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IISCNI*Flash 1.5 May 15 1995


Welcome to ISCNI*Flash. Highlights in this issue are:
SPECIAL EVENT MAY 16: WHITLEY STRIEBER AT AOL

World renowned author Whitley Strieber will make a special 90-minute guest appearance in America Online's Globe Auditorium on Tuesday, May 16, starting at 10pm Eastern Time (7pm Pacific), sponsored by ISCNI.

Strieber's 1987 best-seller "Communion" told the gripping story of his own encounters with "the visitors," beings that many people today associate with "alien abduction." His new book, "Breakthrough - The Next Step," which appears in bookstores nationwide on May 21, describes not only his continuing close encounters but also, according to Strieber, offers "proof" that the visitors are really here. During his special appearance at AOL, he will answer questions from the audience on all aspects of his ongoing contact experience.

Any AOL member can attend this event. Mark your calendar now, and tell your friends to join you May 16 at the Globe Auditorium to meet Whitley Strieber.


EYEWITNESS REPORT: THE SO-CALLED "ROSWELL FILM"

Meeting at the Museum of London
London, UK - Friday, May 5, 1995

Editor's Note: Several months ago, a British pop music promoter named Ray Santilli claimed he was in possession of movie film allegedly shot at the scene of the UFO crash near Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. Ever since, speculation as to the content and authenticity of this film has run rampant. Recently, Santilli invited media representatives and researchers to a showing of a brief segment of the film at the Museum of London. This event took place on May 5.

Colin Andrews, a noted British crop circle researcher now residing in the United States, was among those invited to the private showing. Colin sent a report to the United States from his UK office shortly after the event. The text of his report [slightly edited] follows:

The meeting started at 1:00 PM, in the lecture theatre. We arrived at 12:30 PM. Many familiar faces were there, some as follows: George Wingfield, Robert Irving, Bob Kiviat (Fox/Paramount Films), Phillip Mantel (BUFORA), Michael Hesemann (Germany), Nick Pope (MOD - Ministry of Defence - UK Government), Carlton TV - UK, BBC radio 1 - UK, Daily Express UK, NBC - USA, many other media; Reg Presley (Troggs pop group), Ray Santilli (Film owner), researchers from Italy and Germany, John Holman - UK, Kent Jeffrey - USA; total approx. 100.

Everybody was frisked and NO cameras or recorders, etc. were allowed inside the theatre.

The showing started at 5 minutes past one with no introduction; the lights were simply turned off. The film started by saying:

"The film you are about to see is taken from 16 mm original films on 3 minute-long canisters and was purchased from the person who filmed it. All copyright is with Merlin Communications Ltd."

Description of film:

At a table in a well-equipped [operating] theatre, two people in white outfits and hoods and visors over eyes (all-in-one suits) were inspecting the being. A third person was observing from behind a glass screen in the wall of the theatre; he/she was also wearing an outfit with a larger glass visor.

One of the surgeons looked closely at the body and was gesturing where he/she would be cutting and pulling the legs apart inspecting the vagina. The female being had no breasts. It had five fingers and a thumb [6 digits] on each hand and [Reg Presley] says he counted six toes also (I could only see 5). The ears were smaller than ours and located lower on the head than ours, level with the mouth. The head was larger (especially behind) and the eyes were larger, at least as big as golf balls. It had a small nose and small mouth, which was open. The body was very muscle-bound with very short, stocky legs and larger human-looking feet. The belly was very large and looked 8 month's pregnant, which it was not. The ears had the same major spiral trough as ours but [were] smooth and featureless above, more simple and basic than ours.

The surgeon cut from below the neck/chin down to the vagina and I believe a tee-line outwards across the lower stomach. The chest and stomach were exposed and the heart removed and placed into a tray with other substances from around that immediate area. The lungs were removed from behind into another tray. The camera was handheld, and would on occasion move in close, losing focus in so doing. The flesh and attachments to the organs being removed were moving and responding to those actions in a very convincing manner -- as if real. There were small amounts of fluids running down the side of the body when the body was opened and organs removed. The colour of the liquid was dark and bloodlike.

After the organs were cut out with a scalpel the surgeon cut a continuous line around the middle of the head and I think over the top, and peeled back the skin from rear to front over the eyes, revealing the scalp. He took a saw and cut across the head and removed the brain with other material and placed it into another tray. Before the brain procedure started, the surgeon removed a black lens layer from each eye, revealing white eyee just like ours under it. The eyes had pupils like ours which were looking up into the head (as a deceased human would). The single black layer of material was slightly disc-shaped to fit over the eye pupil. It was as if a filter lens/contact lens had been fitted into the eye.

The right leg had a serious open wound, exposing the major bones from the lower part of the upper leg to middle calf area. The surgeon moved the leg, inspecting the joint.

