tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26491490950483461172024-03-19T06:31:19.014+11:00....CARL/CHARLES WEBB WAS NOT THE SOMERTON MAN.......CONTINUING THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH...
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The TAMAM SHUD case, all began with the discovery of the body of a man on Somerton Beach, South Australia on Dec. 1st 1948. He had been poisoned. No identification was found on the man or at the scene, and there were no signs of violence. The sand around the body was undisturbed.
The discovery of secret codes and a local telephone number add to this enduring mystery,Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.comBlogger895125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-48634288504362324802024-03-14T15:11:00.005+11:002024-03-15T06:27:18.344+11:00CONFIRMATION: 5 Year SCIENTIFIC STUDY CONFIRMS THAT THE RATIO OF HEAD HEIGHT TO FULL HEIGHT IS 1:8, (.14) CARL WEBB CANNOT BE THE SOMERTON MAN...<h1 style="text-align: center;">... VITRUVIAN MAN<br />&<br />THE SOMERTON MAN CASE...</h1><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">THE RATIO's...</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMUtO0rZ7FZf97vogjYoOKqL-SQMDcJgllwrvvqnzRNOtueVp4IpbXIde3lASpAbICcSOKKG2P7woOA8qEMMQ_FKAxbLsdOkJ4KzfPrS4nclrGokUVcwiV_ufNy8z2se8AgCAuNuCEG8BgrxsYk3vtNIQoqmMl4BpHzM3W_6nRJe56ikgLZBvzu_97uA/s551/Da_Vinci_Vitruve_Luc_Viatour.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="405" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMUtO0rZ7FZf97vogjYoOKqL-SQMDcJgllwrvvqnzRNOtueVp4IpbXIde3lASpAbICcSOKKG2P7woOA8qEMMQ_FKAxbLsdOkJ4KzfPrS4nclrGokUVcwiV_ufNy8z2se8AgCAuNuCEG8BgrxsYk3vtNIQoqmMl4BpHzM3W_6nRJe56ikgLZBvzu_97uA/w470-h640/Da_Vinci_Vitruve_Luc_Viatour.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">;;;Read how this 5 year scientific study of 63375 males and 1375 females proves that the ratio of head height to full height is 1:8 thus proving that Carl Webb cannot be the Somerton Man... (.14:1)</span><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Vitruvian Man shown above was drawn by Leonardo da Vinci and it was based on the work of Vitruvius 20 BCE, who was the author of De Architectura a 10-volume work with the third volume focusing on body proportions or, as in the case of our recent posts, on ratios.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">da Vinci created the Golden Ratio, 1.618 or 'PHI'. Each part of the body in this scheme, the height of the head, for example, is related to the full height of a body in a ratio of 1.618.<br /><br /></span></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A SCIENTIFIC STUDY</span></h2><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A study occurred between 2011 and 2016 at a US Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas and using a 3D body scanner, it measured 63,623 men and 1385 women between the ages of 18 and 21, it was named:</span></h3><p></p><h1 class="content-title" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; clear: initial; font-family: Cambria, "Cambria Math", stixgeneral, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 17.979pt; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 20pt 0px 10pt; text-align: center;">Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci’s <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Vitruvian Man</em> Using Contemporary Measurements</h1><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The study was created by leading academics and, using a 3D body scanner it compared ideal body proportions represented by Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man with contemporary body proportions of young adult men and women, USAF recruits.<br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The full results are available by the link below, for this post, we will look at one important find. The study found that the ratio between a man's head height and his full height was 1:8. This is the ratio used on this blog to establish that Carl Webb was 5 feet 8 inches tall. Furthermore, the height of the Somerton Man was similarly calculated and he was found to be 1803.2 mm tall or 5 feet 11 inches. Carl Webb was a full 3 inches shorter than the Somerton Man. </span></i></h3><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This find substantiates the claim made by this blog yet another reason why Carl Webb could not be the Somerton Man. <br /><br />Here's the link to the NCBI website containing more details:<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7284298/" style="font-size: x-large;">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7284298/</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What happens from here now rests with the SA Coroner, SAPOL, and their Forensics team. There are still numerous questions yet to be answered in the Somerton Man case but this find represents compelling evidence to support the claims made here.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* NOTE. Men's growth period normally ends around 18 years of age but some continue into the 21-year age group.</span></div></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></div>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-57562192649291147642024-03-10T13:18:00.000+11:002024-03-10T13:18:38.585+11:00THE SOMERTON MAN MYSTERY; CALCULATING THE TRUE HEIGHT OF THE SOMERTON MAN....<p> </p><h1 style="text-align: center;">...CALCULATING THE TRUE HEIGHT OF THE SOMERTON MAN...</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMX3iU8j64rHio_hVm00Rt_X397AAjGHkEp0JC46UXwW-TEHTR36zBqyje43ZsLKrHteq2YrUzRZWP43ATGrYoJhFBk6UsMtR9ZY-mrMLN3-3rfBqFXXufRaIUflZH4QDBeU4dG6aWCyF2UXzOaQdTPgLI9LPaOq3Nr0yMivEeucmAK6o0cdzGRS0paCI/s1001/SM_profile_inquest_metrics.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="1001" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMX3iU8j64rHio_hVm00Rt_X397AAjGHkEp0JC46UXwW-TEHTR36zBqyje43ZsLKrHteq2YrUzRZWP43ATGrYoJhFBk6UsMtR9ZY-mrMLN3-3rfBqFXXufRaIUflZH4QDBeU4dG6aWCyF2UXzOaQdTPgLI9LPaOq3Nr0yMivEeucmAK6o0cdzGRS0paCI/w640-h398/SM_profile_inquest_metrics.png" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>Those familiar with the Somerton Man case will know that his body was measured on the day it was discovered and it was found that he had a height of 5 feet 11 inches. <br /><br />In this post, the same technique used to calculate Charlie’s height has been applied to the body of the Somerton Man to verify his height based on the photograph you can see above. The photograph shown is from the 1949 inquest, I have added the information on the photograph for those who would like the detail.<br /><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">HEIGHT CALCULATIONS </h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">(<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Body-proportions-the-height-of-a-person-is-about-eight-times-his-her-heads-height-the_fig2_224674276" target="_blank">based on the Researchgate document</a>)</span></h2><p>In the image to the right above, I have added a ruler set to measure the height of the man's head. In this scaled-down image, you can see that the ruler indicates the man's head measures 7 cm from top to chin. By multiplying the head height by 8, we arrive at the scaled-down full height of the man 70 X 8 = 560mm<br /><br />The man's head should measure 1/8th of his full height thus to arrive at the man's actual full height we divide the 5 feet 11 inches (1803.4 mm) known height by 8 giving us a head height of 225.45 mm. which by default gives us our full height of 1803.4 mm (5 feet 11 inches)<br /><br />To calculate the scale for this image we simply divide the actual full height by the scaled-down photograph height as follows:</p><p>1803.4 divided by 560 = 3.22 our scale for this image is therefore 1:3.22<br /><br />This exercise had two purposes, firstly to verify the height of the Somerton Man and secondly, to prove the validity of the Researchgate technique. Both objectives have been met.<br /><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Background</h3><p></p><p>The previous post covered the technique with which we could accurately calculate the height of Carl ‘Charlie Webb. This exercise aimed to prove or disprove the claim made by Professor Abbot that the man named ‘Charlie’ in the 'family group of 4' photograph was the ‘Somerton Man’. The technique relied upon the known height of Roy Webb, Charlie’s brother, obtained from his military service records clearly showed, both written and in a photograph taken at the time that Roy had a height of 5 feet 8 inches. Subsequently, and based on Roy’s height we calculated Charlie’s height which was also put at 5 feet 8 inches +/- 1 inch. That result disproved Professor Abbot’s claim regarding Charlie as the Somerton Man’s height is known to have been 5 feet 11 inches, approximately 3 inches taller than the man Charlie shown in the family group photograph.</p>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-2993978852815032552024-03-08T08:47:00.008+11:002024-03-13T06:50:16.842+11:00THE SOMERTON MAN MYSTERY. CARL WEBB WAS 5 FEET 8 INCHES TALL....THE EVIDENCE... HE CANNOT BE THE SOMERTON MAN...UPDATED 9th MARCH 24<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZh3Pk5xsHDEPijlzCT48cm0SqPBHbbICRz3UImW-Bao85bTleNhSCsz0Ir-s8AGWWghc3hSRIH_QFkCMI35R3Xm-R68XrBl78DyaJ_cOgxkT_8dVjcit6A3y_4kUFVebeEbG-9HSRSwi5joggWriAjijQDTUvda6ovycUxI6y2lKLpYi3Cz28dva4rE/s1116/IEEE_WebFamily_metrics3_RichardA.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1116" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZh3Pk5xsHDEPijlzCT48cm0SqPBHbbICRz3UImW-Bao85bTleNhSCsz0Ir-s8AGWWghc3hSRIH_QFkCMI35R3Xm-R68XrBl78DyaJ_cOgxkT_8dVjcit6A3y_4kUFVebeEbG-9HSRSwi5joggWriAjijQDTUvda6ovycUxI6y2lKLpYi3Cz28dva4rE/w640-h405/IEEE_WebFamily_metrics3_RichardA.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Carl Webb story has always had a ring of doubt around it, for me at least. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Something was very wrong about several things including the ear shape not matching that of the Somerton Man and the facial features had the same issue, Carl Webb's face simply does not </span><span style="font-size: large;">match the face of the Somerton Man.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Recently I watched a documentary on Aerial reconnaissance from WW2. Specifically, this documentary was about German V2 and V1 rocket sites. I watched and listened as the movie progressed and the 'mechanics' of the technology were explained.<br /><br />One aspect was how they calculated the wingspan of a small 'aircraft' on the ground. Via intelligence operatives, they already knew the wingspan of this particular aircraft type, it happened to be a V1 rocket, and that wingspan was 20 feet. The aerial photography showed several objects on the ground and a sharp-eyed WRAF lady picked out a small object, it had an aircraft shape and she was able to calculate the wingspan of 20 feet.<br /><br />The calculation was made based on the height of the aircraft camera from the ground surface. The term used is 'photogammetry'.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In a way, we are in a similar position with the photograph of the Webb family which includes Roy, Charles, and Grandpa While Grandma is as important as all of them are, we will not include her height details as they're still being determined. However, we do know the height of Roy Webb, 5 feet 8 inches, and I believe that somewhere we have the height of Grandpa Webb. Carl Webb the man claimed by Professor Abbott to be the Somerton Man, would be, according to the Professor, 5 feet 11 inches tall. This latter measurement applied to Carl Webb which we are about to prove needs to be corrected.