piracy (over a hundred in question), Frank noticed that one of the DVDs was a bootleg of the The Aztec Incident,
owned by friend Scott (Ramsey) & Co. Frank then notified Scott of Knell’s activity and they joined forces to inform
other victims.
Being frustrated with the authorities not doing anything with the many complaints that had been filed, Frank Warren
and Scott Ramsey alerted many researchers to what Knell was doing, and in fact, distributed a list of 80 names taken
from Knell’s website who were potential victims of Knell’s tactics. Scott had discussed this with me, so when I saw my
name on the list of victims, I checked Knell’s website, finding my copyrighted lecture grouped in a 2-DVD set with 6
other researcher’s presentations. I notified them, requesting that they file complaint forms with the IC3, a division of
the FBI. None of them had been aware, nor had they authorized Knell to compile, distribute or sell their work.
My next move was to complain directly to Knell via email on Oct. 20, 2009, with a copy to his website host Bravenet.
com. Not receiving a response from Knell within 24 hours as required by Bravenet in order to begin an investigation
into my claim, I emailed a second complaint to Knell on Oct. 21. Knell responded with the same lame sob-story
excuses he had sent to others in the past: times were tough, sales were not that great, terrible illness, etc.
Knell did remove the 2-DVD set from his site, which according to Frank and Scott, has been his method of operation
in the past. When someone complains to him about his operation, he removes the DVDs in question, then later, when
he believes the pressure is off, he re-posts the DVDs back on his site for sale. Of more importance to me in his
response was his statement that, “most” of the DVDs he has sold were his own; a seemingly tacit admission of
questionable activities.
We have been contacting the researchers that are verified victims of Knell’s activities (approaching at least 30 at this
point), who were not aware of what he was doing, nor had they given him permission to compile, distribute or sell
their products.
A few of the law enforcement agencies that have been notified about Knell’s operations, and Bravenet’s
unresponsiveness in curtailing his activities, are the Lebanon, Indiana Police Department, where Knell resides, the
Rowan County Sheriff Department in North Carolina, FTC, USDA, VISA, State Attorney Generals of Arizona and
Indiana, Western Union, Royal Canadian Mounties, and others.
We are encouraging those victims affected to file Complaint Referral Forms with IC3, at http://www.ic3.gov/ I
have written to Amazon.com informing them that some of the DVDs being sold on their website by Knell are not
authorized to be sold. Those DVDs are still on Amazon’s website under a search for Bill Knell, with approx. 50 DVD
titles.
We have been in contact with many websites that post articles by researchers on the subject of Ufology, requesting
that any articles written by Knell should be removed, as another means of removing him from circulation. Frank had
done this in the past with many removing Knell’s articles after being informed of his questionable ways. This will be
expanded in the future to more websites, radio hosts, and researchers in our attempt to support what Frank and
Scott have made many of us aware of, by joining together and not allowing these types to get away with their
activities.
All the researchers I have been affiliated with over the years are in the same situation; doing the best they can do
with very little income for their devotion to the subject of Ufology. We don’t need scam artists that are ripping off
innocent researchers, or taking advantage of innocent people that have been buying his poor quality, unauthorized
DVDs.
Bravenet’s responses to my complaints were unacceptable, as they had been to other researchers that complained to
them, while continuing to host Knell’s website after numerous complaints had been filed. Finally, after several emails
to Bravenet informing them that complaint forms had been submitted to IC3, they informed me on Oct 26, 2009, that
Knell’s website has been suspended until their legal department reviews the complaints. I have requested a copy of
their findings and assurance that his website is permanently shut down.
This will not end the problem with Knell doing what he has been doing for several years, since he has had other
websites shut down for the same reasons in the past. He’s also had other non-UFO related web sites that many on
the Internet have complained have misled them or cost them.
To listen to an interview on “The Paracast with Gene Steinberg and David Biedny”, where Knell lied about his
accomplishments, and hung up on the show hosts, as well as a response by Frank Warren go to:
http://www.theparacast.com/podcast/december-28-2008-bill-knell-frank-warren/
Anyone believing or wondering if they might have been, or are a victim of Knell’s piracy, can contact me at
truthseeker@dfn.com or Frank Warren at frank-warren@pacbell.net or Scott Ramsey at
Scottr@ExpressWireServices.com. It’s imperative that all victims file a Complaint Referral Form with IC3. This will
only take a few minutes, and the results will be a permanent end to his operations, and possible prosecution.
owned by friend Scott (Ramsey) & Co. Frank then notified Scott of Knell’s activity and they joined forces to inform
other victims.
