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   SUBJECT: UfO Cover-Up ?                                      FILE: UFO135   
      
   PART 1   
      
        UFO  Magazine was privileged--or is the word cursed?--to  be   
   let  in  on  the 'latest' inside information and  gossip  as  the   
   production of "UFO Cover-up? Live!" developed over the course  of   
   many  months in the latter part of 1988.  When the final  product   
   aired on October 14 of that year, it was both more and less  than   
   expected  by  the UFO Community--enlightening  some,  frustrating   
   many,  and throwing most of us back into that  endless,  spinning   
   circle  of  rumor  and speculation as to just  who  sits  at  the   
   controls  when UFO information breaks into big media.   Barry  E.   
   Taff  was the original writer hired to prepare the treatment  and   
   screenplay  for  the  show.   The  following  is  his  first-hand   
   impression  of  what transpired over the course  of  "UFO  Cover-   
   up..."   Though based on real events, the opinions  he  expresses   
   should not be taken as reflecting those of either ParaNet or  UFO   
   Magazine--Vicki Cooper/ASK UFO   
      
               "UFO Cover-Up? Live!":  The Untold Story   
      
                           by Barry E. Taff   
      
        During the course of development and production of the  two-   
   hour,  prime-time  LBS syndicated special "UFO  Cover-Up?  Live!"   
   wild  and  unsubstantiated rumors circulated throughout  the  UFO   
   community  about what was happening, particularly in  regards  to   
   what (or who) the sources of information were and who was calling   
   the shots behind the scenes.   
      
        As  the original writer for that much discussed show, I  can   
   reveal  some  rather  startling,   although  perhaps   less-than-   
   sensational  truths about what REALLY occurred during the  course   
   of  the  production,  and  why  the  resulting  program  was   an   
   amateurish  attempt at trying to chronicle and  document  current   
   events and the history of ufology.   
      
        I  was  hired  at  a salary  well  below  scale,  which  was   
   acceptable  at  the time, for we all believed that  this  program   
   would be the chance of a lifetime, especially considering some of   
   the  creative staff:  Tracy Torme, Curt Brubaker, Bob  Emenegger,   
   Marty  (J.R.) Pasetta, Jr.  During my initial interview  for  the   
   job,  I  found  the producer to be extremely  friendly  and  very   
   concerned that the end product of the show reflect a high caliber   
   of writing regarding the show's topic or premise.   
      
        The  situation couldn't have sounded any better,  and  given   
   the involvement of associate and segment producers whom I already   
   knew  and  had worked with, along with UFO  consultants  such  as   
   William Moore, Jaime Shandera and Stanton Friedman, it was  truly   
   a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.   
      
        However,  after  being  told  that  the  show's  budget  was   
   approximately  $1,250,000.00  only  later to learn  that  it  was   
   closer  to $825,000.00, I began to worry that things  weren't  as   
   they   seemed.   As  the  show  progressed  in  development   and   
   production,  I discovered that I was hired for my vast  knowledge   
   of  Ufology's  history, related technology  and  current  events.   
   Although  as it turned out, this zeal was not shared in  entirety   
   by the show's producer.   
      
        As  we began to choose the sources of information and  those   
   individuals  we  wished  to be associated with  the  show,  based   
   entirely  on  the validity, accuracy and what we believed  to  be   
   corroborating  evidence of their information,  incredible  rumors   
   began to flourish that the show was being run and/or  manipulated   
   by insiders who were supposedly government intelligence  officers   
   from such agencies as CIA, NSA or even MJ-12.  This matter became   
   so comical that the creative staff made up a batch of "MJ" cards,   
   ranging  from one through twelve, and pasted one on each  of  our   
   desks just to get a laugh when visitors came to the offices.   
   End of part 1   
      
          
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