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Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?) (1995)
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6/23
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I came across this documentary by learning about it in Cyril H. Wecht's book Grave Secrets: Leading Forensic
Expert Reveals Startling Truth About O.J. Simpson, David Koresh, Vincent Foster, and Other Sensational Cases.
A news team at Fox obtained a rare 17-minute video of an alien autopsy that's supposedly shot in 1947, and they
asked Wecht, a famed forensic pathologist, to judge its authenticity. He concluded the whole thing was a clever
hoax. Even special effects makeup artist Stan Winston had to say so although he wished to learn how they did it.
It turned out the video was a complete fake, having been done recently in London. So, there you have it:
everybody got fooled in 1995. Oh, yeah...the whole UFO bullshit thing in New Mexico? It was a
nuclear-test surveillance balloon as part of a highly classified project (Project Mogul) although the
military's cover story was a weather balloon to mislead the public on purpose because of the ongoing Cold War with
the Russians. After the 1947 incident, everybody forgot about it until the 70's that revived the whole thing in a
big way which explains how we got to this point.
The camera work is atrocious: always moving and sometimes out of focus at critical moments with terrible actors for
doctors. One reviewer said, "Twenty years ago I was a Motion Picture Specialist in the US Marine Corps. There are
rules for documenting high profile and secret events and situations. Specifically you lock your camera down on a
tripod with the best angle of view to the subject as possible. You hold the shot and always work toward clarity."
Exactly...just check out any of the old footage during WWII.
Anyway, have fun visiting Roswell, New Mexico, a huge tourist trap if there's one. All you will see is stores
selling useless alien crap. Those who believe in this stuff are profoundly gullible. By the way, Roswell isn't
where it happened but 80 miles northwest (near Corona which is between Kirtland and Fort Summer).
All in all, you've got to love these people putting up a straight face while telling rubbish on
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?) with heavy drama that's supplied by Jonathan Frakes.