tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811150598222033655.post873703591238296178..comments2024-03-09T00:22:04.859-08:00Comments on Did It Really Happen?: Another Quick View Point About the Oscar Hypnosis StoryTim Heberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425882305963295noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811150598222033655.post-54841505624888604152013-08-23T13:14:42.178-07:002013-08-23T13:14:42.178-07:00Hi Paul,
I was well aware that it was not intende...Hi Paul,<br /><br />I was well aware that it was not intended towards me. I was giving a little background for my interests in both of the cases.<br /><br />Yes, the various press club offerings tend to rev things up a bit, but how many people actually buy into these things? Seriously, I have no idea, that's including the lasting impact on a given segment of the population. <br /><br />Honestly, all one can do is provide an outlet that shows that there are alternative views concerning Malmstrom...and other cases. <br /><br />Tim Heberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425882305963295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811150598222033655.post-18552059038119581452013-08-23T02:38:53.004-07:002013-08-23T02:38:53.004-07:00Hi Tim,
I should note that I wasn't referring...Hi Tim,<br /><br />I should note that I wasn't referring to you when I wrote about people who are obsessed. <br /><br />As for Malmstrom dying down, I actually think the opposite is the case. Die-hard UFO buffs on both sides tend to operate in a fish-bowl, where they think their own little realm is the be-all-and-end-all, whether it's Reality Uncovered on the one hand, or Frank Warren's site on the other (to use two examples). The truth is that in the broader culture, none of it really has an impact. What <i>does</i> have an impact, for better or worse, is mainstream media, and here Malmstrom (and all of the missile base cases) is still going strong. Indeed, I was watching the space alien / UFO episode of Joe Rogan's TV show last night, and featured prominently was former Senator Mike Gravel (and others) talking about missile base cases as if they were a proven fact, and Bob Salas and others from Steve Bassett's recent fake hearing on "disclosure" were cited / shown as the evidence. Expect them to be front and center for some time, no matter what anyone in the UFO subculture has to say about it.<br /><br />Best,<br />PaulPaul Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804735930733797952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811150598222033655.post-91523541936967205362013-08-23T01:17:52.490-07:002013-08-23T01:17:52.490-07:00Paul,
Thanks for the clarifications. I'm awa...Paul,<br /><br />Thanks for the clarifications. I'm aware that not all are interested in Malmstrom, but it is a fascinating story for me since I was assigned there back in the early 1980s on a 4 year controlled tour. So naturally this caught my interest for both personal and past professional interests. In retrospect, it was the best assignment during my time on active duty.<br /><br />The Malmstrom stories have much died down now as compared to a few years ago. But as you know, UFO stories never really die, they simply lie dormant for awhile. I suspect that 10-15 years from now, someone will be rummaging through an old attic in Great Falls and stumble across an old letter or photo with presumptive links to the case invariably starting the cycle over again.<br /><br />Paul, thanks very much for your comment as it does put quite a few things in proper perspective. <br /><br />Kind Regards,<br /><br />Tim<br /><br /><br /><br />Tim Heberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425882305963295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811150598222033655.post-69295071534608280382013-08-23T00:38:46.961-07:002013-08-23T00:38:46.961-07:00Second last sentence should end "to do was st...Second last sentence should end "to do was start a conversation."<br /><br />PKPaul Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804735930733797952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811150598222033655.post-49974315899230554902013-08-23T00:35:55.371-07:002013-08-23T00:35:55.371-07:00To clarify, Tim - the part about hypnosis was neve...To clarify, Tim - the part about hypnosis was never in the film. I shot two hours of interview footage with Bob back in 2006 - I always shoot way more footage than I know I'll actually need, because until you get in the edit suite you don't know how it will really all fit together. I have literally hundreds of tapes of interviews over the years locked away in storage, most of them obsolete SD Beta and D-Beta tapes because all of the docs I did were made before HD really came to the fore... I haven't looked at them since the films they were shot for were completed. <br /><br />But the Salas hypnosis story I <i>do</i> remember well, because my good friend the late Mac Tonnies was along with me on that interview as a camera assistant, and we discussed this revelation at length afterwards on our drive back to LA where we were staying. We both found it concerning, because neither of us had any faith in hypnotically retrieved memories (something about which I've written and spoken in some detail over the years with respect to the so-called "alien abduction" phenomenon), but in the end it just didn't fit the film as it was structured and pre-sold to the network. I make no apologies for that whatsoever. <br /><br />As for commenting on it before now, I suppose I could have, but the truth is that I haven't really discussed the Malmstrom case at length when talking about the film because I have never personally considered it to be a particularly good one, or even an interesting one. I have focused most of my personal opinions on the cases I <i>do</i> like, such as the Santa Barbara Channel sighting, Shag Harbour, and the RB47 case. Indeed, if you go to my blog and type "Salas" or "Malmstrom" into the search engine, you'll see that the topic has never really come up for in depth discussion, simply because unlike some people I'm not obsessed by it.<br /><br />In the end, I stand by the film because it is what it is. Honestly, people need to take a step back and a deep breath and focus on the fact that no 1 hour documentary is ever going to be anything more than an overview of anything. If people watch the film on YouTube (where it available <i>for free</i> from both of our US distributors) then they can see the presentation of the Malmstrom case that Salas and the ufologists offered, and if it interests them then they can wander off and look further, and at some point they will run across the countervailing POV... including my own. As I've said on almost every radio show and podcast on which I've discussed Best Evidence, all the film was ever intended to was start a conversation.<br /><br />Mission accomplished.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />PaulPaul Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804735930733797952noreply@blogger.com