by Michael E. Salla, PhD
Exopolitical Comment # 41
February 18, 2006
from
Exopolitics Website
In February 2006,
UFO Magazine released
an edition that focused on the
Project Serpo, an alleged alien
exchange program from 1965-1978 that involved twelve US military
personnel who traveled to a planet ’Serpo’ in the
Zeta Reticulum
binary constellation.
UFO Magazine had a number of statements by
some of the key figures involved in this unfolding case.
Among these
statements was one by Richard Doty, a former Special Agent assigned
to the Air Force Office of Special
Investigations (AFOSI),
concerning what he directly experienced during his military service,
and how this corroborated parts of the Project Serpo story.
Doty is among a group of former
’insiders’ with access to classified information on UFOs that have
come forward to confirm parts of this alleged alien exchange program
leaked by up to three anonymous Defense Intelligence Agency
personnel.
Doty is the most prominent of these former insiders due
to widespread public knowledge of his former position as an AFOSI
’special agent’ assigned with dealing with UFO reports from 1979 to
1988.
Doty’s testimony is most revealing since much of it is based on a
number of first hand experiences concerning classified information
as opposed to the hearsay testimonies of others.
Hearsay testimony
is easy to manipulate in the hands of skilled intelligence agents
participating in an officially sanctioned ’deception program’ aimed
at misleading researchers, witnesses and the general public over UFOs. Direct personal testimony of classified information directly
experienced is far more difficult to manipulate, especially when
published in print by an individual such as Doty whose background
and credentials are well known.
Written statements on what an individual
has directly experienced can be checked and any inconsistencies can
be found. Consequently, it is useful to examine closely Doty’s
claims concerning his own personal experiences while responsible for
gathering UFO information as an AFOSI special agent, and the extent
to which this lends credence to the Project Serpo information.
Doty
may be participating in an officially sanctioned ’acclimation
program’ to inform a skeptical public of UFO related information or
part of an elaborate ’deception program’ designed to mislead the
general public and researchers.
Doty began his US Air Force career in 1968 and first trained for the
Air Force Security Police and later moved on to other security
related positions. He joined the Air Force Office of Special
Investigations (AFOSI) in 1979 and retired in 1988.
Both his father
(Charles Doty) and uncle (Ed Doty) reached the rank of Colonel in
the Air Force, and were both involved in investigating UFO reports
and were stationed with the 7602nd Air Intelligence Group (Exempt
from Disclosure, p. 118). Doty reached the rank of Master Sergeant
and upon retirement began a new career as a State Trooper in New
Mexico.
He more recently finished law school and completed the New
Mexico State Bar Exam.
Doty co-authored with Robert Collins,
Exempt from Disclosure, a book
published in early 2005.
In it, Doty describes a number of first
hand experiences such as witnessing a large flying saucer at a
classified Indian Springs facility in 1969 (p. 67). More
significantly, Doty claims that he was given access to a highly
classified report that had much UFO related information in it
concerning extraterrestrial biological entities (EBEs), their
communication system and advanced technology (p. 70).
Doty further
claims that in 1983 he had a face to face meeting at a secure
facility in Los Alamos, New Mexico with an extraterrestrial
biological entity called EBEN-2 from the constellation Zeta
Reticulum:
About five minutes later, in walks a 4’9" non-human looking
creature. It was dressed in a tight fitting cream-colored suit. It
had no hair was identified to me as EBE-2. EBE-2 sat in a chair
across the table from two civilians and the AF Colonel… I listened
while the three asked EBE-2 a series of questions pertaining to its
home planet (p. 154).
These are all first person experiences by
Doty concerning classified
UFO related information rather than hearsay. Thus they are
significant given Doty’s former position as an intelligence agent
assigned to UFO investigations.
His involvement in UFO
investigations has been documented through his signature in official
AFOSI complaint forms dating from 1980.
