Late in September 1991, An envelope from England arrived in the Post Office Box of the UFO Reporting and Information Service. It contained a review of Chapter 10 "Cosmic Journey" from the recent book "Alien Liaison" by Timothy Good. The review raises serious questions about the quality of research done for said chapter of "Alien Liaison," and indeed about the integrity of Mr. Timothy Good.
"Alien Liaison" was published in England By Century Publishing; and to the best of my knowledge, it is available in the United States only from Arcturus Book Service of Port St. Lucie Florida.
The person who sent the paper is one "Dr. Armen Victorian." The name is a pseudonym of an energetic British researcher. He purports to be interested only in verified information, something well appreciated here. Some of Dr. Victorian's work can be read in the recent "UFO Crash/Retrievals: The Inner Sanctum Status Report VI", by Leonard H. Stringfield, privately published, July, 1991.
I wrote Dr. Victorian a reply asking about his use of pseudonyms and for permission to post his review on Cufon since it seems, for the most part to
be supported by documentation. Dr. Victorian wrote back granting permission to post his review and enclosing some additional related correspondence.
The review and associated documents are reproduced below. I emphasize that this document is the work of Dr. Armen Victorian and that he has no
connection whatever to CUFON or the UFO Reporting and Information Service. Any opinions expressed, or conclusions stated are those of Dr. Victorian, and are not necessarily those of CUFON, The UFO Reporting and Information
Service, Dale Goudie or myself.
Jim Klotz
CUFON SYSOP
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Armen Victorian's Review of Chapter 10 of "Alien Liaison" by Timothy Good
and associated documentation/correspondence
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UFO Reporting and Information service, Dr. Armen Victorian
P.O.Box 832, P.O.Box: 99
Mercer Island, West PDO
Washington 98040 Nottingham, NG8 3NT
USA England
Date: 23 AUG 1991
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please find enclosed herewith a copy of the review on Mr. Timothy
Good's recent book, Alien Liaison.
It would be prudent to study the review prior to passing any
judgement based on the your knowledge about Mr. Good.
Sincerely,
/s/ A. Victorian
A. Victorian
Encl: As attached
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A REVIEW OF "ALIEN LIAISON : TIMOTHY GOOD
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By: Armen Victorian
August 1991
The publication of Alien Liaison in my opinion has put yet another nail on
the coffin of the UFOlogy which is already suffering from a mountain of distortion and mis-information from tabloid ufologists. "Governments do not have to do any more damage that what already what many ufologists in search
of a few quick bucks or fame are doing themselves to the field. Why are you pointing your fingers continuously at us", ran the comments of one Major General to me, adding "No longer is it clear who is telling the truth when
you guys are quoting us in your 'literature'", holding up the fingers of
both hands as the sign of parentheses.
Mr. Good's latest book by Century, was published in May, 1991. Soon afterwards, Mr. Good received wide media coverage largely due to ONE chapter in his book which added "punch" to make it a best seller. In England, he attended live radio shows and TV programs, which, via satellite link, also helped to bring his close associate, Mr. Bob Oechsler into the limelight.
Bob Oechsler provided the main substance for "Cosmic Journey", chapter 10.
ADM Lord Peter Hill-Norton, another close ally of Mr. Good, was quick on the mark by writing the "commentary" for the book without any proper
consideration as to what he is writing might bear a sour fruit. Maybe he thought the title he held almost twenty-two years ago (Admiral of the Fleet - Chief of Defence Staff 1971 - 73) was the endorsement seal of accuracy for
the accounts in the book, therefore adding to its controversy as yet another sale-point.
Recently, another close ally of Mr. Timothy Good, Mr. Graham Birdsall, the Editor of Quest International UFO Magazine, which has on the board a serious, highly respected researcher like Mr. Tony Dodd, as the Director of Investigation and Research, without any consultation with him, dedicated almost eight pages of their recent issue to reviewing Mr. Good's book, appraising him as though he is the best thing ever happened to mankind. As one of their Directors put it, "This guy is turning this magazine into Tim Good Appreciation Society". But, there are reasons why Mr. Birdsall has gone out of town praising Mr. Good. there is apparently a deal between Tim Good and G. Birdsall, that if and when Mr. Birdsall finishes his book ( he has
been busy writing it during the past three/four weeks). Mr. Good would make sure that it gets published. This was what I was told by yet another senior member of the Quest team.
