OpEdNews - Article: American Southwest Geoglyphs--a Message to Ancient UFO Visitors?

Recently, I took a few days off and I went to visit Needles
California, about a 7 hour drive from my home in Gallup, New Mexico. I
have been anxious to return to the tri-state
area of California, Arizona, and Nevada along the Colorado River ever
since I heard news reports of a UFO crash near Needles in May of 1998.

Witnesses report that a large turquoise object plowed into the earth West of the Colorado River, not far from Needles. Eyewitnesses say
that after the crash a bunch of helicopters appeared to haul it away.
Witnesses also report strange visits and questioning from "Men in
Black" types after the crash.

Well, I didn't find the mystery craft or any evidence of it. I
wasn't expecting to find anything. I just wanted to look over the area.

Interestingly, however, I did become aware of something that might offer a bit of a clue to the mystery crash.

The Nazca Lines in Peru are well known all over the world. They are
geometric and animal shapes that appear engraved into the surface of
the Nazca desert. The lines and figures appear over a 300 mile radius and they can only be deciphered by flying over the lines.

Strangely, the Desert Southwest United States has geoglyphs
(also known as Intaglios) that are found along the terraces of the
Colorado River, many north of Blythe California. Over two hundred of
these images have been discovered along the Colorado River from Nevada
to the Gulf of California.

"...According to Mohave and Quechan tribes of the lower Colorado River area, the human figures represent Mastamho, the Creator of Earth and all life. The animal figures represent Hatakulya,
one of two mountain lions/persons who helped in the Creation. In
ancient times, sacred ceremonial dances were held in the area to honor
the Creator of life..."

Intaglios-Geoglyphs in the Desert

Native tribes throughout the Southwest have left historic rock art called petroglyphs that give us a glimpse into tribal life, customs, and spirituality.

Instead, geoglyphs,
like the ones found in the Southwest Desert, can only be determined by
looking at them from the sky. The Intaglios in the American Southwest
were discovered by an Army Air Corps pilot flying overhead in 1931.
Before that time, the Intaglios were only known by the Native tribes of
the area.

Why are these desert lines made so that you can only view them from the sky?

Certainly the native peoples of the southwest didn't have craft to
see them. But, maybe they were signaling those that could see their
art. Many Native tribes have stories of their star origins. Possibly these supposed "myths" have some connection to the truth of ancient interactions from star visitors.