Being frustrated with the authorities not doing anything with the many complaints that had been filed, Frank Warren
and Scott Ramsey alerted many researchers to what Knell was doing, and in fact, distributed a list of 80 names taken
from Knell’s website who were potential victims of Knell’s tactics. Scott had discussed this with me, so when I saw my
name on the list of victims, I checked Knell’s website, finding my copyrighted lecture grouped in a 2-DVD set with 6
other researcher’s presentations. I notified them, requesting that they file complaint forms with the IC3, a division of
the FBI. None of them had been aware, nor had they authorized Knell to compile, distribute or sell their work.
My next move was to complain directly to Knell via email on Oct. 20, 2009, with a copy to his website host Bravenet.
com. Not receiving a response from Knell within 24 hours as required by Bravenet in order to begin an investigation
into my claim, I emailed a second complaint to Knell on Oct. 21. Knell responded with the same lame sob-story
excuses he had sent to others in the past: times were tough, sales were not that great, terrible illness, etc.
Knell did remove the 2-DVD set from his site, which according to Frank and Scott, has been his method of operation
in the past. When someone complains to him about his operation, he removes the DVDs in question, then later, when
he believes the pressure is off, he re-posts the DVDs back on his site for sale. Of more importance to me in his
response was his statement that, “most” of the DVDs he has sold were his own; a seemingly tacit admission of
questionable activities.
We have been contacting the researchers that are verified victims of Knell’s activities (approaching at least 30 at this
point), who were not aware of what he was doing, nor had they given him permission to compile, distribute or sell
their products.
A few of the law enforcement agencies that have been notified about Knell’s operations, and Bravenet’s
unresponsiveness in curtailing his activities, are the Lebanon, Indiana Police Department, where Knell resides, the
Rowan County Sheriff Department in North Carolina, FTC, USDA, VISA, State Attorney Generals of Arizona and
Indiana, Western Union, Royal Canadian Mounties, and others.
We are encouraging those victims affected to file Complaint Referral Forms with IC3, at http://www.ic3.gov/ I
have written to Amazon.com informing them that some of the DVDs being sold on their website by Knell are not
authorized to be sold. Those DVDs are still on Amazon’s website under a search for Bill Knell, with approx. 50 DVD
titles.
We have been in contact with many websites that post articles by researchers on the subject of Ufology, requesting
that any articles written by Knell should be removed, as another means of removing him from circulation. Frank had
done this in the past with many removing Knell’s articles after being informed of his questionable ways. This will be
expanded in the future to more websites, radio hosts, and researchers in our attempt to support what Frank and
Scott have made many of us aware of, by joining together and not allowing these types to get away with their
activities.
All the researchers I have been affiliated with over the years are in the same situation; doing the best they can do
with very little income for their devotion to the subject of Ufology. We don’t need scam artists that are ripping off
innocent researchers, or taking advantage of innocent people that have been buying his poor quality, unauthorized
DVDs.
Bravenet’s responses to my complaints were unacceptable, as they had been to other researchers that complained to
them, while continuing to host Knell’s website after numerous complaints had been filed. Finally, after several emails
to Bravenet informing them that complaint forms had been submitted to IC3, they informed me on Oct 26, 2009, that
Knell’s website has been suspended until their legal department reviews the complaints. I have requested a copy of
their findings and assurance that his website is permanently shut down.
This will not end the problem with Knell doing what he has been doing for several years, since he has had other
websites shut down for the same reasons in the past. He’s also had other non-UFO related web sites that many on
the Internet have complained have misled them or cost them.
To listen to an interview on “The Paracast with Gene Steinberg and David Biedny”, where Knell lied about his
accomplishments, and hung up on the show hosts, as well as a response by Frank Warren go to:
http://www.theparacast.com/podcast/december-28-2008-bill-knell-frank-warren/
Anyone believing or wondering if they might have been, or are a victim of Knell’s piracy, can contact me at
truthseeker@dfn.com or Frank Warren at frank-warren@pacbell.net or Scott Ramsey at
Scottr@ExpressWireServices.com. It’s imperative that all victims file a Complaint Referral Form with IC3. This will
only take a few minutes, and the results will be a permanent end to his operations, and possible prosecution.