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Using Roy Webb's military photograph shown here:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtlxAOSQdt0Nx44aAOKk3VatfydlJVxNRZHYs2dph23unAF9mjiBCnBHt_IOAznp2WiPNjrl5lTeKHjUeaJS0mE0FdNJKFV8rE9JRVl0liI3cIGh7gjEHyaT_P_ieutQYsBXV8LDhAmmbqzs0ql_DEPVw4_f0JLFxCzbZfo2AylPNwTjVze9mVDtuEiA/s700/RoyWebb1_HeightComparison1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="700" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtlxAOSQdt0Nx44aAOKk3VatfydlJVxNRZHYs2dph23unAF9mjiBCnBHt_IOAznp2WiPNjrl5lTeKHjUeaJS0mE0FdNJKFV8rE9JRVl0liI3cIGh7gjEHyaT_P_ieutQYsBXV8LDhAmmbqzs0ql_DEPVw4_f0JLFxCzbZfo2AylPNwTjVze9mVDtuEiA/w400-h313/RoyWebb1_HeightComparison1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I have actually set for our purposes the datum point as being the top of Roy’s head. This would make Roy closer to 5 feet 8 inches as shown in this photograph. I am using millimeters as the metric.<br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ROY WEBB METRICS</span></h2><span style="font-size: medium;">1. Roy Webb's Height as per this image is 5 feet 8 inches = 1727.2 mm<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2. This height was applied to the family image and, as per the photo-reconnaissance example, the height of the object, in this case, Roy's head, was taken and measured on the image, being 52 mm from the top of the head to the point of his chin.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3. The next step is to use the helpful tool found on the Researchgate website that shows how a person's overall height relates to the height of their head which is estimated to be a factor of 8 times head height to full height.:<br /><a href="goog_398080343"><br /></a></span><span face="Lato, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial;"><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Body-proportions-the-height-of-a-person-is-about-eight-times-his-her-heads-height-the_fig2_224674276" style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;">https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Body-proportions-the-height-of-a-person-is-about-eight-times-his-her-heads-height-the_fig2_224674276</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Obviously, the family photograph at the head of this post is much smaller consequently Roy's head measurement of 52 mm needs to be 'scaled' against the actual height such that the 52 mm on the photograph becomes 215.875 mm in reality which gives us a scale of 4.15:1<br /><br />So, multiplying the 215.875 mm by eight as described in the Researchgate example, we get our 1727.2 mm, Roy's actual height as explained earlier.<br /><br /></span></span></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">CARL WEBB METRICS</span></span></span></h2><span face="Lato, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> 1. Using the same formulae as we did for Roy Webb, we multiply Carl's family photograph head measurement of 52 mm by 8 which equals 416 mm.<br /><br />2. Next we need to apply the scale factor of 4.15, thus 416 mm X 4.15 which gives us a total of 1726.2 mm (rounded) or 5 feet 8 inches, this is Carl's height based on the family photograph. <br /><br />3. This measurement would make Carl the same height as Roy, as in 5 feet 8 inches. There is a question as to whether Carl and Roy are effectively standing next to each other or whether Carl is a little further back than Roy. This is about the distance between the camera and the subject. An allowance should be made for that factor and I suggest .5 to 1 inch in additional height for Carl. That makes Carl 5 feet 9 inches tall.<br /><br />I am more than happy to accept input on this technique, all that anyone needs to do is to test it. <br /><br />Given that the Researchgate method is correct we have shown that Carl Webb was 5 feet 8 inches tall. The Somerton Man was 5 feet 11 inches tall. <br /><br />This calls into question the claim that Carl Webb was the Somerton Man.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><p></p>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-34028534679742680832024-03-06T04:49:00.004+11:002024-03-09T19:02:14.292+11:00THE TAMAM SHUD CASE: AND SO DETECTIVE, WHAT DO YOU THINK HAS HAPPENED HERE?.... A COMPARISON PHOTOGRAPH & MULTIPLE NEW CLUES? UPDATE 2, 7th March 2024<h1 style="text-align: left;">...Facts are powerful. They can change minds, inform decisions, and lead to progress. So, let's focus on the truth - first impressions and just the facts...</h1><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwg3oWrAtowlk1d7Kwl3KQRG0avUw4VZ80FFDaR2byKjJk3iwpQqVC3DTJwjtxnwfk1pmEUhvS9Nl6e8X0Ud1Vf4Pn9lhqYJ_TZsqZoP3luJvJfHkeCaSlEQZxQm0NrqIsDNhJJiO92mKRYE-BbEpeM0iSnP59LasDnBTEn5K1VhMjbGUWm1BSxhpMCiE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="957" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwg3oWrAtowlk1d7Kwl3KQRG0avUw4VZ80FFDaR2byKjJk3iwpQqVC3DTJwjtxnwfk1pmEUhvS9Nl6e8X0Ud1Vf4Pn9lhqYJ_TZsqZoP3luJvJfHkeCaSlEQZxQm0NrqIsDNhJJiO92mKRYE-BbEpeM0iSnP59LasDnBTEn5K1VhMjbGUWm1BSxhpMCiE=w640-h462" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In December of 1948, a man was found dead on a South Australian beach not far from the sites of Atomic and other weapons development centers and at a time when the world was teetering on the brink of war again. And in Australia, the future of the country itself was under threat of a Communist-inspired insurrection. A civil war was on the cards. <br /><br />This man had no means of identification on him and just a few items including two tickets, one train and one bus, a packet of Army Club cigarettes which contained 7 of the Kensitas brand, a part box of matches, two aluminum combs, a part packet of 'Juicy Fruit' chewing gum and sixpence in coins; labels had been removed from his clothing, and an autopsy revealed that he had been poisoned but the type of poison was never clearly identified. The examining doctor who performed the autopsy made a chart of the man's teeth, it recorded the fact that 18 of his teeth were missing.<br /><br />And now let's add more facts to this picture. A copy of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is later found not far from that beach. When the book was examined, indentations on its back page were revealed. The indentations formed the shape of handwritten letters arranged in 5 lines, other markings on the page did not appear to have any particular meaning. The letters were believed to be a code of some kind. <br /><br />Two telephone numbers were also found on the back page of the book which were written in 'really tiny lettering and under the code' according to a Detective who took part in the original investigation. One of those numbers belonged to a nurse who happened to live minutes away from where the man was found. The same nurse when questioned said that she had given a copy of the Rubaiyat to an Australian Army Lieutenant some 3 years earlier whilst she was employed as a trainee nurse in Sydney. This Army lieutenant was later to agree that he had been in Intelligence during his Army service. <br /><br />One last clue is that sometime after the autopsy and before the inquest held into the man's death, a mall piece of paper was found tightly rolled up and pushed well down into a secret fob pocket located on the inside of the waistband of the trousers the man was wearing when he was found. The two words typeset onto this slip of paper were TAMAM SHUD. The shape of this slip which had been torn out of its original page of a copy of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. was found to match the shape of a torn section in a copy of a book of that title that was handed to the Police by an unnamed local businessman not long before the inquest was held.<br /><br />You have just read the core facts of the Somerton Man case. Now imagine that you are a seasoned detective who had the experience of serving through the years of World War 2, (this was a time when State Police through their 'Special Branch operations, worked alongside Australia's intelligence services.) Or perhaps you are a Special Branch officer who was in regular contact with the Intelligence services. <br /><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">What would be your "First thoughts." about these circumstances and facts? What do you think may have taken place? Your first thoughts are important, they are unpolluted by scenarios and theories, and first impressions really count. Now prepare 5 questions you would ask of those involved...<br /></span><br /></i></h3><h2 style="text-align: center;">UPDATE: IMAGE ADDED...<br />A Result...<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">In the earlier post, we looked at the core evidence in the case, essentially the core facts. I have received a few responses, and one was quite interesting in that it quoted and attached an image from a 1949 article from the 'TRUTH' newspaper. Sadly it doesn't provide a link or a date and a quick search does not show any results for that headline. I am happy to include that here as the article's date could be significant.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Having said that, all is not lost. I followed the link that led me nowhere but I found an article with an image that might contain two new clues.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1.</span></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Here's the image below, let me know if you can spot them:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsUSIDIDm6g8CSRTTsZPss16VSsugogJugK786foc3aDqmu16jlDFHq6LhQ_gL6RrU1hArbZlzCL3XI8eSMiZQT1z1W1PVfxOUi0Xb5hfhNvMZ-WwEt3P7eUyjSfOLlaIdxHpKYEyWOWE4CMTT_eyN0XFCvPgpP-YI1vAT__yheRwB9cWJKQHQWKH9tQ/s471/SM_JULY10th_1949_2clues.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="462" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsUSIDIDm6g8CSRTTsZPss16VSsugogJugK786foc3aDqmu16jlDFHq6LhQ_gL6RrU1hArbZlzCL3XI8eSMiZQT1z1W1PVfxOUi0Xb5hfhNvMZ-WwEt3P7eUyjSfOLlaIdxHpKYEyWOWE4CMTT_eyN0XFCvPgpP-YI1vAT__yheRwB9cWJKQHQWKH9tQ/s320/SM_JULY10th_1949_2clues.png" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The article can be found here:</span><br /><h2 style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/168961380?searchTerm=Somerton%20Mystery%20Deepens">https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/168961380?searchTerm=Somerton%20Mystery%20Deepens</a></h2><div><span style="font-size: xx-large;">2.</span></div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxQt6KyQZbJ_irADZBldxDOiAlaEkHAXeeqb-GqRQZ2mmXFPgAx2gyNsurg6kix9ziCjrEgs34-mQCE_o6qskp62aTBqAbEDExGp7LEK-dtZduYesf58BPlXnKDnxYC8PxE4JdxkJ7Usw6kiUN2hnK27xglOuM6Pi9AKimZNYI6aUR906drav1zmCZts/s664/SM_compare_clean1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="664" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxQt6KyQZbJ_irADZBldxDOiAlaEkHAXeeqb-GqRQZ2mmXFPgAx2gyNsurg6kix9ziCjrEgs34-mQCE_o6qskp62aTBqAbEDExGp7LEK-dtZduYesf58BPlXnKDnxYC8PxE4JdxkJ7Usw6kiUN2hnK27xglOuM6Pi9AKimZNYI6aUR906drav1zmCZts/w640-h426/SM_compare_clean1.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In the image marked 2 above, I have 'flipped' the photograph of the man in the Truth article and placed it alongside the Somerton Man post-autopsy image to demonstrate a single fact, the fact is that in the Truth image marked '1' immediately above this image, it seems we are actually looking at the Somerton Man's left ear.<br /><br />In the image marked '2', I have placed it so that you can see the differences that substantiate the claim that we now may have a photograph of the left ear. For this comparison, I carefully placed each image such that various points on the head of both images were properly aligned, and the nose, the chin, and the eyes were lined up and measured.<br /><br />We can show differences between the left and right ear as you would expect. Most people would know that our ears are often very similar, they are not perfectly matched, as is the case in these images. The differences are as follows:<br /><br />1. The right ear shown in the autopsy photo, is slightly lower on the head than in the press photo from Truth newspaper.