A large clock was on the wall to the side of the table and time I believe began at 10:30 and was seen again around 11:25. A wall-mounted telephone was visible, as were glass bottles and medical instruments.

The body and procedures looked very authentic and in my opinion would have been hard to fake, but perhaps not impossible with current techniques.

At the end of the film, the lights came on and with no comment people were expected to leave....A large group gathered at the rear of the theatre around Ray Santilli, who was saying he will not answer questions and [that] the photographer is 80 odd [years old] and does not want the questions and exposure. No other questions were answered and he was whisked out with the media and myself staying with him. I asked him as we all crowded around him, "Will you be seeing us in your office?" He said, "Yes, later." A TV interviewer said, "How am I supposed to interview you without being given access to any other material?"

When I was interviewed by BBC radio 1 outside, they told me that BBC TV had purchased a small amount of film and would be showing it next month. It is believed that a major U.S. media company has made a bid.


"ROSWELL DECLARATION" AUTHOR KENT JEFFREY NIXES FILM

Also present at the "Roswell film" showing was Kent Jeffrey, an American commercial airline pilot who wrote the "Roswell Declaration" and heads an international Roswell Initiative urging U.S. government disclosure of the facts concerning the 1947 Roswell Incident.

In a phone call to ISCNI president Michael Lindemann on Sunday, May 7, Jeffrey said that he was "100 percent convinced that the film is a hoax." He said the dead body appeared to be that of a human, possibly somewhat modified by prosthetics. Its musculature appeared well developed and very human. Overall the body appeared somewhat bloated. Its genitalia appeared female, though its chest had only small nipples. Jeffrey considers it possible that the makers of the film have violated laws against mutilation of a corpse for entertainment.

Possibly the best indication of hoax, he said, was that the telephone had a modern-looking coiled cord on the handset. Jeffrey said he intends to contact AT&T to find out if such coiled cords were in use as early as 1947. If not, the film is a proven fake.

ISCNI will continue to follow this story as further information becomes available.


ISCNI FACILITIES TAKE ON A NEW LOOK

Watch out for a new look and new features at ISCNI... we are under re-construction. Over the next few weeks, starting right away, visitors to ISCNI will see a variety of new graphic images and design features showing up. Please be aware that during this re-design phase, some temporary problems may occur -- such as happened between May 3 and May 11, for example, when we could not post new editions of the CNI News in the News Center (this problem has now been fixed!). The ISCNI staff is working overtime to bring these new improvements online fast, and we're sure you'll like the results.


NEW LIGHT ON BIGFOOT - A LEGENDARY HOAX?
(via The London Daily Telegraph wire services, April 24, 1995)

Editor's Note: A detailed report on this latest twist in Bigfoot research can be found in The Anomalist: 2. This magazine can be obtained by sending ten dollars (check or money order) to:

Patrick Huyghe,
Editor,
The Anomalist,
PO Box 577,
Jefferson Valley,
New York 10535 USA.

ISCNI*Flash does not present the following report as the final word on "Bigfoot," since reports of fabulous ape-like creatures have been told in many parts of the world for centuries (see following story). However, as this story points out, some of the "best evidence" of Bigfoot may well be fraudulent. Similarly, the most famous early photo of the Loch Ness Monster was recently proven fraudulent. Sadly, this is a recurrent pattern which all serious investigators must take into account. Story follows:

LONDON : The existence of "Bigfoot," a yeti-like humanoid creature whose giant footprints were said to have been found in America, was probably an elaborate hoax, according to new research.

The tracks, measuring 40.5cm by 18cm, could have been made by a "foot" carved from wood, suspended from cables and pressed into mud. The Bigfoot phenomenon, which spawned a commercial culture in America that includes Bigfoot pizzas and special snow skis, began in October 1958 when a team of road builders took a plaster cast of a footprint they claimed was found at Bluff Creek, 32km north of Klamath, California. Photographs were published around the world and several crypto-zoologists - people dedicated to researching the existence of such creatures as the Abominable Snowman - began detailed investigations.

However, Professor Loren Coleman claims Bigfoot was a prank played on the men by their boss, Ray Wallace. In a paper presented to the Fortean Times UnConvention 1995 at the University of London, he said previously unpublished letters from researchers threw doubt on the theory a Bigfoot ever walked in Bluff Creek.

Another Bigfoot hoax was aired in 1982 when retired Washington State logger Rant Mullens claimed he had spurred the legend of the Bigfoot of Mt. St. Helens by carving wooden feet to leave large footprints.

Professor Coleman, a professor of child welfare at the University of Southern Maine, said the circumstances of the Bluff Creek discovery had never been seriously examined before.

