Romanek(s) Deny BBC/Danny Dyer Statement of $50,000 Pricetag

In the interests of getting to the truth..... (A rebuttal from Lisa Romanek).

A couple of days after the documentary aired (can be viewed here) and Danny Dyer stated that a fee of $50,000 was requested by the ‘agent' of Stan Romanek for access to his footage (and one assumes also for the interview) I became aware that this was being disputed by Stan's wife:

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“As for his ending comment, I would like to explain a bit about it. The BBC offered $1,000 to use the footage and we agreed, however we recieved $500.00 of that. They were not told that they couldn't use the footage unless they paid us $50,000 we simply asked for the other $500.00 that our agreement stated!”

Source: UFOEvolution Forum

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After seeing similar comments to the one above attributed to Stan's wife (Lisa Romanek) as well as online references to the fact that Lisa had disputed the validity of the statement I contacted Lisa who confirmed the above and gave me permission to publicly post the following:

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“I was shocked at the end of the program to hear Danny say such a thing, and this is the truth. It saddens me that a possible misunderstanding could make him question my honesty, or the truth of he saw for himself. I was not aware of any such demand to the BBC, or Danny Dyer that they could not use the footage unless they paid us $50,000. They used the footage of the alien in the window, and also the implant...so obviously they used the footage.

Our business manager contacted then in regards to the $500.00 still owed. Other than that, I have no knoweldge of such a *demand* being made. We did not recieve $50,000 for the footage, and they still owe us $500.00. But it does not matter, we would still have Danny come back and visit. He is a wonderful person as were his mates he brought with him!! ”

(Private communication Jan 2009)

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In fact it's fair to say Danny Dyer was very well received and the Romanek's obviously don't hold him personally responsible for the alleged “$ 50,000 ” request which Dyer was told the Romanek's ‘agent' requested for the ‘ alien in the window ' vide footage (amongst others). This can again be witnessed in the following quote by Lisa Romanek:

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"I have the utmost respect for Danny Dyer, he is a wonderful person who like all of us is seeking the truth, searching for answers that he personally can accept as real. He is entitled to his opinion as we all are, and he has a very colorful way of expressing himself, which I personally find charming, and real!He was blown away but what he was shown while at our home. And as he said, it was a lot to wrap is mind around. It would be for anyone. Seeing a real alien, looking in a window is pretty amazing,but seeing many pictures and videos of them are even more overwhelming. If I was him,and I wanted more than anything to see a UFO or an Alien..."

(Private communication Jan 2009)

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I'm sure you can all appreciate that the contact details (and identifying the people involved) for Dyer and ‘BBC Productions' are a little more difficult to access but I am pursuing it, if any answer is forthcoming I'll be sure and post it to this Blog.

(I thought it was unfair to withhold Lisa's statements until any sort of confirmation was obtained).

The Sun UFO Deception Goes Global (You Heard It Here First!!)

As I was writing my last Blog post about this exact situation I received a Google alert regarding a FOX News story which yet again echoes earlier calls which directly bring the Suns jounalistic integrity(?) into question. The article is regarding the Dublin/Sun article which was posted on the 22nd Jan (2010) and references a PeopleMagazineDaily article. PeopleMagazineDaily actually posted an article titled, "UFO with Triangular Formation of Lights Filmed in Dublin, Ireland" which was a faithful reproduction of the original Sun article, this was posted on the 25th January.

THEN on the 26th January they ran a ‘correction' with the headline of, “Dublin UFO Actually from Iraq or California: British Press Deception,” this was four days after the Sun article which I covered (on this Blog) back on the 23rd (one day after the original article).

And as it has now gone mainstream (globally) I thought I'd highlight the timeline (a small indulgence I'm sure you'll forgive…..) And also worth noting is that the FOX News article actually specified the same motivations as I did when they wrote, “The real reason behind the UFO story and video? The Sun is taking on the task of running the U.K.'s UFO-report bureau after Ministry of Defense closed it down last year.”

Hopefully the message won't be buried amongst the hype that is sure to ensue now that the Sun have taken up the (UK) UFO mantle, well, at least for the minute.

Anyhoo, here's the FOX News article which was posted on the 29th January under the, “Air & Space” section of the website:

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UFO Caught Over Ireland -- or California

A video purporting to show a UFO drifting over Ireland is making the rounds in British tablets. But what does it really show? A video purporting to show a UFO drifting over Ireland is making the rounds in British tablets. But what does it really show?

The video, showing a triangular formation of lights ostensibly invisible to the naked eye, was posted to the Web site of British tabloid The Sun. The paper reports that experts reckon the sighting near Dublin could be a secret aircraft -- or a spacecraft.

Nick Pope, who probed mystery sightings for the U.K.'s Ministry of Defense, told the paper that "the video seems to have been taken through a night scope and presumably shows things not visible to the naked eye."

