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'Alien Autopsy' footage (Santilli, 1995): an admitted hoax

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Ray Santilli's grainy black-and-white 'Roswell autopsy' aired worldwide (Fox, 28 Aug 1995, hosted by Jonathan Frakes; rebroadcast twice at higher ratings). On Sky's *Eamonn Investigates* (4 Apr 2006), Santilli and Gary Shoefield admitted they filmed it in a flat in Rochester Square, Camden. Sculptor John Humphreys built two dummy bodies (plaster casts filled with sheep brains, chicken entrails, raspberry jam and knuckle joints) and played the chief examiner. The 'original cameraman' was a homeless man hired in LA. Santilli still claims it 'restored' genuine lost footage he saw in 1992. It's cited by the USAF (1997) and Wikipedia as a driver of Roswell autopsy lore.

Ties

ToRoleYearsVerdictSource
Majestic 12 documents (1984-1996)1990s fabricated 'evidence' with a claimed-genuine-original defense1984/1995Smoke, no fire
Roswell incident (1947)the autopsy/body layer of Roswell lore1995Smoke, no fire
Varginha incident (1996)aired six months before Varginha; body/autopsy narratives followed1995/1996Concept

Tied from

FromRoleYearsVerdictSource
Roswell slides (2015)the earlier hoaxed body evidence1995/2015Smoke, no fire

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Notes

Claim Record Tag
Genuine 1947 autopsy film Creators admitted fabrication (2006) autopsy
'Restoration' of real footage seen in 1992 Santilli's claim only; no footage produced lost original
Participants said editing removed their hoax opinions Wikipedia misleading edit