Mystery disc-like object stumps Baltic Sea divers

Deep-sea treasure hunters claim to have discovered an anomaly at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, described as similar in size and shape to the fictional Millenium Falcon from Star Wars.Ocean Explorer team/Scanpix/Sipa Press

Underwater treasure hunters photograph object as conspiracy theorists claim hoax

Posted: Jun 15, 2012 3:04 PM ET

Last Updated: Jun 15, 2012 3:02 PM ET

A crew of Swedish divers scavenging the Baltic Sea for treasures has shared new images of their baffling discovery — a large disc-shaped object settled on the seabed.
In a press release that sounds as if it were inspired by the underwater sci-fi film The Abyss, the unidentified object is described as circular, with rounded sides and rugged edges.

"The object had an egg-shaped hole leading into it from the top, as an opening," the release said, drawing comparisons from several media outlets to the fictional Millenium Falcon spacecraft featured in Star Wars.
Stefan Hogeborn, one of the divers in the expedition, said he was perplexed by the shape and structure of the circular object, which is about 60 metres in diameter and rises three to four metres from the seabed. That's roughly the size of a jumbo jet.
Adding to the mystery, the object was also reported to have a 400-metre-long trail leading away from it, similar in appearance to skid marks. Another smaller disc-shaped object was found nearby, also with apparent drag lines about the same length.
The Ocean Explorer team that first laid claim to the find last year also described stone circle formations resembling "small fireplaces" and covered in a residue resembling soot.
"I can’t explain what we saw, and I went down there to answer questions, but I came up with even more questions," Hogeborn said in a statement Friday, noting that stones don't normally burn.

'Strangest' experience in diving career

In the release, Peter Lindberg, one of the founders of the Ocean Explorer team, called the finding "the strangest thing I have ever experienced as a professional diver." Lindberg had said in a previous interview his initial thought when he encountered the object was that the team had discovered a sunken UFO.

'This is no game. But the truth will be reported shortly'—Dennis Aasberg, Ocean Explorer team

The new photos released Friday lacked perspective and were apparently taken during the Ocean Explorer team's most recent dive. The team said its mission was to return to the same secret location between Sweden and Finland this week, armed with more sophisticated sonar gear, in order to further their investigations and take samples.
Coverage surrounding the find has ignited speculation from some conspiracy theorists about the possibility of either a sunken UFO or a USO (unidentified submerged object). Other commentators on social media, including paranormal and Area 51 theorists on Twitter, have questioned whether the mysterious build-up to the Baltic investigation is a hoax or viral marketing gag.
Some messages posted to the Ocean Explorer Facebook page expressed similar sentiments.
Dennis Aasberg, a lead diver with the Ocean Explorer team, did little to suppress anticipation for an announcement.
He teased the discovery this week on Facebook, writing: "Everything is top secret now…because of the risks…hope you all understand this is no game. But the truth will be reported shortly."
The Ocean Explorer team gained notoriety in 1998, after divers surfaced bearing crates of vintage champagne from a First World War-era ship sunk in 1916. The haul of 4,000 bottles of champagne and 68 bottles of cognac was valued at about $3,000 a bottle.

Source:  cbc.ca 

David Biedny Calls Drones A Hoax

“David Biedny is the President & Technical Director of IDIG, Inc. he is a leading digital effects, graphics and multimedia expert. His writing, educational efforts, multimedia and special effects work have enjoyed global exposure. He is considered by many longtime industry players to be one of the technical and creative pioneers of personal computer-based multimedia.

Back in May last year (2007) The Paracast broadcast their regular podcast with Gene Steinberg & David Biedny, on it they covered the California Drone Flap. This was a fairly discreet offering and passed under the radar of a lot of people who are interested in the Drones. Proponents of the Drones are quick to shout that no known professional digital image analysts are willing to go on record with any kind of judgement regarding the images, well enter David Biedny, as far as expert analysts go they don’t come with credentials much more impeccable than Biedny’s!!
David Biedny has been interested in the hard science aspects of the paranormal world since youth, and especially due to his formative years spent in Caracas, Venezuela . He has personally witnessed the range of the absurd to the truly unexplainable in the realm of paranormal phenomenon, and these experiences have forged the foundation of his curiosity and desire to uncover the truth of the limitations of our knowledge of the wondrous possibilities of nature and the Universe.
Listen to the relevant section of the Paracast.

