When discussing UFO conspiracy theories, the most interesting common side effect of UFO sightings are the sudden appearance of menacing men dressed in black suits. They are said to appear out of nowhere to harass or threaten UFO witnesses, in order to keep them quiet.

Tim Green Beckley with alien friend in Sedona, AZ

Tonight, an expert on this very subject will join George Noory on Coast to Coast AM.  “Mr. UFO”, AKA Timothy Green Beckley, will share stories from his latest book: Curse of the Men In Black: Return of the UFO Terrorists.

One strange incident detailed in Beckley’s book took place right here in Tucson, Arizona.

Longtime Tucson residents may recall a story in the Arizona Daily Star from 1979 that involved one of their own newspaper delivery boys.

On February 19, 1979, ten-year-old Warren Weisman was delivering the Arizona Daily Star at approximately 6:00 am. He reported: “I was on Winstel Blvd when I saw this ‘falling star’ come from the sky. It was traveling at a great speed and landed about a block away. It smashed the back of a white Volkswagen, throwing off its right rear wheel, rolled off the car and knocked over a mailbox on a post nearby.”

The curious boy went to investigate the object, but was deterred by a a man who appeared suddenly in a brown car. The man told the boy to go deliver the rest of the papers. Within moments, a Pima County Sheriff’s car pulled up alongside the brown car. The newspaper boy left the scene to get his mother because he was afraid that the man with the brown car would pull a gun.

When the boy returned with his mother twenty minutes later, the white Volkswagen, and the object, were already gone. Another eyewitness later stated that the car and object were picked up by a 7-up truck, rather than a tow truck, which is rather strange. Must have been a shortage of tow trucks on that day.

It remains a mystery whether the terrified ten-year-old actually encountered an MIB on that early February morning. The UFO group APRO made an investigation of the incident, but no known report was ever filed. All that remains of this story is the article deep in the archives of the Arizona Daily Star, and Beckley’s retelling of the tale in his book.

This is not the only Arizona tale chronicled in Beckley’s book. Mr. UFO says that Arizona is a “hot bed” for UFO and MIB encounters.

Beckley should know. He has been active in the study of the paranormal from an early age He has sighted three UFOs in his lifetime. As a teenager, he created one of the first UFO periodicals, which he merged later with Jim Moseley’s Saucer News. As one of the original “UFO journalists”, he has interviewed scores of persons, including a one time girlfriend of Beatle John Lennon, who reportedly witnessed a UFO in Manhattan.

Possible photo of an MIB

Beckley currently writes for UFO Magazine and Conspiracy Journal. He does have some theories about who – or what – Men in Black could be, which does include one far-out theory:

“I think the MIBs are some sort of mind controlled zombies. Earthlings who have been taken over — or like in a seance room materializations. A few may be government workers but only a handful. Also, hardly ever civilians pretending to be government workers. The Air Force put out a memo back in the 60s proclaiming that they were not behind such menacing episodes.”

One such one of the most menacing episodes is also described in his latest book. Beckley explains: “It involved a female researcher from New Zealand who was molested by invisible hands when she started pinpointing the location of where UFOs might have bases. Upon the materialization of this being, his body was hideous – very round, hairy, smelly and the top half was that of a man and the bottom of an animal. Other members of the group had the standard MIB types appear to them and warn them to abandon their research. One member was pushed down a flight of stairs in a department store…no one was there.”

These stories of Men in Black do tend to stir up a bit of paranoia, even within the minds of normally skeptical people. Personally, since writing about UFOs, and recently communicating with Mr. UFO about his book and upcoming radio spot, strange visitors in the form of Census takers have appeared at my doorstep. Normally, this would not be unusual, but why the government keeps sending hoards of Census takers to a ghost town in the mountains, where there are probably five households in the entire area, is totally beyond my comprehension.

When my concern over the census takers was posed to Mr. UFO, he replied: “Absolutely, Men in Black have been known to pose as Census takers.”

Nice.

