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The Alien Autopsy Film

London

A grainy film of an alien autopsy that fooled the world for a decade.

In 1995 London businessman Ray Santilli released black-and-white footage that appeared to show American military doctors cutting open an alien recovered after the 1947 Roswell crash. It was shown to a worldwide television audience.

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When
Broadcast 28 August 1995
Where
51.5390, -0.1420
Group
UFO cases

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A story of London's media world rather than a place to visit.

Cover of UFO Cases of Britain by Cale Mills
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UFO Cases of Britain

Fifty-four real and closely examined British UFO cases, weighed with honesty rather than hype. From Rendlesham Forest, the best-documented UFO case the United Kingdom has ever produced, to the Berwyn Mountains, the Broad Haven schoolchildren, the Calvine photograph and the Bonnybridge hotspot, each case sets out what was seen, who saw it and what the explanations are.

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