Progetto Serpo
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Il progetto Serpo è il nome dato ad uno scambio top-secret fra il governo degli Stati Uniti e un pianeta alieno soprannominato Serpo (nickname). Particolari dello scambio e varie supposizioni sono comparse in parecchie storie di cospirazione del UFO durante gli ultimi 30 anni, compreso un avvenimento del 1983 in cui un uomo che si identifica come il sergente Richard C. Doty dell'U.S.A.F. si è messo in contatto con la giornalista investigativa Linda Moulton Howe che sostiene di poter fornirle informazioni proveninti dall'aeronautica per il documentario "The ET Factor" sulla HBO-TV; per convalidare la sua storia portò nel 2005 una serie di email trasmesse ad un gruppo di discussione UFO fatto funzionare da Victor Martinez, che sostiene che il progetto era reale. Alcune variazioni sulla storia della cospirazione dichiarano che il nome Serpo è il soprannome di un pianeta esterno al sistema solare [1]. Altre versioni dichiarano che è una storpiatura dei termini Serponia o Seinu.
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Background
The first mention of a 'Project Serpo' was in a UFO email list maintained by enthusiast Victor Martinez [2]. Various versions of the conspiracy theory circulated, and were later detailed on www.serpo.info.
According to the most common version of the story, an alien survived a crash near Roswell in the later 1940s (see Roswell UFO incident). This alien was detained but treated well by American military forces, contacted its home planet and eventually repatriated. The story continues by claiming that this led to the establishment of some sort of relationship between the American government and the people of its home world – said to be a planet of the binary star system Zeta Reticuli[1]. Zeta Reticuli has a history in ufology, having been claimed as the home system of an alien race called the Greys. The story finally claims that twelve American military personnel visited the planet between 1965 and 1978 and that all of the party have since died, from 'after effects of high radiation levels from the two suns'.[1]
Criticisms
One criticism of Project Serpo stems from the lack of veracity of one of its alleged witnesses, Sergeant Richard Doty. Doty has been involved in other alleged UFO-related activities (see Majestic 12 and Paul Bennewitz), and this makes the Project Serpo allegations automatically suspect.[1] Additionally, there is no physical evidence supporting the project's existence.[1]. According to Tim Swartz of Mysteries Magazine, Doty, who promised evidence to Moulton Howe before backing out, has been involved in circulating several other UFO conspiracy stories. [1] Swartz also expressed that the details of Project Serpo have varied considerably with different accounts. [1]
It has since been discovered that the entire set of posts were merely to virally encourage sales for a new book by Doty. Cited here; http://www.realityuncovered.net/ufology/articles/serpo/
Further criticisms of the story include the usual arguments against conspiracy theories, UFOs, and faster-than-light travel, as well as astronomical knowledge of the Zeta Reticuli system. There is currently no evidence of technological life in the system and also no evidence of planets. Because the stars are widely separated (several thousand astronomical units), claims of excess radiation as a result of the presence of a second star are nonsensical.
On a more fundamental level, it is entirely possible that the messages originating the story were deliberate hoaxes. The postings were to Internet forums that cover conspiracy theories and UFOs, and a cursory examination of such forums shows that hoaxes are not uncommon. Some ufologists have even claimed that the messages were a hoax perpetrated by the American military and intelligence communities to protect real, related, activities.
Discontinuation of website
Bill Ryan, a chief proponent of publicizing the Project Serpo claims, announced on March 5th, 2007 that he was stepping down from his role as webmaster for the Serpo material. Ryan nevertheless maintains his belief that an extraterrestrial exchange program did occur - although he states that the Serpo releases definitely contained disinformation.[2]
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2^ www.realityuncovered.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=316
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