Released on = July 31, 2006, 3:41 am

Press Release Author = Temple Productions

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = SUMMARY: Did a flying saucer crash on a ranch near Roswell,
New Mexico in 1947? The government told the world that the debris found on the
ranch was nothing more than the tattered remains of a fallen weather balloon. The
weather balloon theory is parodied in \"The Top Secret UFO Project,\" filmmaker R. J.
Thomas\' spoof of UFO documentaries.



Press Release Body =
The Roswell UFO Incident began in July of 1947 when a rancher discovered a large
amount of unusual debris scattered across one of his fields. Many believed it to be
the remains of a flying saucer crash, but the government quickly told the press that
the discovery was the tattered remains of a fallen weather balloon that went down
about 75 miles from Roswell, New Mexico. This cover-up is the target for satire in
\"The Top Secret UFO Project,\" filmmaker R. J. Thomas\' parody of UFO documentaries in
general and Roswell in particular.

\"The cover-up makes for a good story, whether it it true or not,\" Mr. Thomas said.
\"In many ways, the Roswell UFO Incident is one of the greatest comedies ever
written.\"

Based on Thomas\' 2004 novella of the same name, \"The Top Secret UFO Project\"
chronicles the UFO-related events experienced by a tiny Colorado hamlet called
Jasper. According to the film, the town dealt with one unusual event after another
in the summer of 1956. After a farmer spotted a spaceship flying over his house,
scientists rushed into Jasper to investigate, reporters rushed in looking for
stories, and government officials rushed in to keep it a secret from the world.

In Roswell in 1947, Brigadier General Roger Ramey, the head of the 8th Army Air
Force at Fort Worth, Texas, told the public that the debris found at the ranch was
the remains of a fallen weather balloon and its\' aluminum foil radar target kite. A
weather officer was brought in to make the identification official, the press bought
the story, and debates began which still carry on to this day.

In \"The Top Secret UFO Project,\" government cover-ups are parodied mercilessly.
After the farmer sees a spaceship over his house, an expert is brought in to say
that the farmer saw a rare bird, not a flying saucer. When a gas station attendant
sees a spaceship sitting in a canyon, the government tells the press it is really
just a parade float hidden in the brush by its\' makers. And when a farmer finds
unusual debris in one of his fields, the public is told that the mysterious pieces
are the remains of a crash involving a truck that was carrying toxic chemicals.

Billed as \"the movie the government doesn\'t want you to see,\" \"The Top Secret UFO
Project,\" is a parody of specials you might find on the Sci-Fi Channel or Discovery,
and the cheesy UFO documentaries of the 70\'s and TV programs like \"In Search Of.\"

Mr. Thomas plays a documentary filmmaker who, in 2003, discovered (by accident) some
top secret government films pertaining to the Jasper Incident of 1956. This
inspired him to make a documentary about Jasper\'s UFO story, and to discover the
truth behind what really happened that mysterious summer in Colorado.

\"In 1994, a UFO researcher came to the conclusion that the 1947 ranch discovery was
really the pieces of a weather balloon,\" Mr. Thomas said. \"But, he added, the
weather balloon went down because a flying saucer had crashed into it!\"

\"The Top Secret UFO Project\" is available on DVD at
BooksAndSuchMart.com.



Web Site = http://www.BooksAndSuchMart.com

Contact Details = R. J. Thomas
rjt1976@yahoo.com
310-288-6605