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14 ALIEN AUTOPSY - GAME OVER 14 ALIEN AUTOPSY - GAME OVER Going Public The one thing that I first asked Spyros was why was it that he had decided to go public with this information now. It was twelve years since the alien autopsy film hit the headlines. Melaris stuck to his confidentiality agreement. From a legal point of view if he broke it he could have been sued. However, in 2005 he was approached by Santilli and Shoefield to be involved in the movie version of this whole affair. He asked both if they would now tell the true story and reveal that it was all a fake but they said no, they were going to maintain that they really did have original film. Again Santilli and Shoefield stated that there was no money in it and that they were doing it for "a bit of fun" when pressed they admitted that both Santilli and Shoefield would get paid a percentage of the profits, there was no such offer for Melaris. Melaris declined their offer. He left that meeting under the impression that the movie was not going to be made. However, the movie was made and distributed by Warner Bros and so Melaris felt that he was now able to speak as the 3: Philip Mantle (left) & Spyros Melaris (right). Copyright Philip Mantle. story was now in the public domain. ALIEN AUTOPSY - - ALIEN AUTOPSY over all three of them, filming as he went. The Doubters Rodney Corn was able to show Spyros a great GAME OVER deal from the air, far better than would have To round off the interview I asked Spyros GAME OVER Melaris what he had to say to the doubters out been possible on foot. This included small dirt Continued From Page 13 roads and long forgotten landmarks. Before the there, those that believe the alien autopsy film is Continued From Page 13 interview took place Spyros also informed me the genuine article. I'm not going to paraphrase Again, by pure chance the chap had that he obtained both old and new maps of the this; instead I will use his words in full: been an actor many years ago. Melaris took his area. All of this information was handed to Ray name and the name of a movie he had appeared Santilli and it was Santilli, not Spyros, who then PM: Time's against us, Spyros. I'll ask one last in. These details will be released in his book. He put it all together to make a location for a question. There are those out there who believe cleaned him up, gave him a shave, added a bit nonexistent crash site. in this film and Santilli 100% and they think of make up and a false prosthetic nose and chin that you're some kind of pathological liar, and the job was done. The man himself did not The Grand Plan playing devil's advocate here, so please don't be know what he was reading or where it was offended. going to be used. There was little chance that he I asked Spyros what was the grand plan. would see the broadcast either. No one would The research was done, the film was made, so SM: No. Go ahead. recognise him in a thousand years. And they what next. Apparently it was a rather simple never did. This film was delivered in person in plan. To release the film to a broadcaster, ask PM: What would you say if you could say one New York to US TV producer Bob Kiviat by them to investigate and see what happens. They thing to the doubters out there? Is there any one Gary Shoefield and a man claiming to be the were confident that it would not be exposed as a thing that you can say that would say to them cameraman's son. Eventually the film in fake. Then, after a few months the plan was to Spyros Melaris is who he says he is and has question was broadcast on TV in Japan only and hold their hands up and tell all. The reason this made this film? from there it was copied and distributed to UFO didn't happen was money. Spyros had signed a researchers around the world. The trick worked, confidentiality agreement with Ray Santilli and SM: I don't think that there's any doubt that no one has identified the man in question, and Santilli was still adamant that he needed to somebody made it today. That's fair to say that Melaris claims he is the only one who can do recoup his initial investment allegedly paid for somebody made the film and even Santilli said this. the tent footage. Santilli told Melaris that he had it's a fake, but it was made from original film. I invested a lot of money on this film and he must think that's really the question. The question The Crash Site re coup that before they were to go public. isn't whether I made it because I can prove I There are a number of people who Santilli reminded Spyros that he was bound by made it. John Humphries will tell you I made it. believe the alien autopsy film is authentic, not the confidentiality agreement and he was not to Ray would probably tell you I made it! He say or do anything until Santilli said so. Apart because of the film itself but because of the from a cheque for about £10,000, which Spyros couldn't deny it. There's too much evidence. The crash site. Ray Santilli released details, split with his team, no royalties were ever paid. question is did I make it from original film? And supposedly from his cameraman, as to where the simple answer to that is no. There was never the incident took place in the desert. How did Santilli told him that due to the fact that he had any original film other than the tent footage. I've stated publicly that it was military film, that it this come about? Well, according to Spyros this had simply been copied by third parties without never seen any other film. Ray maintains that was quite simple. In l995 he flew to Roswell. permission and used without payment as the he's got original film. My question to Ray is Here he interviewed many local people people who were using the film believed that how would that film marry with what I made? It including Loretta Proctor. Mrs. Proctor was the the copyright was vested with the US Military can't. I haven't actually seen the film. Now you neighbour of rancher Mac Brazel and it was she and not with Santilli. Eventually time went on may say, "Maybe you're lying and you did see who suggested that Mac take some of the UFO and Spyros just got on with life. He was the film and you made it." debris into town after he found it. Spyros also constantly working on other projects with ALIEN AUTOPSY - - met and hired private pilot Rodney Corn. He Santilli and earning a living and the alien ALIEN AUTOPSY asked corn to fly him over the UFO crash site, autopsy film was all but forgotten. GAME OVER GAME OVER to which he replied "which one." There are in Continued on Page 15 Continued on Page 15 fact at least three such sites. So, Spyros flew