US serial number gives clue to mystery of the alien in the attic

When Barney Broom began renovating his cottage he did not expect to be confronted by a pair of black eyes staring from a cloudy jar.
But the mysterious discovery of an alien in his attic has spooked the 54-year-old screenwriter and bewildered extraterrestrial experts, who yesterday suggested the US military could be involved.

The delicate 30cm (12 inch) figure of a baby alien is stored in a pungent liquid and has a US serial number painted on its four-toed foot. Possibly sculpted from a clay-like substance and painted grey, the model closely resembles the aliens depicted in a hoax film of an autopsy of the infamous "Roswell incident".

Curiously, the alien was discovered stored in an old toffee jar wrapped in a copy of the Daily Mirror dating from October 1947. In July of that year, officials at the American air base of Roswell reported and then denied finding the remains of a flying saucer. The Roswell incident sparked a popular fascination with UFOs and led the US air force to collect data on sightings.
One theory is that the alien was left in the loft by a US serviceman working at a nearby US air base. Mr Broom's two-bedroom cottage at Gunthorpe, north Norfolk, which he bought eight months ago, is 45 miles from two large US air bases at RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall. Many US servicemen and women live and work in the region.

Mr Broom told the Guardian he was "a bit spooked" by the discovery but said he was not yet living in fear of being beamed up by aliens.

"It was stuffed in the corner of the loft with other old newspapers. Before me, an old spinster lived in the house. I don't think anybody had been up there for years. I haven't got three heads and I'm not the sort of eccentric lunatic to think it's an alien but it's a funny thing to find in your loft."

Mr Broom reported his finding to the Sci Fi Channel, who called in Professor Adam Roberts, an expert in science fiction literature, to examine the creature.

"The easy thing to do is dismiss it all and say it's a hoax. It may be or may not be," said Prof Roberts. "The fact that it was found near a US air base suggests there may be a military component to it."

A spokeswoman for the US air force said it had never made such models of an alien, the figure was not government property and the serial number could mean it had been catalogued by a museum. "It's a hoax," the spokeswoman said.

Prof Roberts admitted it could be a film prop dating from the 1960s, but said he was not surprised at US denials: "That is the US air force line. They deny these alien encounters. It is quite possible they concoct stories to cover up for more nefarious activities."

The Sci Fi Channel will this week broadcast live footage of the alien on its website. After further tests, Mr Broom will put it on his mantelpiece.

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hmmmmmm

It'll probably turn up to be a fake just like that dragon that they found in a jar.

DNA!
DNA!
DNA!

That's all I ask!

Something like that wouldn't have been left around in somebodies attic. There is a very high probability that it is either a hoax, some sort of disinformation to discredit the subject, or simply a misplaced stage prop. I doubt it will turn out to be genuine, if it were considered genuine to begin with this would be the top story in the news all around the world but that is not the case. Good find though.

Obviously a well planned hoax. It seems way too coherent.

Yes, you do have a point.

I reckon its just a publicity stunt mate....

Did'nt the house or flat belong to an old lady..? Maybe she pickles dead aliens as a hobby..

LMFAO

My first thought that the pungent liquid would be formaldehyde but after looking at the picture, I kind of doubt it. Formaldehyde has a distinctive smell that you cannot miss but also has a distinctive yellowish color as the specimen ages. Formaldehyde was the preservative of choice for a very long time. After 60 years, I'd think that there would be yellowing by now but there does seem to be sediment in the fluid, which is something else you'd find in a formaldehyde preserved specimen.

Also, why to a sci fi writer for authentification? Wouldn't a scientist in a lab be better suited? Sending it to a sci fi writer and hosting it on the sci fi channel is awfully gimmicky.

Interesting enough, now where did it come from? Was it a hoax? Will the government get their hands on it? And lastly, will we get an answer?

EDIT: Doesn't that look like one of those critters from Star Wars Episode 4?