"It appears to show a structured craft moving at incredible speed. The configuration of the lights is unlike any aircraft I've ever seen. It's either some secret prototype aircraft or drone, or something considerably more exotic."

The Web site People's Daily Magazine pointed out that the video in question was posted to video-sharing Web site YouTube in December of 2008 -- where it is listed as having been filmed in Fremont, California.

The real reason behind the UFO story and video? The Sun is taking on the task of running the U.K.'s UFO-report bureau after Ministry of Defense closed it down last year. A spokesman for the Ministry told The Sun, "We do not feel there is any military value in reviewing the public's sightings. "

Source: Fox News

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(And I promise this is the LAST time I'll mention this particular incident!!)

UK UFO - Self-appointed MoD Replacement

The Future Of UK UFO Reports: ‘Lies' In The Sun?

As Blogged about recently The Sun (newspaper) posted an article online in which they attributed a UFO video to Ireland when it was from California, and in the middle of the article they (completely unprompted and unrelated) had the following text italicised:

And today (29 Jan 2010) a couple of days later they posted an article with the headline, “NASA backs The Sun's X-Files” as well as the news that, “The Sun re-launched the nation's X-Files last week ” and of course the statement, “'Important' ... The Sun will record UFO activity over Britain ” and (employing a tact which is quickly becoming something of a Sun ‘trademark') was accompanied by a completely unrelated & speculative computer generated image (CGI) of a ‘flying saucer'..

I assume all of this meant that the italicised sentence that was wedged into the middle of the earlier article, you remember, the one with the wrongly attributed video and blatant deception was actually a ‘statement of intent' as it were. Several Bloggers & UFOlogists have tried contacting the Sun and to the best of my knowledge all to no avail. However, credit where credit is due as Nick Pope has (again to the best of my knowledge) replied to every person who has emailed him about this, and while I hasten to add I don't agree with his position on this he surely deserves respect for taking the time to try and alleviate concerns and to personally answer those who have questioned his motives.

Anyway, here's the Suns latest contribution as the saviour of UK Ufology:

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NASA backs The Sun's X-Files

(28 Jan 2010)

'Important' ... The Sun will record UFO activity over Britain

NASA has backed The Sun's study of Britain's X-files.

A top scientist from the US labelled our bold bid to record alien activity in the UK as "important".

Cash-strapped Ministry of Defence chiefs secretly axed the department that investigated UFOs last month. But now The Sun has picked up the baton as strange space sightings are close to an all time high.

Dr McKay — part of NASA's Space Science Division since 1982 — has spent his career looking for extra-terrestrial life. The planetary scientist was the co-leader of the Mars Phoenix Lander mission in 2008. The probe dug up chunks of ice on the Martian surface again fuelling hope that living organisms existed on the Red Planet. And he is busy planning a new mission to Mars in search of life. He said The Sun's bid to record the UFOs over the UK shared the same the goal he was striving for — to discover alien life forms:

"It is important to keep a record of UFOs…..I think it is only natural as a human to wander whether there is life outside of Earth…..The public are really interested in the unexplained sightings so it is worthwhile to log them…..Tracking UFOs is the same as the interest that I have. My interest is from a scientific viewpoint but I am asking the same question…..We are both asking the question - are there other life forms out there?"

British Mars expert Professor Colin Pillinger CBE echoed NASA's Dr McKay. He applauded The Sun for reviving the MoD's UFO project after they shut it down on December 1 2009. Any sightings in Britain will now NOT be officially recorded because MoD chiefs branded the £50,000-a-year department an "inappropriate use of defence resources". It came despite the near TRIPLING of alleged UFOs between 2008 and 2009 to 643. Prof Pillinger headed the Beagle 2 mission to Mars — which eventually ended in failure when the unmanned probe crashed on Christmas Day 2003:

"The Sun is right to keep the UFO files going.....You have an army of readers who could flag up something extraordinary.....Even if it is not alien life, it could be a meteorite which are of great value to the scientific community.....The Sun is right to persist in reporting UFOs.....Just because we do not understand something does not mean it is not true."

Leading US professor Albert A Harrison, from the University of California, also backed our UFO files. Prof Harrison — who served with NASA — said:

"The reason it is important to report UFOs is because it fascinates people who are interested in possible life in the universe and whether or not we are alone…..Such surveys can be mined for helpful information and properly conducted research is valuable."

The space watchers were in London for two days of talks at the Royal Society entitled "The Detection of Extra-terrestrial Life and the Consequences for Science and Society." The Sun re-launched the nation's X-Files last week. We will now release a rundown of your sightings, like the MoD used to.

Source: The Sun

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So if the public complies then the Sun is the new source for UK UFO reports, and the conspiracy theorists thought they've had a rough ride so far, I bet the boys at the MoD are pissing themselves…..

