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From: Steven Kaeser <steve@konsulting.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 19:21:43 -0500
Fwd Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 16:47:13 -0500
Subject: Re: UPN Abduction Video

>From: "Len Fedullo" <lenf1@snip.net>
>To: "Errol Bruce-Knapp" <updates@globalserve.net>
>Subject: UPN Abduction Video
>Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 00:15:44 -0800

>Being a layman in ufology I was hesitant to send this message but
>I felt compelled to. You should know that I am a banker and in
>particular a commercial lender and have been for almost 20 years.
>My job has required me to always try and obtain the facts of a
>situation, weigh those facts and make a decision.

>I must admit that I lost some respect for Mr. Friedman last
>night. He lent his name to the UPN show, probably to try and add
>some legitimacy to the program however his involvement was
>premature.

His reputation certainly will not be helped by his involvement in
this "farce", but it says much more about the lack of
organization of this genre than is does about his veracity.  I
would be interested in Friedman's comments after he has had a
chance to see the video and how his comments were interspersed
with it.  This certainly wouldn't be the first time that someones
comments were twisted by those producing a video.

>On the outside chance that the video was real, there would be all
>kinds of physical proof of this occurrence. Here's just a few
>things that come to mind:

>1.  Did anyone run tests on the melted gun barrels ?

>2.  Did anyone examine the electrical transformer box that blew up ?
>3.  Did anyone examine the landing site or the site that was
>    burned by the alien's laser ?

>4.  Did anyone check the blood samples on the rags used by the
>    Mcphersons to stop their nose bleeds. Was it real blood ? What
>    blood type was it ?

>5.  Was the truck engine examined ?

>6.  Was the circuit breaker box examined ?

>7.  What was the condition of the house when found by the police

>8.  What leads do the police have in regards to the where
>    whereabouts of this family.

>I guess my point is that this SHOW should not have been presented
>without some of the factual information covering the above
>questions and many others that arise from the video tape.

If this has been a news documentary, that would have been the
case, but you can post some of the questions you raise to some of
the production people listed at the end of the show to see if
they bothered to test any of the things you mentioned.  This show
was a fictional presentation.  It was put together by Dick Clark
Productions, and one might ask them why they felt the need to
promote this in the way that they did.  You might notice that the
promos always asked, "Could this be a video of an actual
abduction?", rather than simply stating that it actually was such
a video.  By implication, one assumes that there is a chance that
it could be real, but in effect the idea is planted in your mind
and they've avoided the threat of a legal suit for false
advertising.  Other promos were similarly worded to leave one
with an impression, but without making a claim that it was an
actual event.

>This is exactly the type of presentation that negatively impacts
>all of the legitimate work that has gone into UFO research over
>the years and it's a shame Mr. Friedman took a part in it...

>Len Fedullo

The really scary thing is that nearly half of those who bothered
to log onto the UPN site to vote have indicated that they thought
it was a real event.  Those of us connected with UFOlogy may
worry that it cause others to view us in a more negative way, but
the apparent reaction of the general public tells me that it's
going to get really strange as the millenium approaches.  Now,
where are all those old titles to the Brooklyn Bridge I had
around here.....<g>