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Filmmaker Spyros every aspect — the props, the costumes, every — however, authorities said it had been a
little detail,” the 56-year-old told The Sun. regular weather balloon.
Melaris Reveals Secrets “I was fortunate to have access to But in the ’70s interest surged again after
professional filming and editing equipment. a series of conspiracy theories started to do the
Behind Roswell Autopsy More importantly, I also had access to a handful rounds, with many claiming it had been an alien

Footage of very talented people. spacecraft that had crashed — and that aliens on
“For me, The Alien Autopsy film was a board the craft had been captured by the
challenge. Could it be done? As a magician, I military, and the incident covered up.
wanted to create the biggest illusion ever In the ’90s, the military released new
IN THE 1990s, this video convinced
performed on a global stage.” reports claiming the object had been a nuclear
millions that aliens existed. Now the
Sculptor John Humphreys, a close friend test surveillance balloon from Project Mogul.
man behind it has revealed how he of Melaris, was paid to create the alien’s body But the worldwide circulation of the
pulled off the forgery. and act as the surgeon performing the procedure, autopsy footage caused the alien conspiracy
while another friend played the role of a soldier theory to regain popularity once more,
THE man behind one of the most convincing in the film. prompting a string of documentaries and even
hoaxes the world has ever seen has finally come Melaris’ former girlfriend conducted inspiring the teen sci-fi drama Roswell featuring
clean about how he pulled it off. medical research and starred as a nurse in the Katherine Heigl in 1999-2002. []
In 1995, the imaginations of people footage, while his brother helped behind the
around the globe were captivated by 17 minutes scenes. Police: Paranormal
of grainy, black and white footage of what Together, the team shot two versions of
appeared to be an alien autopsy. the “autopsy” as the first version contained Investigator Arrested For
For millions of believers, the infamous inaccuracies, and the footage was spliced onto a Shooting At 'Ghost'
Roswell Autopsy Footage provided proof that 1947 newsreel to create a clip authentic enough
aliens had landed on Earth in the 1947 “UFO” to fool experts at Kodak.
crash in Roswell, New Mexico. The contents of the alien’s brain were
The footage was sold to dozens of actually a combination of three sheep’s brains
television stations by entrepreneur Ray Santilli, and one pig brain cast in gelatine.
who claimed to have discovered it by chance Melaris said the intention behind the film
while looking for old footage of Elvis. was to entertain, and that a series of clues
But last year, filmmaker and ex- revealing the hoax were littered throughout the
magician Spyros Melaris announced he was video — including the word “video” spelled in TOLLAND, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man
behind the footage — and that it was entirely hieroglyphic-like letters on a piece of UFO who told police he was a paranormal
fake. wreckage seen in the clip. investigator faces several charges after firing
And now, he’s revealed new details The team shared a payment of $18,046 shots in his house at what he told police may
about how he orchestrated the decades-long and never received any royalties, while Mr have been a ghost.
hoax, and how it came about in the first place. Santilli is believed to have made millions. Christian Devaux, 25, of Tolland, is due
Speaking with The Sun, Melaris Mr Santilli admitted the video had been in court on Sept. 11 on charges including the
revealed he had been given a $54,000 budget by recreated in 2006, but insisted it was based on illegal discharge of a firearm, making a false
Mr Santilli to make the video, which was shot in real footage from 1947.
statement to police, second-degree reckless
the filmmaker’s ex-girlfriend’s London home endangerment, misusing an emergency call, and
using a foam alien dummy and animal organs. THE ROSWELL UFO INCIDENT
disorderly conduct.
The video appeared to show a team of
Devaux put two bullet holes in his wall
medical professionals dissecting an alien’s body In 1947, an US army balloon crashed near the on July 26, initially reporting the incident as an
and removing body parts. small town of Roswell, New Mexico. attempted break-in, police said. He later told
“It was not an easy task and, apart from Many witnesses described it as police he believes the intruder was actually a
the look and feel, the film had to be correct in resembling a “flying disc”, sparking UFO mania spirit.