Amongst several pages of Mr. Birdsall's gobbly-gook, there is one particular passage which caught my eye (P. 25, Quest, Vol. 10, No. 4). There Mr. birdsall wrights "Objective researchers cannot dismiss the revelations made
by some of the most senior figures in United States Intelligence, and one can do nothing but HEAP PRAISE on Timothy Good and his publishers Century, for having the courage to withstand pressure from that same American Intelligence Community that threatened all sorts of legal action if they went ahead and 'named names'. "That" they said, "would breach US national security". On 30 July 1991, I put this point to Mr. Mark Booth of Century Publication, who actually has edited Mr. Good's book "Alien Liaison". He replied that, there NEVER was any threat of any sort from any quarters, quite the reverse is accurate, we were worried that maybe the book would not sell after publication. (Recorded telephone conversation - Author).
I was given a copy of the book and was asked to check the veracity and accuracy of one particular chapter, "Cosmic Journey", Chapter 10. During the months in which I contacted every single personality that has been named, or those whose names do not appear for the reason of adding a deliberate twist, creating a sale point for the book.
My first contact was with Mr. Bob Oechsler, who apparently was the bonafide, main witness for this chapter. In the very first conversation I had with Mr. Oechsler (Taped telephone conversation), I asked him whether he is totally happy and satisfied the was Mr. good has put this chapter together. Mr. Oechsler answered, that he was not. He added that "Cosmic Journey Project", was mainly a commercial enterprise, and that Mr. Good has turned it into something somewhat different. He said he would have preferred to have it worded differently, and not to give the impression to the readership that it is a project, where the government is standing behind Ringling Brothers as a front. In the latest conversation had with Mr. Oechsler on 10 August 1991, when it was clear by then that many areas in that chapter raise very serious questions, he said that I should know by now that Mr. Good is nor a researcher, but an editor who collects material and puts them together. Similar comments also were made Mr. Jaime Shandrae to Mr. Grant Cameron, the Canadian UFO researcher, about Mr. Good.
CHAPTER 10 - COSMIC JOURNEY
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Mr. Good begins this chapter by introducing ADM Bobby Ray Inman. from there he embarks upon referring to Mr. Oechsler's brief encounter with ADM Inman, (May 13, 1988, on the grounds of the Science and Technology Center of University of Maryland). At that brief encounter apparently Mr. Oechsler, after introducing himself, left his business card with ADM Inman, asking "I would be grateful if at some point you might have someone contact me about
how I can get closer to MJ12". (See UFO Magazine "UFO Secret Team? "Control Factor' Stymies Ufology" by Vicki Cooper), and then writes extracts of Mr. Oechsler's telephone conversation with ADM Inman (The telephone conversation had taken place at 8AM, July 20, 1989. At that time Mr. good was staying
with Mr. Oechsler - complete text of this telephone conversation which included Mr. Oechsler's speculation, was faxed to me by Mr. Oechsler). The published lines in the book, are somewhat taken out of context. According to Oechsler and Good, they represent the fact that ADM Inman is heavily involved with the UFO subject and its cover up. One particular question by Oechsler, and ADM Inman's answer (published in italic, page 191), has allowed the imagination of both Good and Oechsler fly wild and loose.
Bob Oechsler: "Do you anticipate that any of the recovered vehicles would
ever become available for technological research?"
ADM Inman: "Again, I honestly don't know, ten years ago the answer would have been no. Whether as time has evolved they are beginning to become more open on it, there's a possibility. Again Mr. Hineman (retired Deputy Director of Science and Technology Division, CIA) probably would be the best person to
put that kind of question to...".
There is not once a single specific reference to the subject of UFOs in the entire text of the telephone conversation. Mr. Good by deliberately not publishing ADM Inman's letter of Dec. 18, 1989, that I re-produce here, has twisted the facts, representing totally a fabricated version of the truth.
Quote: "Dear Mr. Good,
Just a short note to thank you for your letters of 17 November and 7 december 1989, and the copy of Admiral Lord Hill-Norton's letter to you. I did
receive your book and appreciate your thoughtfulness for sending it. I look forward to reading it in the weeks ahead. Unfortunately, I do not know any information which could be of assistance to you for your UFO report. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you success in your findings.
Please pass my very best wishes to Admiral Lord Hill-Norton when you have the opportunity.
Sincerely,
[Signed] B. R. Inman".
