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Date: 08-06-92From: ParaNet(sm) Information ServiceA few weeks ago, ParaNet received on-line copies of severaldocuments which purported to come from a previously unknownorganization called "The Phoenix Project". The project isdescribed in the documents as a "private, civilian, researchorganization" which was "formed in 1952 to investigate andcorrelate information" concerning UFOs and ETs. According to theinformation contained in the documents, for a small price one canreceive printed copies of the project's reports, complete withmaps, magnetometer readings, and a host of other supportingcharts and diagrams which serve to make the whole endeavor lookscientific and legitimate.The documents we received were formulated as investigativereports on two of the hottest and most controversial issueswithin the UFO research community: the underground alien baseswhich are said to exist at numerous locations around the UnitedStates, and the cluster of alleged UFO-related projects sometimesreferred to collectively as "Operation Majestic Twelve".Specifically, the material consisted of three separate documents:(1) "The Ultimate Secret", originally dated 4 August 1989 andrevised most recently 5 May 1992, purporting to lay bare theinner workings of the government's secret UFO projects, includingthe recovery of alien technology and bodies from crashed UFOs,the exploitation of this technology by a number of code-namedgovernment projects, and the involvement of NASA and the SDIprogram in preparing for conflict with alien invaders;(2) "The Dulce Report", dated 27 May 1992, describing an on-siteinvestigation of the Dulce and Archuleta Mesa area in New Mexico,which purportedly proved beyond any doubt that there is nothingthere of any interest to UFO researchers despite persistentreports to the contrary; and(3) "The K-2 Report", originally dated 28 July 1989 and revised27 June 1992, which purports to document the discovery of agenuine "secret alien base" in the Pilot Peak area of PlumasCounty, California.ParaNet quickly reviewed this material and posted it in itsentirety for our subscribers, pursuant to the permissionsattached to the material by the publisher. We also posted apreliminary evaluation which warned that the material mightcontain inaccuracies or deliberate disinformation. Thisevaluation was based on a number of factors:(1) much of the information in "The Ultimate Secret" aboutOperation Majestic Twelve and associated projects is clearlyrelated to, and probably derived from, earlier material which hasbeen dismissed as worthless by almost all reputable UFOresearchers;(2) much of the information in "The Dulce Report" about Dulce andthe Archuleta Mesa contradicts information already provided toParaNet by other capable investigators;(3) some of the information in "The K-2 Report" is intrinsicallyimplausible (although, admittedly, not impossible), such as theclaim that a seasoned military intelligence operative "forgot"his camera when rushing to document a UFO landing site, or thatby the next day that same landing site had been re-sodded by thealiens to obliterate all the evidence.ParaNet received the three documents as uploads from a Mr. JackL. Mathias of Carson City, Nevada, who represented himself as thesole public spokesman for the Project. But the reports themselvesname neither the authors of the documents nor the principals ofthe Phoenix Project. Instead, they cryptically state that theyare the work of "former military personnel who have all beenassociated with intelligence activities, and have knowledge ofcovert government operations concerning UFO's". Given the sorryhistory of anonymous documents and "former" government agents inthe UFO community, ParaNet felt it necessary to start its owninvestigation in an effort to determine just who was behind thePhoenix Project and what their motives might be.First we sent a letter to the post office box listed in thedocuments, asking for further information about the group; butthe letter was not answered. We corresponded by electronic mailwith Mr. Mathias, who represents himself as an agent for thegroup, but he refused to provide any of the information werequested. So much for the direct approach.Each document formally states that the Phoenix Project logo is aregistered trademark (presumably in the state of Nevada, sincethat is where their mailing address is located), so we tried aquery to the Nevada trademark office in Carson City. That officeinformed us that the state of Nevada has no record of any currenttrademarks