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From: FIGU Switzerland <info@figu.ch> [Christian Frehner]
Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 22:07:41 +0200
Fwd Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 10:08:57 -0400
Subject: Billy Meier/FIGU on Kal K. Korf
Dear Mr. Bruce-Knapp,
Would you please include this message in the UFO UpDates.
Thank you.
Christian Frehner of FIGU Switzerland <info@figu.ch>
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Kal K. Korff's schemes against Billy Meier and FIGU Switzerland
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Many people have asked about FIGU's opinion of Kal K. Korff and his book
Spaceships of the Pleiades (1995, Prometheus Books). Well, frankly, we are
of the opinion that Kal K. Korff is a dirty and cowardly liar. He has
written a book that is in line with his cunning and perfidious character.
By using extra big types, Kal K. Korff was able to 'stretch' his book up to
439 pages. Acknowledgements alone cover more than 10 pages. It seems that a
thick book shall give an impression of importance and respectability.
Essentially, Korff's book is about his trip to Switzerland. Under the
assumed name of STEVE THOMAS, and in disguise, he visited the
Semjase-Silver-Star-Center, Schmidrueti, in Summer 1991. He was accompanied
by Tina Layton. Korff had opportunity to speak to FIGU members on two days
for some hours. He didn't speak a word with Billy Meier.
Since nearly all pages of Korff's book contain lies and distortions it is
impossible to list them all. It would need the space of another book.
A few excerpts from Korff's book shall demonstrate his deceitful and lying
intentions to manipulate and misuse the readers for his bad aims.
Some of Korff's claims and distortions are so absurd that a reasonable
person can but laugh.
Korff's lie (page 38):
"... During one of these alleged time-travel adventures in the past, he
[Billy Meier] met with Jesus Christ! ... but he is Jesus Christ=
reincarnated!"
The truth:
Never, not verbally or in writing, did Billy Meier ever claim having met
Jesus Christ, or to be his reincarnation. Billy Meier vehemently
dissociates himself from such impertinent claims and rumors by Korff and
others.
Korff's lie (page 64):
"Although we had made it only a few hundred feet onto the property, it was
already obvious that Meier was anything but "poor," contrary to what his
proponents would have everyone believe. ... After walking about ten
minutes, Tina and I came across a large brown wooden building with an
angled roof off to our left. As we would later discover, this was a "guest
house" ..."
The truth:
The Semjase-Silver-Star-Center isn't owned by Billy Meier. All FIGU members
are joint owners! Besides, it is only a 3-minute walk from the Restaurant
Freihof to the Center's first house. And: we don't have any "guest house".
Korff's lie (pages 67-69):
"... From where I stood, at the railing which prevented me from straying
off the main gravel roadway, I could see down at the bottom of the hillside
what were the faint remnants of three "UFO landing rings" that had been
there since at least June 1980. ... Even though the landing tracks were
eleven years old by the time of my visit and were barely visible to the
naked eye, ... Even though my video camera has a 10x zoom lens, the
landing-tracks proved to be too far away to observe any meaningful details
from the location where I was standing. ... incredibly Gary Kinder [author
of LIGHT YEARS] says he never saw any landing-tracks during the entire five
weeks he spent living at Meier's place! Instead, Kinder claims he only
"talked to several people who had seen them and who had photographed them
while still fresh. It is doubtful that Gary Kinder's claim is true, since
the three UFO landing-tracks on Billy Meier's property are directly behind
his house and down the hill in his own back yard! Not only are they easily
visible from numerous locations throughout the property, but are in fact
impossible to miss most of the time when walking back and forth between the
guest house and Billy meier's residence. ..."
The truth:
Fig. 7 on page 65 'clearly' shows 1) that the meadow where Menara landed
her beamship on June 15, 1980, lies hidden behind bushes and trees; 2) the
exact landing place lies hidden behind a knoll on the hillside and would
even be invisible to the naked eye, if there were no trees to obstruct the
view from the house; 3) The landing tracks - circles of grass pressed
counterclockwise to the ground - "vanished" as soon as the meadow was cut
and the cows were grazing.
Conclusion: Either Korff had hallucinations, or he is a damned liar!