Information from
NICAP Website
Document #: 11
From: UFO INFO SERVICE
Date Sent: 06-10-1986
Subject: 1980 KIRTLAND AFB, NM
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COMPLAINT FORM
ADMINISTRATIVE DATA
TITLE DATE TIME
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KIRTLAND AFB, NM, 8 Aug - 3 Sep 2 - 9 Sept 80 1200
80 Alleged Sighting of
Unidentified Aerial Lights in
Restricted Test Range. PLACE
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AFOSI Det 1700, Kirtland AFB, NM
NOW RECEIVED
Yes in person
SOURCE OF EVALUATION
Major Ernest E. Edwards
RESIDENCE OR BUSINESS ADDRESS PHONE
Commander, 1608 SPS, Manzano 4-7516
Kirtland AFB, NM
CR 44 APPLIES
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REMARKS SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
1. On 2 Sept 80, SOURCE related on 8 Aug 80, three
Security Policemen assigned to 1608 SPS, KAFB, NM, on
duty inside the Manzano Weapons Storage Area sighted an
unidentified light in the air that traveled from North
to South over the Coyote Canyon area of the Department
of Defense Restricted Test Range on KAFB, NM. The
Security Policemen identified as: SSGT STEPHEN FERENZ,
Area Supervisor, ATC MARTIN W. RIST and AMN ANTHONY
D.FRAZIER, were later interviewed separately by SOURCE
and all three related the same statement; at
approximately 2350 hrs., while on duty in Charlie
Sector, East Side of Manzano, the three observed a very
bright light in the sky approximately 3 miles
North-North East of their position. The light traveled
with great speed and stopped suddenly in the sky over
Coyote Canyon. The three first thought the object was a
helicopter, however, after observing the strange aerial
maneuvers (stop and go), they felt a helicopter couldn’t
have performed such skills. The light landed in the
Coyote Canyon area. Sometime later, three witnessed the
light take off and leave proceeding straight up at a
high speed and disappear.
2. Central Security Control (CSC) inside Manzano,
contacted Sandia Security, who conducts frequent
building checks on two alarmed structures in area. They
advised that a patrol was already in the area and would
investigate.
3. On 11 Aug 80, RUSS CURTIS, Sandia Security, advised
that on 9 Aug 80, a Sandia Security Guard, (who wishes
his name not be divulged for fear of harassment),
related the following: At approximately 0020 hrs., he
was driving east on the Coyote Canyon access road on a
routine building check of an alarmed structure. As he
approached the structure he observed a bright light near
the ground behind the structure. He also observed an
object he first thought was a helicopter. But after
driving closer, he observed a round disk shaped object.
He attempted to radio for backup patrol but his radio
would not work. As he approached the object on foot
armed with a shotgun, the object took off in a vertical
direction at a high rate of speed. The guard was a
former helicopter mechanic in the U.S. Army and stated
the object he observed was not a helicopter.
4. SOURCE advised on 22 Aug 80, three other security
policemen observed the same aerial phenomena described
by the first three. Again the object landed in Coyote
Canyon. They did not see the object take off.
Document #: 12
From: UFO INFO SERVICE
Date Sent: 06-10-1986
Subject: 1980 KIRTLAND AFB, NM.
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CONTINUED FROM COMPLAL FORM 1, DTD 9 Sept 80
5. Coyote Canyon is part of a large restricted test
range used by the Air Force Weapons Laboratory, Sandia
Laboratories, Defense Nuclear Agency and the Department
of Energy. The range was formerly patrolled by Sandia
Security, however, they only conduct building checks
there now.
6. On 10 Aug 80, a New Mexico State Patrolman sighted an
aerial object land in the Manzano’s between Belen and
Albuquerque, NM. The Patrolman reported the sighting to
the Kirtland AFB Command Post, who later referred the
patrolman to the AFOSI Dist 17. AFOSI Dist 17 advised
the patrolman to make a report through his own agency.
On 11 Aug 80, the Kirtland Public Information office
advised the patrolman the USAF no longer investigates
such sighting unless they occur on a USAF base.
7. WRITER contacted all the agencies who utilized the
test range and it was learned no aerial tests are
conducted in the Coyote Canyon area. Only ground test
are conducted.
8. On 8 Sept 80, WRITER learned from Sandia Security
that another Security guard observed a object land near
an alarmed structure sometime during the first week of
August, but did not report it until justrecently for
fear of harassment.
9. The two alarmed structures located within the area
contain HQ CR 44 material.