<br /><br />2. The width of the right ear on the autopsy photo is approximately 3 mm wider at its widest point compared to the Truth photograph which is of the left ear of the Somerton Man.<br /><br />3. Interestingly, the facial detail of the post-autopsy photograph is noticeably different. That could be the result of the 'reconstructed' image created by Police photographer Jimmy Durham mentioned in the press on December 4th, 1948<br /><br />4. The bump on the forehead of the post-autopsy photograph is not seen in the press photograph. That could be the result of either, the reconstruction work done by Jimmy Durham or alternatively, it may have been done by the staff at Truth. I noticed that they had given the subject a decent hairstyle.<br /><br />Once again, here is the photograph I believe to be of the Somerton man taken from the left, showing his left ear. This is the first time this has been shown. It was always there waiting to be found.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dKZjhg_Qp7RxmfzvsKLiOD0K3jzN3_XGLzcAr_SfrK1Wsr38uYqHsl4fzY_ka2IvWCKOG6dNN5EUS6G7mc_zb-qNHIbTrL0aHr-emclN9BiVFjYX3Wk9LTwbGe2aPrE5uZCnmSInX_wp1f9A5zGH0fVKXHSP2fOakZ7zfraY_e8MkMLk8fxeMS9DvTg/s454/SM_LedtEar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="454" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dKZjhg_Qp7RxmfzvsKLiOD0K3jzN3_XGLzcAr_SfrK1Wsr38uYqHsl4fzY_ka2IvWCKOG6dNN5EUS6G7mc_zb-qNHIbTrL0aHr-emclN9BiVFjYX3Wk9LTwbGe2aPrE5uZCnmSInX_wp1f9A5zGH0fVKXHSP2fOakZ7zfraY_e8MkMLk8fxeMS9DvTg/w640-h640/SM_LedtEar.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The question is, Why is all of this important?</span></div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />It's important because we can now better compare the Somerton Man's left ear with Carl Webb's.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I need to qualify the claim made here. We are dealing with an old press photograph and, apart from the fact it was published by the Truth newspaper which has something of a chequered history it is a little hazy, I was careful in doing the alignment of the two images to ensure that the sizing and positioning is correct as I could make it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It is reasonable to assume that there were other photographs taken of the man before Jimmy Durham's reconstruction work and that the photographs shown in the press at the time were the unaltered ones.<br /><br />I will organise a video showing various ratios and comparisons and post it here when time permits.<br /><br />Another interesting aspect of this latest research relates to the height of the Somerton Man. Studies suggest that there is a ratio of 1:8 between the head height of a subject and their full height. In the case of the 'Somerton Man' we know that his height on the slab was 5 feet 11 inches. His head height would therefore be 71 inches divided by 8 which would make his head height approximately 8.875 inches. Here is a link to a site with more information on the subject:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Body-proportions-the-height-of-a-person-is-about-eight-times-his-her-heads-height-the_fig2_224674276">https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Body-proportions-the-height-of-a-person-is-about-eight-times-his-her-heads-height-the_fig2_224674276</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>When it comes to Carl Webb and family photographs, there are some heights known, including Roy Webb and Carl's father. Perhaps someone could take on the task of assessing Carl's height based on his imputed face height?</i></span></div></h2><p></p>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-38254423840090148422024-03-01T13:05:00.005+11:002024-03-04T08:37:22.810+11:00THE SOMERTON MAN MYSTERY: THE BOXALL RUBAIYAT WAS A SPECIAL PURPOSE BOOK.... <p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: center;">.... A SPECIAL PURPOSE BOOK....</h1><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdmPLvvg1Cw5rPQBXyeznevSTSnZghkREw-UWCUzdqjxq5wflYMLSWZHXqkGLqzDXpH8yqkLVZimyQ3ZwO3NZMqjP_O7GheZVKfqJvlXMH_Us7El1UYwT4Xmtr1hZEmG3rWXl7DLTustnJDdz2R12DdR63CpXtkMg6BX9rzBHKE6R4qL1-_-nfOMUijM/s415/V70SigBestMKD.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="415" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdmPLvvg1Cw5rPQBXyeznevSTSnZghkREw-UWCUzdqjxq5wflYMLSWZHXqkGLqzDXpH8yqkLVZimyQ3ZwO3NZMqjP_O7GheZVKfqJvlXMH_Us7El1UYwT4Xmtr1hZEmG3rWXl7DLTustnJDdz2R12DdR63CpXtkMg6BX9rzBHKE6R4qL1-_-nfOMUijM/w462-h391/V70SigBestMKD.png" width="462" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Just what is a 'Special Purpose Book'? The simple answer is that this book, widely known as the Boxall Rubaiyat, was made specifically for its purpose and its purpose in this case was to be used as a training aid for those engaged in the business of espionage.<br /><br />A big statement? Yes, you could say that. But is there any evidence to back it up? And again the answer is 'yes' and you're actually looking at it.<br /><br />Before the Stuart Littlemore interview, an image of this page from the book showed that the name 'JESTYN' was covered over with a piece of paper and some sticky taoe to hold that paper in place.<br /><br />At some time after the interview, Alf or someone else removed that paper, and in the process, they tore away a layer from the paper of that page. You can see it quite clearly as outlined in orange.<br /><br />That can only mean that the paper of the pages in the book was coated, in fact, the core paper had a minute pattern printed on it, if you look closely you will see markings inside the marked area. That pattern got there from special rollers over which the paper was processed and which left those marks. The next step in the process is to apply the coating. This was made from either a wax or an adhesive of some kind. It provided a degree of water resistance and added strength/ toughness to the pages. <br /><br />The paper was in fact what is known today as a 'security' paper. In the war years, it was used extensively for in-the-field message pads, carrier pigeon notes, etc. It had an added benefit in that the background 'water markings' served to obscure to an extent any hidden writings or indentations on the paper.<br /><br />As far as I can ascertain, security paper was not used for normal book production during WW2. As it happens, I have a copy of the same edition of the Rubaiyat, and the paper is definitely not coated. Coated paper is smoother and less porous, not necessarily glossy, my copy is quite rough due I think to the significant paper shortages in the war years.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's an unmarked version of the Jestyn signature shown at the head of this post:<br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQkuqup12UppCjfnW2FIoESejxvDzS4b3wNlELjDA4MrnhV0jnFpsoit56l-nBhitA6Dy_-Ygd42B0DsbCuggHJty_Iq6c7KhD4PCo4gJAG8rFHWfZiPi7Pmq7eXDJLl2r7IrDH7NVnEq-ziXpAbkbEB-44aA41_KCW_ri2dF8GrcD6AhBjBjoTAlnVw/s310/Jestyn_Sig_PLAIN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="215" data-original-width="310" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQkuqup12UppCjfnW2FIoESejxvDzS4b3wNlELjDA4MrnhV0jnFpsoit56l-nBhitA6Dy_-Ygd42B0DsbCuggHJty_Iq6c7KhD4PCo4gJAG8rFHWfZiPi7Pmq7eXDJLl2r7IrDH7NVnEq-ziXpAbkbEB-44aA41_KCW_ri2dF8GrcD6AhBjBjoTAlnVw/w400-h277/Jestyn_Sig_PLAIN.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have darkened this image to provide some contrast and make viewing the torn area and the markings within it that much easier.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-18936881975669000062024-02-28T18:37:00.006+11:002024-02-28T18:42:24.239+11:00SOMERTON MAN MYSTERY TAMAM SHUDL VENONA, ENORMOZ (MANHATTAN PROJECT) AND PAVEL FEDOSIMOV<h1 style="text-align: center;"> ...FEDOSIMOV (MAJ) NAMED IN HIGH LEVEL<br />CONTACT WITH ATOM SPIES...</h1><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-wH4xfwjWkFli8OMRSJPc_enaijOoTRgAqc1PGvGLTLoVcRI3T8AN_NsqCZNWej3UsgmrP8Zv4ZNA1d7ojS50nH4OYHH2LGwIx9QTk53gylMg5uLKRPAJtGA1hggVVrtBfXV7LK_aglmkukoX5b2mhPOnmVSpnG2Bg00CtKvMMIsQ-sgIYCzXkWrXls/s911/Fed_12Nove_44-VENONA_MKD.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="911" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-wH4xfwjWkFli8OMRSJPc_enaijOoTRgAqc1PGvGLTLoVcRI3T8AN_NsqCZNWej3UsgmrP8Zv4ZNA1d7ojS50nH4OYHH2LGwIx9QTk53gylMg5uLKRPAJtGA1hggVVrtBfXV7LK_aglmkukoX5b2mhPOnmVSpnG2Bg00CtKvMMIsQ-sgIYCzXkWrXls/w669-h343/Fed_12Nove_44-VENONA_MKD.png" width="669" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Reviewing the posts that covered the man PAVEL IVANOVICH FEDOSIMOV a New York-based Soviet Diplomat who was to disappear in August 1948, I came across this VENONA cable dated 12th November 1944. This casts Fedosimov in an entirely different light, here he is in discussions regarding THEODORE HALL the young spy who is regarded as the key figure in the ATOM SPYstory even though he was just 19 years of age.<br /><br />If you follow on from the Fedosimov mention, you will see a cover name BEK. This is a man known as Sergey Kurnakov aka <span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold;">Sergei</span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"> N. Kournakoff. A one-time Tsarist Cavalry officer, Kurnakof relocated to the USA and became a prominent figure in the American Communist Party, at one time working for GOLOS Publishing. For those who have read on the subject, GOLOS was known as a 'shoemaker' that is someone who had great expertise in forging identity documents. Golos supposedly died in 1943 but there is a question mark over that event. His name appears in one of the partial decrypts of the Somerton Man code page,</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><br />You can read more details here: <br /></span></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #4d5156; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia-rdp78-00915r000700260037-6"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia-rdp78-00915r000700260037-6" style="font-size: x-large;">https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia-rdp78-00915r000700260037-6</a></div></span></h2><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The Fedosimov story has been covered at length on this blog, he disappeared in August 1948 never to be seen again although his name cropped up numerous times after that date, there have been no photographs found of this man after the 1947 image I was able to locate and purchase.<br /><br />For the record, renowned US author and historian James Earle Haynes believed that FEDOSIMOV may be a Pseudonym. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqWp3V-I4OfbrdrTahYt2_lkuH44hRYkcXxIS4ClJT84ukjqKNkxoVP4bSvmcAmq1RrZwMZ9xaROSrCZeIbPV8LU78xQtAv12yRy14T6JcGJ163yhTsCluS-LDmOes9hbj8hPZIZcB4UOBhifHBb-Oap87fmSn2XNZUmPUxExqPWENSsMa35QmPxIolGY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="235" data-original-width="271" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqWp3V-I4OfbrdrTahYt2_lkuH44hRYkcXxIS4ClJT84ukjqKNkxoVP4bSvmcAmq1RrZwMZ9xaROSrCZeIbPV8LU78xQtAv12yRy14T6JcGJ163yhTsCluS-LDmOes9hbj8hPZIZcB4UOBhifHBb-Oap87fmSn2XNZUmPUxExqPWENSsMa35QmPxIolGY=w400-h347" width="400" /></a></div><br />Given the serious doubts about the Carl Webb claim, Fedosimov is still a candidate but there are other reasons for posting this article at this time.