August 8, 1997: Open Lines - Men in Black, Time Travelers
A second caller identifies himself as both a man in black and a time traveler, offering elaborate claims about the Roswell crash being staged technology, Phoenix being prepared as a future provincial capital of Earth, and a coming revolution in 2018. He says the hierarchy controlling the men in black has been taken over by a new female leader who has decided to let information flow to the public. A self-proclaimed time machine inventor then calls to describe his "fidget," a handheld device made from bicycle chain links that he says helps users manipulate their perception of time.
Between calls, Art discusses the UPS strike, new crop circle formations near Silbury Hill in England, and a possible response to a message sent through crop circles. He also previews his upcoming appearance on the TBS program Topics about American conspiracy culture.
Key Moments
'The Auditor' calls in as a Man in Black: The first MIB caller identifies himself as 'the Auditor,' explaining he is a human MIB whose job is to report back to the hierarchy on whether the non-human MIBs - pupae drones imprinted with human genetics - are functioning, and confirms they are 'rickety,' archaic and need a new paradigm.
MIB caller says Roswell was a staged drop to seed US tech: A second caller, claiming to be a Mission Commander MIB and time traveler, says the Roswell craft was stripped of its high tech, filled with lesser tech and dropped on purpose so the US - chosen as the modern Roman Empire - would acquire the technology incrementally.
Phoenix Lights as 1.5 km craft tied to a 1947 Paradise Valley crash: The Mission Commander MIB caller says the March 13 Phoenix Lights craft was about 1.5 kilometers across and contained scout craft, and that it was timed to remind people of a 1947 Paradise Valley crash north of Phoenix that the government will eventually declassify.
Phoenix to be a provincial capital of Earth: The same caller says Phoenix is being prepared as a provincial sub-capital of Earth, with Washington's role eventually being moved officially to Helsinki, Finland - framed as the 'truth that has to come out.'