In 2007, I was so fortunate to get to know the Arden Tafoya (brother of Alan Tafoya) family who lives in the northwest area of the town. I had gotten to know Arden while I was attending the UFO symposium in Aztec that year. During my three days of stay in Dulce at that time, I obtained many new, fascinating sighting reports from many locals again, particularly from the family that I just mentioned and their relatives.
On my second day of stay in Dulce, this family invited me to their residence for a great meal. They had also invited their relatives who were willing to describe to me in detail many strange experiences they have had and even are having now.
It was assuring to know that the family that I befriended were immediate relatives of high officials of the Jicarilla Apache tribe.
Arden was one of the sons of the late Raleigh Tafoya, a highly respected, long-time Police Chief of Dulce. (way before Hoyt Velarde, who later became the director of Public Safety and who detained us in 1990 when I brought a Japanese TV crew to Dulce). Arden's wife was an immediate family of the head of the Jicarilla Apache tribal council at that time. His sister-in-law had been a Dulce Police dispatcher.
My friend's wife told me of an incident whereby a huge, silent delta-shaped dark object emitting extremely bright lights slowly passed over a group of 50 to 75 people (all their relatives) on a mesa where they were celebrating a traditional Jicarilla Apache feast called the "coming out" feast, a celebration for young boys and girls (similar to the Spanish quinceanera celebration).
The huge object appeared after sundown, an hour or so after their traditional meals had ended and after the shamans had completed their chantings and dances.
They were simply stunned to see the huge triangular 'craft' hovering only about 200 feet or so above the campground.
The entire area lit up like daylight.
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