Taken from the Middlesex Times-Dispatch (Fell's Opinion Section ) October 2, 1991
Article ID 853287,1991,10,02,F076

THE MYSTERY OF ENGINE X
by Daniel Fell

(MIDDLESEX)

Today is the three year anniversary of the events that occured on October 2, 1988

Engine X came falling from the sky, killing a young man. His name, Darko, now part of our local legend, continues to be the subject of endless speculation.

His family has moved west to California. They did not return this reporter's calls. This I understand, as the mystery of that night must weigh so much more in their hearts and minds than it does in ours.

Attempts to retrieve information from the Federal Aviation Administration have become futile, as their spokesperson simply releases the same statement.

"The investigation is ongoing," he says.

Rumors that President Bush has visited the secret wherehouse in Washington that stores the engine have been the latest to surface, and once again nothing can be confirmed.

We are told of a vast conspiracy, of a plane that they know exists. We are told of flight trajectories, serial numbers, and low impact velocity. The technical jargon is endless and fascinating. Yet there is no evidence. There is nothing but Engine X, an artifact from that night.

A bomb that fell upon our quiet community has left behind so many questions that we must now accept that there will never be answers.