After receiving the complete text of the telephone conversation, I asked Mr. Oechsler if anyone else but Mr. Good has listened to this telephone conversation that you have recorded? He gave me the name of a Mr. John Dingley. On 14 July 1991, I telephoned Mr. Dingley and asked him whether he had listened to the taped telephone conversation between ADM Inman and Mr. Oechsler. He confirmed that he had listened to the taped conversation. I asked him was the subject of UFOs ever mentioned in the entire conversation? He answered "NO".
By then I had already contacted ADM Inman, enclosing page s of the book where he had been implicated, asking him for clarifications. On 26 July 1991, I received the following letter from ADM Inman. (Copy enclosed)
"I received your letter of July 1st concerning Timothy Good's book Alien Liaison. I believe all these allegations to be false. Concerning your comments on a group of scientists called MJ12, I have no such awareness and
do not believe such a group exists.
[Author's comments: I deliberately included the MJ12 issue in my correspondence to him, because Oechsler claims that, it was the main lead
in.]
In summary, the book is filled with fabrication and distortions. My conclusion from the pages I have seen is that the book is without any merit.
Signed: B. R. Inman."
After receiving ADM Inman's letter, I contacted ADM Lord Hill-Norton on 1
Aug. 1991. I read ADM Inman's letter and asked him what does he think about the letter. His reply was that, it is absurd what Inman is saying now. He should clarify why he made those comments to Oechsler. He went on to add
that he is covering up, and he stuck by his commentary that, either he should shut up or to put up with it. (Taped telephone conversation).
Although, I was not satisfied by what ADM Lord Hill-Norton had said and moreover, he gave me the distinct impression of believing everything Tim Good tells him, or gives him to read, due to some passing comments he made in that regard, I decided to get back to ADM Inman. In another letter to ADM Inman, which was faxed to his office, 2 Aug. 1991, asking him:
"As an objective researcher in trying to establish the intentions of each parties involved in the course of these events, which gave "enough
confidence" to the author of the above mentioned book (T. Good), and his assistant Mr. Bob Oechsler, in compelling, studying and editing the data, which he thought to be accurate, there remains a few areas which would
require an ultimate clarification by you.
What did you think Bob Oechsler was inquiring about? It is still obscure
what your understanding was about the topic of the conversation? Perhaps I should add that Bob Oechsler maintains that in his initial approach to you, when he gave you his card, he mentioned to you clearly and briefly that he required your assistance in contacting a member/members of the MJ12. He maintains that you accepted his card, and in a cordial manner "Okayed" it".
I enclosed a copy of my letter to ADM Inman with the following covering letter, dated 5 August, 1991 and sent them to ADM Lord Hill-Norton.
"dear sir,
Enclosed are the two letters I discussed about.
There are certainly areas of serious flaws in the manner by which the "data" has been presented by the representers on the main characters in chapter 10
of the book, "Alien Liaison". It is no secret, which concerns myself and the dignified high ranking officers, whose names have been mentioned, but the truthfulness and exact, factual representation seems to bear some serious questions.
Although, by writing my last letter to ADM Inman, I have tried to ask him to clarify the grey areas, the seriousness of the issue referred to in my previous paragraph over-rules such a request.
Signed-Author."
On 6 August 1991, I received a reply from ADM Inman, dated 5 Aug. 1991, which I reproduce in its entirety here-below.
"Dear Dr. Victorian,
In response to the request in your letter dated 2 August 1991 for an
"ultimate clarification" by me re Mr. Oechsler, I provide the following:
a. I receive hundreds of calling cards each year from individuals who approach me at public appearances. I have no specific recollection of the receipt of a calling card from Mr. Oechsler prior to our telephone conversation.
b. I have never heard of any organization called MJ12 nor did I have any understanding from Mr. Oechsler about his seeking information an a specific organization. His use of Admiral Lord Hill-Norton's name was the principal factor in my having a conversation at all with Mr. Oechsler.
c. Having no prior knowledge of Mr. Oechsler's interest, I did not understand until well into his dialogue that his research was about Unidentified Flying Objects.
d. Throughout 22 years of service in intelligence community, I have never encountered any credible evidence of the existence of extraterrestrial or interplanetary entities, individuals, crafts, vehicles, or persons. I do not believe any credible evidence of such activity exists.
I have been advised by RADM Shapiro that Mr. Oechsler totally misrepresented both the nature and content of their conversation.
