Casebook on Alternative 3: UFO's, Secret Societies and World Control

by Jim Keith

paperback

Genres: Conspiracy Theories, Nonfiction, Nazi Party

180 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1993

About the author

James Patrick Keith was an American author and conspiracy theorist, best known for the books Black Helicopters Over America and The Octopus, co-written with Kenn Thomas, detailing theories around the death of reporter Danny Casolaro. After starting his career with writing and editing the zines Dharma Combat and Notes from the Hangar, as well as contributing articles to Fate Magazine, Keith became an editor at Steamshovel Press. He also authored 12 books covering topics such as mind control, the New World Order, black helicopters, the Oklahoma City bombing, Illuminati and Men in Black. Keith died at Washoe Medical Center in Reno at age 49, following a fall at the Burning Man festival.

Reviews

[Steven H · Rating 2 out of 5]

RATHER THAN A GOVT. ‘COVERUP,’ HAS THE GOVT. ACTUALLY CREATED UFOS?

Author Gregory M. Kanon wrote in the Foreword to this 1997 book, “There have been some great hoaxes in history. Clifford Irving. Anastasia. The Hitler Diaries… But the greatest hoax of all is taking place now. It is real. It is devious. It is SCARY… most everyone believe that UFOs are from outer space and they’re not afraid to tell you so… UFOs are real, they’ll assert. Real---and piloted by small aliens with big eyes… Why are such notions so thoroughly entrenched in the American psyche? Why do most Americans prefer an extraterrestrial explanation of UFOs? Why do they, by and large, reject more prosaic and rational solutions to the mystery?... Since the close of World War II, the American public has been led---brainwashed, some might say---to believe that UFOs are craft from another world…” (Pg. xi)

He continues, “So why have the individuals who’ve divulged ‘the secret of the ages’ not been similarly treated? Curiously, none of the military personnel---there have been many---who have revealed this state secret have received so much as a slop on the wrist. Those still on active duty have suffered no repercussions. Those who are retired continue to receive fat military pensions. In the United States, it is against the law for government agencies to spread disinformation… At least that’s the way it’s supposed to work. But we all know better… This cynicism has proven invaluable to the perpetrators of the greatest hoax in history: the public distrusts the government, and they believe the government knows more than it is telling. Ergo: the government is lying about UFOs; it knows UFOs are real and from OUT THERE.” (Pg. xiii)

He adds, “In the chapters that follow, you will learn the truth about ‘The Great UFO Hoax.’ You will learn how the government has purposefully guided American public opinion regarding UFOs through the years. You will also discover WHY the government has been so anxious to have you believe in alien visitations. The real truth about UFOs is far more bizarre---and disturbing---than any invasion from outer space. [This book] is a story of deception, intrigue, and danger. It is the story of Oz and the people who fail to see the ‘man behind the curtain.’ It is a story you cannot afford to ignore.” (Pg. xiii-xiv)

He notes, “Planets are unique. Each of the planets in our own solar system has a different chemical composition, atmosphere, and gravity. Even on our own world, the physiology of living creatures varies dramatically. ‘How then,’ asked [Jacques] Vallee, ‘can we expect that extraterrestrial visitors from a completely different planetary environment would not only resemble us, but breathe our air and walk normally on the earth?’” (Pg. 8)

He says of the Air Force’s explanation of the ‘crash’ at Roswell, “The Mogul ‘solution’ has problems. According to the Air Force report, the material recovered near Roswell was probably from Mogul Flight 4. However, the original Mogul flight log, attached to the AF report, lists no such flight. There is no evidence that Flight 4 ever existed. Furthermore, a Project Mogul engineer confirmed that remains of the high-altitude balloons, made of neoprene, were susceptible to sunlight and would ‘look like dark gray or black flakes or ashes’---hardly the description of the material found near Roswell.” (Pg. 11)

Of the ‘Alien Autopsy’ film, he comments, “the decrepit film is an outlandish hoax. Even die-hard ufologists who were among the first to see the film were unimpressed… Paolo Fiorino, a professional nurse, voice concern over a series of slides showing the ‘alien autopsy’; according to Fiorino, the alien showed no signs of rigor mortis, and the table used for the autopsy lacked drainage ports, so necessary for an autopsy.” (Pg. 12)

He suggests, “Interestingly, the generations that were raised on television… were the most likely to hold [UFO] beliefs… This strongly suggests that UFO belief systems are media-driven. Those exposed to the most television---Generation Xers and Baby Boomers---believe the most strongly in UFOs. Television has spun a veritable web around viewers, enticing them with repeated references to the ‘extraterrestrial phenomenon.’” (Pg. 103-104)

