Be Prepared for Tomorrow's Alien Video Hoax

Posted by Chris Jensen | May. 29, 2008 07:07AM PST | 2584 views | 0 comments

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If you've surfed a few major news outlets over the past 24-hours, you've no doubt seen a headline that indicates tomorrow, May 29, will witness the unveiling of a video that supposedly shows an extraterrestrial.

The headline has appeared everywhere from Drudge Report to Huffington Post, no doubt provoking a large amount of people to actually give credence to this tale.  When you actually read the article, you find plenty of information that casts a negative light as to the authenticity of this claim.

Let's take a look.

First of all, the man behind this is Jeff Peckman, a guy who wants the city of Denver to pass his ballot initiative, thereby creating the Extraterrestrial Affair Commission. Why the need for such a commission?

"It is important because if you're driving down the highway and you saw a crash of a small spaceship and a car or a bus full of kids, you really wouldn't know what to do. Do you wait for the hazardous materials experts to show up because of potential contaminants from another solar system? What do you do? People really don't know."

Of course! The last time I drove by a crashed UFO, well, I was in a panic. I didn't know where to turn or who to call.

Back in 2003, Jeff Peckman was more concerned with earth-based matters. Instead of aliens, Peckman was concerned about stress and managed to get another measure in front of Colorado voters, a measure that was voted down. It was known as the Anti-Stress Initiative:

From the Oakland Tribune, 2003:

A few months ago, when voters or reporters would press him, Peckman readily volunteered suggestions. He used to advocate a technique called yogic flying. "Outwardly, it looks like a bunch of people hopping around on a foam mat," Peckman said. "But inwardly, they are building up a surge of brain wave coherence, and that can have dramatic effects on an entire community."

"I don't get too excited when people make fun of us," Peckman, 49, said softly during a campaign foray this week. "Sarcasm is what always greets innovation. You know, they laughed at Einstein."

The dude wanted to legislate hopping around on a foam mat and somehow equates that with the General Theory of Relativity.

Peckman then appeared on CNN the day after his ballot measure failed:

HEMMER: If that failed from yesterday, Jeff, what's your next move on this?

PECKMAN: Well I'll continue promoting these cost-effective, scientifically proven solutions in the areas of health care, to save the city money. to help the citizens. I'll especially be focusing on a technology called brain fingerprinting testing to help in law enforcement, counterterrorism, and to increase or improve the criminal justice system.

HEMMER: I think you've got a ways to go to convince Charlie Brown. I saw your reaction, Council Member. You're still not buying it, are you?

BROWN: No. And neither are the voters of Denver, thanks goodness.

So now you have a little better idea as to who we're dealing with here, a true-blue charlatan, an old-school snake-oil salesman. Now this very same wacko supposedly has video evidence of an extraterrestrial.

Couple things to note about tomorrow's event:

1. The media will not be allowed to film the presentation, so don't expect any clips appearing on the nightly news. Why keep such an important discovery hidden? Well, Peckman has a deal with Stan Romanek for a future documentary.

Who is Stan Romanek? Another charlatan.

From the International UFO Congress:

Stan Romanek, 40, is a native of Colorado, married with three children. Stan has displayed many natural talents from a graphic artist to an expert flute player, and past IQ testing scored him in the genius range, yet ironically, his lifelong dyslexia has limited his academic ability. On December 27, 2000, Stan had the first of many UFO sightings and encounters that have challenged his sense of reality, and that of his family. Though Stan has little education in math, an amazing series of mathematical equations emerged both during and after a hypnotic regression that seem connected to his UFO experiences. Stan shares his story in video footage and slides.

2. According to the Rocky Mountain News, the purported video shows the following:

"It shows an extraterrestrial's head popping up outside of a window at night, looking in the window, that's visible through an infrared camera," he said. The alien is about 4 feet tall and can be seen blinking, Peckman said earlier this month.

Uh boy. So proof of an extraterrestrial was shot with an infrared camera that just happened to be aimed towards a bedroom window for no particular reason. Best of all, if you're in the business of hoaxing people, what better way to hide undoubtedly lame special-effects than by shooting via infrared so no details will emerge.

But don't panic, ET believers. The film has been authenticated!

An instructor at the Colorado Film School in Denver scrutinized the video "very carefully" and determined it was authentic, Peckman said.

Nice play on words, Peckman. Your video is authentic. Like...the actual videotape. Not what's contained on it. What a boondoggle.

So there's a little info about tomorrow's guaranteed ridiculousness. What amazes me is how far this news has spread, from newspapers to endless, normally credible Internet sites, with no one calling this idiot out.

(Source: InfoAddict Original)

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