At close to 2:30AM September 9, 2020 , we arrived at the second invwstigation site: a small plaque mounted on a stone just off a dirt road near the tops of the mountain.

On Oct. 26, 1956, Air Force aircraft number 51-8026 departed Sewart Air Force Base in Tennessee headed to Olmsted Air Force Base in Middletown, Pennsylvania on a cargo airlift mission. Flying through rain and fog, at 3:11PM, the pilot was given permission to descend to the airfield. At 3:15, 40 miles west of the west of the landing strip, the cargo plane crashed into Tuscarora Mountain and exploded, apparently the victim of rapidly changing weather conditions and zero visibility. Four men died instantly. Not until 50 years later were the lives of these servicemen memorialized with a plaque beside the dirt road near the crash site. Perhaps they would have something to say about being forgotten, or about being remembered after so long?

We parked about 200 feet from the memorial and walked over. Unfortunately, in the dark it was impossible to find the actual crash site, so the group headed for the monument. Perhaps spirits would have gravitated towards it as a source of attention. 
As we approached the memorial, the Ovilus, which had been silent for most of the last half hour, spoke up:
“Crash.” 
“Release.” 
“Airplane.” 
“Conditions.” 
“Angry.”

This remarkable initial outpouring proved short-lived. After some initial spikes on Curtis' K2 meter, all the investigators' devices fell silent. The monument, which has been in place for 14 years, appears well tended. Someone has left solar walkway lights in front of it along with 4 American flags, of the size you would hold in your hand. The flags appear to be no more than a few months old. It may be that any spirits here are grateful that they are still remembered, and are able to rest easy, in spite of the suddenness of their departure from this world into the next.