Alien Autopsy Articles
ALIEN FRAMES?
by Theresa Carlson (Minnesota MUFON Field Investigator)
While much has been written on the topic of the Alien
Autopsy footage, most of it concentrated on the people and
events involved in the footage being made public. Though these
things are important to the over all picture, the footage itself
deserves an evaluation as well.
The consensus in ufological circles seems to be that the
footage is a hoax, and the expectation that if it is not, should
be proven real. There are two favored opinions for the hoax
hypothesis. One, that what we are seeing in the footage is a
human body, the other, that movie special effect artists
created the footage. As any researcher knows the facts in any
case being investigated, must fit the theory. Both of these
theories leave some unanswered questions.
Many of the comments made about the footage, are simply
incorrect. Some of this is because many people have commented
on only the footage shown on various television programs, rather
than the entire footage itself. Others have watched the full
footage but not examined it thoroughly. Contrary to what is
being said, not all the frames in the footage are out of focus.
Close and thorough examinations of the images reveals details
missed during cursory examination.
HUMAN BODY THEORY
First we have to ask, "Who was she?". Judging by her
muscular build, she appears well cared for and healthy,
regardless of her deformities. If this was a human, a girl,
suffering from some genetic disorder or rare disease, someone
would have known her, family, doctors, or neighbors. Seen by
millions of people, all over the world, it is a wonder that no
one recognized her. At this time, I won't go over all the
defects and deformities of the body, as they are numerous and
obvious. However, no one has yet explained the extreme
deformities satisfactorily with any known diseases or disorders.
Do we have an explanation for the eye coverings? If they
were a protective covering to keep the eyes moist, as
speculated, why would the doctors remove them during the
procedure? Also, why would they preserve these coverings? Can
we explain the obscure, transparent article removed from the
chest area?
We find more questions in the opened body. The internal
organs are not human. The brain is not human. The reflected skin
reveals no subcutaneous fat layer. While some diseases will
diminish body fat considerably, the reflected skin shows no fat
whatsoever. Also missing from this body are veins, arteries,
mamilla, and a navel.
How do we explain the injuries? The right leg shows extensive
damage. The right hand is partially severed, though not
disconnected from the arm as has been claimed, and appears
badly burned. How would a girl suffering from a rare disease
get hurt this badly and no one know about it?
It is important to note here, that there is more footage
showing another autopsy. While not released to the public,
several people have seen and described this other autopsy
footage. The body in that one has the same deformities and
defects but without the injuries. The same body could not be in
both films, since dissection occurs on both bodies. Do we have
twins with the same disease or defects? That would be even more
of a wonder, that they never made it into medical textbooks, or
that someone didn't know them.
The possibility of an altered human corpse has also
mentioned, however, it would take so much altering to make a
human corpse look like what we see here, that it would no longer
be human. Again two corpses with the same alterations would be
needed to do this. Among the alterations, the internal organs
would have to be replaced, and the skin replaced. During the
reflection of the scalp, we clearly see the "peeling" of the
skin from the skull. The film is rolling during this, so there
isn't time to rig it as they go along. This sequence, not shown
in most TV broadcasts, is missed by most people.
Apart from the basic form being humanoid, there is
nothing about this body that appears to be human when closely
examined.
SPECIAL EFFECTS CREATION
This theory would answer most of the questions and problems
brought up by the human body theory, though it raises a few
questions of its own as well.
These days, special effect artists can create practically
anything, but this footage being created by some amateur as a
practical joke, is not particularly likely. It required
considerable time, work and money to produce the autopsy film.
We must ask, "Who did this?" and look at what it would take to
create what we see in the footage. As a special effect's
production, it's carefully scripted and planned. There are too
many details for it to have been accidental or thrown together
in a hurry.
The props in the footage are correct for the period the
footage supposedly depicts. The creators researched and obtained
these. It was first thought that the telephone was the wrong
year, but later it was proven to be correct for the time. Even
the electrical outlets are consistent. It is not unusual for
anachronisms or props to be wrong even in high budget Hollywood
films, so we expected to find some in this footage. After
exhaustive examination, there are none.
The clock is a very important prop. The entire autopsy
footage, scripted so that the timing was perfect. That means,
if they had to stop the clock for any reason, such as touch ups
or adding body parts, they had carefully set it back to the
correct time for the procedures depicted. Interestingly, the
electrical cord on the clock has a kink. That kink remains
consistent in the footage, from beginning to end. This means
that if they moved the clock, they carefully put that cord back
exactly the same way it was every time. Other options may be, a
wall switch controlling the outlet, or a remote control device
of some kind to stop and start the clock at precisely the right
times. Perhaps this kind of detail is second nature to people
that work in special effects. In any case, the accurate timing
is evident, and shows careful attention to details.