If those who appear on my doorstep aren’t Men in Black, it’s an equally horrific notion that taxpayer money is being spent on so many Census takers milling about, in and around a remote ghost town.

Tonight, listeners can call in to share their own MIB experiences or pose their own questions to Mr. UFO. Don’t be shy about calling in. It should be a very interesting show tonight.

Check the Coast to Coast AM website for airing time and affiliate radio stations in your area.

When asked about my favorite Arizona ghostly tale over the years, it is difficult for me to pick just one. There are so many area ghost stories that I have yet to write about. Some of the stories I have already written about are favorites of mine.

Narrowing it down, four very different hauntings that I wrote about when I started this blog come to mind, which are all buried deep within the archives of Paranormal Old Pueblo.

The tale of the “Lady in Red” at the former site of Osco Drug in El Con Mall in Tucson is absolutely one of my favorites. A woman in a red 1940′s dress terrified employees of the drug store for years.  Her presence was always foreshadowed by the click-click-click sound of her high heel shoes.  However, I haven’t heard of any more paranormal activity from the lady in red since the store was demolished to make way for Target and the Home Depot. Read more about The Lady in Red

The Old Fort Lowell Historic District in Tucson also intrigues me. As a former resident of the area, there is something different about the feel of the area.  Perhaps it’s the rich history that local residents keep at the forefront to keep it alive for future generations. Perhaps it’s the soldiers at the old fort who still don’t know they’ve died generations ago. Maybe the ruins of the old fort somehow recorded events and keep playing them back. Read more about The Ghosts of Fort Lowell

Located in the Patagonia Mountains, where there is no shortage of ghostly tales and ghost towns, the haunted Bonanza Mine near the U.S.-Mexico border has a fascinating story to tell. The ghost was reported to ring a bell that was no longer there. Read more about The Haunted Bonanza Mine

The Pioneer International Hotel in Tucson is the most tragic (and, yes, my most favorite) tale of all. This tragedy in Tucson resulted in international attention, caused the people of two countries to mourn, and resulted in the modification of fire codes across the country in the 1970′s.  The paranormal experiences in that building, which is now an office building, are still reported today. Read more about The Pioneer

Bentley is one of many psychics who will offer 15-minute fee-based readings at this month’s fair at the Four Points Sheraton. However, what sets Bentley apart is that she is the only psychic who specializes in highly informative sex readings. That’s not to say that Bentley doesn’t delve into every other area concerning people and pets. It’s just that she isn’t shy about delving into that private area of our lives. She’s a self-proclaimed Sexorcist.

Frequently heard over the radio airwaves and previously seen on Vh1, Dave Navarro’s SpreadTV, and E! Entertainment Television, Bentley has gained a following for telling it as she sees it, whether you like it or not. Despite Bentley telling what you might not want to hear (the truth, in my case), she does it in such away that you can’t help but like the woman.

She began her working life as an actress in New Zealand in the mid-1990′s. Yes, Xena fans, she appeared as an extra on the very first “Xena: Warrior Princess” episode. Bentley is every bit as empowered as the Warrior Princess herself, choosing to remain single and dedicating her life battling the forces of evil in the world.

Okay, so she lives a relatively normal life when not coming to the aid of people and animals in need. Bentley resides in Sacramento with her 11 year-old daughter and a rescued Chihuahua. They are a happy family, now that the Chihuahua, named Mimi Piglet, succumbed to being housebroken. Bentley admits that she was too close to the situation to get a reading on why Mimi Piglet refused to be trained. Therefore, she called a pet psychic friend, who got to the heart of the matter. (Xena didn’t go it alone either, she had the assistance of her trusty sidekick Gabrielle.) After joining forces with her pet psychic friend, Bentley and Mimi Piglet called a truce. Mimi Piglet now relieves herself outside.

Bentley also will not read persons close to her, but she does a fine job reading others. She has raised the curiosity of celebrity clientele, but offers her services to anyone. As mentioned before, Bentley tells it like it is. 

Continue reading, Part 2: Celebrity Sex Psychic Belinda Bentley On Current Events

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