Project Montauk: The Time Travel Chronicles  By: Bill Knell  It
was during my first visit to the historic Montauk Lighthouse
that I noticed the huge radar dish which immediately identifies
the base. I must have been about eight years old and remember
asking my parents about the monstrous structure. My father said
it was part of a system to detect incoming enemy aircraft or
missiles. As a retired Air Force Officer, he would know about
that. However, I’m certain that he had no idea what future (or
past) events would give that base such an infamous reputation.
I had plenty of friends that worked in the Long Island technical
community. During the days of the Cold War, those jobs were
everywhere if you qualified. Part of qualifying sometimes meant
having a parent or other relative already on the inside. David
was a good example. His father worked for the government or
government contractors since the days of the Second World War.
That helped David put his engineering degree to good use for the
same company where