DATE FORWARDED HQ AFOSI
10 Aug 80 AFOSI FORM
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DATE TYPE OR PRINTED NAME OF SPECIAL AGENT
Sept 80 Richard C Doty, SA
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DISTRICT FILE NO
8017D93-0/29
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Document #: 13
From: UFO INFO SERVICE
Date Sent: 06-10-1986
Subject: 1980 KIRTLAND AFB, NM
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COMPLAINT FORM
ADMINISTRATIVE DATA
DATE TIME
14 Aug 80 0730
KIRTLAND AFB, NM 13 Aug 80, Possible Hostile
Intelligence Intercept Incident, PLACE Frequency
Jamming. AFOSI District 17, BID, KIRTLAND AFB, NM
SOURCE AND EVALUATION
1960th Communication
Officer
RESIDENCE OR BUSINESS ADDRESS
1960 COMMSq KAFB, NM
PHONE
4-5098
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REMARKS SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
1. On 13 Aug 80, 1960 COMM Sq Maintenance Officer
reported Radar Approach Control equipment and scanner
radar inoperative due to high frequency jamming from an
unknown cause. Total blackout of entire radar approach
system to include Albuquerque Airport was in effect
between 1630-2215 hrs. Radar Approach Control back up
system also were inoperative.
2. On 13 Aug 80, Defense Nuclear Agency Radio Frequency
Monitors determined, by vector analysis, the
interference was being sent from an area (V-90 degrees
or due East). On DAF map coordinates E-28.6. The area
was located NW of Coyote Canyon Test area. It was first
thought that Sandia Laboratory, which utilizes the test
range was responsible. However, after a careful check,
it was later determined that no test were being
conducted in the canyon area. Department of Energy, Air
Force Weapons Laboratory and DNA were contacted but
assured that their agencies were not responsible.
3. On 13 Aug 80, Base Security Police conducted a
physical check of the area but because of the
mountainous terrain, a thorough check could not be
completed at that time. A later foot search failed to
disclose anything that could have caused the
interference.
4. On 13 Aug 80, at 2216 hrs., all radar equipment
returned to normal operation without further incident.
5. CONCLUSION: The presence of hostile intelligence
jamming cannot be ruled out. Although no evidence would
suggest this, the method has been used in the past.
Communication maintenance specialists cannot explain how
such interference could cause the radar equipment to
become totally inoperative. Neither could they suggest
the type or range of the interference signal. DNA
frequency monitors reported the interference beam was
wide spread and a type unknown to their electronical
equipment. Further checks of the area was being
conducted by Technical Services, AFOSI.
6. High command interest item. Briefings requested IAW
AFOSIR 124-4 be completed at HQ AFOSI/IVOE. HQ CR 44 and
51 items.
Document #: 14
From: UFO INFO SERVICE
Date Sent: 06-10-1986
Subject: 1980 PROJ. AQUARIUS DOC.
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SECRET
17 NOV 1980
RTTEZYVW RUFLOJA9136
ZNY S E C R E T
GT
SECRET FOR AFOSI ONLY
R 171130Z NOV 80
FM HQ AFOSI BOLLING AFB DC//IVOE
TO RUWTFBA AFOSI DIST 17 KIRTLAND AFB NM//BID
INFO 7602 AINTELG FT BELVOIR VA//INSR
SECRET FOR AFOSI ONLY
Ref: Request for Photo Imagery Interpretation Your MSG
292030Z Oct 80.
Subject Case NR: 8017D93-126 HQ CR 44
1. Subject Negatives/Film were analyzed by HQ IVT and
7602 AINTELG, it and the following results were found:
A.
Negative #1: Depicting C-5A aircraft on approach and
streaking unidentified aerial object in lower right
portion of film. Film found to be unaltered. Size
differential was not consistent with size of
aircraft. Conclusion: Inconclusive
B. Negative #2: Depicting cylinder shaped
unidentified aerial object in upper left portion of
photo. Film found to be unaltered. Film showedobject
to be consistent with field depth and consistent
with relative size of fixed objects. Conclusion:
Legitimate negative of unidentified aerial object.
Bolton/Reinfeld method did not reveal visible
markings on object.
C. Negative #3: Depicting irregular shaped
unidentified aerial object in seven frames of 8MM
film. Because of the size and apparent speed of
object no further classification or conclusion could
be drawn. Film shown to be unaltered.
