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Can you prove they weren't paid more money or threatened to maintain the story?
Maybe not to you. But what if there are people who want to maintain the illusion that aliens are real and they abduct people? Where is your proof that this doesn't happen?
Can you prove Lazar made no money from his story
originally posted by: mirageman
a reply to: Jay-morris
Well Travis did know about a National Enquirer offer of a $5000 reward for "positive proof" of an extraterrestrial encounter. Guess what happened not too long after....?
- Walton and the other crew members divided the $5000 and gave exclusive story rights to the Enquirer.
- Walton's medical exams and initial failed-but-kept-secret polygraph test were set up and paid for by the National Enquirer.
- Walton's supposed abduction provided the much-needed "act of god" that enabled logging contractor Mike Rogers to avoid costly penalties due to the crew falling far behind schedule.
- Walton and Rogers could have easily rigged up a glowing light or other prop to make the other five think they'd seen a UFO.
- Faced with embarrassing questions, the Walton family decided they would only talk to people who did not doubt the abduction-by-aliens story.
See : Source
As for Corbell and Friedman. I'll leave them debating for eternity. Friedman was supposed to have retired. He got people interested in flying saucers, wrote a few books and appeared on TV and at conferences. Corbell has made a handful of films that are aimed at the casual viewer. Both are entertainers first and there isn't particularly anything wrong with that.
I really believe someone could have solved the Bob Lazar story long before now given enough time and resources. Maybe they have?
But where would be the fun in that for everyone else?
originally posted by: Jay-morris
Answer me this question about the Travis Walton case. Why have none of the other witnesess come forward to say it was a hoax? If they initially went along with the story for money, why not come clean now, as they would make money doing so.
Travis and Mike were close, but the other were not. Crew member Dallas was a handful. The rest of the crew got on with their lives. It's only Travis who has made money from this.
So, the others beingbinvolved in the hoax, does not make sense. Not one bit.
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originally posted by: Jay-morris
a reply to: mirageman
Can you prove they weren't paid more money or threatened to maintain the story?
Can you prove they were? Are they writing books and doing tons of interviews about it? As far as I know they have normal jobs with normals lives, and pretty much moved on from it. See, you Are using assumptions to fit your belief.
Maybe not to you. But what if there are people who want to maintain the illusion that aliens are real and they abduct people? Where is your proof that this doesn't happen?
lol seriously! That is such a week argument! Again assumptions to fit your belief. Why would they want to do that? Did they all have a fascination with ufos, even Dallas, thst they are happy for Travis to sit back and be the only one to make money from it? Mskes no sense what so ever. Stop filling the gaps with your own beliefs.
Can you prove Lazar made no money from his story
Er, because there is no evidence that he did. Can you find any evidence that he did. I mean, you are all for evidence aren't you, so where is it. We have to go with what we know, and that tells us he did not make mega bucks, he did not want the attention. Even the documentary money he gave away to a good cause. He is not very good at making money from this is he!
So all you have done is made assumptions to fit your own beliefs. Well done!
originally posted by: TheOnlyBilko
originally posted by: Jay-morris
Answer me this question about the Travis Walton case. Why have none of the other witnesess come forward to say it was a hoax? If they initially went along with the story for money, why not come clean now, as they would make money doing so.
Travis and Mike were close, but the other were not. Crew member Dallas was a handful. The rest of the crew got on with their lives. It's only Travis who has made money from this.
So, the others beingbinvolved in the hoax, does not make sense. Not one bit.
.
Did you not read the linked page? The others might not have even been in on the hoax. Could have been just Travis and his boss (who drove off really quick so the other witnesses didn't get a good look) in on the hoax. Read the quote from one of the witnesses from a few months after the event, which was recorded but didn't become public till years after. I forget what witness it was (but you can read the link mirageman put up) but he says "I thought it was a Deer blind in the trees, you know those things Hunters hide in so the Deer don't see them?"
Could have been something as simple as a Deer blind set up with Travis's brother up there operating a spotlight and some Disco lights to give the colors. Travis could have just jumped down a hill and landed on some softly packed branches to give the impression that he got "shot off 10 feet". Then Travis 's boss takes off and starts freaking out about a "UFO" and keeps going on and on and since he was the boss and the oldest of the group they probably all looked up to him and after the drive back and the boss freaking out the whole time and getting everyone rolled up they all thought they saw a crazy UFO .