PIRACY: A SILENT PLAGUE ON UFOLOGY by Dennis Balthaser
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To quote a Chinese Proverb: “When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a
moral obligation to share it with others”, which is what I’ll try to do in this article.
I have been working closely with my Webmaster, researcher Frank Warren, www.theufochronicles.com and Aztec
researchers Scott and Suzanne Ramsey for the past 12 years, on various UFO cases, highly respecting them for their
honesty and thorough investigations. We have dealt with debunkers, skeptics and critics of all sorts, and have even
welcomed their comments, if and when, the information they presented was factually worthy of review.
There is another, quieter element in Ufology, aside from debunkers, skeptics, and critics. They are the hucksters who
use other researcher’s work without doing their own; those who take from other’s research, or articles, and publish
the work as their own (plagiarism). Then there are still other scoundrels who market or sell researchers’ works, such
as DVDs of lectures, books, or documentaries, without permission or financial arrangements made with the
researchers (piracy). I have recently found that I am myself, a victim of piracy, and this is what I feel a moral
obligation to share with my readers.
Until a few days ago, one could go to UFOGuy.com, an online UFO store, with the claim, “Discount Paranormal DVDs
Direct from Producer/Distributor,” and purchase an impressive compendium DVD set “Aliens Among Us: Stunning
Secrets About UFOs and Extraterrestrials”. Included in the set was my own DVD from my lecture series, “The Roswell
Incident, Then and Now”. Let me be clear: I had no agreements regarding the distribution and sale of my copyrighted
material, nor had the owner of the site UFOGuy.com, Wm.“Bill” Knell contacted me for permission to include my
lecture in his compilation.
moral obligation to share it with others”, which is what I’ll try to do in this article.
I have been working closely with my Webmaster, researcher Frank Warren, www.theufochronicles.com and Aztec
researchers Scott and Suzanne Ramsey for the past 12 years, on various UFO cases, highly respecting them for their
honesty and thorough investigations. We have dealt with debunkers, skeptics and critics of all sorts, and have even
welcomed their comments, if and when, the information they presented was factually worthy of review.
There is another, quieter element in Ufology, aside from debunkers, skeptics, and critics. They are the hucksters who
use other researcher’s work without doing their own; those who take from other’s research, or articles, and publish
the work as their own (plagiarism). Then there are still other scoundrels who market or sell researchers’ works, such
as DVDs of lectures, books, or documentaries, without permission or financial arrangements made with the
researchers (piracy). I have recently found that I am myself, a victim of piracy, and this is what I feel a moral
obligation to share with my readers.
Until a few days ago, one could go to UFOGuy.com, an online UFO store, with the claim, “Discount Paranormal DVDs
Direct from Producer/Distributor,” and purchase an impressive compendium DVD set “Aliens Among Us: Stunning
Secrets About UFOs and Extraterrestrials”. Included in the set was my own DVD from my lecture series, “The Roswell
Incident, Then and Now”. Let me be clear: I had no agreements regarding the distribution and sale of my copyrighted
material, nor had the owner of the site UFOGuy.com, Wm.“Bill” Knell contacted me for permission to include my
lecture in his compilation.
DENNIS BALTHASER
(pronounced Ball-thay-sir)
moved to Roswell in 1996
to pursue his interest in
Ufology, after retiring
from the Texas Highway
Department in El Paso,
with 33 years in civil
engineering.
Prior to that he served 3
years in a U.S. Army
engineering battalion.
He was the UFO
Investigator and served
on the Board of Directors
for the International UFO
Museum between 1996
and 1998. Today he is an
independent researcher,
investigator, journalist
and lecturer.
Dennis has done over
350 TV, radio and other
media interviews related
to and since the 50th
anniversary of the Roswell
Incident in July, 1997,
including; CNN, MTV, SCI-
FI, The TODAY show,
Dateline, Nightline, NBC,
ABC Nightly News, Jeff
Rense, Sightings on the
radio, Ted Loman’s Off
the Record, Rob
McConnell’s X-Zone Radio
Show, Art Bell’s Coast to
Coast AM;, Discovery
channel, National
Geographic and History
channel, to mention a few.
