The Gralien Report

My friend Regan Lee, one of my favorite bloggers who is a writer and fellow columnist for UFO Magazine like myself, has weighed in on the recent Bigfoot hoax:

http://paranormalbigfoot.blogspot.com/2008/08/bigfoot-in-freezer-dont-get-so-excited.html

The day before the dreaded conference in California, Regan and I had corresponded about what may come to pass in the 24 hours that would follow, as well as the shameful, “carnival-like” atmosphere it was generating. Thcough I’m certainly glad my own associations with one individual at the heart of this mess, if nothing else, may have helped hold Regan’s attention (as well as that of a few others) to the matter at hand, reading her perspectives here in the “aftermath” only further brings home the clear and ever-present danger involved in this kind of research.

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Here in North Carolina where I live, occasionally we hear stories of feral cats and dogs which, after being released into the wild by owners who longer wanted them, resort to instictive survival by acclimating to living in the wild. Similarly, there are some folks who believe creatures like the Chupacabra may be “alien pets” dumped here on Earth by extraterrestrials who no longer wanted them. Recently over at a blog called My Seattle Pets, one writer has been discussing this idea:

Along with Bigfoot, there was another mysterious creature in the news recently: “Chupacabra.”

The Miami UFO Center describes the elusive creatures as pets of aliens left behind to fend for themselves. Other theorists claim they are the product of an experiment gone wrong. In any case, they’re apparently not as cute and cuddly as “E. T.”

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Loren Coleman sent the word out this morning: The long awaited results of our modern “Ice Man” investigation reveals a Halloween Costume:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,406101,00.html 

During the analysis, the large block of ice the body was resting in began to thaw. The more the ice melted, the more obvious it became that what they had was indeed a rubber costume. Once this became apparent, Biscardi was contacted, according to a Press Release by independent investigator Steve Kulls at Biscardi’s website Searchingforbigfoot.com:

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After being interviewed Friday about the recent Bigfoot news for CNN Radio myself, I found this blog that Joshua P. Warren just shared with me particularly interesting:

http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/

“Bigfoot has gotten more page views and comments than all but two of the 250-plus stories we’ve reported,” they say, commenting on the number of sarcastic comments they’ve been sent regarding their choice in reporting the story. “We’re not buying it.  But we are reporting it.  And from the top of the organization to the bottom, we’re comfortable with that, because that’s what we’re supposed to do.”

Good news…and thankfully, for the first time in days it has nothing to do with this conference!

Nick Redfern has written a post about this fun-sounding shindig over at his blog There’s Something in the Woods… where he reports that on Saturday October 18th, he’ll be speaking at the Mass Monster Mash in Great Britain. “Here’s all the details of the event, location, website details, price, and much more. Check it out if you’re in the area; it looks like it will be a great event!” You can read more by visiting Nick’s site:

http://monsterusa.blogspot.com/2008/08/mass-monster-mash.html

…and just in time for Halloween, too! Cheers!

As we continue to wonder just what exactly may come of the developing story having to do with this Bigfoot Body, many experts and other individuals “in the know” have chimed in with their feelings and observations having to do with this mess, both in personal correspondences with me, as well as public statements:

Literally within minutes of the end of the press conference, a time at which some air of hope had still existed, I was already corresponding with my friend, crack-shot cryptozoology author Nick Redfern. Nick told me, “Well, I thought the press conference came across as very credible and not like they were hiding a hoax at all, I was quite impressed actually; as I was last night,” referring to his interview alongside Biscardi the night before on Paranormal Radio.

Much like Nick and I, individually at some point throughout this mess I think most of us had held a degree of hope for a credible presentation of evidence of Bigfoot. However, as things have gotten sour with the media coverage in the days following the conference, Tim Beckley recently commented “Well so much for that. I am surprised that the press corp didn’t hang these guys for wasting their time. This means the next time some legitimate story is in the offering they may well pass it by.”

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No Bigfoot news as of 6:28 PM EDST…

As nasty as this story about the “Bigfoot Body” has gotten, I’ve hoped over the next little bit to distance myself from the whole thing, just as many others in the Bigfoot community have discussed doing themselves. However, there still may be more worthwhile news involving the case yet to come.

Loren Coleman has told several of us today, via an exclusive contact he has, that between 3:30and 4:30 PM Eastern time today, Fox News may be making an announcement about the alleged find which may “answer many questions.” I must commend Loren for the hard work he has done regarding the coverage of this story, as well as for enduring the trouble he has weathered with Cryptomundo being down during these exciting times. Very good show, sir.

I live on the East Coast and 3:30 PM is four minutes from now. As always, let’s keep our fingers crossed…

-MAH

It would have been great to see better evidence at the press conference in CA today. In spite of (or perhaps on account of) this, the media was having a field day; one individual toward the end of the conference literally shouting from the back of the room “is this a hoax?”

Assuming the whole thing is bogus, one is left to wonder if the media would still behave this way if an actual discovery were to be made? Conversely, if this is legit, are we surprised that Rush Limbaugh’s stereotypical principle behind “the drive-by media” was present in full-force, laughing and jeering from behind the cameras?

Your guess is as good as mine… but we still don’t know for certain. Is it a Bigfoot? Either way, I’ll be UFO spotting in the meantime! Take care, everyone… ;) 

Cannock Chase, UK is a mysterious, beautiful place. Designated an Area of National Beauty in 1958 for its majestic landscape, history, and the multitude of wildlife inhabiting the area, perhaps there are other inhabitants that add to its mystique.

Cannock Chase is the largest surviving area of internationally scarce and threatened wildlife habitat in the British Midlands, covering extensive woodland areas and making it likely, perhaps moreso here than any place in England, that reports of Bigfoot-like creatures are feasible. As reported today by the Sunday Mercury, “a tribe of subterranean creatures who surface on Cannock Chase to hunt for food could be behind a rash of ‘werewolf’ and Big Foot sightings near Stafford.”

http://www.sundaymercury.net/news/midlands-news/2008/08/14/are-there-a-tribe-of-cavemen-living-underneath-cannock-chase-66331-21537130/

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