While they are gone Travis and his brother get rid of any evidence, load it up in the brothers truck and drive Travis off somewhere to a safe house to hide out (like maybe at Travis's sisters house) . The sheriff, a couple deputies and Travis boss don't get back there to look for Travis for a couple hours at least.
was just using tactics that are often adopted by people who tend towards the ETH. Stanton Friedman himself often says "evidence of absence is not absence of evidence" to convince people his theories are at least valid until proven otherwise.
So what about the evidence? Travis Walton won a cash sum of $5000 for the "positive proof" of an extraterrestrial encounter from the National Enquirer. So the National Enquirer was convinced but does that prove he encountered extra-terrestrials to you?
As to Lazar. What motives could he have for concocting his crazy story?
What do you know about Zeta Reticuli 2 and Bob. Two Bobs in fact.?
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
a reply to: mirageman
Can you prove they weren't paid more money or threatened to maintain the story?
Can you prove they were? Are they writing books and doing tons of interviews about it? As far as I know they have normal jobs with normals lives, and pretty much moved on from it. See, you Are using assumptions to fit your belief.
Maybe not to you. But what if there are people who want to maintain the illusion that aliens are real and they abduct people? Where is your proof that this doesn't happen?
lol seriously! That is such a week argument! Again assumptions to fit your belief. Why would they want to do that? Did they all have a fascination with ufos, even Dallas, thst they are happy for Travis to sit back and be the only one to make money from it? Mskes no sense what so ever. Stop filling the gaps with your own beliefs.
Can you prove Lazar made no money from his story
Er, because there is no evidence that he did. Can you find any evidence that he did. I mean, you are all for evidence aren't you, so where is it. We have to go with what we know, and that tells us he did not make mega bucks, he did not want the attention. Even the documentary money he gave away to a good cause. He is not very good at making money from this is he!
So all you have done is made assumptions to fit your own beliefs. Well done!
Did you not see that he made $5 or 6k for an interview with Nippon TV in 1990?
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
a reply to: mirageman
Can you prove they weren't paid more money or threatened to maintain the story?
Can you prove they were? Are they writing books and doing tons of interviews about it? As far as I know they have normal jobs with normals lives, and pretty much moved on from it. See, you Are using assumptions to fit your belief.
Maybe not to you. But what if there are people who want to maintain the illusion that aliens are real and they abduct people? Where is your proof that this doesn't happen?
lol seriously! That is such a week argument! Again assumptions to fit your belief. Why would they want to do that? Did they all have a fascination with ufos, even Dallas, thst they are happy for Travis to sit back and be the only one to make money from it? Mskes no sense what so ever. Stop filling the gaps with your own beliefs.
Can you prove Lazar made no money from his story
Er, because there is no evidence that he did. Can you find any evidence that he did. I mean, you are all for evidence aren't you, so where is it. We have to go with what we know, and that tells us he did not make mega bucks, he did not want the attention. Even the documentary money he gave away to a good cause. He is not very good at making money from this is he!
So all you have done is made assumptions to fit your own beliefs. Well done!
Did you not see that he made $5 or 6k for an interview with Nippon TV in 1990?
Are you being serious! LOL You think someone who made this story up for money, is going to stop after making 5k or 6k? How the hell does that make any sense? They paid him to go on that show, so what. He also turned down loads of money in more interviews, talks, conferences etc So if he made all this up to get money, he did not do a very good job at it!
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
a reply to: mirageman
Can you prove they weren't paid more money or threatened to maintain the story?
Can you prove they were? Are they writing books and doing tons of interviews about it? As far as I know they have normal jobs with normals lives, and pretty much moved on from it. See, you Are using assumptions to fit your belief.
Maybe not to you. But what if there are people who want to maintain the illusion that aliens are real and they abduct people? Where is your proof that this doesn't happen?
lol seriously! That is such a week argument! Again assumptions to fit your belief. Why would they want to do that? Did they all have a fascination with ufos, even Dallas, thst they are happy for Travis to sit back and be the only one to make money from it? Mskes no sense what so ever. Stop filling the gaps with your own beliefs.
Can you prove Lazar made no money from his story
Er, because there is no evidence that he did. Can you find any evidence that he did. I mean, you are all for evidence aren't you, so where is it. We have to go with what we know, and that tells us he did not make mega bucks, he did not want the attention. Even the documentary money he gave away to a good cause. He is not very good at making money from this is he!
