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Pyat talks about aliens!
Jun. 2nd, 2008 11:06 amStan Romanek of Denver, Colorado claims to have videotaped an alien peeking in his window, and walking around outside his house. Skeptics claim they can recreate the “alien” for under $100 with the right equipment. Film analysts have come forward, as usual, to say the film was not faked or altered. This simply means that no one has edited the physical tape or digital video. It does not mean the footage is of a real alien, merely that the media used to record something that looks like an alien was not altered.
Romanek was on Larry King, and CNN showed a fairly creepy video clip. It starts around 1 minute and 35 seconds in. However, note this video clip is the skeptic re-enactment. It’s being passed around here and there as the real thing. Obviously, I can’t say anything about the real footage, not having seen it, but the single screen cap that has been released is not very impressive at all.
Romanek wouldn’t show the real video on Larry King, not even in advance, privately. He has shown it to some representatives of a Denver newspaper, but they weren’t allowed to get copies or examine it, or rebroadcast it. Romanek claims that scientists are too busy working on it, and he wants all the evidence looked by scientists before sharing it. He claims it’s not up to him to release the video.
Now, Romanek is not new to the UFOlogy scene. He is being presented by some people as a completely disinterested average person, coming out now to give his story to the world. However, this video was shot five years ago, and Romanek has been very active in UFOology circles for at least that long. I’m actually a little bit surprised that he doesn’t have a Wikipedia page. He has a documentary and a non-fiction book coming out soon, and he certainly hasn’t been shy about releasing his previous UFO videos and photos.
Romanek claims to have been abducted by aliens several times since the age of 5, and also claims to be a channel for their advanced math equations, despite having a “4th grade math level.” These claims are well known to his friends and family, and to local astronomy buffs, UFOlogists, and others who have signed affidavits of their authenticity. So, in short, Romanek is not a “man in the street” with no exposure to existing UFO culture and theories (conspiracy and otherwise). He has been steeped in the UFOlogy world for years now.
Romanek’s supposedly alien calculations are generally pages of complex looking equations, along these lines:
His webpage notes scientists are "still working to understand" his equations.
Romanek also draws star charts. The diagram below was originally presented as a star chart predicting a huge catastrophe due to take place on December 12, 2003.
When nothing catastrophic happened on that date, Romanek’s friends claimed it must actually refer to the capture of Saddam Hussein.
The way I see it, there are three basic possibilities.
1. The video depicts a real extraterrestrial, or a terrestrial creature of a kind not known (or not publicly acknowledged) by science.
2. Romanek faked the video with a puppet or costume.
3. Romanek is the victim of a hoax, perpetrated by someone who is aware of his abduction claims.
I am leaning toward #3.
I do hope the real footage is widely released soon. It would be uncharitable of me to suggest the actual reason Romanek has been leery of releasing it is that he needs time to record a more impressive fake.
Romanek was on Larry King, and CNN showed a fairly creepy video clip. It starts around 1 minute and 35 seconds in. However, note this video clip is the skeptic re-enactment. It’s being passed around here and there as the real thing. Obviously, I can’t say anything about the real footage, not having seen it, but the single screen cap that has been released is not very impressive at all.
Romanek wouldn’t show the real video on Larry King, not even in advance, privately. He has shown it to some representatives of a Denver newspaper, but they weren’t allowed to get copies or examine it, or rebroadcast it. Romanek claims that scientists are too busy working on it, and he wants all the evidence looked by scientists before sharing it. He claims it’s not up to him to release the video.
Now, Romanek is not new to the UFOlogy scene. He is being presented by some people as a completely disinterested average person, coming out now to give his story to the world. However, this video was shot five years ago, and Romanek has been very active in UFOology circles for at least that long. I’m actually a little bit surprised that he doesn’t have a Wikipedia page. He has a documentary and a non-fiction book coming out soon, and he certainly hasn’t been shy about releasing his previous UFO videos and photos.
Romanek claims to have been abducted by aliens several times since the age of 5, and also claims to be a channel for their advanced math equations, despite having a “4th grade math level.” These claims are well known to his friends and family, and to local astronomy buffs, UFOlogists, and others who have signed affidavits of their authenticity. So, in short, Romanek is not a “man in the street” with no exposure to existing UFO culture and theories (conspiracy and otherwise). He has been steeped in the UFOlogy world for years now.
Romanek’s supposedly alien calculations are generally pages of complex looking equations, along these lines:
His webpage notes scientists are "still working to understand" his equations.
Romanek also draws star charts. The diagram below was originally presented as a star chart predicting a huge catastrophe due to take place on December 12, 2003.
When nothing catastrophic happened on that date, Romanek’s friends claimed it must actually refer to the capture of Saddam Hussein.
The way I see it, there are three basic possibilities.
1. The video depicts a real extraterrestrial, or a terrestrial creature of a kind not known (or not publicly acknowledged) by science.
2. Romanek faked the video with a puppet or costume.
3. Romanek is the victim of a hoax, perpetrated by someone who is aware of his abduction claims.
I am leaning toward #3.
I do hope the real footage is widely released soon. It would be uncharitable of me to suggest the actual reason Romanek has been leery of releasing it is that he needs time to record a more impressive fake.
