FIGU Bulletin No. 4
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FIGU-BULLETIN Vol. 1, No. 4 April 1996 The responsibility for all forms of publication (e.g. Internet, print etc.) of the FIGU Bulletin lies entirely on "Billy" Eduard A. Meier. ROSWELL UFO FILMS The Roswell films remain the conversational topic of the day for everyone, and many interested parties continue to inquire about the authenticity of this movie footage, which consists of several reels. The following must be stated in this regard: The authenticity of the films is questionable and continues to preoccupy the minds of all those who are interested in UFOs. But at the moment no definitive answer can be provided. The movie footage was shown in segments to numerous viewers at the MUSEUM OF LONDON, and their opinions seem to indicate that the films were not merely simple, but downright crude, forgeries. Anyone interested in the topic is therefore advised to follow developments pertaining to the subject matter and accompanying tales with extreme skepticism. Somebody's hasty claim that the Roswell films and their related data and tales are authentic and factual could evoke incredible damage to genuine, truthful ufology should the movie footage, along with its data, turn out to be forgery, trickery and a hoax. Such disclosure could potentially trigger the complete relapse not only of the Roswell initiative -- which is now at the verge of a decisive breakthrough -- but also the entire genuine and ethical ufology field. If indeed the Roswell footage is a forgery, the question must be raised as to who might profit from the forged and fraudulent information and stories . ? For the time being, the Roswell films cannot be termed a breakthrough in UFO research because too many questions remain unanswered and too many ludicrous claims have yet to be addressed. Therefore, it would be extremely imprudent and irresponsible to pass judgment on the authenticity of the Roswell footage and its related information. If, for example, forces within the U.S. government and their anti-UFO henchmen were behind the Roswell films in order to strangle the Roswell incident once and for all, and to make it disappear from the general public's memory, what would be easier than for them to produce fake Roswell-UFO-Extraterrestrial films and to disseminate them along with a creditable story to deceive serious ufologists and to lure them into declaring these forgeries as genuine and authentic? The government forces and their anti-UFO henchmen would then immediately strike back, screaming and exclaiming with great relish: "Now you UFO fools can plainly see that UFOs are mere fantasies and harebrained ideas." It could, therefore, very well be that the UFO henchmen, upon orders from the American government forces, including the Secret Service and the military, are falsifying purported Roswell documentaries and are offering them as being authentic to some greedy fools; conversely, they may be bringing them to the public's attention through some straw men merely to have the movie footage exposed as a forgery later on. Yet another alternative may be that the footage is nothing more than a purported military exercise film, for example, depicting a simulated UFO crash to test the reactions of military personnel. For now it is prudent to apply the appropriate skepticism to matters relating to the Roswell movie footage. Alternatively, if the authenticity of the films is proven, then they must be accorded their true importance. Until this occurs however, and as long as justified doubts exist regarding the authenticity of the films, prudence is appropriate here. Kent Jeffrey, the international coordinator of the Roswell Initiative and author of the Roswell Declaration, is of the same opinion. He is considered one of the most credible UFO researchers in the world and is a specialist on the Roswell Incident. In a statement, Jeffrey, who has seen the Roswell films, or rather segments of them, in the MUSEUM OF LONDON, declared the following among other things: ". To begin with I would like to categorically stress that there exists not one shadow of doubt that this film is a hoax. At the same time I want to add that I would be delighted to be among the first to hear that the impossible had become reality and that this film, against all probability, is genuine. If this were the case, researchers would finally hold in their hands the Holy Grail of vital proof required to crack the Roswell Incident." Of course, there remain other avenues by which the Roswell films can be forged: One is in the purely private sector, where some charlatans get their kicks out of making fools of the ufologists and the general public, or else, they simply ridicule the existence of UFOs and legitimate ufologists. Another possibility is commercial fraud in order to gain financial profit from the Roswell footage through lies and deceit. At this point it is impossible to state with any degree of certainty that the footage is forged because there still exists the chance that the films are authentic and, indeed, actually depict an extraterrestrial human life form on the autopsy table. This scenario would certainly prove extremely delightful, for it would finally provide solid evidence that extraterrestrials do indeed exist, and it would finally silence the gloating and defamatory mouths of the pathological UFO defamers and other anti-UFO agitators. Unfortunately, as far as the Roswell films are concerned, the best assumption is that until further notice they are well-manipulated forgeries with the intent to deliberately harm others or to profit from them in some dirty, despicable manner. Let us, therefore, play a wait-and- see-game so we can observe what surprises the future may hold regarding the Roswell films. Further detailed information on the Roswell footage can be found in the Voice of the Aquarian Age, #96, September 1995. SIGHTING REPORT In 1994 I spent a few days at the FIGU Center in Hinterschmidrüti to attend the Passive- Group General Assembly with my mother, who had taken several vacation days to make this Swiss trip so I could serve my workday requirement. In the evening, after the General Assembly, I was strolling from the Center back to the Gasthof Freihof to see whether or not my mother had arrived yet, and to let her know that I was going to remain somewhat longer in Hinterschmidrüti. Upon my return to the Center I observed something I have not yet, with 100% certainty, been able to explain to myself. As I walked across the parking lot I noticed Mrs. Elisabeth Moosbrugger. She was standing at the edge of the parking lot that overlooks the hillside, gazing toward the valley. When I greeted her she glanced at me somewhat startled and reacted strangely probably because, I suspect, she was unfamiliar with my face and my name. At that exact moment, a soundless, glowing object suddenly shot past, very close to the Center, and flashed through the valley. Now it was my turn to be surprised, and at the same time I was fearful that I might miss something. I ran to the Center where some people were calmly having their meals and lively conversations. None of them had apparently seen anything nor were they aware of the glowing object I had just seen. Of course I have attempted to find a normal explanation for the events I had observed. First of all it is not normal for a glowing, terrestrial object of this sort to fly at such speed and without any sound. Secondly, it is abnormal for the average citizens not to know anything about such objects. -- The object's glow could not have been a reflection, because everything looked totally different from the way it would have had it been a reflection. The glow was absolutely constant and could be observed throughout the object's entire flight path. The sun was no longer bright enough to create this effect, and even if this had been somehow possible, how was it that the reflection was able to move or rather shoot across the valley at such great speed? Indeed, the angle of the sun's rays was totally incongruous with what it would have to have been to create this phenomenon. And then there was the line of flight that was far too dangerous a path for any normal flying craft such as an airplane, a helicopter or the like. To fly in such a manner would certainly have been unlawful. Well, regardless of what the mysterious, glowing flying object was, to me it will always be a UFO because I was unable to identify it then, and have not been able to do so even today. -- Maybe some day I will be able to explain everything -- that it was an IFO, an Interplanetary Flying Object, or simply an Identified Flying Object. Harry Dicker, Netherlands TYPICALLY MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) Two Young Pranksters Dupe Renowned UFO Researchers Typically MUFON: So-called "UFO Specialists" and renowned "UFO Researchers", who truthfully are mere "wannabe glowing stars in the UFO research firmament," allowed themselves to be tricked in every way by two adolescents. The two UFO research luminaries are MUFON Germany associates, Illobrand von Ludwiger and Rolf-Dieter Klein. As we of FIGU have often noticed, it is no wonder that MUFON can be hoodwinked by young and inexperienced rascals, since MUFON is, after all, a "UFO Research Organization", and can only be called this tongue-in-cheek. MUFON, as we all know from past experience, has the idiosyncrasy of being incapable of passing judgment on genuine UFO matters because its specialists are unable to distinguish falsified UFO photos and movie footage from actual, authentic UFO photo and film material.