So all you have done is made assumptions to fit your own beliefs. Well done!
Did you not see that he made $5 or 6k for an interview with Nippon TV in 1990?
Are you being serious! LOL You think someone who made this story up for money, is going to stop after making 5k or 6k? How the hell does that make any sense? They paid him to go on that show, so what. He also turned down loads of money in more interviews, talks, conferences etc So if he made all this up to get money, he did not do a very good job at it!
You’ve claimed he made no money and asked for proof that he made any, stop moving the goal post. Also $6k in ‘90 is roughly $12k in today’s dollar, for a 4 hour interview $3k an hour isn’t anything to sneeze at.
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
a reply to: mirageman
Can you prove they weren't paid more money or threatened to maintain the story?
Can you prove they were? Are they writing books and doing tons of interviews about it? As far as I know they have normal jobs with normals lives, and pretty much moved on from it. See, you Are using assumptions to fit your belief.
Maybe not to you. But what if there are people who want to maintain the illusion that aliens are real and they abduct people? Where is your proof that this doesn't happen?
lol seriously! That is such a week argument! Again assumptions to fit your belief. Why would they want to do that? Did they all have a fascination with ufos, even Dallas, thst they are happy for Travis to sit back and be the only one to make money from it? Mskes no sense what so ever. Stop filling the gaps with your own beliefs.
Can you prove Lazar made no money from his story
Er, because there is no evidence that he did. Can you find any evidence that he did. I mean, you are all for evidence aren't you, so where is it. We have to go with what we know, and that tells us he did not make mega bucks, he did not want the attention. Even the documentary money he gave away to a good cause. He is not very good at making money from this is he!
So all you have done is made assumptions to fit your own beliefs. Well done!
Did you not see that he made $5 or 6k for an interview with Nippon TV in 1990?
Are you being serious! LOL You think someone who made this story up for money, is going to stop after making 5k or 6k? How the hell does that make any sense? They paid him to go on that show, so what. He also turned down loads of money in more interviews, talks, conferences etc So if he made all this up to get money, he did not do a very good job at it!
You’ve claimed he made no money and asked for proof that he made any, stop moving the goal post. Also $6k in ‘90 is roughly $12k in today’s dollar, for a 4 hour interview $3k an hour isn’t anything to sneeze at.
No! You are wrong! I said he did not make any money, I said he did not do this for money! There is a huge difference in that!
If I made a huge statement, and I was ask if I could go on a media outlet to talk about it and they will pay me money, of course i would do it, and so would you. But with lazar, instead of making loads of money, which he easily could have, he distanced himself from it, and even refused stuff that would make him a huge amount of money.
So obviously money was not a motivater. That much is clear to see!
As for Lazar, what was his motive for coming out with a story like this? He has made no money from it
Sorry, but what money did he make?
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
a reply to: mirageman
Can you prove they weren't paid more money or threatened to maintain the story?
Can you prove they were? Are they writing books and doing tons of interviews about it? As far as I know they have normal jobs with normals lives, and pretty much moved on from it. See, you Are using assumptions to fit your belief.
Maybe not to you. But what if there are people who want to maintain the illusion that aliens are real and they abduct people? Where is your proof that this doesn't happen?
lol seriously! That is such a week argument! Again assumptions to fit your belief. Why would they want to do that? Did they all have a fascination with ufos, even Dallas, thst they are happy for Travis to sit back and be the only one to make money from it? Mskes no sense what so ever. Stop filling the gaps with your own beliefs.
Can you prove Lazar made no money from his story
Er, because there is no evidence that he did. Can you find any evidence that he did. I mean, you are all for evidence aren't you, so where is it. We have to go with what we know, and that tells us he did not make mega bucks, he did not want the attention. Even the documentary money he gave away to a good cause. He is not very good at making money from this is he!
So all you have done is made assumptions to fit your own beliefs. Well done!
Did you not see that he made $5 or 6k for an interview with Nippon TV in 1990?
Are you being serious! LOL You think someone who made this story up for money, is going to stop after making 5k or 6k? How the hell does that make any sense? They paid him to go on that show, so what. He also turned down loads of money in more interviews, talks, conferences etc So if he made all this up to get money, he did not do a very good job at it!
