How Much is That Alien in the Window?

UFO activist Jeff Peckman teamed up with UFOall of it. Romanek and Peckman claim that one
Experiencer Stan Romanek during a recent pressDenver film expert concluded that the video had
conference to call for a ballot initiative to createnot been doctored. The same expert says that if
an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission in Denver.the image appearing in the window was a puppet,
Peckman believes that the commission will help toit would be a very expensive and elaborate
prepare the city for extraterrestrial visitations.puppet. That's a non-starter. We could just as
Romanek is a Colorado native who believes heeasily say that someone filming a video of a star
has already been visited by aliens many times andin the night sky without special effects was not
presented what he claims is proof of thosefaking it even if they said the star was a UFO.
visitations in the form of a video of "a living,Zack Hildebrand of Wonderhouse Productions in
breathing alien." The video was filmed in 2003Hollywood says that it could cost as little as $100
while Romanek was living in Nebraska. He claimsto create a simple 'puppet' to do the things the
that he set up a camera to capture evidence of aalien in Romanek's video does. Members of the
Peeping Tom that was regularly peering into aRocky Mountain Paranormal Researcher Society
room where one of his daughters slept. Romanekhave already dismissed the Romanek video as a
released what he said was a small portion of thefake and created one of their own to show how
video to the news media at the press conferenceeasy that would be to do. However, a visit to
with Peckman. Reporters that attended the eventtheir website shows that their primary interest is
say that the video was dark and appeared toin Ghost Research. They proudly display photos of
show what is commonly described as a smallthemselves with the cast of the Ghost Hunters
'grey' type of alien peeking in a window that istelevision show. That leads me to believe that
said to be eight feet above the ground. The 'alien'members of the Rocky Mountain Paranormal
was bobbing up and down and blinking its eyesResearcher Society subscribe to the same view
during the brief segment. Jason Sheehan, aheld by the Ghost Hunters which is to debunk
reporter, self-proclaimed UFO witness andfirst and ask questions later. Without full access to
admitted believer attended the press conferencethe video, we are left to examine the claims of
and made this statement about Romanek's videoStan Romanek based on his story and the
in the Denver Westword News, "I was justevidence he has publicly displayed. During a lecture
disappointed. It looked so patently fake, sohe recently presented at the Auraria Campus in
ridiculously cheap and goofy." I am objective andDenver, Colorado, Romanek said that he
try to maintain an eclectic view of UFOs and thevideotaped his first encounter with a UFO east of
evidence available to support the existence ofthe Red Rocks Amphitheater near Denver in
extraterrestrials and their visits to the earth. I2000. He also spoke about government agents,
dislike judging what may first appear to beextraterrestrial beings, unusual craft, balls of light,
lackluster evidence for UFOs and ETs too harshly.threats, floating objects, bizarre communications,
After all, we've been practically brainwashed byadvanced scientific equations, implants and more.
the government and mainstream media to believeOn the surface, Romanek's story seems awfully
that UFOs and Aliens are just figments of deludedconspiratorial. However, there are many pros
or overactive imaginations. Others will say thatamong what some consider to be a number of
computer generated graphics provide a new andcons. One is that some of the objects he has
easy way for almost anyone to create fakefilmed were also independently videotaped by Jeff
aliens doing all kinds of things. Those kinds ofWoolwine of Phoenix, Arizona. Jeff says that
objections being thrown at us 24/7 are bound tomany of the objects he has caught on video
influence our opinion when it comes to viewingcame right up out of the Superstition Mountains.
evidence like the Romanek video. Portions of theHe also claims that Native American drawings in
alien video presented to the press have beenthose areas show the objects have been doing
posted on the internet. If those postings are real,this for a long time. Many of Romanek's videos
you can take at look and decide for yourself. Ifare filmed near mountains. Another interesting pro
you care to wait, the video will soon be part of ais the mathematical prowess shown by Stan
documentary currently titled as "Starseed: TheRomanek. According to Dana Thibault, a
Stan Romanek Story." Romanek says he has soldresearcher who claims to have been involved with
the rights to his alien video to a film company.Romanek for a year, Romanek suffers from
That makes me want to ask him, "How much isdyslexia and has the math competency of a
that Alien in the window? The one with thefourth grader. Despite his apparent disabilities, Stan
bobbing head and blinking eyes. How much is thathas managed to produce complicated equations
Alien in the window? Will your documentary be athat predict little known celestial events and allege
huge disappointment or a big and wonderfulto provide information about zero point propulsion.
surprise?" I should not be so sarcastic, but part ofRomanek claims to that he received the equations
the problem with Stan Romanek's video is hisfrom extraterrestrials. He does have scars and
decision to sell it to a film company before it hasmarkings that are similar to those that appear on
been fully examined, researched andother people who claim to have been abducted or
authenticated. I can certainly understand thecontacted by the 'grey' type of aliens. However,
frustration of anyone with video, photos orsome of his photos leave much to be desired. It's
information that they're trying to incorporate intopossible that he reads too much into the photos.
a documentary only to find that it's already beenThat is also a common trait among abductees
put out on the internet. I have had my ownand contactees. If I were to casually look at the
articles, information, video and audio recordingsevidence for his case apart from the alien video, I
placed online by others without even so much ascould easily conclude that he was in some sort of
a brief mention giving me any credit. However, Icontact with aliens. If Stan Romanek wants
also believe that the value of the Romanek videopeople to take his story and alien video seriously,
would not be lessened by showing part of it tohe will have to open himself and his evidence up
the public prior to the release of theto the same sort of scrutiny, examination and
documentary. If the same small segment showncritical analysis that so many who came before
to reporters was released to the public it wouldhim have had to endure. It's not a pleasant
give UFO researchers and video experts time toprocess, but in a world where most people are
weigh in on it. If they could not find enougheither true believers or skeptics, there are just
objections to dismiss it as a hoax, that wouldnot a lot of other options. For more, visit
increase the value of the video and make peopleAuthor: Bill Knell is a popular paranormal author,
want to see his documentary when it becomesspeaker and consultant. Author's Website: Terms
available. Instead, we find ourselves in the familiarTo Use Article: Permission is granted to use this
'grey' area of a yet another UFO Experiencerarticle for free online or in print with inclusion of
wanting people in and out of the UFO researchthe author's url.
community to accept his evidence without seeing