From: Jacques Poulet <jpoulet@chucara.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 22:22:32 -0500
Fwd Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 23:46:50 -0500
Subject: 'World's Greatest Hoaxes'


List and Kal Korff,

I just watch 'World’s Greatest Hoaxes: Secrets Finally Revealed'
and I must say that I am quite disappointed. Not much in there
to convince me one way or the other. Let’s  critique it one
segment at a time.

Bigfoot
Most cases shown were already known to be hoaxes, or at least
suspected. Most but not all. The Patterson film is the only one
which, in my opinion, still stands. The testimony of Clyde
Reinke isn’t convincing at all. It’s more of an opinion than a
testimony. A testimony denied by Jerry Romney, the supposed man
in the ape suit.

One important point, there is no mention of Gimlin (sp ?).
Patterson wasn’t alone when he filmed the creature. And although
Gimlin didn’t get any benefits from the film (because of dispute
of legal rights), he never said it was a hoax.

The Loch Ness Monster
That submarine hoax was already known. The 1934 pictures was
known as hoax since 1994. Nothing new here... They don’t say
that the pictures taken by Robert Rines are fake... they say
that skeptics think they are.

The Meier Photographs and Films
Everybody in ufology already knew they are hoaxes. The only
interesting segment is the interview with his ex-wife.

The Alien Autopsy They show us a piece of film I've never seen
before, which they claim is also from Santilli. One of the
actors in that film tells his story about that film and then
speculates about the other, well known, autopsy footage. Not
convincing. Sorry!


For the record

I don’t believe the 'Alien Autopsy' is real, for other reasons.
I’m convinced that Meier is a fraud. I think that there may be
something big in the Loch Ness, probably not a monster but
maybe a large fish. I still think that the Patterson film
hasn’t been discredited yet.


Jacques Poulet
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