THE PINEDALE FIRE

                               arizona\north
                             By Roger Bollinger

June 23rd., 1996 multiple witnesses saw a white light falling out of the
sky, break into three balls of light and crash into the forest. Immediately
after, a raging forest fire emitting yellowish smoke ensued. The fire got
within a half mile of Pinedale estates, seven miles outside of Pinedale.
Pinedale is on highway 260 close to Claysprings.

The following information was gathered quickly so we could put the story in
this issue. Thanks to Linda Biafore and Patricia Brunner, residents of the
area, I was able to piece this story together for our readers. Therefore,
it may be that alot of detail will be missing from the final story or that
some of what I am providing may be in need of clarification. Here goes.

Within minutes of the crash, various types of government personnel were on
the scene. Pinedale and Claysprings were evacuated and road blocks along
route 260 were implemented. Not only is the above unheard of for a forest
fire but the FBI was at the fire scene, armored vehicles were seen in Snow
Flake and Show Low. A flatbed truck and alot of cement trucks were seen
headed toward the fire. Oil trucks and the local fire department were
dispatched as well. Linda was told that oil is used at nuclear disaster
scenes. One thing for sure is that the government was well prepared and
expecting this crash, weather UFO, satellite, military, your guess is as
good as mine. Exactly the point, why in the hell don't they just tell us.

Linda's daughter, going to visit Linda, had to pass three check points,
where she was questioned as to where she was going exactly, who she was
visiting etc. Residents who were aloud to go back to their homes in
Pinedale were escorted directly to their door and on Monday the radio was
announcing that there is a $100 fine for going back to the fire although
the fire was out by Monday. The radio was giving the impression that the
fire was still burning.

Linda said there was absolutely no need to evacuate these two towns and
block 260. The last road block was at Timberland Acres and they were
letting no one through. The residents in the area told Linda the road was
never closed before. This fire never came close to 260 but was shut down
for miles and the police on the scene were telling people that it was due
to road damage caused by the fire, that they closed the road.

There were many men in the area that didn't belong there, alot of local
police, security was heavy, unmarked cars, flatbeds with tarps, oil
tankers, all the trappings of a big event and there was no media coverage
of this other than there was a fire in the area. Perhaps they don't want to
lose their broadcast liscense. Thank goodness for the "net" and all it's
surfers because it is the only mass communication system where governments
have little control.

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