I remain persuaded that complete misrepresentation of my views and those of RADM Shapiro has occurred and thus I distrust any and all stories and conclusions that have been conveyed.
I hope you will entertain no further doubts about my views.
Sincerely,
[signed] B. R. Inman
After the receipt of the above letter, there was still one clause which required yet further clarification by ADM Inman. The word "dialogue", could have a broad interpretation. I needed to know what precisely ADM Inman meant by that.
On August 12, 1991 I contacted ADM Inman's office, and I spoke to Mr. Tom king, the Executive Assistant to ADM Inman. I explained to him the nature of my inquiry, asking him for further clarification by ADM Inman. I was asked
to contact the following day. On August 13, 1991, I was told by Mr. Tom
King, that I can go on the record by what he was told by ADM Inman, in response to my inquiry, Mr. King said, what ADM Inman meant in clause (C) of his last letter to you (5AUG. 1991), is that, only after Mr. Oechsler had spoken with RADM Shapiro, in pursuit of his inquiry, it had become clear to ADM Inman, through RADM Shapiro, that Mr. Oechsler's inquiry was about UFOs. ADM Inman had absolutely no prior knowledge of the topic of Mr. Oechsler inquiry before that.
I had already contacted RADM Sumner Shapiro (Retired, ONI Director) on August 3, 1991. I asked RADM Shapiro whether he met Bob Oechsler. he replied "He claims to have met me". I Repeated my question. He answered; "He met me in one occasion and I realized that he was a fraud. He had arranged a meeting with me under fraudulent circumstances, and I dismissed him almost immediately. I never had a meeting with him in a restaurant. (See p. 195, where Mr. Oechsler alleges that he met with RADM Shapiro for the first time
in a restaurant) as he is suggesting in that book. I never discussed any of that material with him."
I asked RADM Shapiro what did Mr. Oechsler introduce himself as? He answered "He introduced himself as a[n] independent..... he didn't even describe what he was doing initially in order to see me. He said that he has been referred to me by somebody (Inman) that should contact me. I tried to contact that person to verify, he was out of the country. I finally agreed that I will meet him. And then, all he had was his card that described himself as some sort of a robotic expert or something. You know, a complete sham." (Taped recorded conversation).
I then contacted Mr. Robert W. Kirchgessner, which was the Director of
Special Development Group. Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey, at that time. Mr. Kirchgessner with his direct answers cast a great deal of light on the subject matter thereby revealing the length and breadth of distortion to present THEIR own version of "Cosmic Journey".
I asked Mr. Kirchgessner to describe what took place in the course of their contacts with Mr. Bob Oechsler and Mr. Timothy Good.
He said: "Robert Oechsler's situation is a, let m put it like this, Robert Oechsler was recommended to us by Timothy Good, we met with the man ONE time. We determined very very quickly that he was a total INCOMPETENT. This fact
is illustrated when the gentleman approached us, coming in and telling us
from everything, from the fact that he could deliver us a UFO, to whether he had a government agency watching him and we were sitting in a restaurant here in Orlando with him, when we were invited him down here, paying all his
costs, to speak to him. (This particular factor was further confirmed to me by Mr. Robert Kenneston, in a separate telephone conversation with him in his Los Angeles office, on 12 Aug. 1991 [taped recorded conversation]. He was a witness in that meeting, and held a separate discussion with Mr. Oechsler, as part of the same meeting). Trying to do the best research that we could.
And he perceives and comes out with the statement that the CIA people are tracking him and they were sitting and watching him in the restaurant. The man was...he was not with the reality at the time in my opinion. We had elected not to proceed forward with him in any way, shape or form. The only question that I felt remaining with the call that I received regarding Robert Oechsler, was whether or not somebody else in the Ringling Corporation had hired him to do additional research without my knowledge. Which was always possible within our company (Author: "Yes, Mr. Chuck Smith")..right, Chuck Smith was my immediate superior. Chuck met various people, he usually would utilise them to continue to look into subject matters, if they had any knowledge at all. to my knowledge at this time, he had never spoken to nor had he been in communication with, nor had gone any further than my initial confidential report to him, stating that this (Mr. Oechsler) is one gentleman that we should NOT do business with. And to this date that is the position that Chuck has taken in regards to this.
