Silas M. Newton
Silas Newton (1887-1972) was a wealthy oil producer and con-man who claimed that he had a gadget that could detect minerals and oil. He was cited as an authority in Frank Scully’s book Behind the Flying Saucers, a work that claimed to report on several UFO crashes in the area of New Mexico. In 1950, Newton said that a flying saucer crashed on land he leased in the Mojave Desert; however, he revised his claim in 1952, saying he never saw a flying saucer but had only repeated comments he heard from others. These files detail the FBI’s investigations into Newton’s fraudulent activities between 1951 and 1970.
FBI — Silas M. Newton
Ok so we know his oil business was legit at least, so there is a reasonable connection between Ray and Newton at that level at least.
His con primarily was about an oil detector
His comments about a UFO crash were later ammended to that he was repeating comments he heard from others.
Is it possible that we are getting this connection backwards ?
That Ray had seen the crash victims and allegedly photographed them, and that Newton was repeating Rays telling of his story ?
Pure speculation, but not an impossible version of events
(My tub of ablution solutuion awaits, i apoligise for any delay in answering any questions for the next few hours)