Barry Goldwater

Barry Morris Goldwater (January 1, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was a United States politician and a founding figure in the modern conservative movement in the USA. Goldwater personified the shift in balance in American culture from the Northeast to the West. A five-term United States Senator from Arizona (1953-1965, 1969-87), he was the Republican Party candidate for the U.S. President in the 1964 election which he lost to Lyndon B. Johnson.

Goldwater and UFOs

Goldwater had a long-term interest in unidentified flying objects. Jenny Randles cites a letter from Goldwater to a curious constituent in 1957 regarding UFO reports, wherein Goldwater wrote, "I, frankly, feel there is a great deal to this." (Randles, 54)

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In the mid-1960s, Goldwater said he asked his friend General Curtis LeMay if there was any truth to the rumors that wreckage from the Roswell UFO incident had been stored at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. In response, says Goldwater, an angry LeMay refused to answer the question, gave him "holy hell", and advised him to never bring up the subject of UFOs again, at the risk of ending their friendship. (Clark, 58)

Related Topics:
Curtis LeMay - Roswell UFO incident - Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

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