I asked Mr. Kirchgessner how Mr. Timothy Good became involved? He replied that they decided not to have anything to do with Mr. Good due to the high fees he had asked for. Mr. Kirchgessner's answer to this question is quite contradictory to what Tim Good has written in his book. On page 151, Mr.
good writes "Following further discussions, I was invited to become the 'Official Consultant on UFO research' to the Special Development group. A personal meeting in Orlando, Florida, was pre-requisite, the director said, and since I would be visiting Gulf Breeze during October, I made arrangements to fly to Orlando. Unfortunately, DIFFICULTIES with airline scheduling
arose, allowing inadequate time for the trip, and I was obliged to postpone the meeting".
I put to Mr. Kirchgessner what Mr. good had published, he said it is simply not true, we dropped him because of the sums he was asking as his fees. Then Mr. Robert Oechsler appeared on the horizon.
Mr. Kirchgessner told me that Mr. Oechsler had asked for either $1200 or
$2000 per day for his work (He couldn't remember the exact figure off hand).
He had added that they asked Capt. Gene Cernan, ex-NASA astronaut, who is a director on the board, to check Mr. Oechsler's credentials regarding his NASA background. gene Cernan reported that Mr. Oechsler has NEVER held the position he claims in NASA, but it is possible that he has worked as a junior technician either with NASA or with a NASA sub-contractor, in which case his name would not have been known anyway. I contacted Gene Cernan on 8 Aug. 1991, after reaffirming what Mr. Kirchgessner has said, he further added that the Cosmic Journey project never went any further than the drawing board. (Taped telephone conversation).
A day before, 7 Aug. 1991, I contacted Miss Sussan Brewer, who works with Mr. Kirchgessner and was a witness in the Orlando meeting, between Mr. Bob Oechsler and them. i asked her by reading out the passage of the book on
page 197 (Alien Liaison) where Mr. good states that the project (Cosmic Journey) had the approval of the President Bush and Vice President Quayle. She answered; "It is a good question. as far as Bob (Kirchgessner) is concerned, when he worked with Gene Crenan, Gene Cernan presented the project to Vice President Quayle representing President Bush, then yes, I would assume it would go to the top. (Note: The way Mr. Good has referred to this point in his book, adds more vigor to his version of the story as to Cosmic Journey was initially a government based project).
She further added "Let me tell you that when Mr. Oechsler came here to Orlando, I was present. We were very kind and polite, but we realized that
he was a little off the wall". I also put to her what Mr. Kirchgessner had told me about Mr. Oechsler's promise in providing them with a genuine UFO. She immediately followed up by saying "A genuine UFO plus a spaceship". I asked her whether it was in writing or verbal. She replied "Verbal, but
there were four other people at the table, you know they fell off their chairs". I asked if she could give me their names as a matter of record.
She answered "I was one of them, the other young man was Brownell Schlubach, he used to work with us at SDG, then Bob Kirchgessner, and the other gentleman's name was Don Branch, he was the Manager of Design for SDG". She further added that "after we realized what sort of person we were dealing with, we did not have anything to do with a person with such a fanatical representation."
Following my inquiries into other areas of chapter 10, Cosmic Journey, I was quite intrigued by what Mr. good had written about "THE PENTAGON MEETING"
(See p.198/9/200/1, Alien Liaison). I was determined to locate the GENERAL who had apparently scared the life out of Mr. Oechsler. Mr. Oechsler had stated in the course of one of his telephone conversations with me that, whilst in Florida the Ringling Bros. team had said to him that a variety of people were involved, and their names were mentioned to him. A week after returning from Florida he received a call from the "general". He added that he would not like to "Fuck around" with that general, after his alleged encounter experience of November 17, 1989, (Taped telephone conversation with Mr. Oechsler 7 Aug. 1991) "While resting in a Dallas cocktail lounge", that he still thinks was the general's doing. Mr. Good illustrates Mr. Oechsler's impressions and thoughts relating to this "Alien Intrusion" as "The sensation in the back of Bob's head reminded him of the security machine at the Pentagon, which had induced a 'tingling' sensation at the back of his head. was there some connection perhaps?" (See p. 202 in the book).
With the help of the members of our research group, I managed to discover the identity of the General concerned. Mr. Oechsler too independently, in the course of our telephone conversation on Aug. 9, 1991, by revealing his name
to me further confirmed our finding (Taped telephone conversation). Mr. Oechsler emphasized that he did not want his name to be mentioned in the course of my inquiry with the General.
On August 8, 1991, I contacted Lt. General Thomas P. Stafford, the distinguished ex-NASA astronaut in his Oklahoma office. he was the alleged "GENERAL" in Mr. Good's book.
