In a msg to George Jiri Opletal on , Jack Sargeant of 
1:379/12@fidonet writes:
 JS> The Meier photos have been debunked, and are considered fakes by much
 JS> of the UFO research community. Much of what I had on Meier was lost in
 JS> a hard drive clash I had. Perhaps another reader of this message will
 JS> have something they can post about the Meier photos.
Date:   Thu Jan 06 1994  22:19:00
From:   Michael Corbin
To:     All
Subj:   Billy Meier Busted...
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The following was taken from the latest Video Underground Catalog.  For 
further
information on this, contact them at Box 527, Beverly Hills, CA 90213-0527.
UPDATE ON THE BILLY MEIER CASE
Recently Underground Video began an in depth inquiry into the most publicized
UFO case in history.  Our investigation first began as a supportive effort to
verify the known facts of the Meier case to present the truth of alien-human
contact to skeptics.
With the assistance of members from the Hollywood special effects team of the
Ultra-Matrix Corporation we studied the Meier photographs and claims made by
Meier's Talmud Jmmanuel, Genesis III Publishing, author Gary Kinder, and 
uido
Mooseburger of Meier's FIGU cult in Switzerland.  After 6 months of intense
inquiry, with the assistance of cinematographers, physicists, and computer
analysts from Total Research, we found the claims of the representatives of 
the
Meier case to be absolutely untrue.  We discovered miniature models, and a
variety of deceptive mthods used to create this hoax.
Underground Video was one of the foremost defenders of the Meier material.  
e
are disappointed to now learn the entire case is a hoax.  Representations of
any authenticity with regard to this case made by alleged scientific
examination has proved to be totally unreliable and misleads the general
publlic into believing a carefully fabricated lie.  The persons who
authenticated the Meier case are not credible scientists nor investigators.
Any previous representations of authenticity of the Meier case in the
Underground Video product catalog shoudl be ignored.  Our findings will be
presented to the Attorney General of the State of California to see if a
consumer fraud case can be instituted against the Meier cult in Switzerland.
Anyone who has previously purchased any part of the Beamship Trilogy may 
rite
Underground Video to be included in a Federal Class Action Suit.  Underground
Video will continue to make the Meier material available to investigators and
the general public who feel the need to study the hoax and how it has been 
sold
to the public for nearly 20 years.
[END ARTICLE]
Isn't it interesting how some people just don't come to the party until after
several deep pockets have been thoroughly fleeced?  ParaNet has maintained 
this
stance for several years and could have saved them a lot of time and trouble 
if
people had only listened in the first place.  My only question is: How much
more of this kind of crap is it going to take before we get down to the real
research?
Now that this is forthcoming, what does this do for good 'ol Wendelle Stevens
and his latest venture in Mexico?  I have smelled a very large rat for quite
some time.  Wasn't it Wendelle and Company who brought us Billy?
Film at 11:00  :-)
Mike
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