The article about Flight 19 increased fears and affirmed people’s controversies
The article about the events in Flight 19 was covered again and shown in the April 1962 issue of “American Legion” magazine. The author, Allan W. Eckert wrote that the flight leader had been heard saying, “We are entering white water, nothing seems right. We don’t know where we are, the water is green, no white.”
This statement of his brought more fears into people’s minds, and the tales about Atlantis began to move around. He added that the officials at the Navy board of inquiry stated that the planes “flew off to Mars,” affirming people’s fears about a possible alien attack.