You’ve claimed he made no money and asked for proof that he made any, stop moving the goal post. Also $6k in ‘90 is roughly $12k in today’s dollar, for a 4 hour interview $3k an hour isn’t anything to sneeze at.
No! You are wrong! I said he did not make any money, I said he did not do this for money! There is a huge difference in that!
If I made a huge statement, and I was ask if I could go on a media outlet to talk about it and they will pay me money, of course i would do it, and so would you. But with lazar, instead of making loads of money, which he easily could have, he distanced himself from it, and even refused stuff that would make him a huge amount of money.
So obviously money was not a motivater. That much is clear to see!
Were these not your words?
As for Lazar, what was his motive for coming out with a story like this? He has made no money from it
Sorry, but what money did he make?
Also you’ve never addressed any money made by associates such as Knapp, Leer, and Lazar’s Wife.....
Just because money may not have been his main motive he has made money and there are other factors that motivate cons.
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
a reply to: mirageman
Can you prove they weren't paid more money or threatened to maintain the story?
Can you prove they were? Are they writing books and doing tons of interviews about it? As far as I know they have normal jobs with normals lives, and pretty much moved on from it. See, you Are using assumptions to fit your belief.
Maybe not to you. But what if there are people who want to maintain the illusion that aliens are real and they abduct people? Where is your proof that this doesn't happen?
lol seriously! That is such a week argument! Again assumptions to fit your belief. Why would they want to do that? Did they all have a fascination with ufos, even Dallas, thst they are happy for Travis to sit back and be the only one to make money from it? Mskes no sense what so ever. Stop filling the gaps with your own beliefs.
Can you prove Lazar made no money from his story
Er, because there is no evidence that he did. Can you find any evidence that he did. I mean, you are all for evidence aren't you, so where is it. We have to go with what we know, and that tells us he did not make mega bucks, he did not want the attention. Even the documentary money he gave away to a good cause. He is not very good at making money from this is he!
So all you have done is made assumptions to fit your own beliefs. Well done!
Did you not see that he made $5 or 6k for an interview with Nippon TV in 1990?
Are you being serious! LOL You think someone who made this story up for money, is going to stop after making 5k or 6k? How the hell does that make any sense? They paid him to go on that show, so what. He also turned down loads of money in more interviews, talks, conferences etc So if he made all this up to get money, he did not do a very good job at it!
You’ve claimed he made no money and asked for proof that he made any, stop moving the goal post. Also $6k in ‘90 is roughly $12k in today’s dollar, for a 4 hour interview $3k an hour isn’t anything to sneeze at.
No! You are wrong! I said he did not make any money, I said he did not do this for money! There is a huge difference in that!
If I made a huge statement, and I was ask if I could go on a media outlet to talk about it and they will pay me money, of course i would do it, and so would you. But with lazar, instead of making loads of money, which he easily could have, he distanced himself from it, and even refused stuff that would make him a huge amount of money.
So obviously money was not a motivater. That much is clear to see!
Were these not your words?
As for Lazar, what was his motive for coming out with a story like this? He has made no money from it
Sorry, but what money did he make?
Also you’ve never addressed any money made by associates such as Knapp, Leer, and Lazar’s Wife.....
Just because money may not have been his main motive he has made money and there are other factors that motivate cons.
Jesus! Like talking to a brick wall! It is obvious that money was not a motivater becausevtime and time again he passed on the opportunity to make a lot of money! I do not know how clearer I can make it to you!
As for Knapp and the others, I do not know how much money they made from the lazar story, do you? If not, it's not good throwing accusations and assumptions you know nothing about!
All we know is it is very obvious that lazar was not money motivated, as I have proven in this thread!
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
a reply to: mirageman
Can you prove they weren't paid more money or threatened to maintain the story?
Can you prove they were? Are they writing books and doing tons of interviews about it? As far as I know they have normal jobs with normals lives, and pretty much moved on from it. See, you Are using assumptions to fit your belief.
Maybe not to you. But what if there are people who want to maintain the illusion that aliens are real and they abduct people? Where is your proof that this doesn't happen?
lol seriously! That is such a week argument! Again assumptions to fit your belief. Why would they want to do that? Did they all have a fascination with ufos, even Dallas, thst they are happy for Travis to sit back and be the only one to make money from it? Mskes no sense what so ever. Stop filling the gaps with your own beliefs.
