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From: James Easton <pulsar@compuserve.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 18:52:23 -0500
Fwd Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 13:08:14 -0500
Subject: Re: Fox Special Exposes Alien Autopsy, Meier, etc.

Regarding...

>From: Kal Korff <TotlResrch@aol.com>
>Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 06:54:23 EST
>Subject: Fox Special Exposes Alien Autopsy, Meier, etc.

Kal wrote:

>As many of you know, there have been rumors floating around in the
>media about this Fox special for months. Indeed, noneother than Meier
>himself stepped forward, and because of this special, confessed that
>dozens more of his UFO & UFO-related photos are hoaxes. He did this
>months ago.


Kal,

The FOX press release states:

"Also featured is a rare interview with Meier himself, who defends his
world-famous footage despite the massive evidence against him".

How is the apparent contradiction explained - does Meier admit to
hoaxing many of the photographs, yet still maintain much of his
material is genuine?


>Those who study UFOs, Bigfoot, Alien Autopsy, Meier, the Loch Ness
>Monster, etc., owe a tremendous gratitiude to Mr. Bob Kiviat, who had
>the journalisitic integrity and drive to hire a crew that could and
>has finally solved these cases, and others. The _truth_ is what
>mattered, and we got those truths.

FOX make the bold statement:

"Never-before-seen footage and new technological evidence will expose
the truths behind the most sensational of legends -- Bigfoot, the Loch
Ness Monster, the Alien Autopsy and Flying Saucers...".

FOX are not going to expose "the truths" behind the 'Loch Ness
monster' legend or 'flying saucers'!

At best, they may make a contribution towards explaining some evidence
relating to both.


They claim:

"Bigfoot -- for more than 30 years, this creature allegedly spotted
in the Pacific Northwest has captivated the world. Skeptics, however,
now believe that amazing footage of the seven-foot-tall legendary
beast caught disappearing into the woods in 1967 was actually created
by a film company to gain interest in other nature movies it was
making. In an exclusive interview, a man with inside knowledge breaks
three decades of silence to reveal compelling reasons why this film
is thought to be an elaborate hoax".

If only 'believed' to have been created by a film company and "thought
to be" a hoax - then presumably the program won't present any proof
in either respect?

Even with my basic knowledge of the original 'Bigfoot' film and
accepting it is such an obvious hoax, this 'film company' theory
doesn't appear to address some key points.

An excellent, scientific investigation into the original Paterson film
was undertaken by British naturalist Chris Packham, the 'Bigfoot'
story featuring in Chris' 'X-Creatures', series, broadcast by the BBC
earlier this year.

Its content is maybe relatively unknown outwith the UK.

Chris and his team set out to recreate the footage, in the exact same
Bluff Creek, California location and using similar 16mm camera
equipment as the original. This invaluable exercise highlighted some
interesting evidence - one point being that the film was shot much
closer to the 'creature' than perhaps realised.

If I recall correctly, Chris also located and spoke to Robert Gimlin,
Paterson's companion who witnessed the events and who had for some
time been reticent to speak about the story.

He confirmed to Chris, via a recorded telephone conversation, that he
now accepted the incident was possibly a hoax in which he may have
been duped.

Some other issues would benefit form hearing first of all what the FOX
special has to say.


The FOX press release continues:

"The Loch Ness Monster -- a 1936 newsreel of a dinosaur-like creature
seen in the waters of Scotland started this legend and has held the
world in fright for more than 60 years. In 1977, new pictures of the
sea monster provided evidence of its existence that seemed too good
to be true. The special reveals why these startling pictures are
fake...".

At a guess, this relates to the two photographs taken, allegedly, on
21 May, 1977 near Urquhart Castle.

The most compelling evidence against any large creature living in Loch
Ness is that the Loch is actually relatively barren and doesn't
contain the food supply necessary to sustain one such large creature,
let alone a family of them over countless thousands of years.

Even if it can be proven the two photographs in question are fakes -
rather than merely offering evidence they might be - nothing that FOX
will broadcast can impact on the above central fact, or the local
sightings at the onset of each tourist season. ;)


Also, from FOX:

"The Alien Autopsy -- In 1995, footage of an alien autopsy supposedly
taken at Roswell in 1947 came to the public's eye and was showcased
in the highly-rated FOX special 'Alien Autopsy: Fact Or Fiction?' Now,
for the first time anywhere, one of the actors who took part in
staging the alien autopsy ruse steps forward..."

According to other information posted:

"Kiviat, who says he always doubted the truth of the alien autopsy,
describes his specials as having "a documentary spin." Digital
enhancement revealed a previously invisible face in a segment of very
dark footage. Four months of what he calls "Woodward and
Bernstein-type journalism" enabled his researchers to track down the
actor with that face".

This sounds like it could only relate to the 'tent footage', which
isn't the 'alien autopsy'.


Maybe FOX have somehow identified one of the actors from the 'alien
autopsy' itself. I would not only be most surprised if they have, I
would - foolishly or otherwise - be confident they haven't.

"...and all-new footage and NASA-type video enhancements shed new
light on how one of the biggest hoaxes of all time was actually
accomplished".

"All-new footage" again sounds like the 'tent footage', which is an
entirely separate entity and which Ray Santilli has already publicly
distanced himself from.

As regards "NASA-type video enhancements".... not quite sure what that
means.

Unless FOX have something truly significant - which I must doubt for
various reasons - Ray Santilli will not be troubled.

Surely it would have profited FOX to highlight Theresa Carlson's
research, which did offer what was tantamount to the only documented
_proof_ of a SFX hoax. I know Robert Kiviat was aware of Theresa's
work, yet see no mention of it.


FOX again:

"Also, other inside sources and top professionals dispute the
authenticity of the famed autopsy..."

Nothing new in that - why would this be necessary if the TV special
had _proven_ it was a hoax?


"...exposing further secrets about the origin of the footage".

Whether factual, we will no doubt hear in due course.


Just for information, I can still recall that Robert Kiviat's first
reported involvement with the 'alien autopsy' affair was at the
inaugural 'Museum of London' showing, on 5 May, 1995. Matthew
Williams, reporting in 'UFO Magazine' (UK) [July/August 1995], stated:

"I was sitting next to Bob Kiviat during the screening, and he asked
what I thought of the footage. I said that it was impressive and
certainly looked like a very good representation of an alien, but that
the film would still have to be verified. He seemed to think that it
would be a very difficult task to fake such footage and he stated that
his interest was only in the way it will make a hit on the television
viewing public. As such, he stated to me that he was not too worried
if it were faked or not".


I look forward to hearing what is revealed on the FOX program. Any
meaningful factual evidence would naturally be welcome and your
efforts are appreciated.



James.
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