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This link will take you to more posts about Pavel Fedosimov:<br /></span><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://tamamshud.blogspot.com/search?q=Fedosimov">https://tamamshud.blogspot.com/search?q=Fedosimov</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here are his travel movements:<br /><br /><a href="https://tamamshud.blogspot.com/2019/08/somerton-man-pavel-fedosimov-travel.html">https://tamamshud.blogspot.com/2019/08/somerton-man-pavel-fedosimov-travel.html</a></div></span></span></h1></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />The image of the VENONA cable comes from this YouTube video:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zzo-6atVTZo?si=TUmpCc4mSJVbFY1_" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Some wise and very informed words from UK Author NIGEL WEST in the video...</b></div></span></div><p></p>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-31040336824434110042024-02-25T16:28:00.003+11:002024-02-25T16:37:44.520+11:00SOMERTON MAN: A 'PRECIOUS TRUTH'?<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7QVxeJxtSzbRgQoB1OAqkg1n91hw95-TXWo5yQ-DR_l6WLgKgzQrXf-2u4grZSVNVcU9Uu32kj4Nu5hBoHjVFBCZnWTJft1-E9x-1YEkyJunui_WqPPCPWrOzexvGKzRnJ3GVa94gFLOuCodHAY0AW3NOfIRVyPZmYxbL_cz50sNDMx0x-iYt1V9yCw/s1816/Winston_Churchill,_cigar_in_mouth,_gives_his_famous_'V'_for_victory_sign_during_a_visit_to_Bradford,_4_December_1942._H25966.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1816" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7QVxeJxtSzbRgQoB1OAqkg1n91hw95-TXWo5yQ-DR_l6WLgKgzQrXf-2u4grZSVNVcU9Uu32kj4Nu5hBoHjVFBCZnWTJft1-E9x-1YEkyJunui_WqPPCPWrOzexvGKzRnJ3GVa94gFLOuCodHAY0AW3NOfIRVyPZmYxbL_cz50sNDMx0x-iYt1V9yCw/s320/Winston_Churchill,_cigar_in_mouth,_gives_his_famous_'V'_for_victory_sign_during_a_visit_to_Bradford,_4_December_1942._H25966.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">..Apart from this famous gesture (which he apparently made by mistake when this photo was taken), Churchill was renowned for his sharp wit and great quotes</span>. The quote in question today is regarding Truth..</p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">"</span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(80, 151, 255, 0.18); color: #040c28; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies</span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">."</span></h2><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For those who believe that Australia and other countries were not at 'war' in 1948, perhaps you would do well to rethink that position.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The war was very much a Cold War, a full-on arms race coupled with an intelligence war without parallel in those years and, in Australia at least, rumblings of an insurrection organised, coordinated, and paid for by the Soviets in league with the Communist Party Of Australia.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There were casualties, many died in this war, mostly discretely and without fanfare, a Spy Versus Spy affair that went on for some years.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Those who have spent any time reading through the Milliers Hat, the story that it is said gave Ian Flen=ming the idea for Operation Mincemeat, could draw some but not that many parallels with that operation and the case of the Somerton Man. The relatively recently released files by UK Archives provide quite some detail but sadly it is not a digitised offering.<br /><br />Amongst things that we may learn from it include the comparative ease in which a Coroner and a pathologist were drawn in to 'help' with the provision of a body and all that that entailed, the meticulous attention to detail in setting up the documentation that was to accompany Glyndwr on his final journey was astounding, the work was so good that the case didn't have a hint of being an organised 'litter' job. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqdhNmhd-WwAJXicrW1HF48pR0cZ8A_6MB2H8l-rs5kreVFINmpLP_3XIM0ZWdbb1OJaC2DVn0R-akE3DkFW0e743ggu6IN2S5i2YeBTtRbWXqy-7wznhFTbIhpbbj_lg6YVvpag9kgbF20NwoRl9400s67WocWYwtdpZ8rFjWuXaVL8QHGtYKdI8DNmM" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="233" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqdhNmhd-WwAJXicrW1HF48pR0cZ8A_6MB2H8l-rs5kreVFINmpLP_3XIM0ZWdbb1OJaC2DVn0R-akE3DkFW0e743ggu6IN2S5i2YeBTtRbWXqy-7wznhFTbIhpbbj_lg6YVvpag9kgbF20NwoRl9400s67WocWYwtdpZ8rFjWuXaVL8QHGtYKdI8DNmM=w207-h417" width="207" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />In common were the two bus tickets, the matches, the cigarettes, and small change we can tick off. No watch for our Somerton Man nor a Love Letter from a lady named Pam. But the essentials were there except the missing soap and a flannel.<br /><br />A comment was made about the condition of the body after it had been kept on ice for around 3 months, apparently, there were several power cuts and thus there would have been defrosting and refreezing that would have had an effect on the condition of the body which was meant to have been so bad that rumours spread amongst those in the know that the body was swapped at the last minute. That raises the question brought up in an earlier post as to whether or not there were power cuts that would have affected the condition of the body of the Somerton Man during its stay at the morgue.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One story is that Glyndwr's sister turned up to claim the body, her story was that Glyndwr had been mentally ill for some time. Shades of Paul Lawson's thoughts on the Kangaroo Island connection and the SS Warrawee, the Captain of that ship was a certain Captain Harkness I understand,<br /><br />What can we get from this example? The involvement of officialdom during the war years, the clever and well-thought-out creation of the cover story including the pocket and suitcase litter. An unknown/undetectable cause of death, in Glyndwr's case he had taken rat poison which, according to accounts would be hard to detect in the body after death.<br /><br />Having spent some years studying the SM case and having read widely on the subject added to my own earlier Police experience, whatever actions the Police may or may not have taken were planned actions. They had a job to do and they did it without question. Bear in mind that these men who were involved in the case had just come through WW2 and their job was to be the front line for Intelligence services who were well truly stretched in those years. It's well and good for the armchair gurus to make their rather unpleasant and often nasty comments about these men, but these same gurus were not there at the time and do not speak from experience. Relatives and descendants of these men read the blogs and we all should respect their feelings.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A last thought, Cholmondeley, a senior member of the XX team, remained in SOE until retirement in 1962. No doubt his expertise would have been called on whenever a body was to be used.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-67478815435428290462024-02-19T19:08:00.003+11:002024-02-20T04:07:45.538+11:00THE SOMERTON MAN TAMAM SHUD : THE MICROCODE BREAKTHROUGH, AS SIMPLE AS IT CAN BE...UPDATED…<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><h1 style="text-align: center;">...CONCEALED MICROCODE REVEALED<br />SIMPLY AND EFFECTIVELY...<br />READ ON...</h1><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGpupRajxsdF0FgfiXCNP7dp1wTA_vcmlRUlceQsiZG8yAqt43oUkOe56NtABBdKVLu7M9CNY5WgUoiIh1C4aRNVSIvJh2SC-4A92WJNJyuLkjE3izUPo-r-5cFe3xrm_O9uPLNhEVfGHZGw26o39jLtZWiVCTC8PIJIJyzuIsBMdpmPgrmiDipQEwA8/s1892/INKH_crop1-Master.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="1266" height="761" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGpupRajxsdF0FgfiXCNP7dp1wTA_vcmlRUlceQsiZG8yAqt43oUkOe56NtABBdKVLu7M9CNY5WgUoiIh1C4aRNVSIvJh2SC-4A92WJNJyuLkjE3izUPo-r-5cFe3xrm_O9uPLNhEVfGHZGw26o39jLtZWiVCTC8PIJIJyzuIsBMdpmPgrmiDipQEwA8/w509-h761/INKH_crop1-Master.png" width="509" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Believe it or not, the microcode is hidden in the above image...</div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This year marks 14 years of involvement in the Somerton Man case. The first 2 years plus were spent on the original Adelaide University Facebook page. It was during that time that the whole microcode issue came to the surface and I spent much time attempting to convince Professor Abbot and others of its existence, which was a pointless exercise based on the level of ignorance and inability to see past their preconceived ideas on the nature of the case. In other words, what I had found would upset the applecart and their agenda would be undermined. Welcome to the real world.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Don't get me wrong here this post is not about calling the detractors and nay-sayers stupid or ignorant, I really don't have time for that. The purpose today is to show everyone just how simple it now is to uncover concealed microcode from beneath printer ink. In fact, all that is needed is to be found at the foot of this post...<br /><br />In the image at the head of this page, there are 5 listed instances where the microcode may be hidden, if it's there it will be beneath one or more of the blue lines that you can see. the question is, is it there?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Yes, it is there and here it is for you to view at your leisure:</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2Ge2eCSfEqnOSOmwnHtbbZyYfk0u79ZWJj7TcRfAL_Vq4i4z4StgEEK1q6ErqBDRPh6fuzv2Cg_te4G6y_AEFb1v3cHItuXFvTcw8fIplbqWwmQBA3-sfrjOhbou6CFZmzTSQu07bHPf6G0i8mic5c6tbvlogzradvZMN94kKbRxtoFH_QUgqJDH_jg/s1892/INKH_crop1_Negative.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="1266" height="915" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2Ge2eCSfEqnOSOmwnHtbbZyYfk0u79ZWJj7TcRfAL_Vq4i4z4StgEEK1q6ErqBDRPh6fuzv2Cg_te4G6y_AEFb1v3cHItuXFvTcw8fIplbqWwmQBA3-sfrjOhbou6CFZmzTSQu07bHPf6G0i8mic5c6tbvlogzradvZMN94kKbRxtoFH_QUgqJDH_jg/w612-h915/INKH_crop1_Negative.png" width="612" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The image above is the negative of the image in the header at the top of this page</i></span><span style="font-size: large;">. Four of the numbered instances have short descriptions alongside them, the line numbered 2. is the one with the question mark, it does not give a description for a specific reason.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's the negative of the result from one of the other printers in which I used a yellow coloured mark over:<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvMns1jjz2oErsQdVylE23GpK3RvlE3SDdLOCAEGQM-KZW2yz02S9H9sFDffeGE5V23iMOPEfxyqnluMmTDbPki18yHfSCFj55rFFmIpTtUaWo1JnADtLkF0uHiADVmJ-m3_WaJtwXrwlo4NbPv8xDd_VGOTVP6jYQGxOf8NTq74gmlJP0hMDlMmz9fk/s1892/INKH_Test19Feb24-NeagtiveXP970.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="1266" height="939" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvMns1jjz2oErsQdVylE23GpK3RvlE3SDdLOCAEGQM-KZW2yz02S9H9sFDffeGE5V23iMOPEfxyqnluMmTDbPki18yHfSCFj55rFFmIpTtUaWo1JnADtLkF0uHiADVmJ-m3_WaJtwXrwlo4NbPv8xDd_VGOTVP6jYQGxOf8NTq74gmlJP0hMDlMmz9fk/w628-h939/INKH_Test19Feb24-NeagtiveXP970.png" width="628" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">here are the individual images shown as black'white and also black yellow to make it easier to see the darker written characters:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1. This image below shows the microcode as 'INK OVER PENCIL'. The code was handwritten in pencil and then covered with a layer of ink. you can see the code in a grey colour within the marked area. It is confusing at first but once you see it as grey it is easy to see, you can't unsee it. The numbers are 123419 :</span></h3><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FkjX3UPaVtxm776Y_YaLMKKwkVb6Qn2ujSoxDRg5Q3-TBJMzU0-nTyScopaXHZw5dRO-QeuNbuJOXIVPMdoNvhk-iSQgS16gytX9OA9S-OurQ5wK5PGW1_Fu9b1be9l3ZXQW6wBb1U7lhapnq72pCFST8QXVmE_ysI4b6vIKlN1ezcuUqpFTQhLUZuo/s769/INKH_crop1_Negative_1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="219" data-original-width="769" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FkjX3UPaVtxm776Y_YaLMKKwkVb6Qn2ujSoxDRg5Q3-TBJMzU0-nTyScopaXHZw5dRO-QeuNbuJOXIVPMdoNvhk-iSQgS16gytX9OA9S-OurQ5wK5PGW1_Fu9b1be9l3ZXQW6wBb1U7lhapnq72pCFST8QXVmE_ysI4b6vIKlN1ezcuUqpFTQhLUZuo/w640-h182/INKH_crop1_Negative_1.