Robert Spencer Carr (March 26, 1909 – April 28, 1994) was an
American writer
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of science fiction and
fantasy
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. He sold his first story to ''
Weird Tales
''Weird Tales'' is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine founded by J. C. Henneberger and J. M. Lansinger in late 1922. The first issue, dated March 1923, appeared on newsstands February 18. The first editor, Edwin Baird, prin ...
'' at age 15. At age 17 his novel, ''The Rampant Age'', became a success resulting in a movie contract.
Alien autopsy claims
In January 1974, papers relayed a story attributed to Carr
[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123305348/does-usaf-have-ufos/] that two flying saucers were being stored in "Hangar 18" at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. By October, press reported that Carr had also believed in the
Aztec, New Mexico UFO hoax
The Aztec, New Mexico UFO hoax (sometimes known as the "other Roswell") was a flying saucer crash alleged to have happened in 1948 in Aztec, New Mexico. The story was first published in 1949 by author Frank Scully in his ''Variety'' magazine col ...
which alleged that 12 alien bodies, "three to four feet tall; white skinned; light haired; blue eyed", had been recovered and autopsied. After Carr publicly claimed Sen. Barry Goldwater had demanded and been denied access, Goldwater reportedly told press of an incident where he had denied access to a military facility, but knew nothing about "12 little men". A Wright-Patterson spokesperson denied the claim, adding that there was no "Hangar 18" on the base. They noted similarities between Carr's tale and the 1969 novel ''
The Fortec Conspiracy''.
[https://www.newspapers.com/image/411746017/]
Carr's son later wrote his father "never went to college or got any kind of advanced degree - yet he is called 'Professor Carr' throughout the UFO literature. In many of his papers, he called himself 'Dr. Carr'".
[Son of originator of 'Alien Autopsy' story casts doubt on father's credibility]
/ref> Carr claimed to have knowledge of an autopsy of an alien from space on a US military base.
Works
* '' Spider-Bite'' (1926)
* ''The Rampant Age
''The Rampant Age'' is a 1930 American melodrama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars James Murray, Merna Kennedy, and Eddie Borden, and was released on January 15, 1930.
Cast list
* James Murray as Sandy Benton
*Merna Kennedy as Doris Lawre ...
'' (1928)
* ''The Bells of St. Ivan's'' (1944)
* ''The Room Beyond'' (1948)
* '' Beyond Infinity'' (1951, stories)
External links
Son of originator of 'Alien Autopsy' story casts doubt on father's credibility
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20th-century American novelists
American fantasy writers
American male novelists
American science fiction writers
1909 births
1994 deaths
American male short story writers
20th-century American short story writers
20th-century American male writers
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