the foreign intelligence agents who preyed on them.
If this (admittedly much more plausible) theory is correct, where does that leave us? Did he actually witness anything convincing (at least to him) or was he trying to get me to believe something for another purpose? I don’t know if I’ll ever find out, but I’d sure like to talk to him again. There’s a bit more to this story, but I’ve covered the important points.
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Feb 01 2007 
February 1st, 2007 at 7:14 pm
Greg–After reading “Project Beta”, I have to say I’m skeptical of Shandera’s actual witnessing of anything… Maybe you were the target of a disinfo campaign. . .
February 1st, 2007 at 7:20 pm
Firkon,
I’m skeptical too, but whether he saw this “Yellow Book” thing or he was messing with me, it’s still interesting. Of course, I actually mentioned this as a possibility (the more likely one) in the post.
February 2nd, 2007 at 10:32 am
Curiosity question…Does anyone know that first name of Shandera’s wife/ex-wife, and/or the first names of any of his children? How about his year of birth or approximate age?
February 4th, 2007 at 2:00 am
I was told his wife’s name years ago, but have forgot it. I think I can locate the person to ask again. Please remind me.
February 6th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
Just some intelligent speculation:
1.) If Jamie Shandera is a g-man, then we can be assured this is not his real name.
2.) I find the whole concept of ‘yellowbook’ laughable on some points and disturbing in others. The simiiarity to project bluebook is just far to obvious. However, based upon my own experience with our ‘visitors’, I would say that if the yellowbook does indeed exist, then it isn’t a book at all, but rather a person. Yep, a person. This person would possess information that many would kill for. What sort of information? (Hint: Let your fingers do the walking…)
February 10th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Boyinthmachine,
Your comments:
1) If that’s not his real name, then he sure went to a lot of trouble covering it up. His television credits are all under that name, and Moore said that all his mail came to the house addressed to his name, his wife’s name, etc. Like I said, I believe he was a contractor, not an employee.
2) Yes, the “yellow book” is a crazy concept. It was also called the “red book.” If the term refers to a person, one would have to be pretty credulous to believe everything one person says. You’re venturing into spook territory here with your hint!