I get emails. Sometimes they are sent by people in an RPG who appear to believe I am in the same RPG. It's pretty funny.

Dear Charlie Wiser,
 
I have addressed you by name, but I am not at all certain that is your real name.
 
That is an advantage you admittedly have over me, my friend [redacted], and the rest of the well meaning and often gullible UFO community – in today’s world, anyone and everyone can become an instant authority just by claiming to “be in the know,” without qualification or verification. I have been closely examining the information on your Three-Dollar Kit website. A lot of thought and work has gone into this criticism of the basic narratives associated with two of the most significant Alien Abduction cases on record, Travis Walton and the Betty and barney Hill Encounter.
 
If you are sitting where I think you may be sitting when you read this, you probably have direct access to law enforcement and intelligence databases such that you can instantly establish my identity and history. I am a retired [redacted] who has had a lifelong interest in the UFO Mystery. (Here is the best way I can present my perspective [redacted links to an interview and a personal website].)
 
From my perspective, you are an unidentified source. I am trained to evaluate not just the information or evidence presented, but the quality and significance of a particular source from the perspective of how much weight would be given the evidence by a prosecutor or defense attorney. Is the evidence qualified and admissible by a qualified witness who would be sworn and subject to cross examination. Admittedly, this is way beyond the standard of the public in general.
 
You could be, for instance, a member of an Intelligence agency furthering the apparent goal of an Orwellian rewrite of UFO history so that when completed, there will be nothing left that occurred before 2004 and doesn’t originate with Tom DeLonge, Luis Elizondo and the TTSA. You might also represent QAnon, or a foreign government helping to further doubt and fear by any means possible. Or you may be also a very skilled researcher with a keen interest in chasing down the ever elusive Truth.
 
But your explanations for Travis Walton and the Betty and Barney Hill Encounter depend upon a lot of “It’s possible…” assumptions. You haven’t identified your sources of information, or your experience or professional qualifications. When I saw that you had targeted Travis Walton and the Hills, I started wondering if there was a deeper agenda. I noted that you don’t have an “About” tab on your website, and your FB page has just about nothing on it except your alleged name.
 
At the same time I am an investigator at heart. If it turned out that either of these events was hoaxed, then that revelation will become part of the history of human interaction with something alien, otherwise known as the UFO Mystery.
 
So my question is: Charlie Wiser, who are you really?
 
Respectfully,

[some guy I've never heard of]

Hi [redacted]

Thanks for your email.

On the assumption your email is in jest, I have responded in kind. Feel free to divulge any of the information I am about to reveal, although doing so may result in increased black helicopter activity in your vicinity as well as mine.
 
I am known as Charlie Wiser.
 
I claim no authority in the well meaning and often gullible UFO community.
 
I appreciate your close examination of Three-Dollar Kit, which is hosted by Weebly.
 
I have instantly established your identity and history by visiting the two URLs you kindly provided.
 
I am not aware of any Intelligence agency with the apparent goal of an Orwellian rewrite of UFO history so that when completed, there will be nothing left that occurred before 2004 and doesn’t originate with Tom DeLonge, Luis Elizondo and the TTSA. You're freaking me out, sir.
 
I may consider an offer to represent QAnon if, and only if, they will pay me in unmarked canisters of pure adrenochrome (ethically sourced).
 
I am Australian but do not represent my government. To my knowledge, the Australian government does not further doubt and fear in the United States. Australians would rather you visit with your tourist dollars and pet a koala.
 
I am flattered that you entertain the possibility that I am a very skilled researcher.
 
I have identified my sources of information as far as I’m able, namely: original reports on the cases, which I have excerpted; books, which I have quoted; and recorded interviews with witnesses, which I have linked to.
 
I am not above ending a sentence with a preposition.
 
I have no agenda but the truth.
 
I have no About tab because it didn’t fit along the menu bar in an esthetically pleasing manner.
 
I haven’t bothered to fill in my FB profile but am open to ideas.
 
To answer your question, I am known as "Charlie Wiser", a "suburban" "mum"*.

C

*mom

Three-Dollar Kit aims to collect evidence for popular UFO sightings and alien abductions, starting with the Travis Walton case from 1975 which inspired the website's name. You'll see why.

Before you yell at me, remember: I don't care how many witnesses there are, or how "nice" the players are. Gimme the evidence.

If you still want to yell at me, write to me penultimateburn@gmail.com. If my blood sugar level is high I may write back with wit. If my blood alcohol level is high I may write back with sarcasm.

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