Are Newfoundland UFO Reports French Missile? (M51)

CBC News recently (January 27th, 2010) ran the following story:

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UFO sighting puzzles N.L. residents

Residents of Harbour Mille, on Newfoundland's south coast, reported seeing this object fly over their community Monday night. (Courtesy: Darlene Stewart)

Residents in Harbour Mille, a tiny community on Newfoundland's south coast, want to know what they saw in the sky Monday night. Darlene Stewart said she was outside taking pictures of the sunset when she saw something fly overhead. She snapped a picture of the object in an attempt to zoom in on it to see what it was:

"Even with the camera, I couldn't make it out until I put it on the computer…..I knew then it wasn't an airplane. It was something different."

Stewart's picture shows a blurry image of what appears to be some kind of missile-like object emitting either flames or heavy smoke.

Emmy Pardy also saw the object:

"It appeared to come out of the ocean…..It was like it was in the middle of the bay…. It's kind of scary because you don't know if something is being set off out in the bay, [or] if someone is doing experiments."

An RCMP officer was in the community Tuesday to investigate the reports. The residents plan to be outdoors again Tuesday evening to see if there is a similar sight in the sky.

Source: CBC News

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The following is form a French speaking website:

"Hervé Morin, Minister of Defense, expressed his great satisfaction at the success so far in the fourth experimental flight of the M51 strategic missile carried out, as always, without nuclear charge. He extends his warmest congratulations to all women and men of the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA), the Navy, the Energy Commission and Atomic Energy Alternatives (CEA) and companies worked to its success.

The shooting was conducted by the DGA, January 27, 2010 at 9:25 am from the Bay of Audierne (Finistère), from the submarine "Le Terrible". The launch of the missile took place as planned. The missile was tracked during its flight phase by means of the center DGA testing missiles Biscarrosse and Quimper and the building of tests and measures "Monge".

This trial marks an important step in modernizing and adapting the device for deterring France in strict compliance with its international commitments. The M51 is designed to equip from 2010 the nuclear submarine ballistic missile next generation (SSBN) of the strategic oceanic force."

Source: Defense.gouv.fr

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The following is as reported at the French *secretdefense* Blog on the January 27th, 2010 (via a ‘tweaked' Google translate):

An M-51 missile was fired from a submarine diving this morning

A strategic missile M-51 was fired this morning at 9:25 from the submarine Le Terrible, which was submerged in southern Finistère, in Bay Audierne. This is the time this new missile has been launched form the sea. It ran "successfully" says one military source. This is the fourth test firing of the M-51, the first three having been made from dry land. The tests obviously didn't use a nuclear warhead.

Here's evidence that C. Gildas, whom I thank, send us:

"This morning while walking my dog around 9 am 30, I, I believe, witnessed the departure of the M51 missile. Indeed, I saw what initially looked like an airplane flying in the sky, but this gear was far too rapid to be an airplane. I have deduced that it was a rocket. Remaining in Finistere and following your blog I immediately thought of the M51 missile. the weather was fine, there had a white trail that followed the shooting likely. That is my testimony. I was surprised by the speed climb of this gear. "

Source: Secret Defense

Here's a crop which the same article posted, following image captured in the UK.

(Image Source)

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And this image which was shot by fishermen along the coast Finistère.

Lionel Pennarun, the boss of Narwhal took this picture of the missile at launch.

(Image source)

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Given the various comments on the original article and the available evidence this was almost certainly the result of the French Navy's final preparations of the M51 SLBM, specifically a submarine launched ballistic missile. And in the following image the, "Bay of Audierne" (out of shot) is where the M51 was launched, the yellow triangle is where the 'UFO' was captured and the red triangle was its destination.

UFO or IFO?

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UK UFO - Danny Dyer - I Believe In UFOs (TV)

Back in July of 2009 Dyer had the following to say about the upcoming documentary:

"It's called I Believe. It shows a different side to me. Rather than running around with dangerous, deadly men and all that, I'm trying to break the mould.....I've always had a thing about UFOs since I was a kid. I've never had an experience but I'm constantly looking at the sky just in case.....I've been to see cattle mutilations and crop circles. Some are hoaxes but others are unexplained, like the ones stretching over 1,500 metres - to do that in the pitch black is impossible. There's definitely something going on.....There's not much chance of catching UFOs on film but it's about meeting people who think there's a big change coming.....Some people are claiming they've been abducted and there's people passing messages on to them. Maybe they are telling the truth."

While the actual show was the usual fare I must admit that I was pleasantly surprised but that could possibly be as I've always liked Danny Dyer since I first seen him in (the excellent) "Human Traffic." It is also the first time I personally have seen a decent copy of the now legendary Stan Romanek, “Alien in the window” footage but all-in-all the full documentary was nowhere near as poor as I was expecting it to be and I was pleasantly surprised to see Dyer raise the fact that Stan had an agent and a sum of $50,000 was required for the footage, which as Dyer rightly surmised raises the obvious question regarding motivation and (in my opinion) ultimately the integrity of this particular purveyor of truth…..

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The documentary (courtesy of Mercury Rapids) can be seen here (two parts).