D. 34 inches of 8MM film: Depicting apparent
colored object moving in front of still camera. Film
found to be unaltered. Spectrography revealed colors
to be basic prism features. Depth analysis revealed
object to be within 152MM of camera. Object was not
consistent with relative size of fixed objects
observed for several seconds in film. Conclusion:
inconclusive.
E. Original Negative Depicting Unidentified
Object: Film found to be unaltered. Because of a
lack of fixed objects in the film, no depth analysis
could be performed. Bolton, Reinfeld method revealed
object to be saucer shaped, approximate diameter 37
feet. Object contained a trilateral insignia on the
lower portion of object. Conclusion: Legitimate
negative of unidentified aerial object.
2. Ref
your request for further information regarding HQ CR 44,
the following is provided: Capt. Grace 7602 Aintelg, INS
contacted and related following: (S/WINTEL) USAF no
longer publicly active in UFO research, however USAF
still has interest in all UFO sightings over USAF
installation/test ranges. Several other government
agencies, lead by NASA, actively investigates legitimate
sightings through covert cover. (S/WINTEL/FSA)
3. One
such cover is UFO Reporting Center, US Coast and
Geodetic Survey, Rockville, MD 20852. NASA filters
results of sightings to appropriate military departments
with interest in that particular sighting. The official
US Government Policy and results of project Aquarius is
still classified top secret with no dissemination
outside official intelligence channels and with
restricted access to "MJ Twelve". Case on Bennewitz is
being monitored by NASA, INS, who request all future
evidence be forwarded to them thru AFOSI, IVOE.
4. Ref
your request for technical assistance. Because of a
chance of public disclosure, no knowledgeable personnel
with SPA will be provided. Continue to receive
assistance from individuals mentioned in your message,
Miller, fugate. Because of the sensitivity of case,
request they be thoroughly debriefed at regular
intervals.
BTS
NNNS
DOWNGRADE 17NOV2020
Document #: 15
From: UFO INFO SERVICE
Date Sent: 06-10-1986
Subject: 1986 NSA REPLY AQUARIUS
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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY
CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE
Fort George G. Meade, Maryland 20755-6000
Serial: J9014C
15 APR 1986
This responds to your letter of 7 March 1986 in which
you further narrowed your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
request for records pertaining to Project Aquarius.
The document located in response to your request as
stated in your 7 March letter has been reviewed by this
Agency as required by the FOIA and has been found to be
currently and properly classified in accordance with
Executive Order 12356. This document meets the criteria
for classification as set forth in subparagraphs 2, 4,
and 8 of section 1.3 and remains classified TOP SECRET
as provided in section 1.1 of Executive Order 12356. The
document is classified because its disclosure could
reasonably be expected to cause exceptionally grave
damage to the national security. Because the document is
currently and properly classified, it is exempt from
disclosure pursuant to the first exemption of the FOIA
(5 U.S.C. section 552(b) (1)).
In addition, this Agency is authorized by various
statues to protect certain information concerning its
activities. We have determined that such information
exists in this document. Accordingly, those portions are
also exempt from disclosure pursuant to the third
exemption of the FOIA which provides for the withholding
of information specifically protected from disclosure by
statute. The specific statutes applicable in this case
are Title 18 U.S. Code 798; Title 50 U.S. Code 403(d)
(3); and Section 6, Public Law 86-36 (50 U.S. Code 402
"note").
No portion of the information is reasonably segregable.
Since your request has been denied, you are hereby
advised of this Agency’s appeal procedures.
Any person denied access to information may, within 45
days after notification of the denial, file an appeal to
the NSA/CSS Freedom of Information Act Appeal Authority.
The appeal shall be in writing addressed to the NSA/CSS
FOIA Appeal Authority, National Security Agency, Fort
George G. Meade, MD 20755-6000. The appeal shall
reference the initial denial of access and shall
contain, in sufficient detail and particularity, the
grounds upon which the requester believes release of the
information is required. The NSA/CSS Appeal Authority
shall respond to the appeal within 20 working days after
receipt.
