-=> Quoting Ivy Iverson to Fred Austin <=-
    Hi Ivy,
II> II> As far as "a marking like Made On Mars etc, with some appropriate
 II> alien symbols.", how would you tell if it was actually made by nonhuman
 II> hands, or just someone's attempt at creating fake "martian" symbols,
 II> (like the alleged "I-beam" supposedly recovered at Roswell)?  Remember,
 II> those markings strongly resembled the word "VIDEO"!  I'm sure some
 II> enterpraneur will come up with the idea of tradmarking their product
 II> with the Mars "face."  EGADS!
    No doubt, there will  always be  attempts at  bogus alien  artifacts, I 
think we just had a bout, didn't we, a Roswell fragment etc..  Yes the word 
video was right in your face.   Though many  people tried  to argue  it was 
coincidence.  Don't think so.  As for telling genuine from fake, that could 
be difficult unless there is something about the properties of the material 
in question that is beyond our means to construct, and that is  left up  to 
the scrutiny of physicists etc....
 II> What makes anyone think that something from "somewhere else" would
 II> HAVE to be made from elements besides these which are already known to
 II> us? 
    Correct, there is no definite must that an article stand out and scream 
I am alien, my composition is of no element you have seen on your planet.
But depending on the article, it's design, or use, etc, it may stand out.
Thats all there is to it.  A piece of metal, etc, for  example which  could 
be of alien origin, for the sake of argument, fell  off a  UFO, may  not be 
anything different element wise than say titanium steel.  Who would notice.
Most likely no one, unless of course it came through  your roof,  and there 
was an investigation etc... 
 II> Granted, there have been rumors for several years of a heavier
 II> element, (115?) used in UFO propulsion systems, and I recently heard
 II> that theoretically there should be such a super-heavy element that
 II> should be stable, which the known heavy elements are not.
    Yes, Mr. Lazar.  I would point out though  his credibility  is not  very 
high, in theory all things could be possible, but let us just say, that  it 
is currently doubtful that element 115 could exist or does exist.   These
elements may of course be found in the universe under some conditions,  but 
who can say for certain until we are out there....
 II> possible that another science - another technology - has discovered a
 II> way to manufacture this heavy element in sufficent quantities for such
 II> an application, and I also consider the POSSABILITY that such an
 II> element MIGHT be usable for powering a craft which has performance like
 II> UFOs are allegedly capable of.
    Certainly.  As much as man would like to believe he is where everything 
begins and ends, I feel that it may not be so.  We are in our infancy so to 
speak,  or  teen years,  we like  to believe  we know  everything, our  can 
explain everything. Perhaps not.  Since we exist,and are now aware of space 
and its possibilities, it should be  obvious to  many that  there is  a good 
chance  that  others may  exist,maybe just  like us  with some  deviations.  
Since we reach for space now,  others like  us may  have reached  for space 
millions of years ago.  Who can say for certain.  No one.  What  was deemed 
impossible 100 years ago is now fact.  What will be in 1000, none can say.
Will we reach the stars.  I think so if we survive the next 100 years.
Then we may find that truth about ourselves and what life is all about....
Happy Trails,
Fred.
 Internet: Fred.Austin@juxta.mn.pubnix.net   
           Fred.Austin@sphinx.hughestech.com 
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