Talk:Area 51: The Alien Interview

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Contents 1 Proof Photo 2 Telepath? 3 Robert Dean == Victor? 4 Removed most of Criticism section 5 Clearly fake. 6 Fair use rationale for Image:Alieninterviewcap.jpg 7 Quick point

[edit] Proof Photo

Apparently theres some video on the web with pictures and such of the 'alien' puppet. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.137.211.35 (talk) 00:07, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Telepath?

This is bollocks. The narrator refers to "telepaths" - a phrase used often in Babylon 5, and not commonly used elsewhere.

Read; psychic, if it makes you happy.

perfectblue 12:14, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

"Bollocks"? Assuming you're British, "telepath" is commonly used in the U.S. -- Mount Molehill 09:07, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

It's used in england aswell. You need to know more about england than what you've seen in "V for Vendetta" before you can claim we don't understand americanisms.

I never said it was never used in England. But, the first post on this subject did. Help me out here. Tea? -- Mount Molehill 09:44, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Robert Dean == Victor?

Is it just me or does Victor's visible facial features and style of dress strongly resemble those of Robert Dean's?--James Hall 22:36, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Good observation, heh. I went and watched some interviews of him on Youtube and noticed that his mannerisms are similar too. Anyone else know much more about this guy? Is he well-respected or thought of as someone who would actually pull a stunt like this? Mount Molehill 09:06, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

I'll have to dig up the links for the following, but I myself have more than a little problem with the veracity of Sean David Morton. I've seen a fair bit of evidence that the man is a self-serving charlatan, and he's documented as having fleeced Area 51 tourists for years. I would not be in the least surprised to find that he himself is this "Victor" guy. Any credible UFOlogist would laugh at anything he 'endorses'. --Tonybaldacci (talk) 00:47, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Removed most of Criticism section

In regards to this edit: 07:36, 19 February 2007 The links died, and I couldn't find the information they had anywhere else. If anyone can find sources with similar info they could put back up, that would be awesome. Mount Molehill 07:46, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Clearly fake.

At the end, when the people have the flashlights on the "alien", a T-shirt and arms can be seen, as if it was a mask someone put on.

When I watched it, the body seemed too thin to be human, and was the same color as its head, so it was not a t-shirt. 71.59.113.183 18:25, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Alieninterviewcap.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:51, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Quick point

I'd like to point out that, why would he remove the audio to protect the IDs of the people in the video? I mean that incident on tape seems so specific that the only way the government would not find out who were involved, is if this happens way too often. To me this is proof enough of it being fake, or at least carelessness on the part of the proprieter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.119.185.104 (talk) 04:15, 21 February 2008 (UTC)