By Lisa Fary
This Friday, Jeff Peckman will reveal video of a living, breathing alien to members of the media in Denver. However, no one in attendance will be able to film or photograph the evidence. So, it will be like John McCain “releasing” his medical records.
The Huffington Post reports that the footage “shows an extraterrestrial’s head popping up outside of a window at night, looking in the window, that’s visible through an infrared camera.”
As much as I would like this to be true, there are some factors that call Peckman’s credibility,and the reality of the footage, into question.
The “no photos, no filming” clause attached to Peckman’s press conference raises an eyebrow. Peckman says, “There is an agreement in place limiting that kind of exposure during negotiations for the documentary.”
Documentary? Like, a documentary that might generate money? Yes, that kind of documentary.
The footage is part of a documentary by Stan Romanek, which won’t be released for a few more months. Romanek has had multiple encounters with aliens: sightings, abductions, and something to do with equations given to him by aliens, which only came out after he underwent hypnosis.
Then there is Peckman himself. The Rocky Mountain News reports that Peckman is “pushing for a Denver ballot initiative to create an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission to prepare the city for close encounters of the alien kind.” While an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission would be a fun roadside attraction, but encounters aren’t so frequent and open that this commission would be necessary (or even taken seriously). That’s not the proposition of a reasonable person.
I do believe that humanity is not the only intelligent life in the universe. But, based on the people involved and the circumstances surrounding them I really don’t believe that the Peckman footage is real. Yes, I’m comfortable saying that without having seen the amazing peeping alien footage. No, I’m not going to get the documentary in order to see the amazing peeping alien. If it were real, reliable, and credible, this guy should release it in the public interest instead of trying to capitalize on it (financially or politically).
You know, like John McCain’s medical records.
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Lisa Fary's earliest influences are Princess Leia, Rainbow Bright, Astronaut Barbie, and her 6th grade teacher, Ms. Palmer. She's angry that it's 2011 and she still doesn't have a hovercraft, but will accept a jetpack as consolation. That jetpack had better be pink with a rhinestone monogram. 
I hate to tell everyone this but aliens are real, in fact we are the only nation left in the U.N that has not publicly admitted to “something” strange flying around in the skys. Mexico has held press conferences asking the U.S to help them in the investigation into UFO phenom, maybe we should all just come to realize that we aren’t the most powerful or advanced species in the univefrse.
I believe that aliens are out there somewhere, but I also believe that this particular alien tape is bogus. Believing that we’re not alone doesn’t mean we have to accept every sighting, every photo, and every tape.