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2D82CxfoAniY8OwdDvnfeIcLMFGgsFDtgkoYTrTGLCF0qmnAyUf-LWyO8gVQ2aYErgA-IRO7qDBnA6SnFUsCxp3KKRL7qQiHVLBBXdzh3hETd-7akE18uFVNApT4qXbOEK-7oA-d8lWkS-SF8ixGIu76qE7ekJMIft1WZCgzYgk8Tm1JiBcG5Vp9QeI/s968/INKH_Test19Feb24-Line1Y.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="968" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2D82CxfoAniY8OwdDvnfeIcLMFGgsFDtgkoYTrTGLCF0qmnAyUf-LWyO8gVQ2aYErgA-IRO7qDBnA6SnFUsCxp3KKRL7qQiHVLBBXdzh3hETd-7akE18uFVNApT4qXbOEK-7oA-d8lWkS-SF8ixGIu76qE7ekJMIft1WZCgzYgk8Tm1JiBcG5Vp9QeI/w640-h166/INKH_Test19Feb24-Line1Y.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2. The trap! There is a question mark alongside this marked-over area because there is no code beneath it. This was done to demonstrate that whilst you might see darker patches, you need clear definable shapes as in letters and/or numbers to confirm the presence of code and those characters need to follow the shape of the mark over:</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Mwm9uS9w1te-HL-gkCxSKPXKF_uiyBoLBxbw_DzAAYQb5m-WGDoALK1Xxj18ot19u_HMYG4wO8g4Rfmj2Yz45YjRpENgZY8DLkO2B90fU9moJ9adeNVTTJz_90AUmswOFn7_4vGiyfEALo82k2BKmf8DTiMZZmIGro0Iyy7WU4aesD_iPSk9-OlL8vk/s888/INKH_crop1_Negative_2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="888" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Mwm9uS9w1te-HL-gkCxSKPXKF_uiyBoLBxbw_DzAAYQb5m-WGDoALK1Xxj18ot19u_HMYG4wO8g4Rfmj2Yz45YjRpENgZY8DLkO2B90fU9moJ9adeNVTTJz_90AUmswOFn7_4vGiyfEALo82k2BKmf8DTiMZZmIGro0Iyy7WU4aesD_iPSk9-OlL8vk/w641-h203/INKH_crop1_Negative_2.png" width="641" /></a></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCK6LGM4kIYA0x_l1dILYqILfXxvsRq1m3JvzJtgq-_EyqfSBUoFbBW4KpQKJUvOt6PN3CDpYKEm7j_2VGbhgG0_hTqouYujTRD20Y0avXm1UiNahlJHzRQ_gPHgNIas5uizAmy0pwpHxqphPoul-raYfvHfUNjy3jwY1Ix1qQwtQI746EfDID0qOeXcI/s880/INKH_Test19Feb24-Line2Y.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="880" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCK6LGM4kIYA0x_l1dILYqILfXxvsRq1m3JvzJtgq-_EyqfSBUoFbBW4KpQKJUvOt6PN3CDpYKEm7j_2VGbhgG0_hTqouYujTRD20Y0avXm1UiNahlJHzRQ_gPHgNIas5uizAmy0pwpHxqphPoul-raYfvHfUNjy3jwY1Ix1qQwtQI746EfDID0qOeXcI/w640-h188/INKH_Test19Feb24-Line2Y.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">3. In this image the example is of an inked-over area with the code written in pencil on top of the ink, hence 'PENCIL ON INK'. Once again the characters that you're looking for are those in a light grey against the white background being X 12365:</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOYPxByOeHL3X1yngiy2CimiJpqYz56z8CF1uSy9uLEwqQ8OknuwHmTdgjVKLGEaFMilq8oXvn-gBONs4CZWb-rDUQ7_AMCT2uUFQF1ZnwTyDERmxbENrsUkV_oH-lSbPNsxvNMjljQM6yMafKfJzjqlF-n8hCWGDF_fUoiTiL3mlXWyi4bi9_DqlIKE/s960/INKH_crop1_Negative_3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="237" data-original-width="960" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOYPxByOeHL3X1yngiy2CimiJpqYz56z8CF1uSy9uLEwqQ8OknuwHmTdgjVKLGEaFMilq8oXvn-gBONs4CZWb-rDUQ7_AMCT2uUFQF1ZnwTyDERmxbENrsUkV_oH-lSbPNsxvNMjljQM6yMafKfJzjqlF-n8hCWGDF_fUoiTiL3mlXWyi4bi9_DqlIKE/w636-h157/INKH_crop1_Negative_3.png" width="636" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bT2XS5iDakEo3QcvC5DJSSsd42NUj1nyz55SrItV8LD8N4OOK9x8QKeeR-pELQj96gWgIb6qCCLBJOQJZTenS8_1UyUSU-0i8x5taGtLwlAFUQBvFV5IKfrq8BWa_rj5AQ17xFeUVug-dDE2YPqptswoV_PiYXTNsrYjfl2L7ll24LCBn9bKDWsOyVA/s917/INKH_Test19Feb24-Line23Y.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="917" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bT2XS5iDakEo3QcvC5DJSSsd42NUj1nyz55SrItV8LD8N4OOK9x8QKeeR-pELQj96gWgIb6qCCLBJOQJZTenS8_1UyUSU-0i8x5taGtLwlAFUQBvFV5IKfrq8BWa_rj5AQ17xFeUVug-dDE2YPqptswoV_PiYXTNsrYjfl2L7ll24LCBn9bKDWsOyVA/w640-h152/INKH_Test19Feb24-Line23Y.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><h3 style="text-align: left;">4. In marked area 4, you can see that we have created typical INK H concealment, a sandwich if you like. First, a layer of ink is applied then the code is added in pencil and then, to minimise the risk of detection from a bright light for example. another layer of ink is added to complete the concealment hence the label INK/PENCIL/INK. Interestingly, the additional layer of ink gives the code letters and numbers a 3D appearance, 123 XCA:</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mgCpqVYxQFgDuh0iRUTJcommA6RTtsh-6nTEy1e7tnrnc1kt8JxxFmYh5a7dFLCLtq8ezGUkJPlLLDhCQm1_3mHuI_QFvZwZh5_azzARqmCkITORR6InXGbaFWmPtotCz_CuIOd-Zvf7FuA-F5X_KGvGbqnQbEy0-PsbqbRAwQwm4T9fZMh71T9RMDo/s984/INKH_crop1_Negative_4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="984" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mgCpqVYxQFgDuh0iRUTJcommA6RTtsh-6nTEy1e7tnrnc1kt8JxxFmYh5a7dFLCLtq8ezGUkJPlLLDhCQm1_3mHuI_QFvZwZh5_azzARqmCkITORR6InXGbaFWmPtotCz_CuIOd-Zvf7FuA-F5X_KGvGbqnQbEy0-PsbqbRAwQwm4T9fZMh71T9RMDo/w640-h180/INKH_crop1_Negative_4.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeHkaijzspRtr0l_b-SfCSvhNgc0QtAGP0kIn_Zj7KpBD9tXmx4R_IhQwGb2mSDRmR-McynWfXVZSyrJ6Me77lD69mb6sAu82U7bise7slnW7d8Qa1xp1SJ5nkIAENFtusoxpJgtaDGTHB_BmTabhkDLQknmiZ4nLkn81uk1Bh6EzI4sx1rV_i5xGIOY/s958/INKH_Test19Feb24-Line24Y.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="958" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeHkaijzspRtr0l_b-SfCSvhNgc0QtAGP0kIn_Zj7KpBD9tXmx4R_IhQwGb2mSDRmR-McynWfXVZSyrJ6Me77lD69mb6sAu82U7bise7slnW7d8Qa1xp1SJ5nkIAENFtusoxpJgtaDGTHB_BmTabhkDLQknmiZ4nLkn81uk1Bh6EzI4sx1rV_i5xGIOY/w640-h196/INKH_Test19Feb24-Line24Y.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">5. In this final example the format is INK ON INK. A little more difficult to find but it can be detected with more effort, in this case, we at least can see some discernible shapes that tell us that there is something there but just what it is, is the issue. I know what it is simply because I put it there but you will have to try and guess it at least for now. In practice, another recovery method is used. A clue for you, the previous examples are of pencil on ink whereas in this example we have INK ON INK...</h3><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvd0dC42vCC0tKvQJh-vxiAxb9hhM7GpijETgzukEBT7KwbCVet7w8fBwI6_q1YyVB7NoItIlmc6D2ay9O4tqlU0YDvBKPah_68XBgjNWT6vXQ3KVUnfq_3u9os8vUzcRzR4LtrxGdB-lN522QtjlBtycOWWzzJ5-hOXP2SKvplfoAqoP6-U6neNKkPY/s949/INKH_crop1_Negative_5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="949" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvd0dC42vCC0tKvQJh-vxiAxb9hhM7GpijETgzukEBT7KwbCVet7w8fBwI6_q1YyVB7NoItIlmc6D2ay9O4tqlU0YDvBKPah_68XBgjNWT6vXQ3KVUnfq_3u9os8vUzcRzR4LtrxGdB-lN522QtjlBtycOWWzzJ5-hOXP2SKvplfoAqoP6-U6neNKkPY/w640-h198/INKH_crop1_Negative_5.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBCjvKNhyXUJWgoE1-E8uoFSs4xv8srkO0SqAgl1ZjQ17ll3qlDgpEwLIBU7AcQmyzdC-gJ-upbJ3af448uKT0sgyPH6FwIWwCtA7S7j0svsvKNpJrjqnceCelWRVd80BVQA3AMIeT8yuz5cBEIu9BIM4KaVGtcaQWfsmMJd2DE1tn4Nmv4nEpaM-2d4/s960/INKH_Test19Feb24-Line26Y.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="960" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBCjvKNhyXUJWgoE1-E8uoFSs4xv8srkO0SqAgl1ZjQ17ll3qlDgpEwLIBU7AcQmyzdC-gJ-upbJ3af448uKT0sgyPH6FwIWwCtA7S7j0svsvKNpJrjqnceCelWRVd80BVQA3AMIeT8yuz5cBEIu9BIM4KaVGtcaQWfsmMJd2DE1tn4Nmv4nEpaM-2d4/w640-h182/INKH_Test19Feb24-Line26Y.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><i>To carry out and complete this test, I used inkjet printers, 3 of them in fact. two were loaded with pigment-based inks whilst one had a black pigment ink and then dye-based colours. All three are Epson models with one, an XP970, being used for quality photographs and the other two used for office and business tasks. In other words, these are standard inkjet printers. The other components needed are a decent camera and bright sunlight. And that's it. Couldn't be simpler. Over the years camera and printer technologies have leapt ahead and that has made this task so much easier that even a child could do it.</i></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">To test the example for yourself, you could download the image at the head of this post and then turn it negative. If you don't have the facility to do that then several online tools will turn an image negative for you and for free. <br /><br />Here's one:<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://www.fotor.com/features/negative-image/"><span style="font-size: large;">https://www.fotor.com/features/negative-image/</span></a></i></div></i></h3><div><i><span style="font-size: 21.06px;">When you get there, scroll down the column to the left and choose 'invert colours' you can download the result from that page.</span></i></div><p></p>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-58970549808184304132024-02-15T12:37:00.010+11:002024-02-15T16:47:11.559+11:00MICROCODE:THE EVIDENCE, PROCESS AND PHOTOGRAPHS...<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtH09uF-73pW-hvwJLXMz7mBGFZgvP9LExXRBr0jwRhlQUb4PvWnjuV9pAoiCXWe24R7grT6OmMF0riS4ndpjB3PYsVrubatyewDp3s-Xa2HPWSUJSuCm3J3gOe2JffEaFNLKcIimXG4s-030tp5k2VkleSIU4MNMCxmySDM9dtMU6XAz8wH1nfoCc2H0/s1800/Jestyn_Sigblue2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1800" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtH09uF-73pW-hvwJLXMz7mBGFZgvP9LExXRBr0jwRhlQUb4PvWnjuV9pAoiCXWe24R7grT6OmMF0riS4ndpjB3PYsVrubatyewDp3s-Xa2HPWSUJSuCm3J3gOe2JffEaFNLKcIimXG4s-030tp5k2VkleSIU4MNMCxmySDM9dtMU6XAz8wH1nfoCc2H0/w550-h329/Jestyn_Sigblue2.png" width="550" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...Jestyn Signature from the Boxall Rubaiyat...</h3><p></p><h2 style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Originally posted February 8th. 2016</h2><h4 style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>This post, slightly modified and updated from the original, shows the test and results of recovering microcode details from a photograph of a photograph that was then scanned, and still, we can recover the code hidden by ink just as occurred in 1949 when the letters of the original code page were inked over.</i><br /><br />By way of background, the original Police photograph of the code page was taken using Glass Plate photography, this method is known for its very fine detail.</h4><h4 style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />The letters found as indentations on the original photograph of the code page was not inked over. It would have been a negative image in the first instance as was the case with 'Glass Plate' photographs. Thus it was that having inked over the indentations, another photograph was taken </h4><h4 style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> An original image would have been kept on file and a black and white photograph was kept with copies being sent to the press including the Adelaide Advertiser who kept that copy until 1997 when they digitized all their photographs including the Somerton Man code page image. It was scanned and set to 400 DPI for printing purposes, 300 DPI is regarded as the norm for a quality photograph. <br /><br />It is a copy of that file from the Adelaide Advertiser which was given to me by ex-Detective Sergeant Gerry Feltus that I have used in other posts to show the presence of micro-written codes. In this post, you will see the process I used to recover the hidden codes.