Strange visitors in Colorado's San Luis Valley
April 24, 1995
Of the West's many spiritual places, Crestone, in
Colorado's south-central San Luis Valley, remains one of the most
intriguing. A mix of New Age, Buddhist and cowboy West cultures enlivens
this small town at the western edge of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Sprinkle in a little "Bicycle Consciousness" and the silence of the local
Carmelite monastery for good measure, and Crestone becomes a true portal
for cosmic energy. Its many interesting happenings are reported in the
Crestone Eagle.
An article in the March issue reminds us that the March 21 equinox,
according to Mayan prophecies, marks the end of an age of darkness or
K'altun, and ushers in the Izta age, or "Age of Knowledge." There's no
reason to doubt Crestone's sages, as the area has a unique propensity for
"enlightened" phenomenon. In the December issue of the Eagle, an article
written by Christopher O'Brien contained a riveting timeline of
"unexplained events" reported by valley residents last October and
November. Some highlights:
- According to several "reliable" rumors, an entire valley-town fire
department on training exercise witnessed "30 UFOs" flying overhead. Nobody
present is talking.
- Four white lights and one red light were seen over Alamosa by multiple
witnesses. The white lights appeared to be "chasing" the red light. One
report described the white lights "in a dogfight" with the red.
- A county sheriff spotted a triangle-shaped craft and two helicopters
one afternoon. The three craft seemed "to vanish into thin air."
- Several valley families report to the local sheriff a 200-yard-long
saucer hovering near Antonito, with several helicopters circling nearby.
Last June, O'Brien wrote a similar piece for the
Eagle, chronicling several unusual events, including "Bigfoot" sightings,
rumors of which have floated around the valley since the 1800s. Military
overflights? Overactive imaginations? "Pulsed microwave
behavior-manipulation experiments?" We're not quite sure, but we'll soon
visit to see for ourselves. If you don't hear back from us, we're either
holed up at Crestone's Road Kill Cafe or orbiting that faint star in
Orion's belt.
David Iler
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