From: Glenn Campbell, Las Vegas 
To: ufomind@lists.best.com 
Subject: UFOMIND: Fox show says 'Alien Autopsy' was hoax [news]
Date: Saturday, December 12, 1998 11:25 PM


[3 messages below]

Via: Rob McConnell 
     www.x-chronicles.com

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Philadelphia Daily News

December 9, 1998

(By Ellen Gray)

Fool us twice: That's Fox's ratings strategy

Waste not, want not.

That's apparently the motto over at Fox Broadcasting, which isn't above
eating its dead in the name of ratings. (So far, this is only a
metaphor, but stay tuned for "World's Greatest Network Executive
Cannibals.")

You remember "Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction," don't you?

Sure you do.

Built around a snippet of black-and-white film that allegedly showed
doctors slicing up an alien body in Roswell, N.M., in 1947, this
"reality" show was such a hoot that even Fox Mulder took a shot at it
on "The X-Files." But way back in 1995, Fox the network did big
business with the "autopsy," which won its time slot among 18- to
49-year-olds - people old enough to know better - and was rerun the
following week, with additional "footage."

That was then, this is now.

On Dec. 28, the network will air another special. "World's Greatest
Hoaxes, Secrets Revealed," hosted by Lance Henriksen ("Millennium"),
will probably alarm a lot of Fox's loyal viewers, as it seeks to
explode such cherished myths as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster and the
existence of flying saucers.

And, oh, yes - "the alien autopsy."

Get this: After three years, it's being declared "fiction."

"Now, for the first time anywhere, one of the actors who took part in
staging the alien autopsy ruse steps forward, 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," says a prepared
statement from Fox. "Also, other inside sources and top professionals
dispute the authenticity of the famed autopsy, exposing further secrets
about the origin of the footage."

I feel a little like that Adam Sandler character in "The Wedding
Singer" (spend enough time contemplating alien autopsies and you'll
start feeling like an Adam Sandler character, too). When the woman
who's stood him up at the altar tells him why she didn't want to get
married, he replies, "Once again, things things that should've been
brought to my attention yesterday!"

Or even three years ago.

An actor steps forward for the first time? Didn't he stop by three
years ago to pick up his paycheck? Does anyone at Fox really think
we're going to believe that "Alien Autopsy" was a good-faith effort on
the part of the network, and that this "hoax" was perpetrated on anyone
but the viewers?

Do they think we're idiots?

Of course they do.

Millions of us have tuned in to stare at a giant tumor, to watch cars
crash and animals attack. As the three other major networks keep trying
to fill their circus rings with dramas and sitcoms and movies (the real
high-wire acts of the '90s), Fox lures a sizable number of viewers off
to the sideshow for an occasional cheap thrill.

No wonder the tent's falling in.



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From: Kal Korff 
Subject:      Historic Fox Special Exposes Alien Autopsy, Bigfoot,
    Meier, Loch Ness

As many of you know, there have been rumors floating around in the
media about this Fox special for months. Indeed, none other 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.

This is just the beginning, I assure you, as more exposes are due out
by other major media outlets, involving Roswell, MJ12, the Russian
"KGB UFO Crash," and several prominent UFO "investigators," and
researchers. Some of these people know who they are, and know it is
only a matter of time.

Those who study UFOs, Bigfoot, Alien Autopsy, Meier, the Loch Ness
Monster, etc., owe a tremendous gratitude to Mr. Bob Kiviat, who had
the journalistic 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.

As you all know, ironically thanks to BiIly Meier himself in his
public statements, I was involved heavily in this show, and in Europe,
and I can truthfully speak for me and my staff at TotalResearch when I
say it was an honour and privilege for us to work with Mr. Kiviat in
helping find these truths.

As we approach the new millennium, the time has come to start bringing
accountability into the UFO and paranormal fields, and to do
everything to help insure that we separate "fact from fiction," as Bob
Kiviat often says, and most certainly means.

I know many of you share this opinion, and the proof will be in our
deliverables and subsequent actions, such as this Fox special. After
it airs, we need not waste any more time or resources on these cases
anymore and can focus our efforts to try and present our "best
case/evidence" to the media -- while we still have their attention
and, hopefully, before they fail to take us seriously at all.

The choice is ours.

Enclosed is the Official Fox Press Release Below, and it can be found at

www.foxworld.com/pressroom.htm

Sincerely yours,
Kal Korff - I look forward to your comments and feedback. Email me at
Totlresrch@aol.com.

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THE GREATEST MYTHS ON EARTH TO BE EXPOSED IN THE ALL-NEW SPECIAL WORLD'S

GREATEST HOAXES: SECRETS FINALLY REVEALED' DEC. 28 ON FOX

Lance Henriksen ( MILLENNIUM') Narrates An In-Depth Look At Bigfoot,
The Loch Ness Monster, The Alien Autopsy And UFO Sightings
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 -- in the original
special

WORLD'S GREATEST HOAXES: SECRETS FINALLY REVEALED Monday, Dec. 28
(8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Lance Henriksen (MILLENNIUM) narrates.
For many years, believers and sceptics have debated the fact or
fiction behind films and videos supposedly showing legendary beings
and unexplained phenomena -- on earth and in space. This special
details the who, why and how of the most sensational material ever
caught on tape. In each case, informants, experts and modern
technology expose the truths behind these myths. Bigfoot -- for more
than 30 years, this creature allegedly spotted in the Pacific
Northwest has captivated the world. Sceptics, 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. In addition, experts also explain why two more
recently shot Bigfoot videos are also blatant frauds.

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 and
offers insight on how easy it is to create a hoax, simulating a
modern-day sea monster video. 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,
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.
Also, other inside sources and top professionals dispute the
authenticity of the famed autopsy, exposing further secrets about the
origin of the footage.

UFO Sightings -- These are the most frequent and universally believed
phenomenal occurrences. The special reveals how the most incredible
footage of flying saucers ever shot -- filmed by Swiss farmer Billy
Meier, the best-known advocate of the sightings -- constitutes the
longest-running UFO hoax on record. Top experts, and Meier's own
ex-wife, explain how the sharp, daylight films were created -- using
models and everyday household items. Also featured is a rare interview
with Meier himself, who defends his world-famous footage despite the
massive evidence against him. Robert Kiviat, executive producer of
ALIEN AUTOPSY: FACT OR FICTION?, is executive producer of WORLD'S
GREATEST HOAXES: SECRETS FINALLY REVEALED for Kiviat Productions, Inc.

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