Utah UFO Festival

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Anomaly Conservatory and Utah Mufon Chapter Teaming for 2017 Utah UFO Fest

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We had an excellent turnout for a first-years inaugural UFO festival at Three Peaks Recreation area in Southern Utah and it was the first of its kind to ever happen in Cedar City, Utah. We had people travel from Northern Utah and out-of-state to show their  support for this beginning event. Over 250 people attended the fest including many locals from Cedar City and St. George, Utah. We are already in the planning stage for the 2017 Utah UFO Fest and will be partnering with the Utah Chapter of MUFON to help us on next year’s event. A date has not yet been set but we are planning for two full days of activities.

Robert Crowe, the new State Assistant Director for the Utah Chapter of Mufon, was at our event. Robert spoke on the podium to educate the public about the work of Mufon and his plans for Utah based UFO cases and research. Mufon became a founding sponsor of our event and a warm thank you is extended to their organization for the support in helping us make this event possible.

Travis Walton, a renowned alien abductee from Snowflake, Arizona, was the main focus speaker. His story sparked the major motion picture, Fire in the Sky, produced in 1993 recounting the harrowing ordeal that Travis endured in the presence of ETs and how he lived to tell about it. The Utah UFO Festival hosted an outdoor documentary screening directed by Jennifer Stein titled, “The True Story of Travis Walton,” which tells the truth about what happened versus the Hollywood version which became a horror movie. We owe a lot of gratitude and a big thanks to Jennifer Stein for allowing us to show her film and a big thank you goes out to Travis Walton for taking time out of his hectic schedule to show his physical support for our inaugural festival.

Caravan to Area 51 on June 18th

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On June 18th, 2016 after our event is cleaned up at Three Peaks Recreation Area, we will be leaving around High Noon to Area 51 and Rachel, Nevada. Little does the general public know that Cedar City, Utah, is closer to this alleged Alien Base than Las Vegas, Nevada. We also have unconfirmed employees that work at the secret government installation living in our humble little town.

So as part of the fest, we are going to journey out to Rachel, Nevada, for the afternoon. Every one who wishes to participate in the caravan simply needs to follow Nathan Cowlishaw, the Founder, out there with their own vehicle, gasoline and resources. It’s 150 miles to Rachel, Nevada from Cedar City, Utah, so please prepare ahead of time if you plan to join us on this route. We will be making a few pitstops along the way at a Junction and in Caliente, Nevada, and then near Alamo, Nevada near the Junction of Nevada State Highway 375 aka The Extraterrestrial Highway!

I called Pat, owner of the Little Ale’Inn and gave her a heads up that we are headed out her way and to be ready for us! She’s looking forward to our arrival.

So plan for about 350 miles when all is said-and-done. Again, the festival is not asking you to be apart of the group. You are simply “stalking” Nate and tailing him out to Area 51! This is simply your own choice and you embark on this journey at your own risk! Make sure to bring plenty of water for potential radiator problems or in case you get thirsty in the desert.

See you all at the innagural Utah UFO Fest, Friday Night!!!

Some Thoughts on Tim Cretsinger, the Founder of Utah’s Great Groovefest

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Two major festivals were cancelled in Cedar City this year; both Groovefest and Fireroad, yet there is a new event in town! The Utah UFO Fest. Tim Cretsinger inspired and encouraged me (Nate Cowlishaw) to organize and start this UFO Fest. I would come into Groovacious and he would give me a ton of advice on building this if I were to go forward with it. He warned me repeatedly that I would need to commit to this for the long haul to build community trust and that it wouldn’t grow overnight. My grandfather always said, “Rome wasn’t built in a day!” I have to give proper credit to Tim for inspiring some of the motivation and commitment to going forward with this while not giving up on it as a dream. Bringing something like this to the community could take years, he emphasized… Thank you Tim, I will miss the few “small talk” conversations we had. 

This is Literally A Woodstock-like UFO Fest!

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To all Utah UFO Fest event goers, please make sure you bring your lawn chairs and know for-a-fact there NO Grass! We will literally have a great big movie screen outdoors in the desert in the dirt. This means you need to have your own creature comforts on-hand.
Camping is free to first-comers inside the event boundaries (in designated campsites only) on June 17th when all activities are happening. Event opens at noon! There is free camping on BLM land too if we fill up quick. There will be out houses.

After the main festivities on June 17th, on June 18th, there is a caravan planned to go to Area 51 for whomever wants to follow the festival founder, Nate Cowlishaw, out there. This is coordinated — meaning, the founder has invited you to follow him out to Area 51 and Rachel, Nevada, at your own risk & using your own resources.

Checkout time is 10 Am the next morning on June 18th. Caravan leaves at noon!