Zoologist Ivan T. Sanderson, who spent much time researching Bigfoot, interviewed all parties concerned in the find. While never publicly expressing doubts about the authenticity of the footprints, he did in private letters.

The Bigfoot legend was born when construction worker Jerry Crew discovered the footprint and took a plaster cast to his local newspaper office. Men working at nearby Mad River said they too had seen the prints. Later, it was discovered these workers were also employed by Mr. Wallace. Hair and droppings purportedly from Bigfoot were later proved to be from a moose.


CHINESE EXPEDITION SEEKS BIGFOOT
[The following story appeared on the AP wire on April 26. It was forwarded to ISCNI by Loren Coleman.]

Copyright 1995 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese scientists are setting off on a year-long expedition to resolve the mystery surrounding reports of a "big foot" wandering the wilderness.

The 30-member team will set off early next month for the Shennongjia Nature Reserve in central China, where residents have for centuries been reporting sightings of a 6 foot 8 inch creature that is half-man, half ape, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.

Some of the scientists really expect to find a creature belonging to a hitherto undiscovered species of ape men, the report said. Others would prefer more proof.

"The most satisfactory thing would be to get a picture or even a videotape of the creature," said Wang Fangchen, the scientist heading the expedition.

Wang said reports that have circulated so far about the "big foot," yeti, or abominable snowmen were unscientific and irresponsible.

The expedition plans a comprehensive scientific survey of the region's environment, geography and meteorology, even if it fails in its mission to find a big foot. Shennongjia Nature Reserve, located in the western part of central Hubei province, is home to other rare species, including the golden monkey.

Anthropologists, biologists and geneticists from the Chinese Academy of Science, prestigious Beijing University and Beijing Normal University will participate in the team, the report said.

An advance team began searching in March for the legendary creature.


ISCNI EXTENDS "FIRST MONTH FREE" OFFER TO AUGUST 31

Due to the great success of ISCNI's "First Month Free" membership program, we've extended this special offer to August 31, 1995. When you join ISCNI, you get a full month free of charge to look into every aspect of our programs and services. If you like what you see, just continue to participate and we'll bill your credit card when your free month is up. If you find ISCNI isn't for you, just send us a cancellation notice before your free month expires, and we'll cancel your membership -- no charge, no questions asked. It's that simple. We're happy to make this offer, because we've seen that over 90% of the people who try ISCNI decide to continue their membership.

During your free month as an ISCNI member, you'll have full access to the Forum Message Board, the News Center, the Institute Libraries, and classes in the ISCNI Academy. With so much to gain and nothing to lose, why not try it today. Just go to ISCNI (Keyword: ISCNI), open the Registration Form and follow the easy instructions. We look forward to seeing you "on campus."


FUNNY-BUT-TRUE DEPARTMENT

ISCNI thanks our new occasional columnist Bufo Calvin for the following amusing information.

Do you have a question about anything weird? Bufo can find answers to your weirdest questions. Send email to ISCNI, Subj: Ask Bufo. Or contact Bufo directly at BUFO.CALVIN@AWAITER.COM.

"EVERY TIME IT RAINS, IT RAINS..."

"...jellies from heaven." Ever-reliable correspondent Barticle reports on a fall of a jelly-like substance in Upper Lake, California (covered in the Lake County Recorder-Bee for 5/2/1995).

Believe it or not, all kinds of things fall out of the sky. While I know of no actual instances of it raining cats and dogs, there are many reports of it raining everything from frogs to worms. Traditional scientists admit that it happens, but typically attribute it to *highly* selective storms picking the animals up and dumping them later. That would make sense to me if the rest of the pond came down somewhere else, and if the kinds of animals found were always local and about the same size as each other (but they're not).

Maybe someday it'll all be accepted and we'll hear a weather report that says, "Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of amphibians."

Anyway, local science teacher Steve Harness examined some of the little blobs under a microscope and said, "I'm 99 per cent sure it's some kind of egg. I'm hoping they'll develop and hatch out." Anyone who saw THE BLOB with another Steve (McQueen) may be forgiven for not hoping the same thing.


CLOSING REMINDERS:

Mark your calendar now for the special Whitley Strieber guest event in AOL's Globe Auditorium on Tuesday, May 16. Anyone with AOL access can attend, free of charge. The event begins at 10pm Eastern (7pm Pacific time) and runs 90 minutes.

And please be sure to take advantage of ISCNI's First Month Free Membership Offer, running now through August 31, 1995. Just come to the ISCNI free area (use keyword: ISCNI), fill out and email the Special Registration Form, and you'll receive a free month to explore all of ISCNI's membership programs and services.

We're looking forward to welcoming you to the ISCNI Campus soon!

Best regards,

Uschi Gerard
Vice-President, Admin.
& Communications


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