I heard an in depth radio interview with the gentleman from MUFON.{Mutual UFO Network} He in fact was in Tappen, ND for a funeral. He lives in Long Prairie , MN, and is a retired high school science teacher. The Tappen family knew that the MUFON fellow was interested in UFO stuff, and told him the story and showed him some evidence, such as indentations in the soil where a UFO had landed. These people are not whacko's. The MUFON rep is very detail oriented and scientific in his approach to the situation. They are simply piecing together a fascinating puzzle, and making records to record , account and analze the data. I realize that the 8 or 9 foot tall sow stealing creatures make for a unbelievable tale, but the family telling the story does not need to be criticised. This story has been the talk of office, home and school for our family , here in Fargo , ND. These type of things are simply a mystery, and there is no need to chastise the people affected. A number of other people open up and relate ufo stories from their lives during times like these. I have seen the same ufo on two seperate occasions. At the time the US government had a division of the Air Force called Project Blue Book which investigated UFO sightings. I submitted a report and received a return letter simply stating that there was no government activity in the area during the time I witnessed the ufos, and there was insufficient information to draw any conclusions or to investigate further. I was with 4 other people when we saw the ufo the first time, and with one other person when we saw the same ufo rising up out of a field and accelerating away at an incredible, almost instantaneous rate of speed during the second observation. I have no idea what the heck it was, it is simply a mystery at this time.