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March 31, 1998: The Face on Mars - Richard C. Hoagland
Published 2 years, 1 month ago
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Art Bell opens with news of the day, including the Jonesboro school shooting aftermath and Sarah McLendon's provocative press release about government UFO knowledge that reportedly triggered threats against the veteran White House correspondent. An April Fools' Day prank fax briefly adds confusion before Art shares humorous instructions for building a homemade atomic bomb, posted to his website as satire.
Richard C. Hoagland arrives to discuss the imminent re-imaging of the Cydonia region on Mars, scheduled for April 5th, 14th, and 23rd. NASA has finally yielded to public pressure, acknowledging that the Cydonia features are hundreds to thousands of times larger than other targets and should be capturable by the Mars Global Surveyor camera. Hoagland credits the audience's massive fax campaign to NASA administrator Dan Goldin for forcing this concession.
Despite the breakthrough, Hoagland expresses deep skepticism about receiving an honest test. He cites the McDaniel Report's documentation of NASA deception and the absence of independent oversight as recommended by Dr. Stan McDaniel. Art proposes the Planet of the Apes scenario, where authorities suppress knowledge of prior civilizations to protect current society. Hoagland counters with the career-preservation motive: once the lie was established decades ago, those who built careers upon it became obligated to maintain it.
Richard C. Hoagland arrives to discuss the imminent re-imaging of the Cydonia region on Mars, scheduled for April 5th, 14th, and 23rd. NASA has finally yielded to public pressure, acknowledging that the Cydonia features are hundreds to thousands of times larger than other targets and should be capturable by the Mars Global Surveyor camera. Hoagland credits the audience's massive fax campaign to NASA administrator Dan Goldin for forcing this concession.
Despite the breakthrough, Hoagland expresses deep skepticism about receiving an honest test. He cites the McDaniel Report's documentation of NASA deception and the absence of independent oversight as recommended by Dr. Stan McDaniel. Art proposes the Planet of the Apes scenario, where authorities suppress knowledge of prior civilizations to protect current society. Hoagland counters with the career-preservation motive: once the lie was established decades ago, those who built careers upon it became obligated to maintain it.