Tumblr Extensive UFO collection lands in Vancouver to be auctioned off Jeff Schwarz will be auctioning off a large UFO collection from a California film producer. Here's what's included. Author of the article: Last updated 1 hour ago 4 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account. Mike McCune with a 1947 Roswell Air Force base yearbook. The yearbook is from the year an alien spaceship UFO enthusiasts believe crashed near Roswell. It is among the UFO memorabilia that will be auctioned by Direct Liquidation in Vancouver. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG Article content If the truth is out there about UFOs, it’s probably at Jeff Schwarz’s Direct Liquidation warehouse in East Vancouver. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. 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Article content Article content There are filmed interviews for documentaries, a binder full of UFO photos from around the world, and all sorts of photocopies of documents from U.S. government bodies such as the FBI and the National Security Agency about unidentified flying objects. Article content Article content The highlight of the collection is a 1947 yearbook for Roswell Air Force Base in New Mexico, where the remains of a UFO and its alien crew were allegedly taken after it crashed nearby. Article content Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Sign Up By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Thanks for signing up! A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Article content “It’s extremely historically important,” said Wyatt over the phone from southern California. Article content Why? Because the yearbook shows everyone who was at the base at the time of the UFO incident — and Wyatt said the air force rounded up copies and destroyed them. Article content Wyatt said he went to Roswell in 1997 as a guest of former U.S. government physicist Bob Lazar and film director Roland Emmerich, who had made the blockbuster UFO film “Independence Day.” Article content Wyatt had a late-night rendezvous with several military officers who were in Roswell at the time of the alleged UFO incident. Article content “One of the gentlemen was on his deathbed,” he recounts. “He pulled me aside and said, ‘Listen, when the crash happened, one of the first things they did at Roswell Air Force Base was to confiscate all the yearbooks. Article content Article content “They were afraid that if the press got ahold of them, they would find out (the truth). The military officers would be hounded by the press. They didn’t want the media to know who was there, and they wanted to cover it up.” Article content A page from the 1947 Roswell Air Force base yearbook. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG Article content But the man kept a duplicate copy he had received. Article content “The gentleman kept it for a number of years and gave it to me. He said, ‘Listen, you’re the guy to take this public.’” Article content It’s not like a regular high school yearbook — near the front is a full-page photo of a nuclear detonation and the resulting mushroom crowd. Underneath are the words “A Bombs Away.” Article content There appears to be another copy of the yearbook at the Walker Aviation Museum in Roswell. But to people who believe in the Roswell UFO story, Wyatt’s copy is gold. Article content So is a binder full of photos collected by Lt.-Col. Wendelle Stevens, an air force officer who dedicated his life to studying UFOs after he retired. Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet. Trending This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content The photos are largely snapshots from the public. There is even a photo of a cylindrical UFO flying in the sky around Vancouver on Oct. 17, 1992. It’s identified as being taken by “anon(ymous) teens.” Article content Looking through the collection is like taking a crash course in UFO-ology. There are dozens of books and magazines about UFOs, from a 1950 paperback called “The Flying Saucers Are Real” by Donald Keyhoe to the 1998 book “The Aliens and the Scalpel: Scientific Proof of Extraterrestrial Implants in Humans” by Dr. Roger K. Leir. Article content There are interviews with and books by physicist Bob Lazar, who said he worked at a secret U.S. government site that UFO enthusiasts call Area 51. Article content Lazar claims his job was to “reverse engineer” UFO technology. The collection includes a screenplay for “The Bob Lazar Story”, a proposed movie. Article content Non-believers dismiss Lazar as a conspiracy theorist, though. By selling the collection, Schwarz may be accused of the same thing, but it doesn’t bother him. Article content Article content “I think people are going to think I’m completely crazy,” said Schwarz, known for the reality TV series The Liquidator. “(But) it needs to be seen. And once people see it, they’re going to understand it.” Article content A selection of original videotape interviews are among UFO memorabilia to be sold by Direct Liquidation. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG Article content How did it wind up in Vancouver? Schwarz’s associate Mike McCune knew Wyatt and thought Direct Liquidation would be a good place to handle the auction, because the company sells almost anything. Article content At a recent auction of Olympic memorabilia, for example, Schwarz sold a local collection of over 30 Olympic torches, some from Vancouver, others from places such as Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. Some brought $300, others up to $1,500. Article content Schwarz and McCune are still dividing all the UFO material into lots, but hope to have the sale in a month or two. Article content But who will buy it? Article content “One of the things that they specialize in is Hollywood auctions,” says Wyatt. “So they have a large database (of potential buyers). There’s going to be enthusiasts, people wanting to round out their classic UFO magazines or archives.” Article content If you believe in UFOs, or government conspiracies, it does seem to be the kind of collection the government doesn’t want you to have. Article content Asked if he has ever had a visit from government officials, Wyatt replies, “Multiple times. But that’s not something I’m talking about in the press.” Article content jmackie@postmedia.com Article content A rare 1947 Roswell Air Force base yearbook is among a UFO collection being auctioned off in Vancouver. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG Article content Two pages from inside the 1947 Roswell yearbook. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG Article content One of the photos from a binder of UFO pix collected by Lt.-Col. Wendelle Stevens. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG Article content More of the photos from a binder of UFO pix collected by Lt.-Col. Wendelle Stevens, including a 1992 Vancouver photo at bottom. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG Article content The collection includes many vintage UFO books and magazines. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG Article content The Wyatt collection includes many photocopies of UFO documents from U.S. government agencies. 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