Due to statements made that the autopsy procedures performed
in this footage were not standard, I attended several autopsies,
as part of my research. No two were exactly the same. However,
the general, overall procedures in the footage are those used in
autopsies. Therefore, the producers of this footage did
research this area. The high cut on the neck, noted as
non-standard, however, is used if removal of the skin on the
face anticipated. We don't see this procedure in the footage,
as it ends while the doctor is still working on the head, but
since it is an 'alien autopsy', presumably they would want to
skin the face and examine the underlying structures. Good
thinking by the special effect creators!
One puzzling detail is one of the props. The human brain is
a gel-like substance and after removal during an autopsy, it's
suspended in a jar of liquid to "fix" it. The brain in this
body is a solid organ, and so doesn't need such suspension.
Yet, sometime during the reflection of the scalp the type of jar
used for this, is placed on the table, with the liquid in it.
This shows remarkable insight on the part of the effects people,
since they would have known the brain was a solid organ and
they would not need that jar. However, they must have known
that some of us were going to look for it. Had it been part of
a 'standard autopsy props' kit one would expect it to be there
from the beginning of the procedure, like the flask, the Bunsen
burner and other items on that table are.
While there are many details missed about the body itself,
the one fact that must be the most important is that many
people believe it is a real body. This, seems to me, would be
the highest compliment paid to someone in special effect
field, implying that the creators were highly talented.
However, as a special effect production it's intentionally made
to depict an alien autopsy. So why didn't the creators make it
look like the common aliens, the small, thin, frail,
grey-skinned creatures that have become so popular in the past
decade?
A detail, probably not noticed by many, is the jointed
fingers on at least one hand. The hand gets caught on the
doctor's suit and the fingers curl up. The hand catching may
have been an accident but the finger bending was not. Also the
hands show creases and lines in the palms, much as our hands
have. A wasted detail as most people miss it due to the
intentional out of focus camerawork. This camera work is planned
and scripted and has to be considered very well done.
Moreover, the autopsy room is not an open set as has been
claimed. The four walls do appear in the footage. However, one
has to look for them as they are not obvious. Of course, this
doesn't mean that it isn't a set, only that it is a more complex
set than what most people think. The producers hired the actors
or played the various roles we see in the footage themselves
and provided the costumes they wear. Another, puzzling detail,
in a short sequence there is an extra person in the room wearing
the same costume. At least five people were involved in the
making of this film and so far, none are talking.
We don't really know that the autopsy only took two hours,
because the clock is a twelve hour clock, and it may have taken
fourteen hours or twenty-six hours. Actually, what we are
looking at is most likely about two hours worth of procedures.
However, human autopsies, are done in about half an hour, and
sometimes less. The viscera and necessary tissue are removed,
the body is closed up and released. The in-depth examination
takes place later. The person that wrote the script for this
footage realized this and added extra time, since it supposedly
is an 'alien autopsy'. The doctor is still working on the body
when the film ends, so it could have taken longer.
Also, if they had done a very lengthy examination, it would
surely be evidence that this was a hoax. Consider that if the
military was responsible for this autopsy, the scientific study
of this thing would not be a priority. They were in the business
of defence and the first thing they would want to know is how to
defend against them. There would be more interest in how to
kill it than what made it tick. The scientific analysis could
come later. Again, the scriptwriter was paying attention to
detail.
Not as much can be said about the debris footage included in
this production, mainly because there isn't much of it. Still,
the debris would have had to be designed and created, especially
for this footage, as these aren't scraps that one can find
lying around in any junkyard. Comparing the approximate size and
shape of the hand prints on the panels to the hands on the body,
they appear to be consistent.
In the debris part of the footage, there was an actual tent
set up outdoors or a set that included wind. The sides of the
tent billow, as though there was a breeze outside it. Another
wasted effect, as very few people notice it.
The special effects theory is certainly a possible
explanation for what we see in this footage. But it's put
together with considerable care and attention and is not a
simple prank. The producers went to great lengths to try to
convince someone that this was a real event. They went above
and beyond what is needed for a simple money making scheme.
CONCLUSIONS?
With some missing details pointed out, can we now decide
which of these best fits what we are looking at in this footage?
Is it a human body, a special effect's creation, or something
else?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Theresa Carlson is a member of the Mutual UFO Network, and can
be reached at MUFON on Compuserve, (GO MUFON)
E-mail:
. A Computer Technician and Graphics and Imaging Specialist, she has spent
over a year examining the Santilli film, frame at a time. Her
research has taken her into human autopsy rooms and put her in
contact with the people involved with The Film, including
Santilli himself, producers of "Alien Autopsy:Fact or Fiction",
and other mysterious figures who prefer their names not be
mentioned.
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