Kal K. Korff -- Untruth and Dubious Intentions
Many people have asked about FIGU's opinion of Kal K. Korff and his book Spaceships of the Pleiades (1995, Prometheus Books). Well, frankly, we do not like it when someone publishes a shoddy book full of untruth as it is the case with Korff's (WV). Moreover, we assume that the content of a book gives one a hint about the way of thinking, if not the character of the author (WV).
By using extra big types, Kal K. Korff was able to 'stretch' his book up to 439 pages. Acknowledgements alone cover more than 10 pages. It seems that a thick book shall generate an impression of importance and respectability.
Essentially, Korff's book is about his trip to Switzerland. Under the assumed name of STEVE THOMAS, and in disguise, he visited the Semjase Silver Star Center, Schmidrueti, in Summer 1991. He was accompanied by Tina Layton. Korff had opportunity to speak to FIGU members on two days for some hours. He didn't speak a word with Billy Meier.
Since nearly all pages of Korff's book contains information that is untrue and exaggerated (WV) it is impossible to list them all. It would need the space of another book.
A few excerpts from Korff's book shall demonstrate his dubious (WV) intentions to manipulate and misuse the readers for his bad aims. Some of Korff's claims and distortions are so absurd that a reasonable person can but laugh.
Korff's claim (page 38):
"... During one of these alleged time-travel adventures in the past, he [Billy Meier] met with Jesus Christ! ... but he is Jesus Christ reincarnated!"
The truth:
Never, not verbally or in writing, did Billy Meier ever claim having met Jesus Christ, or to be his reincarnation. Billy Meier vehemently dissociates himself from such impertinent claims and rumors by Korff and others.
Korff's claim (page 64):
"Although we had made it only a few hundred feet onto the property, it was already obvious that Meier was anything but "poor," contrary to what his proponents would have everyone believe. ... After walking about ten minutes, Tina and I came across a large brown wooden building with an angled roof off to our left. As we would later discover, this was a "guest house" ..."
The truth:
The Semjase Silver Star Center isn't owned by Billy Meier. All FIGU members are joint owners! Besides, it is only a 3-minute walk from the Restaurant Freihof to the Center's first house. And: we don't have any "guest house".
Korff's claim (pages 67-69):
"... From where I stood, at the railing which prevented me from straying off the main gravel roadway, I could see down at the bottom of the hillside what were the faint remnants of three "UFO landing rings" that had been there since at least June 1980. ... Even though the landing tracks were eleven years old by the time of my visit and were barely visible to the naked eye, ... Even though my video camera has a 10x zoom lens, the landing-tracks proved to be too far away to observe any meaningful details from the location where I was standing. ... incredibly Gary Kinder [author of LIGHT YEARS] says he never saw any landing-tracks during the entire five weeks he spent living at Meier's place! Instead, Kinder claims he only "talked to several people who had seen them and who had photographed them while still fresh. It is doubtful that Gary Kinder's claim is true, since the three UFO landing-tracks on Billy Meier's property are directly behind his house and down the hill in his own back yard! Not only are they easily visible from numerous locations throughout the property, but are in fact impossible to miss most of the time when walking back and forth between the guest house and Billy Meier's residence. ..."
The truth:
Fig. 7 on page 65 'clearly' shows
1) that the meadow where Menara landed her beamship on June 15, 1980, lies hidden behind bushes and trees;
2) the exact landing place lies hidden behind a knoll on the hillside and would even be invisible to the naked eye, if there were no trees to obstruct the view from the house;
3) The landing tracks - circles of grass pressed counterclockwise to the ground - "vanished" as soon as the meadow was cut and the cows were grazing.
Conclusion: Either Korff had hallucinations, or he is a ... (WV)!
Concerning Korff's 'drawing' of the "Meier's compound" (Fig. 10 on page 70): All distances and proportions are incorrect (the landing tracks are much farther away from the house than may be seen on Korff's drawing!). Is Korff really not capable of producing a correct drawing? Or does he deliberately create a false picture in order to lead the readers onto a wrong path?!
Korff, the "meticulous" investigator (page 73):
"... Elisabeth Gruber, the wife of Guido Moosbrugger, ..."
The truth:
Elisabeth Gruber is married to a Mr. Gruber. Elisabeth Moosbrugger is Guido Mossbrugger's wife.
Korff's fantastic ideas (page 77):
"... such as the "fact" that Billy Meier's full, true name is purportedly "Eduard Albert Meier-Zafiriou." However, a subsequent check of the local Canton Police for Meier's region in the town of Hinwil revealed that there is no record of Billy Meier's "true" name containing the word "Zafiriou" in it. ..."
In a footnote Korff writes: "The name "Zafiriou" has been added by Meier in recent years as his "mission" has taken on more religious overtones. Zafiriou is supposed to be Meier's name as a prophet, reincarnated from a past life."
The truth:
In Switzerland it is custom that a husband adds the name of his wife to his own. The maiden name of Billy Meier's wife was - in Greece - (Miss) Zafiriou. – Simple, isn't it?!
Korff (pages 78 ff):
Falsifications and distortions concerning the Talmud Jmmanuel
The truth:
Prof. James W. Deardorff answers: A refutation of false claims and distortions by Korff
Korff's claim (page 95):
"... for among the Meier faithful we encountered (as well as in the pro-Meier literature), we are told repeatedly that Billy Meier is a simple farmer who is illiterate and has only sixth-grad education. ..."
The truth:
Billy Meier went to school for 8 years, just like most of the other children in Switzerland at that time. Yes, he lives now on a farm, but he is no farmer. His chief occupation is writing books: He preserves the vast spiritual knowledge that he himself gathered or has received to the benefit of the present and future generations.
