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==History== |
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Starting in 1979, Bennewitz became convinced he was intercepting electronic communications from alien spacecraft and installations outside of Albuquerque. By the 1980s he believed he had discovered an underground base near Dulce. The story spread rapidly within the UFO community and by 1990, [[UFOlogist]] John Lear claimed he had independent confirmations of the base's existence. Political scientist [[Michael Barkun]] writes that [[Cold War]] underground missile installations in the area gave superficial plausibility to the rumors, making the Dulce base story an "attractive legend" within UFOlogy. According to Barkun, claims about experiments on abductees and firefights between aliens and the [[Delta Force]] place the Dulce legend "well outside even the most far-fetched reports of secret underground bases."<ref name="Barkun2006" /> |
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==In television== |
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Featured in an episode of the [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]] program ''[[UFO Hunters]]''. The show's investigators traveled to Dulce to conduct interviews and visit the Archuleta Mesa where the base is reportedly hidden.<ref name=History.com>{{cite web|title=Underground Alien Bases. Premiere Date: 03/25/2009|url=http://www.history.com/shows/ufo-hunters/episodes#slide-16|work=UFO Hunters Episode Guide|publisher=History.com|accessdate=15 April 2012}}</ref> |
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It was also featured in an episode of [[Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura]]. Ancient Aliens Season 2, Episode 4, had a short segment talking about the brief history of the alleged Dulce Base and its impact on the Jicarilla Native American Culture. |
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==In fiction== |
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* In the [[alternate history]] anthology ''[[Alternate Presidents]]'', [[Michael Dukakis]] is revealed to be an alien upon being taken to Dulce Base, which causes the Base's personnel to rewrite history to allow [[George H. W. Bush]] to be elected President instead. |
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* Dulce Base is key in the [[Area 51 novels]]. |
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* Dulce Base appeared in the comic series ''[[The Invisibles]]'', where it housed a secret [[AIDS]] vaccine. |
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* Dulce Base and Archuleta Mesa played a major role in the early run of the "[[Outlanders]]" series of novels from [[Harlequin Enterprises Ltd|Gold Eagle]]. |
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* In the 2012 video game [[Ghost Recon: Future Soldier]], one of the main protagonists mentions Dulce as containing something that would surprise the Russian Government. |
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* The Hentai doujin series ''Dulce Report'' can be seen as lightly based off the claims of experimentation that were happening to the abducted victims. The surname of Bennewitz was also used. |
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* Dulce Base is the setting for a major battle in the book ''I Am Number Four: The Rise of Nine'', a science fiction novel for young adults. |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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*Gregory J. Bishop, ''Project Beta: The Story of Paul Bennewitz, National Security, and the Creation of a Modern UFO Myth'', Paraview Pocket Books, 2005; ISBN 0-7434-7092-3 |
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*{{cite book |
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| title = A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America |
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| publisher = University of California Press |
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| isbn = 0-520-23805-2 |
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*[[Jerome Clark]], ''The UFO Book: Encyclopedia of the Extraterrestrial'', Visible Ink, 1998, ISBN 1-57859-029-9 |
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[[Category:UFO-related locations]] |
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[[Category:Conspiracy theories in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico]] |
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Revision as of 15:34, 25 April 2014
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Dulce Base is an alleged secret alien underground facility under Archuleta Mesa on the Colorado-New Mexico border near the town of Dulce, New Mexico in the United States. Claims of alien activity there first arose from Albuquerque businessman Paul Bennewitz.[1]
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- ^ Michael Barkun (4 May 2006). A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America. University of California Press. pp. 111–. ISBN 978-0-520-24812-0. Retrieved 15 April 2012.