Concerning Korff's 'drawing' of the "Meier's compound" (Fig. 10 on page
70): All distances and proportions are incorrect (the landing tracks are
much farther away from the house than may be seen on Korff's drawing!). Is
Korff really not capable of producing a correct drawing? Or does he
deliberately create a false picture in order to lead the readers onto a
wrong path?!
Korff, the "meticulous" investigator (page 73):
"... Elisabeth Gruber, the wife of Guido Moosbrugger, ..."
The truth:
Elisabeth Gruber is married to a Mr. Gruber. Elisabeth Moosbrugger is Guido
Mossbrugger's wife.
Korff's fantastic ideas (page 77):
"... such as the "fact" that Billy Meier's full, true name is purportedly
"Eduard Albert Meier-Zafiriou." However, a subsequent check of the local
Canton Police for Meier's region in the town of Hinwil revealed that there
is no record of Billy Meier's "true" name containing the word "Zafiriou" in
it. ..."
In a footnote Korff writes: "The name "Zafiriou" has been added by Meier in
recent years as his "mission" has taken on more religious overtones.
Zafiriou is supposed to be Meier's name as a prophet, reincarnated from a
past life."
The truth:
In Switzerland it is custom that a husband adds the name of his wife to his
own. The maiden name of Billy Meier's wife was - in Greece - Kalliope
Zafiriou. =96 Simple, isn't it?!
Korff (pages 78 ff):
Falsifications and distortions concerning the Talmud Jmmanuel.
The truth:
Prof. James W. Deardorff answers: A refutation of false claims and
distortions by Korff
http://www.figu.ch/us/critics/pro/deardorff/deardorff.htm
Korff's claim (page 95):
"... for among the Meier faithful we encountered (as well as in the
pro-Meier literature), we are told repeatedly that Billy Meier is a simple
farmer who is illiterate and has only sixth-grad education. ..."
The truth:
Billy Meier went to school for 8 years, just like most of the other
children in Switzerland at that time. Yes, he lives now on a farm, but he
is no farmer. His chief occupation is writing books: He preserves the vast
spiritual knowledge that he himself gathered or has received to the benefit
of the present and future generations.
To call Billy Meier an "illiterate" person (read: he has a limited
intelligence) was the work/invention of Lee and Brit Elders. For anyone who
understands German and wishes to test Billy's illiteracy it is advisable to
read one of Billy's fairy tales, e.g. Die Fr=FChlingsprinzessin.
Korff's lies (pages 98/99):
Korff planned to take soil samples from "UFO landing tracks" on the
Center's ground and writes in his book: "... The perimeter of the Meier
compound turned out to be fairly fortified; weaving my way through its
defenses would prove to be a challenge. There was a high risk of being
seen, due to the location of the tracks. For this reason, I decided to
return to the compound at night, dressed in U.S. Army camouflage clothing
so that I would minimize my visibility. As Tina and I drove back up the
mountain past the Meier property, we parked our car just on the other side
of the hill and walked very carefully back down toward the upper parts of
the compound. For safety reasons, I made sure that Tina stayed behind,
close enough to our car so that she could drive away in the event I did not
return or was caught. When I approached one of the electric fences, I
calmly slid underneath it, making sure that I did not touch any of its
wires. After clearing the fence, I slipped on down the hill and around to
where I saw the remains of one of the landing-tracks. Removing some plastic
bottles from my pouch, I obtained both control and specimen soil samples.
Now that I had my evidence, it was time to get out of there quickly before
I got caught. With the existence of dogs at Meier's place, a weapons depot
for use by his people when the end of civilization nears, security
personnel, and the fact that Meier himself often carries a pistol, I am
lucky I was not detected. ... I then ran to our car and Tina and I drove
back to the ..."
The truth:
Everyone who is familiar with the Center grounds will surely laugh if he or
she reads Korff's fantastic story.
1. The only electric and removable fence (with only one wire) was
installed around the pasture area where the cows were grazing. There is no
road or path in the Center that is barred by a door or a gate, and there is
even a public path (a "Wanderweg") that leads through our land and near the
house.
2. According to Korff's descripition of his "nocturnal visit" he
wasn't at the actual "landing site".
3. Questions: What soil samples did Korff obtain and take with
him to America, since he a) wasn't at the correct location and b) wasn't
able find even a single blade of grass left from the landing tracks (from
11 years earlier)?! If we FIGU members can't find non-existing landing
tracks in broad daylight, how will Korff succeed at night?