It could have been preserved in alcohol. (clear liquid)

Again...
DNA!
DNA!
DNA!

if this guys got a dead alien why isnt it on the news? hmmm cuz the news doesnt do dead aliens thats why.

True, alcohol could be used and would probably have that cloudy look. It's the pungent odor that makes me wonder if it was formaldehyde. Formaldehyde has an absolutely noxious odor.

Unlikely to get a DNA sample from a sci fi writer...hence why I said, it should've been sent to a lab.

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No, the news doesn't do fake dead aliens

Alcohol could be described as having a pungent odor. Like you said, formadehyde is noxious.
There is a difference.

The issue though, is not the fluid, but what is in it....



Edit: I type faster than I am capable of...

I have had like 2 dreams very recently about killing baby aliens.

You really are different aren't you...?

A bit. But I can never take away that special thing moe had going on.

Are you referring to Moe Howard Diff?

Moe Eublek (probably wrong spelling) I have not seen him in a while though.

Actually, when something in a jar is claimed, I look at the fluid because it tells alot about the supposed specimen. Unfortunately for me, I've looked at one too many specimens in jars...LOL Like the dragon in the jar thing, I knew immediately that was a fake because of the fluid that it was stored in. It was claimed to be a specimen from the 1890's. The liquid was too clean for that, lol but perfectly fine for rubber in a jar.

kinda of convient that there was a newspaper from roswell with it. reminded me of "bruce almighty" when jimmy hoffa is found with a birth certificate and complete set of denatal records.

When oh when will they finally find something that I can poke with a stick?

i found an old issue of playboy in my attic

maybe aliens put it there

Yeah and I found a card of Babe Ruth in my dresser drawer. Can we get back on topic?

probably not

Ther's something wrong with that alien's pose, it looks like its planning to take over the world.

Am I the only one that sees a similarity between Mr. Burns and the canned alien?

I wonder if it would go good with a salad...

no

actually they arent bad lightly breaded and fried on a bed of rice with a bottle of hundred year old red wine

Does clay have a DNA signature ?

Exactly my point dear psyche101.

Or as Mr. Burns would say, "Exxxcellent!"

Too good to be true to be put simply.

Possibly! Grrr why does no-one look atr things properly these days? I'd have had that straight down to a lab, or even got a knife and scraped it to check myself LOL. I guess he went to the Sci Fi Channel because he wanted to be on tv



Doesn't actually say Roswell was mentioned in the paper, just that the paper was printed the same year. There may have been an Roswell article in it being only 3 months later, but wouldn't they have stated that in the OP? It seems to me that they want people to think that the paper mentioned Roswell, but personally if it had definitely mentioned it then they would have said so as it would have been a better story Anyways you can actually buy copies of old papers nowadays, little bit of discolouration and bingo...



Um let me just load Multimap up here... Yup I thought right - that's just over 50 miles from where I used to live I've been to Lakenheath and Mildenhall a couple of times also...

Edit: I remember when I was younger (around 14/15) there was this bloke who lived down the road from us who swore he had Michael Jackson and Elvis in his attic... Maybe he was right

Exactly! They already know it's a clay model. There is no way to prove who made it. Until a real alien is found in a jar this will go nowhere.

If the government has a real alien.... I would think they'd be keeping pretty good tabs on where it's kept

BL

All I have to say is:
Minnesota Iceman
Cardiff Giant
Dragon In A Jar

The feet look very weird.

I like how these fine tuned hoaxes never cease to exist. I saw the article just awhile ago, and it certainly stuck me odd. I'm guessing you could go to some of these halloween prop sites online, or even an auction site and find something quite similiar.

It doesn't look like a baby at all. It looks like an adult alien (or what I guess they would look like)

lol, it looks really fake.

What I want to know is... how does one know if the liquid is formaldehyde or alcohol unless they opened the jar? I wouldn't be opening it if someone paid me

This can't be real of else we would have heard more about it. I mean a find that big just dosen't remain a foot note pice of news if its real.