He points out, “But [John] Mack’s cases involve not only abductions but SEXUAL INTERACTION with aliens… But Mack sees no harm in these intergalactic sexual romps… He feels the entities really have our best interests at heart, and the indignities to which abductees are subjected are a small price to pay for all the consciousness-raising going on. Yes, Mack says his abductees have all been lectured by their sexual tormenters about the need for a New Age. You know---peace, love, and all that. Never mind the coerced gynecological examinations and forced sex.” (Pg. 111)

Of the examination of the ‘Alien Autopsy’ film, he notes, “Eastman Kodak was allowed to examine a portion of the film. However, the film company received only a snippet of leader, the clear strip at the beginning of a film spool that bears no images. There was no way of knowing if this sample was from the Roswell autopsy film. It might just as well have come from a Daffy Duck cartoon. Even coding on the edge of the film segment did little to authenticate the footage. Kodak could only say that the coding corresponded with film manufactured in 1927, 1947, and 1967. But even this finding was inconclusive. A kodak spokesman pointed out that such coding could be copied from another piece of film.” (Pg. 119)

He continues, “Allen Daviau, a Hollywood cinematographer… labels the footage ‘a hoax.’ Daviau observes that the film periodically goes out of focus. He says the cameraman---whoever he was---did this ‘intentionally,’ in order to obscure ‘what is not real.’ Furthermore, he notes that critical activities during the alleged autopsy were shot from surprisingly poor angles. Dr. Paul O’Higgins, an anatomist at London’s University College, is equally skeptical… ‘To judge from the film, the autopsy was carried out in a couple of hours. Yet these were alien creatures. They represented an unparalleled opportunity to science. We are expected to believe we casually cut them up in an afternoon. I would have taken weeks to do such an autopsy.” (Pg. 121)

He argues, “Why would high-ranking military officials, under penalty of breaching national security, come forward with outlandish claims of aliens from space and impending intergalactic war?... The answer is obvious. There is afoot an orchestrated psy ops campaign to convince the American public that UFOs are from outer space and that we will confront alien beings in an armed conflict. This grand jury may have been drawn up as early as 1947, as evidenced by the Air Force’s ‘acknowledgement’ that year that a ‘flying saucer’ had crashed in the New Mexico desert near Roswell.” (Pg. 159)

He goes on, “The U.S. government clearly has the means to pull off an intergalactic invasion hoax. It can, at a moment’s notice, seize control of all communications---television, radio, newspapers, computer networks, telephones, and all the rest… Could the media, controlled by the military and intelligence community, provide the images necessary to reinforce this illusion?... Do all these incidents have simple, logical explanations, as UFO debunkers… would have us believe? Or do these cases… represent something more sinister?” (Pg. 165-166)

He proposes, “Aren’t things really bad today? Wouldn’t it be great if something ‘out there’ could come and save us, even if it means being conquered? Aren’t we, at some level, waiting for the celestial cavalry to appear? It could be that the invasion scenarios envision ‘peaceful’ contact with another species, thereby ushering in a ‘New Age.’ Perhaps the UFO gurus, keen on the ‘teachings of the Space Brothers,’ might become earth’s new spiritual masters.” (Pg. 167)

This is an interesting book at times, but its somewhat strange thesis (though creative) is not likely to appeal to UFO believers, skeptics, or New Agers.

[Doug Brunell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Porn for conspiracy fans. Keith, working off a fictional TV broadcast that fooled people, delves into the fact that though the TV show was fake, there may actually be something similar going on in real life. Does he prove it? No. But by throwing in enough facts and mixing it with speculation and suspicious evidence, he does paint an interesting picture involving groups that control society, UFOs, Nazis, and the insect world.

You know, standard stuff.

I love conspiracy books. I find the thought processes behind them utterly fascinating. Keith never manages to disappoint, and that is the same here. I just feel that the initial premise for the book was kind of weak, and that was a bit a detraction.

[Arthur B · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's amusing to read Jim Keith tie himself in rhetorical knots as he simultaneously argues that Alternative 3 was a hoax (it was), but that the conspiracy depicted therein was actually happening for real (it wasn't). Keith's scepticism about some conspiracy theories and willingness to embrace others tend to correlate with his writing: if he's written a book about something, and can therefore make a buck off it, he's more likely to promote it as true than if it's something one of his competitors in the field wrote. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/201...

[Ed Howe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a good primer for many of the so-called conspiracy theories in popular culture today but also states some hard but disturbing facts about the U.S.,NASA,etc and its almost continuing relationship with former Nazi Germany in sciences,exploration,etc.

[Karelia]

What could be a brilliant book was trashed by the author, who, deliberately or not remains unknown, strongly voiced his opinion of a definite lack of alien presence. A shame, really, as this book would be a great deal more credible if he didn't go about mocking everyone who stated an alien presence.

[Monday Busque · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first Conspiracy Theory Book. Ah how I loved it.