# Lagerfeld 2016: How an Alien Autopsy Hoax Captured the World's Imagination for a Decade

> Nathalie Lagerfeld, 2016. 1 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The confession that settled the autopsy film.

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# How an Alien Autopsy Hoax Captured the World's Imagination for a Decade

Nathalie Lagerfeld, 2016. _Time_.

History of the 1995 alien-autopsy film, including Santilli's admission in the 2006 Sky documentary Eamonn Investigates: Alien Autopsy that he and Gary Shoefield staged the footage with a set and actors.

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The confession that settled the autopsy film.

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[Roswell, 1947](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roswell)

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Lagerfeld, N. (2016). How an Alien Autopsy Hoax Captured the World's Imagination for a Decade. Time. https://time.com/4376871/alien-autopsy-hoax-history/
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[Read it free at time.com](https://time.com/4376871/alien-autopsy-hoax-history/)

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