I mentioned to Tom Stafford that I have received a copy of the Cosmic Journey project (Mr. Good's book), and I understand that he had met Mr. Oechsler on November 13, 1989, in order to discuss about the project with him. He answered that he does not remember meeting Mr. Oechsler. I pointed out that in that particular meeting, one of the topics was about the type of alien/ET to be put on the show in a cryogenic tank (See p. 199, Alien Liaison). I asked him whether he recalls that. He said that he does not remember. Tom Stafford asked me about the date of he meeting. After i gave him the date he said no, he cannot remember such a meeting. Then he asked where was the meeting supposed to have taken place. Again, I told him "in the Pentagon". Then I proceeded by trying to refresh his memory, and referred to the
security device that Mr. Oechsler had apparently passed through and had discussed with the General )See p. 199). he replied "Bullshit, tingling?" I answered yes, and read the quotation made on page 198 of the book. he asked by whom. I replied by Mr. Oechsler. Tom Stafford in reply to my question that I had repeated again, referring to exhibiting a alien corpse in a cryogenic tank, re[plied "I don't remember Mr. Oechsler" and he "doesn't know anything about it". He later added again that he has just finished an eleven months study for the White House and NASA about how to get back to the Moon and Mars, which he had referred to very briefly at the beginning. And added that he doesn't know anything about what I was talking about. I told him about the publication of Mr. Tim Good, and added that although he has not
been mentioned by name, however the General in the passage is him. I said that Mr. Oechsler himself has confirmed this to me.
He said that he invented the stealth bomber and "Sure started the F-117A fighter, but that was years ago". Although he goes to the Pentagon occasionally to meet friends, he does not have office there. I put to him that his alleged office according to Mr. Oechsler was in the basement section of the Pentagon, where Mr. Oechsler allegedly met with him. I asked him "Am
I correct, or do I have the wrong information?" He answered "You've got the wrong information. I was down at SDI in Star Wars. I was down there occasionally, but I have no office there". In reply to my question about his knowledge about the alien entities, he answered, that he has never seen them, although he has been to space four times. When I questioned him whether he has any evidence about flying saucers, he said "Hell NO". (Taped telephone conversation with Thomas P. Stafford).
ANTI-GRAVITY CHAMBER
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It was not difficult to locate the facilities about which Mr. Tim Good has written (See P. 202/3/4, in the book)
The complex to which Mr. Oechsler claims to have been taken to "during the second week of January 1990" exists.
After introduction, I asked Linda Billica, assistant Test Director for
Reduced Gravity Office, NASA, who actually works in that facility. "I would like some information about your Anti-Gravity Chamber, is it operational
now?" She replied "Anti-Gravity Chamber, you mean our aircraft?" I
explained to her exactly what I was looking for. She replied "There is NO anti gravity chamber as such. We do have an airplane which flies parabolas and we can provide a half minute or so at each time." I then referred to the book, and read out the passage to her. She replied "Here, There is
absolutely NO anti gravity chamber. She went on to explain in more detail about the KC-135 Boeing, padded aircraft which is used for training the NASA astronauts. I told her that I would fax to her the passage from the book,
and asked her if she would care to provide me in writing that she had told
me. She had no objections.
I am now in the process of looking into the events which allegedly took place on the NORAD Platform.
Based on my inquiries so far, there is no credible evidence of what Mr. Good has written in his chapter 10 that is proven. I should also remind readers that the people that I have talked to were unaware about the publication of Timothy. Good's book. And although Mr. Good has thanked a great many people in his book and has sent copies of his book to the majority of them, he has failed to do the same for the people I have talked to. Equally important, every serious piece of research is only credible when it has been sighted and verified by those people whose roles and names constitute the back-bone of
the researcher's findings. In fulfilling his obligations in this regard, Mr. good has been discriminately selective. Whilst a chosen few have been addressed for their approval of his writing about them, such as Mr. Oechsler, a great many, deliberately and intentionally have been ignored. Ironically, even among those recipients, from whom Mr. good had asked their approval for his writing about them, some chose to ignore Col. William Coleman, fro example, is one such person, who as a mark of protest decided neither reply nor approve the material. His protest went unheeded. Mr. Good as
previously, decided to go ahead and include a part about Col. Coleman. Col. Coleman is still critical of what Mr. Tom Good published in his previous
book, Above Top Secret, about him. Mr. good had promised to put the record straight in the re-print, apparently he hasn't.
