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Al Bielek …
… finally debunked
by Marshall Barnes, Fred Houpt, and Gerold Schelm
Dear fellow 'Philadelphia Experiment' fans,
You will find enclosed in these pages verifiable facts published for the first time that will conclude a long-term investigation into the so-called "PX Experiment" but more specifically into the claims made by one 'Alfred Bielek'.
Mr. Bielek gained a degree of public recognition for the first time with his well-known testimony at the MUFON conference in 1990. At that time, he stated that he was a true eyewitness and participant to the Philadelphia Experiment. The facts published here will clearly demonstrate that Mr. Bielek -- as well as his companions Preston Nichols and Duncan Cameron -- willfully crafted one of the biggest hoaxes to spread from the Internet.
According to his own records, Bielek has been on over 50 radio talkshows and a featured speaker at over 40 conferences. We will outline in the body of our presentation the following re-evaluation of Al Bielek.
● he never participated in the PX
● he never witnessed the PX
● he was no where near the PX test when it occurred
● he has changed the nature of his story many times over the years with additions,
embellishments, deletions and wholesale fabrication of events
● he has stated historical events that can be completely verified to be totally false
These points are a sampling of what we will present in our report.
What remains amazing is that Bielek's story was widely accepted by the media and his 'fan community' without criticism. People of all backgrounds were quick to repeat his quotes -- often just borrowing them from someone else's webpage -- without checking the claims or presenting any critical analysis of whether they 'could' be true. The most astute observer and researcher of the PX is Marshall Barnes. He has been doing a thorough investigation of the Philadelphia Experiment since the early '90's. Barnes asked basic questions that no one else thought pertinent and with time he began to find great discrepancies with Bielek's claims. Starting from a basic dissatisfaction with Bielek's so called "facts" and observing that not one claim was supported by a "hard evidence" [which means that it can be verified] Marshall began a large-scale investigation. Eventually a small number of people joined Marshall in his endeavors. The result of this long-term research is this report.
Among this group of researchers were Marshall Barnes (USA), Fred Houpt (Canada), and Gerold Schelm (Germany), making this investigation a real International event. Our group effort can demonstrate that the claims of Al Bielek and his companions are nothing short of very impressive media manipulation, dis-information, partially-correct data mixed into fabrications, and completely false statements. Where there will always be those of the opinion that Bielek's media circus is the creation of a government-guided operation, what we can say with certainty is that to some degree it has been a profitableventure for Bielek and friends. Whether they were selling "hokum" and "malarkey" never seemed to stop the curious and naïve from buying tapes and videos and attending conferences.
The fact is that the one factor missing for over a decade is a step-by-step de-construction of the PX-Bielek saga. We have accomplished that and we are confident that his version and story does not hold up to severe scrutiny. The references used for this presentation are the common transcripts of some speeches and interviews given by Al Bielek, which are still accessible on the Internet. Additionally, we make reference to the content of Al Bielek's own website which has presented the photo material referred to in this report. Often we use Al Bielek's own data to point out where he has either lied; mixed-and-matched bits-and-pieces of the real story; or else just made up a great deal of nonsense. When we say that someone has "lied", we are required to show evidence for the accusation. We have documentary evidence showing Bielek lying on several of the main subjects. And the source is emails and official documents which we have provided as part of the report.
The facts presented on these pages were collected by Marshall Barnes, Fred Houpt, and Gerold Schelm.
1) Al Bielek's Past =>
2) Al Bielek and MUFON 1990 =>
3) Bielek's false statements about scientists =>
4) Bielek's faked family album =>
5) Bielek's Source of Inspiration =>
6) Statements by Barnes, Houpt, and Schelm=>
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