To call Billy Meier an "illiterate" person (read: he has a limited intelligence) was the work/invention of Lee and Brit Elders. For anyone who understands German and wishes to test Billy's illiteracy it is advisable to read one of Billy's fairy tales, e.g. "Die Frühlingsprinzessin".
Korff's claims (pages 98/99):
Korff planned to take soil samples from "UFO landing tracks" on the Center's ground and writes in his book:
"... The perimeter of the Meier compound turned out to be fairly fortified; weaving my way through its defenses would prove to be a challenge. There was a high risk of being seen, due to the location of the tracks. For this reason, I decided to return to the compound at night, dressed in U.S. Army camouflage clothing so that I would minimize my visibility. As Tina and I drove back up the mountain past the Meier property, we parked our car just on the other side of the hill and walked very carefully back down toward the upper parts of the compound. For safety reasons, I made sure that Tina stayed behind, close enough to our car so that she could drive away in the event I did not return or was caught. When I approached one of the electric fences, I calmly slid underneath it, making sure that I did not touch any of its wires. After clearing the fence, I slipped on down the hill and around to where I saw the remains of one of the landing-tracks. Removing some plastic bottles from my pouch, I obtained both control and specimen soil samples. Now that I had my evidence, it was time to get out of there quickly before I got caught. With the existence of dogs at Meier's place, a weapons depot for use by his people when the end of civilization nears, security personnel, and the fact that Meier himself often carries a pistol, I am lucky I was not detected. ... I then ran to our car and Tina and I drove back to the ..."
The truth:
Everyone who is familiar with the Center grounds will surely laugh if he or she reads Korff's fantastic story.
1. The only electric and removable fence (with only one wire) was installed around the pasture area where the cows were grazing. There is no road or path in the Center that is barred by a door or a gate, and there is even a public path (a "Wanderweg") that leads through our land and near the house.
2. According to Korff's descripition of his "nocturnal visit" he wasn't at the actual "landing site".
3. Questions: What soil samples did Korff obtain and take with him to America, since he a) wasn't at the correct location and b) wasn't able find even a single blade of grass left from the landing tracks (from 11 years earlier)?! If we FIGU members can't find non-existing landing tracks in broad daylight, how will Korff succeed at night?
4. For more than ten years we don't have a dog anymore.
5. And the "weapons depot"? - OK, we have a depot of pitchforks; and if some group member would claim that we own an atomic bomb and store it in the cellar doubtlessly some idiots would believe this. – In Switzerland, most males have to serve in the Army. They get a gun or a pistol and are allowed to take it home. After you quit the Army you may keep the gun as a present. - Yes, we have some guns and pistols, all legally registered by the authorities. (By the way: There have been 19 assassination attempts on Billy Meier within the past 27 years! Note of October 2002)
6. Imagine: On a peaceful summer night, Korff is running to his car, sweating, in his U.S. Army camouflage clothing.
Korff's claim (page 179, Fig. 47 and 48) :
He claims "that the background scenery has changed entirely, and that the cloud formations do not resemble those in his first five pictures!"
The truth:
If Korff would have troubled himself to take a closer look at the two pictures he would have noticed that Billy Meier, after shooting the first photo, made some steps to the left to take the next one He would have noticed that the distant snowfield just at the right border of the fir tree is exactly identical with that 1.5 cm to the left of the same fir tree in the second photo! And if he would have looked even closer he would have noticed that it's the same cloud formation in both photos, viewed from a different angle since Billy Meier had walked some steps to the left.
Korffs claim (page 198, Fig. 66):
"My edge enhancement showing a supportive device or what appears to be a suspension line above the "UFO" as it exists in Meier's photo number 199."
Question:
Why does the "suspension line" curve upward, if a model should be attached to it?!
Korff's claims (pages 201 to 207):
"Meier's Hasenboel-Langenberg "UFO" photos show a small object suspended close to the camera, in front of the large tree. The model ..."
The truth:
Prof. James W. Deardorff answers: A refutation of false claims and distortions by Korff
The whole series of the 34 Hasenboel-Langenberg photos is available as a beautiful poster from FIGU.
Korff indulges in fantasies (pages 261 to 264):
"Billy Meier says that while he was "in outer space for five days" he was fortunate enough to photograph one of God's eyes! When mentioning Meier's claim of having "photographed" God's eye in my 1981 book, the reaction by Meier's supporters (especially Wendelle Stevens) was most peculiar. They denied not only that Meier had ever said such a thing, they also ignored the fact that I had received copies of these actual photos from Colman VonKeviczky, who had received them from Hans Jacob."
The truth:
On his 5-day journey through the universe Billy Meier had photographed - among other objects - the Ring Nebula in the constellation of Lyra. The peculiar thing about this ring nebula is that its man-made. A self-appointed "god", in his megalomania, destroyed a solar system - as a symbol of his power. That's the reason why this nebula is called JHWHMATA (= the eye of god) by the Pleiadians/Plejarans. If Korff would have studied the Meier literature as thoroughly as he is boasting on page 137 of his book, he would have read the facts in the Contact Notes.
As evidence of the "high intelligence" and "serious doggedness" of certain Meier enemies we will present a last example to the readers:
Guido Moosbrugger, in his book "and yet... they fly!" (ISBN 0-9711523-0-6) on page 206 refers to VonKeviczky (director of ICUFON USA) and Korff and quotes:
"... when asked why he hadn't photographed both of God's eyes, amazingly he (Billy Meier) answered that this had not been possible since his (God's) other eye had winked toward his Pleiadian companion Semjase."
Commentary by Walter H. Andrus, Jr., International Director, Mutual UFO Network, Inc. (MUFON) on the back cover of Korff's book: "Kal Korff must be congratulated for his determination and persistence in seeking the truth. ..."
Dear readers, now it's up to you whether - and where - you want to search for the truth!
FIGU