Can you prove Lazar made no money from his story
Er, because there is no evidence that he did. Can you find any evidence that he did. I mean, you are all for evidence aren't you, so where is it. We have to go with what we know, and that tells us he did not make mega bucks, he did not want the attention. Even the documentary money he gave away to a good cause. He is not very good at making money from this is he!
So all you have done is made assumptions to fit your own beliefs. Well done!
Did you not see that he made $5 or 6k for an interview with Nippon TV in 1990?
Are you being serious! LOL You think someone who made this story up for money, is going to stop after making 5k or 6k? How the hell does that make any sense? They paid him to go on that show, so what. He also turned down loads of money in more interviews, talks, conferences etc So if he made all this up to get money, he did not do a very good job at it!
You’ve claimed he made no money and asked for proof that he made any, stop moving the goal post. Also $6k in ‘90 is roughly $12k in today’s dollar, for a 4 hour interview $3k an hour isn’t anything to sneeze at.
No! You are wrong! I said he did not make any money, I said he did not do this for money! There is a huge difference in that!
If I made a huge statement, and I was ask if I could go on a media outlet to talk about it and they will pay me money, of course i would do it, and so would you. But with lazar, instead of making loads of money, which he easily could have, he distanced himself from it, and even refused stuff that would make him a huge amount of money.
So obviously money was not a motivater. That much is clear to see!
Were these not your words?
As for Lazar, what was his motive for coming out with a story like this? He has made no money from it
Sorry, but what money did he make?
Also you’ve never addressed any money made by associates such as Knapp, Leer, and Lazar’s Wife.....
Just because money may not have been his main motive he has made money and there are other factors that motivate cons.
Jesus! Like talking to a brick wall! It is obvious that money was not a motivater becausevtime and time again he passed on the opportunity to make a lot of money! I do not know how clearer I can make it to you!
As for Knapp and the others, I do not know how much money they made from the lazar story, do you? If not, it's not good throwing accusations and assumptions you know nothing about!
All we know is it is very obvious that lazar was not money motivated, as I have proven in this thread!
Think what you want I’ve brought more proof to the table than you have and am not throwing any accusations I’m just saying that you don’t know that they haven’t profited. Also how about when Lazar was attempting to sell an energy alternative he was going to sell his hydrogen hydride conversion kits but got shut down. Once again away were his noteriety was an avenue for profit that fell through.
www.auricmedia.net...
I’m done arguing about this.
Stanton Friedman, a prominent ufologist, was able to verify that Lazar took electronics courses in the late 1970s at Pierce Junior College in Los Angeles, at the same time as he was supposedly attending MIT in Massachusetts. He further determined that Lazar had graduated from high school in the bottom third of his class, and that the only science course he took was chemistry.[14] He believes that this would almost certainly have excluded Lazar from MIT, as MIT usually only takes from the top percentiles, and only those who have taken many science courses.[7] Friedman believes that Lazar lied about attending MIT and Caltech. No professors remembered Lazar, he was not in any yearbooks, nor were there records of him attending, and he could not remember the year he obtained his masters. He was also not a member of any professional bodies. MIT has confirmed that there is no way to expunge someone from their records.[14]
Lazar's name does appear in a Los Alamos National Lab telephone directory; however, this lists both employees and contractors, and Stanton Friedman claims that Lazar actually worked as a technician for Kirk Meyer, an outside contractor.[7]
You said he done it for money, I proved you wrong becsuse obviously he did not.
For someone who proclaims a neutral position on these stories you sure expend a lot of energy into at preserving the Lazar case and the Walton case. You appear to be making the case for them being truthful in their stories. When in fact the evidence isn't good.
Your main thesis is neither Lazar or Walton did it for the money? As you so eloquently put yourself
But it's not actually obvious because Travis has long had a book out called the Walton Experience and a new one called
Fire in the Sky which is yours for $30. Bargain!
So it's been shown that Walton initially profited from his endeavours and Lazar (a man who went bankrupt in 1987 to the tune of $270k), worked his way into Edward Teller's thoughts and was eventually recruited by Bigelow.
The truth is that there is little proof anything Walton or Lazar claimed happened actually did. But you are free to believe in their stories and expend time defending them as you see fit.