Just recently David Biedny posted a comment at the ATS forum (3rd May 2008) on the Drone thread stating that:

“I’m one of the people who instantly saw that these images were fakes, CG elements composited onto photographic background plates. Jeff Ritzmann & I could immediately tell that the first image was a total fake, and the silly story from “Chad” made if painfully clear that this was all nonsense, perhaps perpetrated by C2C & LMH in order to drum up some traffic and interest. Subsequent images were increasingly more ridiculous. From the fact that these images don’t match up to any morphology we’ve seen in over 60 years of publicly reported UFO sightings, to the childish typefaces, the obvious rendered look of the “craft”, the lighting mismatch between the CG element and the background plates, what more do you need?”

Source: UFO Evidence

Steve Kulls - "Bigfoot Had A Rubber Foot."

Kulls: Whitton and Dyer have crossed the line from hoaxers to criminals!


Bigfoot ‘Corpse’ Had a Rubber Foot; Finders ‘Admitted It Was a Costume,’ Says ‘Squatch Detective’ Host
Steve Kulls, host of BlogTalkRadio’s Squatch Detective, has denounced Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer – the Georgia men who claimed to have found a Bigfoot “corpse” last month – as liars and fraudsters.
Yesterday on his show, Kulls recounted how he first introduced self-styled Sasquatch hunter Tom Biscardi to Whitton and Dyer after Dyer had appeared on Kulls’ show on July 28 to discuss the “find.”


Kulls: Whitton and Dyer have crossed the line from hoaxers to criminals!


Eighteen days later, on Aug. 15, Biscardi, Whitton and Dyer held a press conference in Palo Alto, Calif., where they had promised to unveil hard evidence of the half-man, half-ape. But that event proved to be a bust, with Biscardi producing only photos of the alleged beast, and testing of alleged tissue samples showing only possum and human DNA.
Meanwhile, Kulls, who lives in upstate New York, says he flew to Georgia to inspect the corpse, which was thawing out from deep freeze.
While doing so one day after the press conference, Kulls says he “observed the foot, which looked unnatural – reached in and confirmed it was a rubber foot.”
“We immediately contacted Tom Biscardi and advised him of the situation,” says Kulls. At that point, Biscardi told Kulls that Whitton and Dyer had admitted the corpse was a costume.
“We have proven now that Ricky Dyer and Matthew Whitton are liars,” Kulls told his audience.
Click hear to hear Kulls’ special “Bigfoot Corpse: Fact or Fiction?” edition of Squatch Detective, or read from the transcript below.
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STEVE KULLS: On August 16, 2008, the freezer containing the alleged corpse arrived with the Searching for Bigfoot team at an undisclosed location. I arrived that same day at 6 p.m. to provide initial verification, examination, biohazard control, and consult for security measures at the location.
At that time, the ice was being thawed slowly, to prevent and further decomposition of the alleged corpse.
On August 17, 2008, Searching for Bigfoot Director of Operations TJ Biscardi and myself were up early. We discovered that some hair was now exposed from the ice. I extracted some from the alleged corpse and examined it and had some concerns.
Bob Smalbach, vice president of Searching for Bigfoot, arrived and concurred. We burned the said hair sample and the hair sample burned into a ball, uncharacteristic of hair.
At that time, we began to expedite the melting process, after receiving the go-ahead from Tom Biscardi, by using a salamander heater to heat the freezer. Within one hour, I pressed on the partially exposed head and it seemed mostly firm, but unusually hollow in one small section – yet another ominous sign.
Within the next hour, upon examining the feet area, there was a break in the ice and I observed the foot, which looked unnatural – reached in and confirmed it was a rubber foot.
We immediately contacted Tom Biscardi and advised him of the situation, and he began to take action on his end. We were advised that both Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer admitted at this point it was a costume.
They agreed to sign a promissory note in an admission of what they’d done, and set a meeting for their hotel room in California at 8 a.m. the next day.
On August 18, 2008, Tom Biscardi went to the hotel so they could sign those documents – where Dyer and Whitton were staying – and found out they had left. Searching for Bigfoot is at this time seeking the return of their funds.
The actions and motives of Whitton and Dyer, obviously at this point, are beyond comprehension.
Whitton, who being a police officer for the Clayton County police Department in Georgia, got up before the world and lied, and was complicit to defraud in a felonious manner.
Ricky “Trailer Truck” Dyer, an ex-corrections officer, who now operates mostly as a car salesman and, as I uncovered several weeks ago, is involved in shill-bidding his vehicles on eBay under another screen name.
The bottom line in this is that both organizations sought the truth. The team here, myself, did our jobs, did our duties, reported it such, and there you have it.
We have proven now that Ricky “Trailer Truck” Dyer and Matthew Whitton are liars, and have crossed that line from hoaxers to committing a fraud and a crime.
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