<br /><br /></h4><div><br /></div><h3 style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.333; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">A SIMPLE METHOD OF REVEALING HIDDEN WRITING</h3><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This demonstration shows just how the details of hidden writing be recovered from a photograph To be more precise,</span></div><div style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You will see that whoever it was that inked over the original photograph would</span><span style="font-size: large;"> have seen what was really there before it was released for the public to see. </span></div></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The methods I have used are based on the exact methods used by SOE and other agents to hide and then later retrieve concealed messages, the one difference being that they were working with the originals whilst here, we are working with photographs. This particular method is that which was described in a 1943 SOE manual, it was called INK H. This method involved the use of cursive written words which had very small penciled code added to the individual letters of a word or words and which were then inked over</span></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At the risk of boring the many who have read this here before, the process was devastatingly simple, write normal-sized letters in ink, add microcode in pencil in some or all of those letters, and add another layer of ink to all of the letters to properly conceal the microcode and that's stage 1. The reason the second layer of ink is added is that if you did not do that and a sharp-eyed enemy used oblique lighting on the page containing your letters/code, they would pick up the tell-tale glint from the pencil marks. </span></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The additional layer of ink prevents that. The final step in this clandestine method of communication was for the recipient to 'develop' the message which they did by <u>immersing the page containing the letters and code into a strong, 14%, solution of Sodium Hypochlorite, bleach in other words. In those days a 14% solution was normal, today the norm is considered 10% for less for household use, and 14% is known as industrial strength. T</u>his immersion had the effect of gradually removing the ink but leaving the tiny penciled code visible. </span></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Step 1. Penciled code inked over, this is a photograph of a photograph of</span></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the original demonstration image:</span></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-eJwbHucKbv322LFN7E9q_0-UJ9XbT2q15cQaaFo465tDL2BndfGzp5LxIa9zzFw5UGEL33VB4nfMMA_49PIisJQgks8cMX3_R1GQlHO7lOGSL59EOq1G7Go66HkzdYhXstcw5AE9RJ0/s1600/Initial_image.png" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img border="0" height="152" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-eJwbHucKbv322LFN7E9q_0-UJ9XbT2q15cQaaFo465tDL2BndfGzp5LxIa9zzFw5UGEL33VB4nfMMA_49PIisJQgks8cMX3_R1GQlHO7lOGSL59EOq1G7Go66HkzdYhXstcw5AE9RJ0/w640-h152/Initial_image.png" style="border: 0px; float: left; height: auto; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-55EOHsgl4NVUoDedmTTqgiH2-7S6UE416Y20WYFP9mKew7ekRo4HyjBBFwI-14llbp7nABnjd3k75yQW4ld_LvQx4iYxoq_SMMlDBRWbvRmQAxbTfGJUQUXl89cj_hH9AZedNhdp_c/s1600/Immersed_bleacha.png" style="border: 0px; clear: left; color: #333333; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-55EOHsgl4NVUoDedmTTqgiH2-7S6UE416Y20WYFP9mKew7ekRo4HyjBBFwI-14llbp7nABnjd3k75yQW4ld_LvQx4iYxoq_SMMlDBRWbvRmQAxbTfGJUQUXl89cj_hH9AZedNhdp_c/s1600/Immersed_bleacha.png" style="border: 0px; clear: left; color: #333333; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-55EOHsgl4NVUoDedmTTqgiH2-7S6UE416Y20WYFP9mKew7ekRo4HyjBBFwI-14llbp7nABnjd3k75yQW4ld_LvQx4iYxoq_SMMlDBRWbvRmQAxbTfGJUQUXl89cj_hH9AZedNhdp_c/s1600/Immersed_bleacha.png" style="border: 0px; clear: left; color: #333333; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img border="0" height="234" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-55EOHsgl4NVUoDedmTTqgiH2-7S6UE416Y20WYFP9mKew7ekRo4HyjBBFwI-14llbp7nABnjd3k75yQW4ld_LvQx4iYxoq_SMMlDBRWbvRmQAxbTfGJUQUXl89cj_hH9AZedNhdp_c/w640-h234/Immersed_bleacha.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">Step 2. Immersed in bleach for about 15 seconds, code began to show.</span></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Step 3. 1-minute immersion. You can see how the ink is breaking away and dissolving leaving the penciled code coming into view. Notice how dark it is?</span></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFEa9Si4zgdIMxizSf9KC3aRxXEyFGMpMr0UJN9paREfuG78OEAWh66XS3FfAlTsv09hKBI4AkZ5lbjItTRuGDItxKZzytaEvRKlLz3oDldXdOfarscf6ptHJiztdAKr93UpQunncmfA/s1600/Immersed_bleachedb.JPG" style="border: 0px; clear: left; color: #333333; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img border="0" height="300" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFEa9Si4zgdIMxizSf9KC3aRxXEyFGMpMr0UJN9paREfuG78OEAWh66XS3FfAlTsv09hKBI4AkZ5lbjItTRuGDItxKZzytaEvRKlLz3oDldXdOfarscf6ptHJiztdAKr93UpQunncmfA/w400-h300/Immersed_bleachedb.JPG" style="border: 0px; float: left; height: auto; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Step 4. 3 minutes immersed, the code is now clearly visible and this is the photograph:</span></div><div style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_NJm3XxJUT3Q5lU1s-Z66AGyLbWhQsOrLgc2BnPOHt8e6XHpgDwqRjTnZYSYnfG7MvYMSpHpJgXpFp4p0isvnw4LFNZeTdoCqyYxhqp8J65aYpzVAs_Y4arBx1XHhLayCOH30GneHjA/s1600/Immersed_bleachedc.JPG" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; margin: 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img border="0" height="480" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_NJm3XxJUT3Q5lU1s-Z66AGyLbWhQsOrLgc2BnPOHt8e6XHpgDwqRjTnZYSYnfG7MvYMSpHpJgXpFp4p0isvnw4LFNZeTdoCqyYxhqp8J65aYpzVAs_Y4arBx1XHhLayCOH30GneHjA/w640-h480/Immersed_bleachedc.JPG" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Step 5. Using the photographic image above, the code is again inked over, the nib on this pen is around .7 mm in width. Having made an extensive study of the page for some time now, I think that the actual marking of the larger letters on the original code page photograph was done with a brush, a very skilled job:</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWmv4pxaZi61oU6lvJ3pvjuqfrgcBbkk45sgsuEYhsOyJ3ywC0oLOW7Az4X7IVeNX-NHtUNlC91F8gnJ81bZjdH8LCtPlxcQ65ryYD_pthPknio7vpPMu4Ae2h8YPbMPbDWu-a8ozGA4/s1600/photo_code_preink.png" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; margin: 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img border="0" height="379" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWmv4pxaZi61oU6lvJ3pvjuqfrgcBbkk45sgsuEYhsOyJ3ywC0oLOW7Az4X7IVeNX-NHtUNlC91F8gnJ81bZjdH8LCtPlxcQ65ryYD_pthPknio7vpPMu4Ae2h8YPbMPbDWu-a8ozGA4/w640-h379/photo_code_preink.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Step 6. The image is of the revealed code after it had been inked over in the picture below. You can see the ruled edge showing sub 1 mm for most of the coded letters/numbers. It is this picture, the photo of the photo, that we will use to develop the code and make it visible again:</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfWSdbuKO5YoggJVuaaU2HdT5UymN9ByasjueVMPM3EkXRdf93BS78PyroxuOFiajzf91CMYdbsNjj2owtEQ1PSffhY83d7WeW7Q9EG4beKbmMjOik_mtZBIk4yAXrx5dp9CQZRr2sIM/s1600/Inkedover_code.png" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; margin: 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img border="0" height="162" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfWSdbuKO5YoggJVuaaU2HdT5UymN9ByasjueVMPM3EkXRdf93BS78PyroxuOFiajzf91CMYdbsNjj2owtEQ1PSffhY83d7WeW7Q9EG4beKbmMjOik_mtZBIk4yAXrx5dp9CQZRr2sIM/w640-h162/Inkedover_code.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Step 7. Image from step 6 is immersed in bleach, the image shows the effects of 2 minutes after immersion:</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcizDLdSnSFVrLUsasdU-_fsQQHDYfygpElNrVAN9SGbQTfZ6JZCFa8fkCtugOGviKmvBq5fVLVcOOPTk0hFOi1gMoSwExYs0Q5ZhnB9ptK0P9nM693gDtGehG99AizCHYz2Thpg5tcxo/s1600/inked_developed.JPG" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; margin: 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img border="0" height="480" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcizDLdSnSFVrLUsasdU-_fsQQHDYfygpElNrVAN9SGbQTfZ6JZCFa8fkCtugOGviKmvBq5fVLVcOOPTk0hFOi1gMoSwExYs0Q5ZhnB9ptK0P9nM693gDtGehG99AizCHYz2Thpg5tcxo/w640-h480/inked_developed.JPG" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Step 8. The image is developed and the code once again becomes visible. Please bear in mind that, even though the code page was written many years ago, the tools and techniques used by Police and Intelligence services were extremely good. Glass plate photographs were capable of producing extraordinarily fine details and the use of various chemicals, including Iodine vapour, would reveal every single fibre in a document and if it had been modified in any way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3QZWADbfu-SMqixG6jDQOSyb3yemsIgoz6fDQxc8G3AucAHdJaM9IQo4jZYoTTPr2Yr9Qk2-IYGyAM-oTNP4_aekYfgDCWPDnSe-b_XeHls53ncVWiFWFXUb-B2M4VRzVLkJmvd8Ko8QNwvEfF41iyMSxCYh8GJFFFetUK7Ky7EVm-Pmm3F0uPYQI9g/s638/inked_developed_cropfin_darkened.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="638" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3QZWADbfu-SMqixG6jDQOSyb3yemsIgoz6fDQxc8G3AucAHdJaM9IQo4jZYoTTPr2Yr9Qk2-IYGyAM-oTNP4_aekYfgDCWPDnSe-b_XeHls53ncVWiFWFXUb-B2M4VRzVLkJmvd8Ko8QNwvEfF41iyMSxCYh8GJFFFetUK7Ky7EVm-Pmm3F0uPYQI9g/w640-h414/inked_developed_cropfin_darkened.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><h4 style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">This image is a little hazy but legible, and with more time I would have improved the quality but I think you can get the picture. <br /><br />What this post did 8 years ago and has done again today is to clearly demonstrate that by using a digital image of another image in fact the final image above was a scan taken at 400 DPI, you are indeed able to recover concealed code/messages or signatures. And the Somerton Man documents contain such concealments.</h4><h4 style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">This is exactly what I have been able to do with the Somerton Man code page as well as the torn piece and Verse 70 from Jestyn's book inscription to Alf Boxall.<br /><br />this demonstration underscores the claim that the Somerton Man was involved in clandestine communications and espionage.</h4><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">NOTE: The printer used for this demonstration was a Canon Pixma model, an inkjet printer and it was set to fine-quality printing. Bleedproff paper was the stock used. A Laser printer will not produce these results. Dye-based inks produce a better quality outcome. I have since used Epson and Brother inkjet printers for the same demonstration with similar results.</h3><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><h3 style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I would like to acknowledge the impetus for writing this post received from JP who commented in a very constructive manner back in 2016.</span></h3><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-6714551677502714352024-02-06T08:36:00.002+11:002024-02-06T10:01:53.112+11:00SOMERTON MAN MYSTERY{ MICROGRAHIC (TINY) WRITING IN USE FOR CENTURIES....<p></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"> MICROGRAPHY <br />THROUGH THE AGES..