Dennis is a certified UFO
investigator with MUFON
(the Mutual UFO
Network), and is a board
member of the advisory
board for the Great
Pyramid of Giza Research
Association. His main
areas of research
comprise the 1947
Roswell Incident, Area 51,
Underground Bases and
the pyramids of Egypt.
He currently writes
editorials for 31 web sites
and UFO magazine,
pertaining to his research,
and works closely with
well-known researchers
Stanton Friedman, Frank
Warren, Scott Ramsey
and many others.
Dennis' award winning
web site www.
truthseekeratroswell.com
has had over one million
visitors since 1998.
(pronounced Ball-thay-sir)
moved to Roswell in 1996
to pursue his interest in
Ufology, after retiring
from the Texas Highway
Department in El Paso,
with 33 years in civil
engineering.
Prior to that he served 3
years in a U.S. Army
engineering battalion.
He was the UFO
Investigator and served
on the Board of Directors
for the International UFO
Museum between 1996
and 1998. Today he is an
independent researcher,
investigator, journalist
and lecturer.
Dennis has done over
350 TV, radio and other
media interviews related
to and since the 50th
anniversary of the Roswell
Incident in July, 1997,
including; CNN, MTV, SCI-
FI, The TODAY show,
Dateline, Nightline, NBC,
ABC Nightly News, Jeff
Rense, Sightings on the
radio, Ted Loman’s Off
the Record, Rob
McConnell’s X-Zone Radio
Show, Art Bell’s Coast to
Coast AM;, Discovery
channel, National
Geographic and History
channel, to mention a few.
Dennis is a certified UFO
investigator with MUFON
(the Mutual UFO
Network), and is a board
member of the advisory
board for the Great
Pyramid of Giza Research
Association. His main
areas of research
comprise the 1947
Roswell Incident, Area 51,
Underground Bases and
the pyramids of Egypt.
He currently writes
editorials for 31 web sites
and UFO magazine,
pertaining to his research,
and works closely with
well-known researchers
Stanton Friedman, Frank
Warren, Scott Ramsey
and many others.
Dennis' award winning
web site www.
truthseekeratroswell.com
has had over one million
visitors since 1998.
The Journal of Frontier
Science is looking for
intelligent, informed,
talented Writer-
Researchers in the
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JFS is an excellent
format for publishing
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See the Submissions
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Science is looking for
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Researchers in the
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Ufology.
JFS is an excellent
format for publishing
your own research for
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education purposes.
See the Submissions
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Bill Knell represents himself as a noted Ufologist, with an
impressive list of credentials such as founding a UFO
investigative organization in Long Island, NY; had his own
cable TV show; claimed to be an advisor to the X-Files
television program; and published a UFO newsletter. Knell’s
also been a guest on Coast-to-Coast, Paracast, and several
other Internet venues, and has several published articles. It
was one of these articles that first brought Knell to the
attention of investigator Frank Warren, when in November
of 2008; he’d published an article by mainstream journalist,
Angelina Joiner, on his TheUFO Chronicles web site. She
notified Frank a few days later, that it appeared Knell was
plagiarizing her article, copy-and-paste-style, in his own
published article.
Frank’s ensuing investigation into Knell uncovered a decades-
long history of questionable activity, in which his plagiarism
paled in comparison to his other disreputable deeds. In
compiling the names of potential victims of Knell’s DVD
impressive list of credentials such as founding a UFO
investigative organization in Long Island, NY; had his own
cable TV show; claimed to be an advisor to the X-Files
television program; and published a UFO newsletter. Knell’s
also been a guest on Coast-to-Coast, Paracast, and several
other Internet venues, and has several published articles. It
was one of these articles that first brought Knell to the
attention of investigator Frank Warren, when in November
of 2008; he’d published an article by mainstream journalist,
Angelina Joiner, on his TheUFO Chronicles web site. She
notified Frank a few days later, that it appeared Knell was
plagiarizing her article, copy-and-paste-style, in his own
published article.
Frank’s ensuing investigation into Knell uncovered a decades-
long history of questionable activity, in which his plagiarism
paled in comparison to his other disreputable deeds. In
compiling the names of potential victims of Knell’s DVD
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