Challenger Disaster and Onizuka's Alien Film Testimony
On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts. NASA employee Clark C. McClelland, a long-time mission control specialist at Kennedy Space Center, later writes that in the days before the fatal launch, he spoke with astronaut Lt. Col. Ellison Onizuka. Onizuka revealed that during 1970 or 1971, while on military training duty at McClellan AFB, he and his group were directed to a viewing room and shown a very realistic film of a medical room with small bodies lying on slabs. The creatures were humanoid but not human, with large heads, large eyes, and small torsos. Onizuka told McClelland: 'Clark, my God, these highly trained officers and I were shocked by what we saw. We were not made privy to what we would see until it happened.'
Background
1. On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff, resulting in the deaths of all seven astronauts. In the days leading up to the disaster, astronaut Ellison Onizuka reportedly shared a story with NASA employee Clark McClelland about witnessing a film of alien bodies during his military training.
The Incident
On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff at 11:39 a.m., killing all seven astronauts on board. This tragedy led to the grounding of the U.S. space program for two years. Prior to the launch, astronaut Lt. Col. Ellison Onizuka spoke with Clark C. McClelland, a NASA mission control specialist, about his beliefs in extraterrestrials.
Onizuka recounted an experience from 1970 or 1971 while undergoing specialized military training duty at McClellan AFB. He and his group were directed to a viewing room where they were shown a film without any prior introduction. The film depicted a medical room with small, humanoid bodies lying on slabs, which Onizuka and the other officers believed were not of earthly origin due to their large heads, large eyes, and small torsos.
Investigation
There is no mention of an official investigation into Onizuka's claims within the provided text. The focus of investigations following the Challenger disaster was on the technical failures that led to the explosion.
Significance
The reported conversation between Onizuka and McClelland adds an unusual layer to the Challenger tragedy within the UFO context. It suggests that a member of the ill-fated mission may have had prior knowledge of, or exposure to, alleged extraterrestrial related material. The story aligns with other anecdotal reports of military personnel being shown similar films of alien bodies, potentially as a psychological test or for informational purposes.
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