Stan Romanek

Stan Romanek
Stan Romanek, 2009
Born	(1962-12-01) December 1, 1962 Fitzsimons Army Hospital, Denver, Colorado, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Author and UFO proponent
Spouse(s)	Lisa Jeannette Romanek
Website	www.stanromanek.com

Stanley "Stan" Romanek (born 1 December 1962) is an author and UFO enthusiast who appears in the media and has spoken at the International UFO Congress.

Romanek claims to have been abducted by aliens, to have been implanted with an alien artifact, sustained mysterious injuries inflicted by aliens, experienced telepathic communications with aliens, and dressed in women's clothing by aliens.

He has been unable to corroborate any of his alien-related claims, and in 2015 admitted that he faked the strange movement of objects which occurred during his 2014 interview on the Peter Maxwell Slattery Show.

On August 8, 2017, Romanek was found guilty of felony possession of child pornography. His sentencing is scheduled for October 19, 2017.^[1]

Early life

Stan Romanek was born in 1962 at a military hospital in Denver, Colorado to a Air Force non-commissioned officer. Romanek has three siblings, two brothers and one sister.

Background

Romanek claims to be an alien abductee. He says his first UFO encounter occurred in 2000, and that he has had many experiences with aliens since that time. These include discovering mysterious wounds on his body which glowed under a black light, and having communication with aliens over a Ghost Box. He also claims that aliens followed his car and visited his home, and that he experienced telepathic communication with them.^[2][3] In one account from 2003, he said he woke up and found himself wearing a flannel ladies' nightgown, and suspected he had been abducted and returned in different clothing. Romanek says he eventually came to suspect that the clothing belonged to another supposed abductee, Betty Hill. When asked if the gown had been tested for Hill's DNA, Romanek claimed that it had not because the test was too expensive.^[4]

Dwight Connely, editor of the MUFON UFO Journal, included the Stan Romanek case in his 2004 book The World's Best UFO Cases acclaiming it then as the best current case due to the presence of independent witnesses, markings and injuries on his body, a large burned circle, videos of strange phenomena, and "somewhat complicated mathematical formulas which seem to be well beyond Romanek's ability." Connelly, however, says this case should only be viewed as a potential long term best case that hopefully will be considered legitimate ten years later.^[5]

Appearing on ABC Primetime in 2009, Romanek underwent hypnosis by R. Leo Sprinkle, a psychologist who specialized in alien abduction cases. During hypnosis, Romanek wrote out the Drake Equation, which is a formula used to estimate the number of communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in our galaxy. It was suggested by Joe Nickell from the Center for Inquiry that this was done through simple memorization.^[6]

Predictions

In Romanek's book Messages, he claimed to have received communications from extraterrestrials, and that "an astronomer" interpreted drawings of planetary alignments (which Romanek made under hypnosis) pointed to the date of September 21, 2012. Romanek said he did not know what significant event would happen on that date, but speculated it might be when the aliens make themselves known to humanity, or perhaps it was when the natural disasters he saw in visions would take place.^[7]

Controversies

Boo Video

In 2008, Romanek appeared on Larry King Live, along with Jeff Peckman, former Denver Mayoral candidate endorsing Romanek's story as part of his campaign for a Denver Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission,^[8] claiming to have recorded a video of an alien peeking in his window.^[9] This video is now commonly referred to as the ‘’Boo Video’’.^[10]

In May of 2008 during an interview of Romanek on Coast To Coast AM radio, host George Noory suggested that Romanek take a lie detector test over the authenticity of the Boo Video.^[11] Romanek agreed to this test. When it was conducted later that year, Romanek failed on the question "Is the Boo tape a hoax?" Romanek then said he has medical conditions that prevent a lie detector test from working on him.^[12]

At the 2009 Mysteries of the Universe conference in Kansas City, Romanek said he was set up by Noory to fail.^[4]

A video expert consulted by Romanek claimed that the Boo Video would have cost $50,000 to fake. A Denver paranormal claims investigations group Rocky Mountain Paranormal Research Society said they reproduced the video for about $90.^[13][14]

Missing implant

In 2009 in an interview on ABC Primetime, Romanek said he had physical evidence of his abduction experiences by way of an alien implant in his leg. When a medical test for the implant was requested, Romanek said it had disappeared. ^[3]

Child pornography

On Feb. 13, 2014, Romanek was arrested after turning himself in at the Larimer County jail on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography.^[15][16][17], the outcome of an eight-month investigation launched by Homeland security. More than 300 images as well as video files depicting child pornography were found on Romanek's computers.^[18] After appearing at the Larimer County Courthouse, Romanek was released on a $20,000 Personal Recognizance Bond. In March 2016, Romanek pleaded not guilty to both charges after refusing a plea deal from the 8th Judicial DA's Office.

His jury trial^[19] began July 31, 2017.^[20] On Aug. 8, 2017, Romanek was found guilty of felony possession of child pornography but not guilty of distribution of child pornography. Romanek's sentencing hearing is scheduled for Oct. 19, 2017.^[1]

Romanek's wife, Lisa, had said "We will be taking UFOlogy into the courtroom."^[21] After the trial, their defense, Colorado's law firm, McClintock and McClintock stated they didn't do this because it wasn't relevant to the case^[1] and will advise Romanek that he appeal the conviction and hire new defense counsel to handle the appeal case which is according to Romanek's attorneys is standard advice.^[22] Romanek has a 45-day window to file a notice of appeal.^[1]

Admitted faking

In a 2015 video^[23] interview on the Peter Maxwell Slattery show, Romanek said he faked the strange movement of objects that occurred during a 2014 interview^[24] on the same show.

Documentary film

In 2017 the J3FILMS-produced documentary, Extraordinary: The Stan Romanek Story (105 minutes, November 2, 2013),^[25] was made available for streaming through Netflix.^[26] The documentary featured a voice recording of a so-called female Alien-Human-Hybrid named Kioma, who claims to be Romanek's child, the oldest of seven replicas. She also stated that Romanek is the father of two other girls.

Selected publications

• Messages: The World’s Most Documented Extraterrestrial Contact Story (2009, Llewellyn Publications)
• The Orion Regressions (2011, Etherean)
• Answers (2012, Etherean)

Etherean LLC was registered with the Colorado Secretary in September 2011, with Stan Romanek as agent.^[27] Romanek's wife Lisa has also written about his abduction experiences, From My Side of the Bed (2012, Etherean).

References

External links

• Official website