In your letter, you take exception to the amount
requested by this Agency for manpower and computer
search fees to process your original request for all
information on Project Aquarius. Please be advised that
NSA search and duplication fees are computed in
accordance with guidance promulgated in sections 6-201
and 6-202 of Dod Directive 5400.7-R
Sincerely,
JULIA B. WETZEL
Director of Policy
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In his
statement published in UFO Magazine, Doty made a number of
claims supporting the validity of the Project Serpo information
despite a number of anomalies pointed out by critics.
He claims that
when he started his service at AFOSI he was briefed on a compartment
program involving EBEs and alien crashes near Corona and Datil, New
Mexico. In Exempt from Disclosure, he described a captured alien
from one of these crashes, EBE-1, from the planet "Sieu" in the
constellation Zeta Reticulum was in military custody from 1947 until
its death in 1952 (p. 70).
Doty claims in his statement that in 1984
he was given another briefing where he read a document that
"mentioned an exchange program between an alien race and twelve U.S.
military personnel" that lasted from 1965-1978. He claims he didn’t
see the details of this classified project but knew of its
existence.
Doty’s statement and chapters from Exempt from Disclosure describing
his personal experiences with flying saucers, EBEs and classified
UFO briefing documents, are startling admissions for a former AFOSI
special agent. The information Doty disclosed was by his own
admission highly classified and compartmented back in 1984, and
certainly still highly classified today. So why would former special
agent Doty reveal such classified compartmented information and how
accurate is it?
Most UFO researchers aware of Richard Doty know of the unscrupulous
role he played in UFO cases involving
Paul Bennewitz and Linda
Moulton Howe in the 1980’s.
Doty actively disseminated
disinformation to throw these two researchers off the track in their
respective UFO investigations. Doty was complicit in the emotional
and psychological breakdown of Paul Bennewitz who had befriended and
trusted Doty who was
disseminating disinformation to discredit
Bennewitz.
Furthermore, Howe witnessed a proposed
HBO special on UFOs cancelled due to delays in the release of
historical film footage that Doty assured Howe was forthcoming. Doty
has publicly said that he regrets the actions he performed, but
pointed out in his defense that he was under orders and was simply
doing his job.
In Exempt from Disclosure, he describes the nature of
his work as follows:
"I was also briefed into another very special
(third) program that dealt with safe guarding the Air Force’s high
technology programs. Among the methods used to safeguard these
programs was "disinformation" (p. 70)."
Consequently, Doty has
verified that the US Air Force disseminates disinformation to UFO
researchers who get too close to the truth behind UFOs, and that he
actively played a role in this.
In Exempt from Disclosure, Doty states that he disagrees with the
official secrecy policy and that he believes the public has a right
to know. Presumably, he is now disseminating the kind of UFO
information that it was earlier his job to discredit through
officially sanctioned ’deception programs’ when serving in AFOSI.
The obvious question is whether a former intelligence agent who
actively participated in ’deception programs’ during his military
service, continues such a role in private life?
More to the point is Doty contributing
to a new deception program in the form of Project Serpo, or
is he releasing information in accord with his conscience?
The fact
that Exempt from Disclosure was published in 2005, shortly before
the release of the Project Serpo material in November 2005,
points to a synchronicity that may be entirely fortuitous or part of
a scheduled release of information that is part of ’deception
program".
Doty describes an officially sanctioned ’deception
program’ as follows:
The government can keep a secret this long by a number of means. One
being, compartmenting the data within the government, or the
intelligence community, or they can run deception operations,
deceiving the public, or deceiving private UFO groups.
They present
the groups with faulty information, unbelievable data, which in
turn, the groups publish, and are then ridiculed. That misinforms
the public, and keeps the government information compartmentalized
and protected (p. 86).
In his statement to UFO Magazine,
Doty mentions a Colonel Jack
Casey, a retired Air Force Intelligence Officer.
Doty claims that Casey personally
confirmed the Project Serpo information concerning an alien exchange
program. Casey claimed that in,
"1965, twelve U.S. military men were
placed on an extraterrestrial spacecraft and flew to an alien planet
some 40 light years away."
Casey further claimed that the briefing
provided by the eight personnel who returned in 1978 is still
classified, and that all are currently dead. Here Doty is relating
hearsay testimony which he did not personally learn from direct
experiences or classified documents.