under the "Phoenix Project" name. They did say thatarticles of incorporation were filed under the name of thePhoenix Project on 25 August 1988 by a Mr. Thomas Naylor of LasVegas, Nevada. However, the corporation failed to file the namesand addresses of its officers by 1 July 1989 as required byNevada law, as a result of which the incorporation was revoked bythe Nevada Secretary of State. And so we reached another apparentdead end, except for one bit of trivia uncovered by a ParaNetinvestigator in Las Vegas: An attorney named Thomas C. Naylor hadrecently moved into an office building at 2810 West Charleston inLas Vegas.Next we contacted the U.S. Postal Service in Carson City, Nevadato determine the box holder for the Phoenix Project's publisher,Advent Publishing Company. We were told that the box wasregistered to a Richard T. Miller, whose address was given as amobile-home park in Carson City. Following this, we contacted theClerk and Recorder's office in Carson City, and determined that aRichard Miller is listed with them as the legal owner of AdventPublishing. However, the telephone number they gave us for Mr.Miller has been disconnected, and directory assistance was unableto provide a new one. Another brick wall.To this point, all attempts to verify the Phoenix Project'slegitimacy using conventional methods had proved futile, so wedecided to try a different approach. The Phoenix Projectexplicitly and emphatically disclaims affiliation with any othergroups using the name "Phoenix". And just to make sure everyonegets the message, each document states at the beginning that"[i]n particular, there is no affiliation with a publisher knownas America West, any of its publications, or the individualsknown as George and Desiree Green". Unfortunately, ParaNet hasuncovered evidence that these disclaimers may be intended toconceal rather than to illuminate.America West, it turns out, is the publisher of a magazine calledthe Phoenix Liberator, which carries large quantities ofchannelled material alleged to originate with an entity from thePleiades known as "Hatonn". The Phoenix Liberator has come underfire recently from some in the UFO community as anti-Semitic andneo-fascist. (See, for example, "Hatonn's World: A Neo-Nazi ET?"by Don Ecker in the July/August 1992 issue of UFO Magazine.) But"Hatonn" and his defenders vehemently deny the charge, and thewhole affair has been widely and rather nastily trumpeted both onthe net and in print.It seems that until recently America West Publishers and thePhoenix Liberator were operated out of Tehachapi, California. Buta few days ago one of ParaNet's subscribers uploaded a responsefrom "Hatonn" to Don Ecker, which he said he had pulled down fromthe Phoenix Liberator BBS; and with it he posted a new addressfor the Liberator. That address was all too familiar: 2810 WestCharleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada--the same building, itseems, where an attorney named Thomas Naylor also has his newoffice.And then another strange coincidence: A posting coming across theInternet stated that before "Hatonn" channelled through hiscurrent host, he used to convey his messages through a Mr.Richard Miller, who started an organization which was known asthe Solar Cross and which was apparently a forerunner of thePhoenix Liberator. Is this the same Richard Miller who owns thePhoenix Project's publisher, Advent Publishing Company?We do not yet know if the Thomas Naylor who tried to incorporatethe Phoenix Project is the same Thomas Naylor who apparentlyshares 2810 West Charleston with the new offices of the PhoenixLiberator. We do not yet know if the Richard Miller who ownsAdvent Publishing is the same Richard Miller who reportedly oncechannelled "Hatonn". In short, we do not yet know if the PhoenixProject is truly an independent organization, or merely anotherincarnation of America West Publishers and the Phoenix Liberator.But the coincidences are certainly striking and suggestive. Andin light of this we again urge extreme caution in dealing withthe Phoenix Project material, until such time as a definitiveassessment of the Project's motives and reliability can be made.ParaNet will keep you advised of our findings as they becomeavailable. If you have any information about the Phoenix Project,especially regarding its possible relationship with the PhoenixLiberator or America West Publishers, please send it to MichaelCorbin by Internet mail to mcorbin@paranet.org; by Fidonet to1:104/422; by U.S. Mail to P.O. Box 172, Wheat Ridge, CO 80034-0172; or by phone at 303-431-8796.