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SUBJECT: THE TRUTH ABOUT ALTERNATIVE 3 ? FILE: UFO2193
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During the 1970s the BBC, on their SCIENCE show, screened a film
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called Alternative 3.
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This film was about a small team of researchers who initially
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decided to interview some of the British scientists who took up
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residence and work overseas during the great "Brain Drain".
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They found to their surprise that many of the scientists had
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'disappeared'. Relatives in the UK were still recieving mail, but from
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non-existent addresses.
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A remarkable series of events led to a team of researchers to
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uncover a massive conspiracy - one involving an elite cabal of
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behind-the-scenes power brokers, and the use of a technology which
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would seem science fiction to us.
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The resources available to this elite group appeared to be
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unlimited, and the brain drain obviously gave them access to top
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scientists needed on secret projects.
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This group had discovered that the Earth was about to overheat
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through what was termed "The Greenhouse Effect", and they sort
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solutions to the problem.
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Their first idea was to punch 'holes' in the atmosphere layers at
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strategic spots, so as to let the 'heat' out.
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The second idea was to create a super-underground city, where the
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chosen few could live out the Earth's transition above, in the safety
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of being miles underground.
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Finally, they decided on the third alternative, hence the name
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"Alternative Three".
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This was to set up a whole new civilisation on another planet. By
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this stage the secret cabal had perfected anti-gravity and
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faster-than-light technology, so there wasn't much stopping them.
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Mars was the chosen planet, with the dark side of the Moon being
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their base for the project.
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Large numbers of people were literally kidnapped, and through the
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use of mind control technology were made into mindless 'zombie'
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workers if they did not co-operate willingly.
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Thus we have a secret base on the dark side of the moon, an elite
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group of conspirators manipulating the world governments to their
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whim, the use of super hi-tech technology, a greenhouse effect, mind
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control technology and an eager team of gallant researchers piecing it
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together.
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The minor detail of Mars not having an atmosphere was overcome by
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detonating a series of nuclear bombs over the surface of the planet.
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This liberated the gasses trapped in the soil, which in turn formed a
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breathable atmosphere.
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The film winds up after showing this, with the crucial evidence: a
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piece of video tape smuggled out of the moon base, which showed
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Russian and US astronauts first testing the newly breathable Martian
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atmosphere. The date announced on the secret video tape was May 22,
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1965.
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The reaction from the British public to 'Alternative 3' was
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enormous!
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Many people believed it outright and demanded it to be re-run, and
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many thought it outright rubbish.
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The book, 'Alternative 3', was published by Sphere Books, UK, in
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1978, and also proved to be extremely popular.
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For some reason there were few, if any, reprints , which is
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suprising considering the pre-publicity.
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Today the book is out of print, and a few pirate copies, albeit
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shoddy quality, of the original 'Science Report' programme pop up from
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time to time.
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This following article was taken from the 'Windwords' newsletter
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(address not available).
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*In our June issue, we told you about the controversial book
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'Alternative 3', by author Leslie Watkins. In our attempt to find out
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if the shocking theories in the book were true , we called Avon Books,
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the American publisher; they said the book was out of prints in the
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States.
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*We called Penguin Books in London and found that it was listed on
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their non-fiction list. A senior editor there told us that it was
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officially classified as FICTION BASED ON FACT.
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*The author's agent told us it was most definately fiction.
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*We wrote to the author himself to try to get the real story, and
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here is the letter he sent us:
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"Dear Ms Dittrich,
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Thank you for your letter, which reached me today. Naturally, I
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am delighted by your interest in 'Alternative 3' and by the fact that
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you plan to sell it in the Windwords bookstore. I will certainly
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cooperate in any way I can.
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The correct description of 'Alternative 3' was given by the
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representative from Penguin Books. The book is based on fact, but uses
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that fact as a launch pad for a HIGH DIVE INTO FICTION.
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In answer to your specific questions:
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(1) There is no Astronaut named Grodin.
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(2) There is no Sceptre Television, and the reported Benson is also
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fictional.
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(3) There is no Dr Gerstein.
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(4) Yes, a 'documentary' was televised in June 1977 on Anglia
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Television, which went out to the entire national network in
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Britain. It was called 'Alternative 3' and was written by David
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Ambrose and produced by Christopher Miles (whose names were on
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the book for contractual reasons). This original TV version,
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which I EXPANDED IMMENSELY for the book,was ACTUALLY A HOAX which
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had been scheduled for transmission on April Fools' Day. Because
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of certain problems finding the right network slot, the
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transmission was delayed.
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The TV program did cause a tremendous uproar because viewers
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refused to believe it was fiction! I initially took the view that the
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basic premise was so way out, particularly the way I aimed to present
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it in the book, that no one would regard it as non-fiction.
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Immediately after publication, I realised I was totally wrong. In
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fact, the amazing mountains of letters from virtually all parts of the
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world - including vast numbers from highly intelligent people in
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positions of responsibility - convinced me that I had ACCIDENTALLY
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trespassed into a range of top-secret truths.
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Documentary evidence provided by many of these correspondents
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decided me to write a serious and COMPLETELY NON - FICTION sequel.
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Unfortunately, a chest containing the bulk of the letters was among
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the items which were mysteriously LOST IN TRANSIT some four years ago
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when I moved from London, England, to Sydney, Australia, before I
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moved on to settle in New Zealand.
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For some time after 'Alternative 3' was originally published, I
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have reason to suppose that my home telephone was being tapped and my
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contacts, who were experienced in such matters, were convinced that
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certain intelligence agencies considered that I probably knew too
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much.
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So, summing up, the book is FICTION BASED ON FACT. But I now feel
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that I inadvertently got VERY CLOSE TO A SECRET TRUTH. I hope this is
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of some help to you and I look forward to hearing from you again.
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With best wishes
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Leslie Watkins "
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(Source: Placed in the public domain from VANGARD SCIENCES archives on
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October 28, 1989. Their mailing address is PO BOX 1031, Mesquite, TX
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75150.)
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"I think it the phrase rhymes with clucking bell." - Edmund Blackadder
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