Jeff Peckman

Jeff Peckman (born 1954) is an American UFO disclosure activist as well as a political candidate for the Natural Law Party. He lives in Denver, Colorado, and describes himself as an entrepreneur and consultant.[1]

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Education

Peckman attended Maharishi International University in Iowa for one year.[2]

Career

In 1998 Peckman ran for the United States Senate as a member of the Natural Law Party [3] receiving 0.31% of the votes, and coming in fifth in a field of seven.[4] He is a practitioner and teacher of Transcendental Meditation.[5][6]

He promotes Metatron Technology, which he says defends against “harmful electromagnetic waves” by transforming them into “desirable healthy energy”.[7]

In 2003, Peckman got an initiative on the ballot in Denver which said "Shall the voters for the city and county of Denver adopt an initiative ordinance to require the city to help ensure public safety by increasing peacefulness?" [3][8] The initiative failed to gain enough votes to pass.[9][10]

Proposed Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission

Since 2008 Peckman has attempted to create an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission within the Denver city government, to prepare for visits from extraterrestrials.[11][12][13] Peckman gathered 4000 signatures to place his proposal for the seven-member commission on the November 2008 general-election ballot in Denver.[14] However, he declined to file the paperwork for the November 2008 election, in the hope that an incoming Obama administration would release material on extraterrestrials to the public.[15]

In 2009 the initiative received over 7000 signatures for the 2010 Ballot.[16] After validation by the Denver Elections Division, it was determined that the number of valid signatures was insufficient[17] leaving 1000 valid signatures still required.[18] This insufficiency was resolved by the end of November 2009, and Initiative 300 was put on Denver's November 2010 election ballot.[19] The initiative was opposed by a group calling itself "M.I.B."[20] In the election, initiative 300 was rejected by 82.34% of Denver voters.[21]

Denver Mayoral Candidacy 2011

Jeff Peckman appeared on the May 3, 2011 Denver Mayoral ballot in a field of 10 other candidates, though one had dropped out before the election. Out of over 110,000 votes cast, Peckman received only 796 votes[22], coming in second to last place.

UFO Video

Peckman is an advocate for disclosure of UFO and extraterrestrial phenomena who gained media attention in 2008 [23] when he publicly displayed a video of a purported extraterrestrial in Denver, Colorado.[24][25]

Peckman publicly screened the video on May 30, 2008 at Metropolitan State College in Denver and forbid photos by reporters. The three minute video contained images of a "white creature with a balloon-shaped head" and large dark eyes that blinked and looked through a window said to be 8 feet above the ground.

The video was said to have been made by Stan Romanek, July 17, 2003, in Nebraska. A documentary including the footage was scheduled for release in 2008 but was delayed.[26] Area skeptics used a rented alien costume and video editing software to produce a hoax version of the video that reproduced many of the movements, although experts who viewed the Romanek video assert there was no post-production editing of that video.[27]

References

  1. ^ David Moye, ",Denver voters will decide on proposed E.T. affairs commission," AOL News, 14 October 2010.
  2. ^ "STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES". Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colo.): p. 18.V. Oct 8, 2004. 
  3. ^ a b [1] "Stress Test: Peace Ballot Initiative Approved in Denver." American morning, CNN, Aired August 13, 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2008
  4. ^ [2] 1998 U.S. Senate Results. Federal Election Commission, Washington, D.C. April 1999. Retrieved May 30, 2008
  5. ^ Poppen, Julie (September 29, 2003). "PEACE PROPONENT PUSHES METHOD FROM MAHARISHI ; 'VIBRATION TECHNOLOGY' WORKS, SAYS MAN WHO TOUTS STRESS INITIATIVE". Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colo.): p. 10.A. 
  6. ^ Crummy, Karen E. (November 5, 2003). "Foes of stress-cutting initiative can relax". Denver Post: p. A.01. 
  7. ^ Sutton, David (June 2008). "Alien ambassadors: A bizarre ufological scheme and an alleged ET video in Denver, Colorado". Fortean Times. http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/ufofiles/1206/alien_ambassadors.html. 
  8. ^ [3] Chadwick, Alex, "Interview: Jeff Peckman discusses a ballot initiative question in Denver which aims to reduce stress in that city." National Public Radio, August 18, 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2007
  9. ^ [4] "Denver Man Shows 'Proof' Of Alien Visitors." KMGH-TV ABC 7 News, Denver Colorado, May 30, 2008.Retrieved May 30, 2008.
  10. ^ [5] Solomon, Lewis D. "From Athens to America: virtues and the formation of public policy." Lexington Books, 2006. Pages 122-125. ISBN 978-0739115954. Retrieved March 4, 2010
  11. ^ [6] Chacon, Daniel J., "It's a close encounter for Denver space alien initiative." Rocky Mountain News, May 8, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2008
  12. ^ [7] Davis, Gene, "Petition is out there; Man says he has proof of aliens; wants commission." Denver Daily News, May 30, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2008
  13. ^ [8] "E.T. meet & greet on agenda." Daily News (New York), May 5, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2008
  14. ^ [9] "Beer Coffins and Space Aliens." WTVC News Channel 9, Chattanooga, Tennessee, May 5, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2008
  15. ^ Peter Marcus, "Liftoff for ET measure," Denver Daily News, 2 December 2009, p.1,8.
  16. ^ [10]"Denver UFO ballot initiative petitions filed" Examiner.com, September 4, 2009. Retrieved September 5, 2009
  17. ^ [11] Denver Elections Division "Current initiated ordinance proposals" Denver city government, September 29, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2009
  18. ^ [12] Calhoun, Patricia "Wake-Up Call: ET, phone home -- but use good manners" Westword, October 13, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2009
  19. ^ Kozlowski, Lori (October 26, 2010). "Denver's Initiative 300: An Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2010/10/extraterrestrial-affairs-commission-aliens-denver-initiative-300.html. 
  20. ^ M.I.B., The Truth is Here, accessed 3 November 2010.
  21. ^ Christopher N. Osher and Kyle Glazier "Denver voters shoot down otherworldly measure," The Denver Post, November 3, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010
  22. ^ [13] Denver Elections Division "Election Results." Denver, May 3, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
  23. ^ "Video Purportedly Showing Space Aliens to Be Released". Fox News. May 29, 2008. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,359563,00.html. 
  24. ^ [14] "UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News:Man claims to have footage of real E.T." United Press International, May 29, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2008
  25. ^ [15] "Marni Soupcoff on Google's hot trends: Jeff Peckman, Ali Velshi and Grand Rapids News" National Post (Canada), May 29, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2008
  26. ^ [16] Mitchell, Kirk, "Purported alien video confab concludes." The Denver Post, May 30, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2008.
  27. ^ "Space alien video lands in Denver: Was it real or fake? : Updates". The Rocky Mountain News. 2008-05-30. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/30/alien-commission-causes-commotion/. Retrieved 2009-10-26. 

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