4. For more than ten years we don't have a dog anymore.
5. And the "weapons depot"? - OK, we have a depot of pitchforks;
and if some group member would claim that we own an atomic bomb and store
it in the cellar doubtlessly some idiots would believe this. =96 In
Switzerland, most males have to serve in the Army. They get a gun or a
pistol and are allowed to take it at home. After you quit the Army you may
keep the gun as a present.- Yes, we have some guns and pistols, all legally
registered by the authorities. (By the way: There have been 13
assassination attempts on Billy Meier within the past 21 years!)
6. Imagine: On a peaceful summer night, Korff is running to his
car, sweating, in his U.S. Army camouflage clothing.
Korff's lie (page 179, Fig. 47 and 48) :
He claims "that the background scenery has changed entirely, and that the
cloud formations do not resemble those in his first five pictures!"
The truth:
If Korff would have troubled himself to take a closer look at the two
pictures he would have noticed that Billy Meier, after shooting the first
photo, made some steps to the left to take the next one He would have
noticed that the distant snowfield just at the right border of the fir tree
is exactly identical with that 1.5 cm to the left of the same fir tree in
the second photo! And if he would have looked even closer he would have
noticed that it's the same cloud formation in both photos, viewed from a
different angle since Billy Meier had walked some steps to the left.
Korffs claim (page 198, Fig. 66):
"My edge enhancement showing a supportive device or what appears to be a
suspension line above the "UFO" as it exists in Meier's photo number 199."=
Question:
Why does the "suspension line" curve upward, if a model should be attached
to it?!
Korff's claims (pages 201 to 207):
"Meier's Hasenb=F6l-Langenberg "UFO" photos show a small object suspended
close to the camera, in front of the large tree. The model ..."
The truth:
Prof. James W. Deardorff answers: A refutation of false claims and
distortions by Korff
http://www.figu.ch/us/critics/pro/deardorff/deardorff.htm
*The whole series of the 34 Hasenb=F6l-Langenberg photos is available as a
beautiful poster from FIGU.*
Korff indulges in fantasies (pages 261 to 264):
"Billy Meier says that while he was "in outer space for five days" he was
fortunate enough to photograph one of God's eyes! When mentioning Meier's
claim of having "photographed" God's eye in my 1981 book, the reaction by
Meier's supporters (especially Wendelle Stevens) was most peculiar. They
denied not only that Meier had ever said such a thing, they also ignored
the fact that I had received copies of these actual photos from Colman
VonKeviczky, who had received them from Hans Jacob."
The truth:
On his 5-day journey through the universe Billy Meier had photographed -
among other objects - the Ring Nebula in the constellation of Lyra. The
peculiar thing about this ring nebula is that its man-made. A
self-appointed "god", in his megalomania, destroyed a solar system - as a
symbol of his power. That's the reason why this nebula is called JHWHMATA
(=3D the eye of god) by the Pleiadians/Plejarans. If Korff would have=
studied
the Meier literature as thoroughly as he is boasting on page 137 of his
book, he would have read the facts in the Contact Notes.
As evidence of the "high intelligence" and "serious doggedness" of certain
Meier enemies we will present a last example to the readers:
Guido Moosbrugger, in his book "... und sie fliegen doch!", refers to
VonKeviczky (director of ICUFON USA) and Korff on page 267/268 and quotes:
"... when asked why he hadn't photographed both of God's eyes, amazingly he
(Billy Meier) answered that this had not been possible since his (God's)
other eye had winked toward his Pleiadian companion Semjase."
Commentary by Walter H. Andrus, Jr., International Director, Mutual UFO
Network, Inc. (MUFON) on the back cover of Korff's book: "Kal Korff must be
congratulated for his determination and persistence in seeking the truth.=
..."
Well, I'd say this seeking will last quite a long time!
Dear readers, now it's up to you whether - and where - you want to search
for the truth!
Christian Frehner <info@figu.ch>
FIGU Switzerland
http://www.figu.ch
P.S. - Good reading: Gary Kinder's Light Years.
or: An Open Letter to the UFO Community by Gary Kinder:
http://www.figu.ch/us/critics/pro/kinder/kinder.htm
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