Ufology, media reports and media
Radio broadcasts
We must put an end to inaction
On France Inter, March 22, 2007: Interview with Sophie Becherel (one minute)
March 23, 2007 on Sud Radio
- 3 p.m., show "Mêle-toi de l'info".
- 7:45 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. show "Liberté - Egalité - Eric Mazet"
Sud Radio phone number 05 61 63 20 20 (closed between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.)
Comment on this interview. First point: Patenet, head of GEIPAN, refused to be in contact with me on air, even though a Dupleix had been set up. I did not hear his statements, as I could not tune in to the broadcast. Someone may have recorded it. I would be interested in reading it.
Eric Mazet, conducting this interview, wanted to give it a "magazine" tone. He immediately introduced me as a "ufologist," which I immediately corrected. For me, ufology is simply an non-existent discipline. There is history, psychology, sociology, physics, astronomy. Ufology is just a myth.
At one point I wanted to mention a perfectly reliable testimony, regarding the observation of an enormous object, extremely fast, by two military pilots, aboard an Alouette helicopter, in 1974, these observations having been confirmed by the radar of their base. Size: "that of a transatlantic ship," speed: between 8,000 and 12,000 km/h. Mazet then said:
- It's true that in air bases, the grass is good.....
I was a bit stunned by this sentence. There we were again, back at the local café
For me, UFO sightings are a serious subject. I tried to say so. Mazet then said to me:
- But it's not a matter of state?
and, very quickly, it was "thank you, Mr. Petit...."
A tone that was finally not very different from that of Stéphane Bern in his March 21, 2007 show. Journalists will have to "come down to earth" a bit, inform themselves, do some research. We must put an end to the folklorization of one of the most important subjects of our time. We do not have to conform to the tone that some journalists want to give to this subject. It is true that the only radio stations to which I have had access in the last 30 years, with rare exceptions, have been "magazine" programs. I remember my appearance on Ruquier's show, where the presenter closed the show by saying:
*- At least, if there is someone who has really made fun of us tonight, it's you. *
The editing cuts allowed him to remove my response, as well as many other things I had said during the show. But the example of the Stéphane Bern show, preceded by the publication of my report, following the recording, three days before the broadcast, allowed viewers to discover and understand the extent of the cuts and the censorship. I will return to the media, if invited. It is important to be present, regardless of the show. Readers ask me "why I waste my time on such programs".
There are three answers to this.
- These are the only media I have access to.
- By my mere presence, I put a brake on the ability to deceive and to dazzle.
- This system of publishing a report of the recording in advance, which I will now systematically implement, will allow me to measure the extent of the corruption of our media.
The conclusion that imposes itself is that we must create our own media. This will start with information conferences that will be broadcast on the website http://www.ufo-science.com . Later, we will try to film round tables, inviting scientists. Patenet will also be invited. If he refuses to come, we will film an empty chair with his name on it. The CNES is a state organization, funded by the taxpayer. French citizens have the right to ask what will be done, concretely, in the future.