A look at the alien
Rocky Mountain News
Published May 30, 2008 at 2:03 p.m.
Updated May 30, 2008 at 2:03 p.m.
Photo by CBS 4
A still image of the video, handed out by presenters, shows the purported space alien, peeking over the window sill in the center of the photo.
The world is abuzz about the brief video which supporters say reveals a short, gray extraterrestrial peering into the second-story window of a rural Nebraska home in 2003.
What did they see?
A classic E.T.-like creature, about 4 feet tall, with a narrow chin, a broad forehead and almond eyes.
Some people claimed to see its eyes and muscles move during the roughly two-minute video, which was briefly screened for reporters and the public at the Auraria campus today.
A skeptic said the being has a suspicious similarity to "Gray," the creature depicted in the classic 1957 movie "Earth vs. The Flying Saucers."
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May 30, 2008
2:25 p.m.
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VoiceOfTheRockies writes:
When you are a child you may be told to believe in Santa/Easter Bunny/Tooth Fairy - you may be told to believe in Jesus/God/Angels' - you may be told to believe in Spirits'/Ghosts' - you may be told to believe in Gypsys'/Phsyhics'/Fortune Tellers' - you may be told to believe in Aliens'/Martians'...
Later on in life if you are wise you find out there are political and cultural motives behind all of them:
"I've got my own moral compass to steer by
A guiding star beats a spirit in the sky
And all the preaching voices -
Empty vessels of dreams so loud
As they move among the crowd
Fools and thieves are well disguised
In the temple and market place"
"Like a stone in the river
Against the floods of spring
I will quietly resist"
"Like the willows in the wind
Or the cliffs along the ocean
I will quietly resist"
"I don't have faith in faith
I don't believe in belief
You can call me faithless
I still cling to hope
And I believe in love
And that's faith enough for me"
"I've got my own spirit level for balance
To tell if my choice is leaning up or down
And all the shouting voices
Try to throw me off my course
Some by sermon, some by force
Fools and thieves are dangerous
In the temple and market place"
"Like a forest bows to winter
Beneath the deep white silence
I will quietly resist"
"Like a flower in the desert
That only blooms at night
I will quietly resist"
- Rush
May 30, 2008
4:07 p.m.
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j_davis_tx writes:
why did we need the song???
May 30, 2008
5:18 p.m.
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bugmenot writes:
Either it's wearing a beanie or the top of his head is flatter than the typical hollywood greys like from close encounters...
June 9, 2008
9:01 p.m.
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gheckso writes:
This isn't real you farktards... i made this short film for my year 11 class project.
I can't believe it's gotten out like this.