</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDpGUTFcJQUVKE2PZ5LghQUeU3mtlMZORmb9NRrZBz78kX8NaRXKFRSVRJ1RbEboo_OC6ebFl8zN4xCPWAPsP2LzzZLZxFibW-482XNkI8QatceeJfwBW8WK8mv-E9xQDY7k99dH_WZgHAxFAhvlUwnIR1YRlYpLFitKcaWHuy067tg3yRJvRUz05sjk/s976/AAA_PINHEAD2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="976" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDpGUTFcJQUVKE2PZ5LghQUeU3mtlMZORmb9NRrZBz78kX8NaRXKFRSVRJ1RbEboo_OC6ebFl8zN4xCPWAPsP2LzzZLZxFibW-482XNkI8QatceeJfwBW8WK8mv-E9xQDY7k99dH_WZgHAxFAhvlUwnIR1YRlYpLFitKcaWHuy067tg3yRJvRUz05sjk/w400-h225/AAA_PINHEAD2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This example is quite astonishing, it shows a part of the Lord's Prayer that has been engraved by hand on a 2mm pin head by Graham Short, a resident of Birmingham in the UK. This level of micrography requires a great deal of skill and is created with the aid of microscopes and special hand tools. It requires the engraver to control their breathing and at times make use of Beta Blockers to slow their heart rate. I believe it took him 3 months to complete.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRV07O9oBOo_X7CtkSOe8v5N219axK_fvlKKe0Dd_ymkkXlSS_9LvxmqozApf7wzvCA66ZjuuUvWGq6rEyQi3Rq5AuYh5P9pTr7Lqb5nk059naF_LjDlIvuvy8LRQ69ZjyqQxnX9f7j8ll7vqWjU16izlSnJTb8faqx0DYpb6sauw5vIHjLDAkCqMUkY/s976/AAA_PinheadPrayer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="976" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRV07O9oBOo_X7CtkSOe8v5N219axK_fvlKKe0Dd_ymkkXlSS_9LvxmqozApf7wzvCA66ZjuuUvWGq6rEyQi3Rq5AuYh5P9pTr7Lqb5nk059naF_LjDlIvuvy8LRQ69ZjyqQxnX9f7j8ll7vqWjU16izlSnJTb8faqx0DYpb6sauw5vIHjLDAkCqMUkY/w400-h225/AAA_PinheadPrayer.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Here's another example from last year, in this instance, Graham engraved the prayer on a tiny speck of gold and embedded it inside the eye of a needle:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wRqhOMkhq0uCpXi6DKTA-nD6s0gEnulxpJClyhCZPCpzVJmkXzNTrWRWO6dEskQ8rm0F8wlpAFFazkVVkzV9H4zZXc862CzLly1P2Vfd-O46OVrYPy9E84SYgY3f7NUXU82xk7k0FbT4FwYwvMKeJbwEn1_oqzN7kT0YIV5g7R4DXsd-YGZ_crzgPh4/s1017/AAA_Eyeofneedle.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="1017" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wRqhOMkhq0uCpXi6DKTA-nD6s0gEnulxpJClyhCZPCpzVJmkXzNTrWRWO6dEskQ8rm0F8wlpAFFazkVVkzV9H4zZXc862CzLly1P2Vfd-O46OVrYPy9E84SYgY3f7NUXU82xk7k0FbT4FwYwvMKeJbwEn1_oqzN7kT0YIV5g7R4DXsd-YGZ_crzgPh4/w640-h360/AAA_Eyeofneedle.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>And next, we have a special piece from the 1600s, it is a fine work of art and you will be able to see how one portion of it has been magnified. The artist has skillfully added an almost invisible layer of text across the entire work as seen under the magnified section. For all intents and purposes, it looks like a watermark but on very close examination, you can see what it rea;lly is.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpdbmIHJ39u2awW8jEk6nTT_VvBOhol-pmDCIVF_52YxMxIjVnMfs7eFk4rEx9LUTCQiDR2nAe_FiQRBJbxwwlmoW70mEybhLolULdl9aoxG4tdq7Nvl1aG9PXgmXmEq7NKmrjsqoTZiwfxlscTzkmfT_v6BYbrLNjLmHuQyFAr8jx6osTBTuL_Vfoxk/s1000/Micrograhie_1600s.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpdbmIHJ39u2awW8jEk6nTT_VvBOhol-pmDCIVF_52YxMxIjVnMfs7eFk4rEx9LUTCQiDR2nAe_FiQRBJbxwwlmoW70mEybhLolULdl9aoxG4tdq7Nvl1aG9PXgmXmEq7NKmrjsqoTZiwfxlscTzkmfT_v6BYbrLNjLmHuQyFAr8jx6osTBTuL_Vfoxk/w640-h480/Micrograhie_1600s.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">the key in the above image is to use a slightly different colored pencil to write the text and below you will see a far more recent example of a similar technique, I have had to use a darker filter to show the character markings a little more clearly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A glimpse into the world of micrography to show a little of what is possible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-24491714691594625492024-01-26T09:52:00.013+11:002024-01-26T12:04:59.840+11:00THE SOMERTON MAN MYSTERY; THE NIHILST CIPHER AND THE TORN SLIP PART 1.<h2 style="text-align: center;">..WW2 CLANDESTINE RADIO OPERATOR..</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJ5L9xi0D3jjtEHhm9kgqfl3YVp-8qBo1QyE9-kKAOl3EnEVxo412nuQHBIcv6rkPGBwfXzRo9_npnJDIBKxCOkI1tuq4YbzqCC6YCx8LB-p1EHjfE6g7aHL5A2Rb6_IxqALJNrTWCYyDRr68bCzCUz219wzJl9HnZj_DZ9CR9UHo3N95_zXeNM0kGU0/s667/IMG_0170.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="460" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJ5L9xi0D3jjtEHhm9kgqfl3YVp-8qBo1QyE9-kKAOl3EnEVxo412nuQHBIcv6rkPGBwfXzRo9_npnJDIBKxCOkI1tuq4YbzqCC6YCx8LB-p1EHjfE6g7aHL5A2Rb6_IxqALJNrTWCYyDRr68bCzCUz219wzJl9HnZj_DZ9CR9UHo3N95_zXeNM0kGU0/w276-h400/IMG_0170.jpeg" width="276" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">...The ‘tamamshud’ torn slip has been found to contain a concealed message that had been handwritten in a cipher format. The cipher has been identified as a Soviet-era NIHILIST cipher...</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As a result of several requests, this post, the first of a short series, sets out to explain the nature of the NIHILIST cipher, how it evolved from a tool developed by a pre-Soviet era extremist group into a WW2 and early Cold War front line and relatively secure communication method between Moscow Centre and various spy groups in the field.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In this journey you will learn more about the torn slip, the construction of the cipher and the concealed message itself.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face="-apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; text-size-adjust: auto; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1, The NIHILIST cipher was first developed and used in pre-Soviet Russia during the 1800s it was based on a POLYBIUS grid:<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve; word-spacing: 0px;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">'The Nihilist Substitution cipher dates back to around 1878 when it was used by Russian Nihilists in their war against the Tsarist regime. It is a variation of the checkerboard using a Polybius square to create a numerical cipher to which is added another numerical key to disguise the simple substitution effect of the checkerboard to make it more secure. The Polybius square was devised by the Greek historian and writer, Polybius (circa. 200 BC - 120 BC) and used a 25-letter alphabet written into a 5x5 grid with rows and columns numbered 1 to 5 '</span>
</i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><span face="-apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; text-size-adjust: auto; word-spacing: 1px;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeucjaYrS911sIevhWk27jck2Ghqf7OCmzARAB5ToNbIRbJIaXKys1Gy6tItQMzxOI5xq9wFpHtXsITaXpAErSdR7WBB-ABZkbv2MV9BYmZQ2ALYmlXOLXR4eABZK_vyF0Pi6vSLNhzLh3k6-jxmuhZIBgzOQZQInFSwnKLbTCl1HDUsH1BpUYfZIQeg/s227/Polybius_Square.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="227" data-original-width="222" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeucjaYrS911sIevhWk27jck2Ghqf7OCmzARAB5ToNbIRbJIaXKys1Gy6tItQMzxOI5xq9wFpHtXsITaXpAErSdR7WBB-ABZkbv2MV9BYmZQ2ALYmlXOLXR4eABZK_vyF0Pi6vSLNhzLh3k6-jxmuhZIBgzOQZQInFSwnKLbTCl1HDUsH1BpUYfZIQeg/w391-h400/Polybius_Square.png" width="391" /></a></i></span></div><span face="-apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; text-size-adjust: auto; word-spacing: 1px;"><i><br />
</i></span><p></p><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2. What a cipher does is to take messages that are originally in ‘plain text’ and turn them into ‘cipher text’, A SERIES OF LETTERS AND/OR NUMBERS, these can be in pairs but more commonly in groups of 5. This cipher text can be protected by ‘keys’ sets of letters or numbers that must first be entered to view the message concealed in the text. </span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="-apple-system, Helvetica Neue" style="color: #313131;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); word-spacing: 1px;">Here's an example of a plain text message:</span></span><br /><br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="-apple-system, Helvetica Neue" style="color: #313131;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); word-spacing: 1px;">'Meet at the Northern end of Victoria Square, carry a belt in your left hand and a black leather briefcase in your right hand, and wear a brown trilby hat' (this was an actual instruction given to a Soviet agent in the 1940s)</span></span></span></h3><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="-apple-system, Helvetica Neue" style="color: #313131;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); word-spacing: 1px;"><br />And here's the same message encrypted with a basic Nihilist cipher:</span></span></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span face="-apple-system, Helvetica Neue" style="color: #313131;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">76 44 43 77 49 77 66 76 53 73 73 46 79 63 33 59 82 44 72 55 76 56 73 77 63 77 73 46 66 47 42 89 92 47 45 44 56 47 35 59 96 47 44 44 68 77 53 86 96 74 82 46 68 44 45 90 72 47 72 55 49 73 44 60 54 66 46 54 67 66 33 60 86 63 43 46 47 46 53 57 65 54 46 53 46 64 62 100 83 83 45 46 66 57 52 90 72 47 72 55 49 73 44 98 53 47 45 47 47 46 63 98 82 77 45 64 68 45 76 76 56 77</span></span></span></h3><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" dir="auto"><span face="-apple-system, Helvetica Neue" style="color: #313131;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />And this is how a part of it sounds in a Morse code transmission:</span><br /><br /><iframe allow="autoplay" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z5T_gNHy2FMfXfMbIII2LSs1RbS_JbLi/preview" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /></span></span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span face="-apple-system, Helvetica Neue" style="color: #313131;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>As you will read in the next post, the evolution of the cipher included the ability to vary the number of digits in a group and to simultaneously include letters and digits in a group plus other innovations.</i></span></span></span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" dir="auto"><br /><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3, The Soviets, seeing the flexibility that the cipher offered, used it as a platform and developed numerous iterations of the cipher incorporating ‘layers’ of complexity that enhanced its overall strength and resistance to ‘cracking’. Effectively, the cipher could be readily ‘customized’ right down to individual operators' requirements. </span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4. In practice, this meant, for example, Moscow Centre, could have one cipher for one agent and another cipher for a different agent. Both ciphers are NIHILIST but customized as required.</span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">5. For our purposes and recognizing that cipher text can be, and was on occasion, sent by regular mail or by radio, thus an ‘agent’ can also be a radio operator.</span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" dir="auto"><span style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">6. In these days there are online software tools that can quickly recognize a NIHILIST cipher based on its basic ‘construction’. However, this step does not do more than identify in terms of probability, the type of cipher that it pertains to. Decrypting the cipher text is on an entirely different and more complex level.</span></span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" dir="auto"><span style="color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); word-spacing: 1px;"><br /></span></span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>At the time of writing this post, the identity of the man in whose pocket the ‘Tamam shud’ torn slip was found is still unknown. The claim that he was a man known as Carl Webb has not been proven with several facts emerging including that the DNA analysis process was deeply flawed and the facial features, notably the ears, do not match the two images of Carl Webb.