John Rimmer's Magonia site!
Although the astute Magonia site is long deceased, remnants of it found online are grist for dedicated UFO buffs:
Here are two links:
http://magonia.haaan.com/2009/transformation-1/
http://magonia.haaan.com/tag/hoax/
In the second, you'll find a thorough exegesis of the Scully Aztec tale plus a look at the Airship "fables" (also much more) such as this:
"One of the first incidents occurred in Peru, sometime in 1878. A person who described himself as “A Seraro, Chemist,” told the South Pacific Times of Callao, Peru, that he found a huge aerolite. After digging through several layers of mineral substance he arrived at an inner chamber. Inside this he found the dead body of a 4 1/2-foot tall alien and beside it was a silver plate that was inscribed with hieroglyphics. This writing indicated that the vehicle and its pilot had come from Mars. The New York Times repeated this story ..."
Here are two links:
http://magonia.haaan.com/2009/transformation-1/
http://magonia.haaan.com/tag/hoax/
In the second, you'll find a thorough exegesis of the Scully Aztec tale plus a look at the Airship "fables" (also much more) such as this:
"One of the first incidents occurred in Peru, sometime in 1878. A person who described himself as “A Seraro, Chemist,” told the South Pacific Times of Callao, Peru, that he found a huge aerolite. After digging through several layers of mineral substance he arrived at an inner chamber. Inside this he found the dead body of a 4 1/2-foot tall alien and beside it was a silver plate that was inscribed with hieroglyphics. This writing indicated that the vehicle and its pilot had come from Mars. The New York Times repeated this story ..."
RR