I think, the ufologists should know that "out there" there are some unscrupulous tabloid writers, for whom morality is weighed up by the sum of money they obtain from their outputs. In their books, everyone seems to be expendable.END.
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SAIC
Science Applications International Corporation
An Employee Owned Company
July 26, 1991
Dr. Armen Victorian
P. O. Box 99
West PDO
Nottingham, NG8 3NT
England
Dear Dr. Victorian,
I received your letter of July 1st concerning Timothy Good's book
Alien Liaison. I believe all these allegations to be false.
Concerning your comments on a group of scientists called MJ12, I
have no such awareness and do not believe such a group exists.
In summary, the book is filled with fabrication and distortions.
My conclusion from the pages I have seen is that the book is
without any merit.
Sincerely
/s/ B. R. Inman
B. R. Inman
9442 Capitol of Texas Highway North, Arboretum Plaza One, Suite 685,
Austin Texas 78759 (512) 343-2200
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SAIC
Science Applications International Corporation
An Employee Owned Company
August 5, 1991
Dr. Armen Victorian
P. O. Box 99
West PDO
Nottingham, NG8 3NT
England
Dear Dr. Victorian,
In response to the request in your letter dated 2 August 1991 for an
"ultimate clarification" by me re Mr. Oechsler, I provide the following:
a. I receive hundreds of calling cards each year from individuals
who approach me at public appearances. I have no specific recollection
of the receipt of a calling card from Mr. Oechsler prior to our telephone conversation.
b. I have never heard of any organization called MJ12 nor did I have
any understanding from Mr. Oechsler about his seeking information an a specific organization. His use of Admiral Lord Hill-Norton's name
was the principal factor in my having a conversation at all with Mr.
Oechsler.
c. Having no prior knowledge of Mr. Oechsler's interest, I did not understand until well into his dialogue that his research was about Unidentified Flying Objects.
d. Throughout 22 years of service in intelligence community, I
have never encountered any credible evidence of the existence of extraterrestrial or interplanetary entities, individuals, crafts,
vehicles, or persons. I do not believe any credible evidence of such
activity exists.
I have been advised by RADM Shapiro that Mr. Oechsler totally misrepresented both the nature and content of their conversation.
I remain persuaded that complete misrepresentation of my views and
those of RADM Shapiro has occurred and thus I distrust any and all
stories and conclusions that have been conveyed.
I hope you will entertain no further doubts about my views.
Sincerely,
/s/ B. R. Inman
B. R. Inman
9442 Capitol of Texas Highway North, Arboretum Plaza One, Suite 685,
Austin Texas 78759 (512) 343-2200
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Linda W. Billica
NASA Johnson Space Center
CC32
Houston, TX 77058
August 12, 1991
Dr. Armen Victorian
P. O. Box 99
West PDO
Nottingham, NG8 3NT
England
Dear Dr. Victorian,
The material you sent me from the book, Alien Liaison, is not based on
fact:
1. No one by the name of Bob Oechsler was ever manifested to fly with
us on the KC-135.
2. Ellington Field has been an Air Force BAse since 1976.
3. There are no billeting facilities at Ellington Field.
4. The shuttle's Remote Manipulator System (the "arm") was designed by
canada, has been operating for years, and has never required any such "reconfiguration."
5. NASA has no "anti-gravity chamber" anywhere. As I explained over
the phone, we fly a KC-135 aircraft in a series of parabolas to obtain
short periods of microgravity.
6. Protein crystals have nothing to do with superconductive materials.
7. NASA has no "bunker-like building north of Houston" and no "alien
craft."
8. Absolutely no effort is underway to design or build any
"ground-based anti-gravity chamber."
I'm sorry Dr. Victorian, but Alien Liaison is hogwash. I do not wish
to have my name or my organization's name associated with it in any way.
Sincerely,
/s/ Linda W. Billica
Linda W. Billica
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Following are the additional letters forwarded by Dr. Victorian in his reply
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National Aeronautics and NASA
Space Administration
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
PA-B September 26, 1991
Mr. S. E. Victorian
P. O. Box 99
West PDO
Nottingham, NG8 3NT
England
Dear Mr. Victorian:
This is in response to your request to the FOIA Office at NASA
Headquarters for records pertaining to "COSMIC JOURNEY."
