Possible Law Suits pending.
By Philip Mantle
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I’ve extensively covered the story of the alien autopsy film in many articles, lectures and in my new book Alien Autopsy Inquest, but in May of this year events took another twist. Towards the end of June my friend and colleague Russel Callaghan, editor of UFO DATA magazine, had a telephone call from a man who claimed that he was literally the mastermind behind the alien autopsy film. This man (name on file) who we will call Mr M. informed Russel that it was his idea to fake the whole thing in the first place and he gave Russel chapter and verse of how it was done. Because of my research into this film Russel quite naturally passed the details of Mr M. on to me and I spoke to him at length on the telephone June 24th. Again, he gave me full and intricate details of how the whole alien autopsy film as faked and that he now wanted to tell his side of the story. He claimed that originally he and his team were to announce the film as a fake after a short period of time. However this was continually blocked by Ray Santilli. Mr M. also claimed that he had never been paid for his services and that his intention now was to sue Ray Santilli for monies owed. Mr M. also wanted to speak with US TV producer Robert (Bob) Kiviat. At this point in time we have agreed to keep Mr M’s identity a secret, as he wants to release his story in his own way. We have agreed to do this as we respect all witness confidentiality. However, he is known to us and we do have his full details on file.
As requested I personally put Mr M. in contact with Bob Kiviat. I had known Bob since I appeared on his TV special ‘Alien Autopsy – Fact or Fiction ?’ back in l995, and I also assisted on his show ‘World’s Greatest Hoaxes’. It appears now that Bob Kiviat and Mr M. have reached an agreement to tell the full story. The only official announcement of this came on 30th July from the ufowatchdog.com site. Their release is reproduced in full below. The only thing it forgot to mention is the fact that Bob Kiviat learnt of Mr M. via myself and Russel Callaghan.
Television and film producer Robert Kiviat says “a break trough” will settle controversy about authenticity of alleged extraterrestrial film once and for all.
30-July-07
(NOTE: I had a very interesting conversation with Robert Kiviat today. Among other subjects, we spoke at length about the AA Film and Kiviat provided me with information he says has not been released to anyone else. Now, I know I said I was taking a break from UFOs, but I wanted to be sure this information was available. Ed.)
ufowatchdog.com recently spoke with film and television producer Robert Kiviat on what he has called "a breakthrough" in his twelve-year quest to get to the bottom of a controversial film allegedly showing the autopsy of an extraterrestrial being.
In 1995, British film producer Ray Santilli released what he claimed was a film showing an autopsy being conducted on an extraterrestrial being that had allegedly been recovered by the military from a 1947 UFO crash in the desert of New Mexico. Santilli claimed to have purchased the film from a retired military cameraman while looking to purchase other film for a documentary he was producing.
During August 1995, the FOX Television Network aired the special Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction? which was produced by Kiviat and showed the alleged autopsy. The FOX Television Network, and other networks, purchased the rights from Santilli to use the film in various specials. The film was the focus of massive media attention and debate worldwide. Some claimed the film to be an outright fraud, others proclaimed it proof positive that extraterrestrials were visiting our planet and that the United States government was involved in covering it up.
In December 1998, Kiviat produced The World's Greatest Hoaxes: Secrets Finally Revealed, and proclaimed what has become known as the Alien Autopsy Film to be a fake. "We had the first Alien Autopsy show and then a couple of other little repeats with some new information. And then we debunked it in World's Greatest Hoaxes. So, we're not bashful about it. We told the public an interesting story," Kiviat stated.
Kiviat added, "My job in Hollywood is to do television and film and make it interesting for the public. On the other hand, I'll never tell something I know to be untrue. I'll always tell the public the truth as soon as I know it. Now we have to be the ones to bring the final pieces together, because I don't want somebody else to ever accuse me of not telling the full story. My mission is to tell the public the true story, the full story."
Kiviat revealed that he is in the process of producing what he says will be the end of the Alien Autopsy controversy and that an official press release from his production company will be made shortly.
"It took from 2004 to 2007 to find out completely who made the scenes and who was responsible creatively. He's a showman in his own right, he's a magician, a sleight of hand, he's really a real fascinating guy," said Kiviat of the person he claims is behind the autopsy film. During my conversation with Kiviat, he said that he was only able to refer to the person he claims is responsible for the production of the Alien Autopsy Film as Mister M. "I simply cannot release the name of this individual at this time for reasons I cannot discuss," said Kiviat.
However, Kiviat did tell ufowatchdog.com that he would release the true identity of Mister M to the public and that Mister M will come forward. Kiviat stated his production company is working exclusively with Mister M and that an announcement could be made as early as this week regarding the identity of Mister M and other information about the Alien Autopsy Film.
Kiviat said that Mister M was the person who provided many of the components seen in the Alien Autopsy Film including the environmental suits worn by the surgeons, the autopsy table, and the telephone mounted to the wall. "Mister M is the guy who hired the special effects guy, and Mister M is now coming out to tell the world what the goals were," Kiviat said. The goals behind the making of the film according to Mister M were to test the mass public on how we would react if we ever saw an alien on film, and also the media's reaction.
Kiviat stated that Mister M was supposed to have received thirty-three percent of the revenue generated by the Alien Autopsy Film. Kiviat further alleges that Mister M was never paid by Santilli and that Mister M was in the process of bringing legal proceedings against Santilli. "And so what Ray [Santilli] did not do was he did not pay Mister M who did all of the creations of this, and Mister M is now coming out and putting proceedings together to sue Santilli, to take back the copyright to the film Mister M faked, and to tell the world what the goals were," Kiviat said.