Much of the information released by Doty in Exempt from Disclosure
and his statement to UFO Magazine are based on direct personal
experiences of ’flying saucers’, EBEs or classified briefing
documents. This body of claims needs to be seriously considered
given Doty’s documented background as an AFOSI special agent
responsible for UFO investigations.
At the same time, there are many
claims based on second or third party stories which are hearsay and
require independent corroboration before accepting. These latter
claims could be part of an ’acclimation program’ based on plausible
deniability. Alternatively, these claims based on hearsay could part
of a deception program that is occurring since the latter
individuals are not able or willing to come forward to publicly
confirm their testimonies.
A significant fact concerning Richard Doty and his recent emergence
is that he at no time has reported any harassment, intimidation or
threats as a consequence of his revelations.
This is quite
remarkable given that he is revealing highly classified compartment
information on topics that appear far more sensitive than released
by other whistleblowers who report having been threatened for their
revelations.
For instance, John Maynard, a former Defense
Intelligence Agency analyst, has reported a number of threats for
releasing far less information that what Doty has revealed about
compartmented programs involving EBEs (http://www.surfingtheapocalypse.com/maynard.html).
This suggests that Doty has gained a ’green light’ to come forward
with his testimony in a possible effort to ’acclimate’ the public
for future disclosure of the extraterrestrial presence.
Due, however, to Doty’s former career in AFOSI and professional
involvement in ’deception programs’, it is also possible that Doty
is participating in an elaborate deception program with his claims
that give remarkable support to the Project Serpo material.
Something that is suggestive of such a possibility is his
repudiation of some passages he authored in Exempt from Disclosure
describing his face to face meeting with EBE-2. In a later
’clarification’, Doty claimed that he viewed the alleged meeting
involving EBE-2 on a video screen and was not in the same room after
all: (see
Serpo/Consistencies)
This turn around where Doty makes some
astounding claims regarding his EBE related experiences, approves
the publication of this in print, and then repudiates some important
details, suggests his testimony is unreliable. Doty may therefore be
participating in a deception program.
Nevertheless, given the first
hand experiences Doty has revealed, and his former career which is
well documented, it is very important to seriously consider what he
personally claims to have experienced or read in terms of classified
information.
Consequently, it can be concluded that Doty’s written
testimony of what he saw and read concerning classified UFO/EBE
related projects is plausible though his tendency to repudiate
critical details makes him unreliable. Furthermore, his claims,
based on what he was told by other military personnel, need to be
regarded as hearsay and not sufficient to corroborate the Project Serpo material.
A third possibility that Doty is a genuine whistleblower following
his conscience in the release of classified information is extremely
unlikely in the author’s view. Doty’s military history, the quality
of the information he has released, his ability to escape any form
of harassment, and repudiating key details of earlier statements,
suggest that he is participating either in an officially sanctioned
’acclimation program’ or a ’deception program’.
Consequently, I will
focus on these latter two possibilities with regard to the Serpo
project and Doty’s role in it. It is now worth examining the
testimonies of some of the other main players in the unfolding Serpo
information.
Two prominent insiders involved in confirming the Serpo story, and
who are most often cited are Gene Lakes (aka Gene Loscowski) and
Paul McGovern. Lakes worked for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
from 1964-1996, and was an investigator for DIA and then director of
security operations.
(see
http://www.ufoconspiracy.com/reports/tom_mack_groomlake.htm ).
According to Doty’s statement, Paul
McGovern was a "former security chief for the Defense Intelligence
Agency". Both Lakes and McGovern claim to have had access to a
briefing document titled "Project Serpo" that discussed the alien
exchange program during their respective military careers. Indeed,
McGovern supplies the classification number of the briefing document
that they had access to (see
Serpo/Information#1).
Since both
McGovern and Lakes claim to have gained their information from the
alleged briefing document, then this is important evidence
supporting the existence of the Serpo project.
After reflecting on
the initial email from Anonymous describing Project Serpo,
Lakes/Loscowski
wrote:
Most of the information is
absolutely correct… To the best of my knowledge, we had 12 men,
all military men. Eight USAF, two Army and two Navy guys. I
think the females are a red herring. But maybe I just didn’t
have the clearance for that.…
Only eight came back, that much is
right. Two died a few years into their assignment on the Visitor’s
planet. Two others decided to remain and maybe are still alive
today. Since their return, all have died. (see
Serpo/Information#1)
McGovern responded in a similar manner:
Interesting but not totally correct
[commenting on Anonymous’s original e-mail].… As for the
exchange program: Unauthorized Release of Classified
Information, as I see it. But maybe someone currently within our
government wants it out. No females were sent. Twelve men, all
military. 8 USAF, 2 U.S. Army and 2 U.S. Navy.