No Agency records can be identified or located at Kennedy Space
Center responsive to your request. If you think Rockwell International was involved in the project, you might wish to
address a request to them.
Sincerely,
/s/ Mary Jo Tippett
Mary Jo Tippett
FOIA Administrator
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Letter from A. Victorian to Dennis Stacy
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Mr Dennis Stacy, Dr. Armen Victorian
Editor, MUFON P. O. Box 99
Box 12434 West PDO
San Antonio, TX 78214 Nottingham, NG8 3NT
USA England
Date: 04 OCT 1991
Dear Mr. Stacy,
Mr. Good's reply to Mr. Johnson's review of his book is quite
hilarious. there are some very serious flaws in Good's response.
Once again he has deliberately twisted the facts to suit his re-
quirement.
I would like to respond to the point Mr. Good has raised in his
letter in the order they are mentioned:
I have a TAPED TELEPHONE CONVERSATION with the editor of Good's
book. He CONFIRMS that there NEVER was any threats of any kind
from any quarters. In fact they were worried that the book might
not go down well. Indeed, if there would be any forthcoming
threats or prosecution. I can assure Mr. Good that it would not
be for his alleged "Violation of US National Security" by the of-
ficers implicated in his "Tale of the Two Cities"., but for repre-
senting a distorted and fabricated version of FACTS by him and
Oechsler, in his book. I should add that, during my research into
the veracity and accuracy of chapter 10, "Cosmic Journey", in
more than one occasion and by more than one high-ranking officer
was told that they reserve the right to press charges.
The main bulk of research on other cases that Good has referred
to, is conducted by other researchers. Good has merely copied
them without even checking their accuracy or validity. In fact
Good's version of a Puerto Rican case, which he has written more
extensively in his report 1991 and his current book, has some
serious accuracies inaccuracies. Furthermore, the credibility of
some of the so called researchers he has made referenced to, is
highly questionable . not mentioning that by equating these bunch
of opportunity seekers with other serious, good researchers, he in
fact has insulted the entire field.
He takes pride of the praise of a third grade tabloid paper in
England, Glasgow Herald. Quite rightly so. because, for the first
time he has been appraised by a paper of his own grade of work.
I dare to say they are two of a kind.
He claims that ADM Inman has conceded to the topic of conversa-
tion. him and Oechsler claim (UFOs). Once again, by distorting
the facts he is fabricating a twisted agenda, totally out of con-
text, as his proof. Tim Good is indirectly referring to ADM Inman
second comprehensive letter to me (See my review report). What
Mr. Good deliberately fails to qualify is the fact that ADM Inman
has clarified that particular clause of his letter, even further.
Good in an insidious manner is hiding the fact that neither ADM
Inman nor RADM Shapiro could make any head or tail of what
Oechsler was talking about, not until Mr. Oechsler took out the
model of the alleged "alien head", when Sam Shapiro noticed what
Oechsler has been trying to convey. After that it did not take
long before Oechsler was out of that house. ADM Inman has clearly
clarified this point. As to Ringling Corporation's involvement,
there is absolutely nothing to hide. here again Mr. Good points
the danger towards Ringling Corporation accusing them of cover
up. He does not have the courage to explain the truth. There
NEVER was any problem with the airline schedules, as Tim Good
claims as his excuse for not having been able to attend in the
meeting. What Good says id poppy-cock. He was dropped because of
his greediness, and enormous appetite for MONEY. Apparently what
he had asked for was utterly ridiculous. that equally applies to his
fellow colleague Bob Oechsler, a junior ex-technician with a NASA sub-contractor. Mr. Oechsler had asked for over $1200 per/day as
his fees. I would like to ask the question from the gang of two.
If their wishes were fulfilled, and Ringling Brothers had forked
out the sums they were looking for, would they still accuse them
of cover-up, or would have been praised for excellent work
of uncovering the cover-ups? Good accused Mr. Johnson for ul-
terior motives. Whilst it is he, himself who with a false
pretence and claims of the provider of "crucial evidence" that
many have failed to come up with, has the ulterior motives. Rin-
gling Corporation offered to provide him with perfect platform to
further the research. Instead greed overcame the shallow veneer
of research.
It is quite shameful to witness that some of the researchers who
are supposed to be a leading example to the UFO community, in-
stead resort to such methods of self promotion.
Sincerely,
/s/ A. V.
A. Victorian
CC: File.
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