>>> Continued from previous message Side Show Bob and the Shell Game One of the more interesting and vocal personalities along the circus midway has been Mister Bob Shell. Shell is heavily credentialed, and has quite an impressive background. He is editor of Shutterbug magazine, provides technical editing and advice to several other publications, is popular among photographers, and is touted as a perennial expert in all facets of photography. In statements made by Shell himself, he claims to having done photographic consulting work for the FBI in the past,as well as to have been involved with other "intelligence agencies." Bob Shell joined the side show earlier this year, fulfilling every young boy's dream to run away with the circus. His job, reportedly, was to have authenticated the film through technical analysis, dating the film, validating its processing, and verifying its type. But we have come to doubt the sincerity of Mr. Shell. He seems to have a great propensity for innuendo and sensationalism. He has proclaimed all along that he knew the identity of the alleged cameraman for the event. In correspondence to us, he has said that he signed a nondisclosure con- tract covering the cameraman. We were astounded that he would so often talk about something that he has legally agreed not to reveal. Since he appears to be working for Santilli, and since the Ring Master has sold the American to "all authentic film" to Fox Network,we also found it odd that Mr. Shell told us of his communications with French TV.Is Side Show Bob attempting to become a "player" in the field of ufology? For such a busy man, with a range of professional duties, we find it amazing that he has had time to get so fully immersed in this circus. He told us in electronic correspondence that in one single day, he had received more than 200 e-mail messages about his involvement. He has been quite active and public about this issue -- we have tracked him throughout cyberspace making statements, having discussions, and even making the talk radio circuit. He has also commented on the possibility of a book project. Could Side Show Bob be vying for the Ringmaster's job, or is he just an exceptional acrobat? An air of intrigue surrounds how Bob Shell came into possession of the section of footage he has been working with. At one time he stated on Don Ecker's radio program "UFOs Tonite!" that a film section had been sent to him via courier service on an undisclosed date, but that unnamed Fox personnel had intercepted the package, claiming to be his represent- ative. The people at Fox tell a very different story, saying that they had no knowledge of Bob Shell at that time. There appear to be many "truths," but which one is real? The producers of the program have told us that the film clip given to them was basically worthless for dating and analysis in any case because the edges had been torn off. Consider this statement of Mr. Shell's: "From my own research on the physical characteristics of the film, I am willing to go on record as giving a 95 percent probability that the film is what the cameraman claims it to be." His early contention was that it dated from the right time period. Then he waffled somewhat, saying that the clip he had examined and dated showed a doorway and could not be conclusively connected to the autopsy itself. And now Shell, too, tells us that Kodak has refused to join in the circus since the two film pieces that Santilli had supplied were not of any use for testing. Why? In Shell's own words, they are "not suitable for measuring since one entire side is torn off." It baffles us that Mr. Shell could have made his early statements about the reality of the film, when he later admits that what he was given is unsuitable for verification. Direct Your Eyes to Center Ring By now, most of our readers have at least seen segments of the alleged alien autopsy film. Television networks around the globe have carried this fascinating subject. Glenn and Bill,your reporters, had the pleasure of talking to Robert Kiviat and his associate David Roehrig, who produced the segment seen by the American public on the Fox Network. Their point of view, shared by most people, is that the entire case for the film's validity hinges on the eventual coming forth of the elusive cameraman. A very interesting point that surfaced in our discussions with Dave Roehrig is that a number of still photographs have been generated from the autopsy segment. In one, a human can be seen holding the hand of one of the creatures, clearly showing that there are six digits on the hand. We were surprised to find out that, even though Fox supposedly owns the rights to the film in the United States, this one shot appears nowhere in their footage. This fact leads us to think that more than one autopsy may have been performed on the footage originally hawked by at the beginning of the circus by The Great Santilli. There does, in fact, exist a segment of film, referred to as the "tent footage," which may have been produced at the alleged crash site. The quality of this latter footage, which Fox has a small portion of, is so poor that it has not been shown.What Kiviat and Roehrig are concerned about is that they have never received any of the segment from the "first autopsy," mentioned above, and only have two minutes of a reported seven-minute tent footage clip. The "second autopsy" footage that Kiviat-Greene Productions used in the Fox program actually appears to be more of a dissection than an autopsy. We are aware, through confidential European research associates, that this segment is definitely in the hands of a few researchers and has been seen by a number of people. Pictures extracted from these earlier reels also show alleged wreckage from the crash site lying on a table, as well as what looks like a control panel of some sort, molded with two six- fingered hand impressions at the center. It appears now that Ray Santilli was not the sole owner of the film. The scenario emerging suggests that investors and backers were involved in the initial purchase of the movie footage and that one of these, not The Great Santilli, may actually control the business decisions. In an Octo- ber 2, 1995 telephone interview with Rebecca, your other reporter, the Ringmaster stated that there were no other backers in the deal other than himself and Volker Spielberg. Not much is known about Spielberg, except than he is a German rock and roll promoter, but we must wonder if it is actually he that is in control. It would appear that The Ringmaster is attempting to have his audience jump through hoops. When he was asked whether Volker Spielberg did in fact possess any reels of film, he replied only that the issue was "much more complicated than that," and that he could not comment further. Mr. Santilli told us on the phone that testing of the film was complete and that he was confident of its being genuine. He also said that various clips of the footage had been sent to different media outlets, including Fox, and to Bob Shell, and that if further verification was needed, those in possession of the clips could have them analyzed.Santilli's confidence seems dubious, if we are to believe Shell and Roehrig, who have stated that their clips are useless for research. According to Bob Shell, Kodak has agreed to test the film at no charge. What they need for the verification is one entire roll of the film, from which they would take a pinhole sample. Even though Santilli claims that no further testing is necessary, Kodak has never been given what they require for a true test. This is very curious. If Santilli truly wants to prove that his film is genuine, and is so very sure of it's authenti- city, why hasn't he taken advantage of this generous offer? The Straight Men On April 22, 1995, Roswell researcher Stanton Friedman was the guest on Don Ecker's radio show, "UFOs Tonite!" Friedman disclosed an exchange he had had with Santilli in which he (Friedman) asked whether any faces could be recognized in the film. Santilli replied that Harry Truman was in the film, "at the autopsy in Dallas." Santilli told Friedman that he had verified that Truman was in Dallas on the date, but did not state what that date was. When Friedman asked whether anyone had contacted the Truman Library, Santilli replied in the affirmative. Subsequently, Friedman has checked with staff members at the Truman Library, and they can find no record of his being in Texas between July and October 1947. American readers may remember that during the Fox presentation, world- famous private investigator Bill Dear was given the assignment of finding the phantomlike cameraman. Dear had only five days before the airing of the show to locate his subject, an almost impossible task. During talks with Mr. Dear at his Dallas, Texas, office, we have learned that he is still very interested in tracking down the photographer. On September 4, >>> Continued to next message --- þ OLX 2.1 TD þ UFONet - UK's ONLY Dedicated UFO Network - 0181-769-1740 þ wcGATE 4.1 ÷ UFONet þ Stairway BBS, Streatham, London þ 0181 769 1740 --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: BBSNet Echomail Network. FTS<>QWK gate at Ooh! (405:100/1.0)