initial search. [and from another] http://onthescene.blogs.foxnews.com/author/adamhousley/ In the mountains off trail above Mammoth Lakes California near the area of Minaret Lake and Minaret Mine.
Apparently the man came across what appeared to be some papers lying in a remote path. Tattered and
crumpled on the ground, the Mammoth Lakes local found what appears to be two FAA cards that listed
the name Steve Fossett, both were apparently either issued or had some sort of connection to the State of
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Illinois. The two cards were found with a small amount of money and not far away, a sweat jacket, also a
bit worn and beaten up from the weather.
Steve Fossett was a man familiar with danger and how to survive on land, sea, or in the air, holding an astonishing
array of records - going round-the-world on an air balloon in 2002, a first ever accomplishment; breaking the record
for tran-Atlantic sailing in 2003 while retracing the route Columbus used in 1492; breaking the record for round-the-
world in a sailboat in 2004 by a full 6 days; going round-the-world on a glider in 2005 which set the record for a non-stop flight by any type of aircraft. He was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2006 for his numerous
accomplishments, and was planning to break yet another record in 2007 for land speed. Is this a man who would get
lost in the wild, while flying a small plane in broad daylight? The lack of a flight plan is explained by an apparent
intention to take off and land from the same strip. The failure of the plane's locator device is explained as a known
fault in older planes. Given that Steve would know this, and was taking off alone without a destination or flight path, why would he leave behind his personal locator device, a wrist watch? This was deliberate.
What drives a man such as Steve Fossett? Clearly a goal-driven man, a careful planner, he was nontheless aging. His
recent astonishing track record, since the year 2000, were due in great part to funding which he did not have in his
earlier years. Many of his past efforts required the physical strength and good health that a younger man has -
swimming the English Chanel at the age of 45, and completing the Iditarod dogsled race. What lies ahead for Steve? Is
this a man who retires gracefully from competition? To continue competition means, eventually, a string of failures
due to old age. One should quit while they are ahead, is often the adage. But Steve is a man who cannot do this, and
knows himself well enough to realize this. A string of failures would be his humiliating outcome, of that he was
certain. He decided on a type of suicide, but one which would leave no trace of his decision. Taking off from the
Hilton ranch, it was only a short flight to Area 51, famous for the security forces defending this military installation from prying eyes. Area 51 prevents overflight as well as land incursions, and does so with force. A small plane
ignoring warnings is pursued with more than warnings, is forced down. Seeing they had the famous Steve Fossett in
their custody, a quick decision had to be made. Should they release him, allow his fame to broadcast what he had
observed at Area 51, or should they detain him? He is alive, in detention, and unlikely to emerge. He has retired, the plane in a hanger and likely to be destroyed to remove all evidence. This was deliberate, an outcome Steve had hoped
would occur.
Below added on October 4, 2008
At the time of Steve Fossett's disappearance in a bright light blue plane, the largest aerial search ever was conducted.
Google Earth provided fresh satellite images of the region so that the public could assist. The California Civil Air
Patrol conducted no less than 19 flights over the area where the plane wreckage is now found. How does a bright light
blue and white plane get missed when it is thrown against rock at a high altitude and not lost in overgrowth of vegetation as it might be in a jungle. It doesn't. It as recently planted there. We stated at the time that Fossett had landed at Area 51, and intended to be deliberately lost to the world. He wanted to end his career on a high note, and
feared a steady decline as he aged. He wanted a new adventure. He left the on this last flight without his special
locator wrist watch, a gift from his wife. He left without filing a flight plan. Why then, a full year since his
disappearance, has his plane and other effects been planted where they would easily be found?
Mankind loves an unsolved mystery, and without a closing note on the Steve Fossett disappearance there would always
be those dedicating themselves to the search. So went the logic among those in charge of Area 51. The small single-
engine plane was taken from the hanger where it had been stored at Area 51 and hung beneath a military chopper by a
cable. The plane was released over the mountains, virtually flung against the mountainside during a maneuver by the
chopper which slung the small plane during a right-angle turn. This maneuver released the cable grip on the plane and
sent the plane at high speed into a cliff while the chopper was off to the side, avoiding the cliff. All this occurred under cover of night, with the lights off, but good visibility due to moon light. When the plane was not discovered promptly, due to the search of the area having been called off, Fossett's ID and some money were planted on a hiking path. What
are the odds of a wild animal dragging the ID and some money to a path? Would an animal be interested in the
contents of a wallet, which would have been snug in some pocket in any case.
The final piece to putting this mystery to rest is identification of body parts. Conveniently, some small bone which
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could provide DNA has been found. Did Area 51 personnel chop a finger off Steve Fossett for this gambit? DNA
verification has two parts - the DNA from the victim and the DNA on file somewhere, perhaps as indentification
during licensing or in medical files. It is a simple matter of determining where Fossett's DNA charts and samples reside and replacing them with DNA from some other cadaver whose body AREA 51 has in their possession. Who
were Fossett's doctors? Which hospitals had done tests? What special licenses had he sought and obtained? Click,
click, click and any DNA charts or frozen samples taken for DNA testing are replaced. Does the CIA and DOD intel
know who to break into a lab and effect such a swap? A locked door might stand between the perpetrators of such a
swap and the samples to be swapped, but DNA samples are not under guard or considered a high priority. As with the
DNA proof that the man hanged as Saddam Hussein was indeed the dictator of Iraq, the question is begged. Who was in possession of the file copies used for comparison. In the case of Hussein, it was the CIA! Where does trust lie?
Steve Fossett and Bud Light Spirit of Freedom Achieve
Aviation Milestone
July 4, 2002
Steve Fossetts successful 14 day, 19 hour and 51 minute
round the world quest came to a stunning finish at dawn