Kiviat was asked about previous claims of legal actions against Santilli being made by others. Kiviat said he was not aware of any other actual legal action against Santilli and expressed serious doubt as to the legitimacy of such claims. Kiviat said, " The biggest problem seems to be from the guy who created the film, Mister M, who was never paid by Santilli for his royalties and he's suing Santilli. That's going to be the best case you're going to be hearing about concerning Ray Santilli getting sued." Kiviat said, "The story will go down as the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on the media."
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ufowatchdog.com will keep you posted on any updates to this story.
Not only will ufowatchdog.com keep you informed but I will as well. Mr M. has agreed to a full interview with us at some point in the not too distance future. Watch this space for more details. Of course, if Mr M. is telling the truth and he can prove what he is saying, and if he also does take legal action against Ray Santilli, then it really could spell the end of the alien autopsy film. Time will tell on all accounts of course.
If this wasn’t enough, on August 10th 2007 another web site; www.ufowatchchat.com also announced that they too were taking legal action against Ray Santilli. At UFO DATA’s annual conference in 2006 I announced that I had inside information of pending legal action against Ray Santilli for consumer fraud. It was the people involved with this web site to whom I was referring. At that time I was unable to provide any further details but now I can reproduce their press release in full:
UFO watchchat has hired the top law firm in the Czech Republic to pursue Mr. Ray Santilli for fraud, consumer fraud and other charges over his faking of the ‘Alien Autopsy’ hoax film.
Read the press release below, for further details contact us at: info@ufowatchchat.com.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
10 August 2007 – Prague, Czech Republic, European Union
Czech supermodel and media personality Martina Tycova hires the elite law firm of Horak and Chvosta to sue Ray Santilli of the ‘Alien Autopsy’ film hoax for fraud and consumer fraud.
Seeks to: Recover money, interest and damages on behalf of broadcasters and consumers; to overturn Santilli’s copyright filed under penalty and perjury.
Czech supermodel Miss Martina Tycova, the third place winner and champion in Elite Modelling Agency’s Look of the Year (Elite Model Look) contest, has announced that she has hired the top Czech legal law firm of Horak and Chvosta to sue Mr. Ray Santilli on behalf of the public for his role in creating the consumer fraud ‘alien Autopsy’ hoax.
“Yes, it really is true, contrary to what Ray Santilli and Robert Kiviat claim. This is no hoax, I have indeed hired the prestigious law firm of Horak and Chvosta, which has international reach, to sue Mr. Ray Santilli on behalf of consumers, broadcasters, and members of the media, such as myself – all of whom Ray Santilli has deceived and continues to lie to. Ray Santilli engages in consumer fraud, he is selling a fraud he created and then sold to the global public and trusting consumers.”
IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION OFFERED TO FX ARTIST JOHN HUMPHREYS WHO KNOWINGLY HELPED RAY SANTILLI COMMIT CONSUMER FRUAD
Ray Santilli did not fake the Alien Autopsy film hoax by himself. Instead, he had considerable help, without which he would not have been successful. WE are now offering for a limited time, during the next 30 days only, immunity from prosecution for the artist and sculptor Mr. John Humphreys, who made the ‘alien creatures’ and then willingly helped Ray Santilli commit consumer fraud (which is a serious crime or felony in the UK and elsewhere), by creating the so-called ‘Roswell aliens’ for the express purpose and intent of helping Santilli release this footage as ‘real’ – when Humphreys had full knowledge that it was not, and could never be, and that consumers would be deceived. Humphreys also played the ‘medical pathologist’ in the Alien Autopsy film, where he is shown conducting a phoney ‘autopsy’ of the special FX ‘alien’ dummy in the film, -his own creation.
“We will invite Mr. John Humphreys to finally ‘come clean’ and tell the truth, in exchange for immunity from prosecution. If Mr. Humphreys does not cooperate, then as an eager, knowing and willing co-conspirator in this series of consumer fraud crimes, we shall therefore seek to have him prosecuted as well, and will be filing formal complaints against Mr. Humphreys with the police, - if he does not cooperate, “ explained Martina.
Notice to consumer – you are legally entitled to a refund and monetary damages if you have purchases any ‘alien autopsy’ materials in the past, please contact us and we will try to refund your money, plus get Ray Santilli to pay damages and interest. We are now in discussions with Scotland Yard’s Serious Fraud Unit, which handles prosecuting scams and consumer fraud. Please contact us at: info@unfowatchat.com.
So there you have it. Miss Tycova is also allegedly taking legal action against Ray Santilli. It is not the purpose of this article to accuse anyone of anything, but instead to keep you informed of what is allegedly happening or going to happen in the continuing saga of the alien autopsy film. If Miss Tycova’s legal action does go ahead then I am informed that I will be called as a witness. Whether any legal action will reach court remains to be seen but I have thought for a long time that perhaps the only way to ever get to the bottom of this whole affair is to go to court. There, under oath, Ray Santilli would have to answer his accusers and prove the alien autopsy film to be authentic. So far Ray Santilli has remained silent and has not commented publicly regarding any of the above. If he does comment I will of course let you know.
Will Miss Tycova or Mr M. sue Ray Santilli ? Like most things when it comes to this film, only time will tell. Stay tuned.
Philip Mantle is an international, author, lecturer and broadcaster. He is the author of: Alien Autopsy Inquest now available via Amazon. He can be contacted at: philip@mantle8353.fsworld.co.uk