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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 13:10:30 -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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