Washington D.C.: Holt sisters claim crashed craft & creatures
Sisters Lucile and Allene Holt reported their father, Rev. Turner Hamilton Holt, was shown a wrecked circular craft and jars with unknown creatures by Secretary of State Cordell Hull in a sub-basement of the US Capitol around 1939. No confirmation found in Hull's papers.
Background
Hintergrund
Around 1939, Rev. Turner Hamilton Holt, cousin of US Secretary of State Cordell Hull, allegedly viewed a damaged round vehicle and containers holding small entities in a secure storage area beneath the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. Holt shared this privately with his daughters before public UFO interest emerged.
Zeugen und Berichte
Lucile Holt and Allene Holt independently recalled their father's account during his time as minister at Shenandoah Christian Church in Greenwich, Ohio, prior to 1947. The entities were under four feet tall, near silvery metallic debris from a disassembled craft. Allene's daughter Eloise G. Watson and researcher William E. Jones documented the claims in 2001-2002.
Beweise und Untersuchungen
Capitol curator confirmed a sub-basement existed then, though altered since. No records in Hull's memoirs or papers support it. Story surfaced via 1999 letter to UFO Studies Center, predating Roswell by years.
Bedeutung
This pre-WWII tale suggests early recovery of non-human craft/bodies, challenging modern UFO timelines, yet lacks corroboration.
Connections
More community notes about this entry
These are personal research notes that community members chose to publish. They are not an editorial publication by the platform.