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fF : zi mal y TUILicht i wf wo Lia ‘ boa s\ THE WINGMAKERS, REVISITED by J. Harmon Grahn © 2001 Ancient Arrow Project, which Mark Mexico by the Advanced Contact Hempel claims to be the first 250 pages of Intelligence Organization (ACIO) and by a 1,050-page manuscript—all of which is _ the super-secret sub-group of the ACIO, in his possession, though he has been given known (internally) as the Labyrinth Group. permission to publish only the first part. It is this second version which Hempel has On 3 July 2000, he wrote that he would be _ in his possession, the first eight chapters of publishing it on the WingMakers website which are now available to anyone who "in about two weeks", although at this time wishes to read them. it has not yet appeared there. However, it There are some minor differences may be freely downloaded in .pdf format between the account given by the book and rom Kerry Knight's website. that originally published on the Hempel's story is that he was contacted WingMakers website. The main differ- y an anonymous group and asked to hosta_—_ ence, however, is that the book is vastly web domain for materials supplied to him. more detailed. It is written in the style of a He says he does not know the identity or novel and would make a magnificent basis ocation of the group, is paid for his ser- for a high-tech thriller screenplay. It is an vices, and follows directions as regards absorbing read, excellently crafted, well what materials to publish on the website knitted together, and sure to be gripping and when. There is evidently a timetable entertainment, if nothing else, for anyone or gradual disclosure of more of the attracted to such productions as The Hunt WingMakers materials, and whoever/what- for Red October or The X-Files. ever is behind them is now interested in Additionally, there is the zest of an making the WingMakers book available (in implicit possibility that the story may not art) to as wide an audience as possible _ be "fiction", except in minor detail, but a without going through conventional pub- substantially accurate rendition of actual ishing channels. events. The "fictional" aspect of the story According to Hempel, there are suppos- may be there simply to provide an "escape edly two versions of the book: an accurate hatch" for those not inclined to believe version; and a "fictional" version which, in such an "over-the-edge" yarn. places, uses fictional names and locations The main protagonist of the story, whom ut otherwise allegedly tells the story we met in the original WingMakers version behind the discovery and investigation of | on the web as "Dr Anderson", is here the Ancient Arrow site in northern New _ identified as Dr Jamisson Neruda, son of a Often we're asked if there have been any recent developments in the WingMakers story, first featured in NEXUS 6/03 and updated in 7/05. Here is an interesting perspective on the WingMakers website materials and book, part of which is now available for downloading. — Ed. he additional ©WingMakers information recently disclosed on Kerry Knight's website (see www.wmresearch.cjb.net/) either further confuses an already confusing issue or fleshes it out in significant detail. The allegation that the WingMakers site is a hoax has not been proved or disproved, to my knowledge. The nature of the story is such that this controversy may never be settled to everyone's satisfaction; yet here we have some highly stimulating (and chal- lenging) information from an unknown source or sources.' What do we do with it? That, of course, is up to you. My inclina- tion is to look at it, evaluate it as best I can, and think about it. Here I share some of my thoughts, for whatever they may be worth to you. The "new information" of most com- pelling interest to me at the moment is the WingMakers book, WingMakers: The APRIL — MAY 2001 NEXUS + 65 www.nexusmagazine.com