Two were doctors;
three were scientists; two were language specialists; two were
security personnel; two were pilots and one was the leader
(Colonel-AF) (see
Serpo/Information#1).
Both McGovern and Lakes confirm vital
aspects of the program such as it involving twelve male military
personnel who traveled to Planet Serpo, lived on Serpo for over a
decade, and only eight of whom returned to Earth.
Along with Doty, McGovern and Lakes are the only individuals who
have come forward to publicly confirm the truth of Project Serpo in
terms of what they read in classified briefing documents. In
addition there is the hearsay testimony of three others who claim to
have learned about Project Serpo through classified documents, one
is Doty’s Colonel Casey who confirmed the Serpo case with Richard
Doty. Another is an anonymous retired Colonel of 30 years service
who revealed to a serving Lt Col, known only to Bill Ryan [webmaster
of the Project Serpo website], that the Project Serpo information is
true.
The third is Ed Doty who allegedly
confirmed various aspects of the Project Serpo story. So far, none
of these individuals have or are able to come forward to publicly
confirm what has been ascribed to them or to answer questions. In
addition, to these insiders, there are also the claims attributed to
researchers such as Whitley Strieber and Linda Moulton Howe, both of
whom heard hearsay testimony confirming various aspects of Project Serpo.
Finally, there are the two or three DIA anonymous sources
responsible for the initial disclosures of Project Serpo. All remain
anonymous and their credentials and credibility cannot be checked.
Consequently, the strongest support for the Project Serpo story come
from the three individuals who have publicly stated that they
learned about it through classified briefing documents: Doty,
McGovern and Lakes.
All three are former intelligence officials, as
are the three others whose hearsay testimony has been attributed to
them: Doty’s Col Casey, Ryan’s anonymous Col, and Ed Doty.
Consequently, it is possible to conclude that all may have been
co-opted into a covert ’acclimation program’ or ’deception program’.
My overall conclusion is that Doty’s statement to UFO Magazine gives
the Project Serpo information a boost insofar as he confirms the
core story of an alien exchange program that was described in a
classified briefing document.
Doty’s documented involvement in UFO
investigations makes his testimony significant, although his ability
to repudiate statements he has authored does give some concern about
the reliability of his testimony. Project Serpo is also supported in
the testimonies of McGovern and Lakes who apparently also learned of
it through classified briefing documents.
Nevertheless, their
respective careers with the DIA and the DIA affiliations of the
two/three anonymous sources responsible for the Project Serpo
information does raise the possibility that they are part of a DIA
orchestrated deception program.
Despite support for the core story of Serpo from three former
insiders who have publicly emerged to confirm its truth based on
classified briefing documents, there are many questionable details
that raise considerable doubt of the veracity of the Project Serpo
material. Details such as alleged flight logs, scientific
information about Serpo and its binary star system that involves
numerous inconsistencies, the anonymous nature of the leaked
information and other inconsistencies, has raised much skepticism of
the Project Serpo material.
For example, in my own analysis of the
alleged flight logs detailing alleged communications between the
EBEs and the human team I found a number of anomalies that suggest
the logs are fictitious. (see
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exopolitics/message/274 ).
Given the number of insiders who have
come forward to support Serpo and/or communicated anonymously with
researchers to confirm Project Serpo, this is a story that has the
potential to either ’inform’ or ’disinform’ a great number of people
about covert government projects involving EBEs. In short, Project Serpo may be an
officially sanctioned acclimation program or
deception program orchestrated by the DIA.
A third possibility is that Project Serpo is
both an acclimation program designed to partially inform us
about an alleged alien exchange program, while sowing disinformation
that can mislead UFO/exopolitics researchers and the general public
that support the ongoing disclosures concerning an alleged Planet Serpo that briefly housed 12 military personnel from 1965 to 1978 in
an EBE exchange program.
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