</i><span style="color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica Neue;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); word-spacing: 1px;"><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"; word-spacing: 1px;"><br /></span></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 1rem; word-spacing: 1px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 1rem;">A THANK YOU TO OUR FOLLOWERS:</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 1rem; word-spacing: 1px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Latest Stats for this blog:</span></div></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); clear: both; color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 1rem; text-align: center; word-spacing: 1px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJSnMxOaZr_uCQ39chpfVtIeFpIarFf5yQesOUcemkgX6y60_s1P2uT5Y2NAv2xQRtKBAriCHBu45pWxzV1iWJs9BvZrHrCQSIFMShRHQBhCc2eEETjsxL8a0hNWbmceYPuh2Q-TYQvR841P3LxqG3KcebgZ9vFYlEYo8iWD7Kmk2IQtmS-Cx-d7aZUk/s579/Stats_26_01_24.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="101" data-original-width="579" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJSnMxOaZr_uCQ39chpfVtIeFpIarFf5yQesOUcemkgX6y60_s1P2uT5Y2NAv2xQRtKBAriCHBu45pWxzV1iWJs9BvZrHrCQSIFMShRHQBhCc2eEETjsxL8a0hNWbmceYPuh2Q-TYQvR841P3LxqG3KcebgZ9vFYlEYo8iWD7Kmk2IQtmS-Cx-d7aZUk/w400-h70/Stats_26_01_24.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 1rem; word-spacing: 1px;">The continued support and input of our followers is humbling and is, as usual, very much appreciated.</div></div></div>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-10064641443313988872024-01-20T12:41:00.003+11:002024-01-20T14:35:28.025+11:00THE TAMAMSHUD MYSTERY, SOMERTON MAN; THE CONVERGENCE, THE PIECES FALL INTO PLACE, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CODE, IT WAS ALWAYS ABOUT THE CODE & A NEW BREAKTHROUGH...<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: center;">....CONVERGENCE....</h1><h1 style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysRHD62S28jONym9xAkZIHPROphjhTRW43I3zPiyNw5n9iKCz7sqGM_jCPIrkpOBLJVonRe4dh9us3Q1QEWHkCIR4UYX-Ho8OJds2_yz1pDwtsxHAvodK7vxnRa-s99s-ug3cGaPITaFokMApcKYPnsSqtz08Pn6NTw0bF8uZvKRzH3Hik5r1OjA7XAY/s580/CONVERGENCE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="566" height="629" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysRHD62S28jONym9xAkZIHPROphjhTRW43I3zPiyNw5n9iKCz7sqGM_jCPIrkpOBLJVonRe4dh9us3Q1QEWHkCIR4UYX-Ho8OJds2_yz1pDwtsxHAvodK7vxnRa-s99s-ug3cGaPITaFokMApcKYPnsSqtz08Pn6NTw0bF8uZvKRzH3Hik5r1OjA7XAY/w613-h629/CONVERGENCE.png" width="613" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.....The diagram above sums it up. Thanks to the recent input of our new group member '73'</span></span> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and the ongoing input and advice from the other members of our group through this journey, we can now clearly visualize the core of the Somerton Man case. And whilst the identity of the Man certainly has relevance, it is only a part of the puzzle. We are awaiting the results from the coroner's investigation but it would be true to say that we may never know this man's identity. My view is and has been for some time, that he is not Carl Webb. <br /><br />We will however know the circumstances leading up to hu death. We will know the details of the messages contained on the code page and just what it was that the man had written in the Nihilist Cipher on the torn slip, TAMAM SHUD.<br /><br />The recent information that proves the existence of a listening station and intercepts being passed on to Naval Intelligence in Melbourne has been extraordinarily useful. Whilst the volunteers will have passed on many such intercepts, they would not know what those messages were and who may have sent them. I am sure that they would also not be in a position to speak of such messages and that is to be expected and respected.<br /><br />In the background to the diagram, there are numerous agencies, as yet not positively identified, who may be involved they would include, MI5, MI6, CIA, Australian Military Intelligence, Mossad, Czech Intelligence, the various 'special branch' wings of the State police, the subversive squads and more<br /></span></span><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">THE NEW BREAKTHROUGH</span></h1><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At this point, I would like to make everyone aware that having spent a lot of time on the Tamam Shud slip and learning about how ciphers can be double-encoded,, I have been able to show and prove that the microcode on the code page is a NIHILIST cipher as used by the Soviets in the 1940s through until the 1950s. Both the torn slip and the code page used the same cipher.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's a screen grab of the Cipher Identifier showing the groups and the result, a 100 % finding of the NIHILIST Cipher:<br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYN_BbBg1YKhIMazm_4jdYOxJx2OWMKJLAaKz9zMePyUXIVroQqP_JJCWY3nVdxdzFBlSdyzC_guIqIE6V5v6VcNNBZ2Q8SxNLJBcHF_lsndgUGmGS02NDYIw5yE-QFwMYEs0oivTe9TtNQT82lDBn7Gfm5l2flf9HvHzOVHiOilb-OnKdKPsr2vgbwg/s1003/Codepage_groups_nihilist100.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="211" data-original-width="1003" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYN_BbBg1YKhIMazm_4jdYOxJx2OWMKJLAaKz9zMePyUXIVroQqP_JJCWY3nVdxdzFBlSdyzC_guIqIE6V5v6VcNNBZ2Q8SxNLJBcHF_lsndgUGmGS02NDYIw5yE-QFwMYEs0oivTe9TtNQT82lDBn7Gfm5l2flf9HvHzOVHiOilb-OnKdKPsr2vgbwg/w616-h129/Codepage_groups_nihilist100.png" width="616" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's the full TAMAM SHUD phrase extracted ciphertext:<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcM_iwn3MHSoCBJ-WUZiEiELGLL9_B119Gj_HtO0-0hO-bFFPwvIBtQIDH3Q7wBub3w_KtYMteHN3TrgrFeBm4jEQyK2jMR4j4TGW9g3mpxB7_jMbk3XT1l9vww-EMLkaxW1mW3mrOoaOXEsTtjZsWYskd3tt7ApXO1vqyP4YIpWcBRbKGE4nri1405M/s1005/Dcode_identfier_fulltamamshud.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="1005" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcM_iwn3MHSoCBJ-WUZiEiELGLL9_B119Gj_HtO0-0hO-bFFPwvIBtQIDH3Q7wBub3w_KtYMteHN3TrgrFeBm4jEQyK2jMR4j4TGW9g3mpxB7_jMbk3XT1l9vww-EMLkaxW1mW3mrOoaOXEsTtjZsWYskd3tt7ApXO1vqyP4YIpWcBRbKGE4nri1405M/w585-h157/Dcode_identfier_fulltamamshud.png" width="585" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">And here is the 'Cipher Breaker' out put:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3V5k6OvWcQK00Hd9MLumYztDEbmWAHVDS-P-hPPoV8Uqx1u10oGom35aqocSwsHGUmV8qYvFi2eRujbtQ5ZKLR3pOUO7NZME1Jvav_f5AhZDrL14YrhhHteLJA-WfXGIdsCXo_IOsL_a1LCjndfkZ24-Ok_j0hkqMO7nnA0Ew41faqeehI5YB7Sql8IQ/s1365/CipherBreaker_output.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="1365" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3V5k6OvWcQK00Hd9MLumYztDEbmWAHVDS-P-hPPoV8Uqx1u10oGom35aqocSwsHGUmV8qYvFi2eRujbtQ5ZKLR3pOUO7NZME1Jvav_f5AhZDrL14YrhhHteLJA-WfXGIdsCXo_IOsL_a1LCjndfkZ24-Ok_j0hkqMO7nnA0Ew41faqeehI5YB7Sql8IQ/w623-h247/CipherBreaker_output.png" width="623" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have highlighted part of the break, it shows the word 'MENTIES'. The issue here might be that if I had wrongly transcribed or if the Somerton Man had wrongly transcribed one of the cipher text letters, that word could be MENZIES.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">THE ANALYSIS, AN UPDATE</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The latest news on the analysis work is that having identified the code page was also written in the Nihilist Cipher, there are some direct comparisons, one of which is the fact that the first group of cipher text found in the torn slip had 6 characters, all numbers and the first group of the microcode found in the first letter M, also has 6 characters and again all numbers. This is important because thanks to the information written up by Alexander FOOTE, ( A member of the Soviet Spy Group, ROTE DRIE) we know that the Soviets specified that the first key in their messages should contain 6 letters and further that they should be from the top 8 most frequently used letters of the English alphabet.<br /><br />The focus is on breaking the first key cipher. When we have that we will know the intended recipient of the message by title but not by name. We will also be able to see the numbers associated with the keyword/second key needed to crack open the entire cipher text. Those numbers are very likely a book code, they will comprise a page number, (2 digits), a line number (2 digits), and finally a word number,(single digit)a book code. The question will be which book? Will it be as simple as the Rubaiyat? <br /><br />That is the theory, but there is a possibility that there could be another level of complexity in the cipher text as in the breaking up of the messages with the use of both letters and numbers.<br /><br />The next step is to break the second key cipher. Again, thanks to Alexander Foote, we know how the second key was constructed and where it might be found.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">THE BOXALL RUBAIYAT</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Once the torn slip and code page have, hopefully, been decrypted, attention will be turned to the Boxall Rubaiyat to uncover the nature of the microcode written by both Alf Boxall and Jestyn. It does necessarily follow that, even if the code is shown to be Nihilist, that Alf and Jestyn were Soviets, there are reasons to believe that Jestyn may well have been a 'sparrow', someone planted in the CPA to obtain and pass on information to Military intelligence, Alf Boxall.</span></div></h1><p style="text-align: center;"><b>SUMMATION</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">Obviously, the work has yet to be completed, the decrypt is on its way, and just what that contains we do not know. Will it mention names? Will it mention secrets? Will it find yet another layer of code?<br /><br />I am aware that there are a few groups overseas looking at the cipher text as I write this post. It could be that they will be the first to crack the messages and that's OK, the main thing is that they get it cracked and I would be more than happy to thank them for their work.<br /><br /><br /></p>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-87705724455641070722024-01-19T08:50:00.002+11:002024-01-19T08:58:02.384+11:00Tamam Shud, THE SOMERTON MAN MYSTERY: THE SOMERTON PARK RADIO LISTENING POSTS CONNECTED TO AUSTRALIAN SECURITY SERVICES...<h1 style="text-align: center;"> ...SOMERTON PARK LISTENING STATION WAS A 24/7 OPERATION...</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3AKeao27SjE7VKlFRUqvTR3NSVsT9bD5dKyPEJZJLD_EkazJUoC83htPdmlibO_NoSEYyyVxQQUPMFIQLzpwRF6gEgE2Xsw4xi75XD6wmGY05-ToM98xghiC2Eo7kxN_15r7k-lOPt9QUI08dEjbJ1j0GHUOAVk62prPPrKIV30roTArfZS5y9M2dCw/s3888/Operators_are_standing_by.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2588" data-original-width="3888" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3AKeao27SjE7VKlFRUqvTR3NSVsT9bD5dKyPEJZJLD_EkazJUoC83htPdmlibO_NoSEYyyVxQQUPMFIQLzpwRF6gEgE2Xsw4xi75XD6wmGY05-ToM98xghiC2Eo7kxN_15r7k-lOPt9QUI08dEjbJ1j0GHUOAVk62prPPrKIV30roTArfZS5y9M2dCw/w640-h426/Operators_are_standing_by.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Our latest member of the group, known here as '<span style="font-size: medium;">73'</span>, not only has a strong connection to the Somerton Man case, but he is also an experienced radio man. In this post, he provides us with valuable information regarding the operation of the Somerton Park Listening Post and shows how and when they became involved with Australian Security Services.</h4><br />The following is an extract from a document, it contains the names of those involved but I have obscured them to maintain their and their descendant's privacy.<br /><p></p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Somerton Park Monitoring Operations: </span></h3><span style="font-size: medium;">Under the auspices of Australian Security Services, operating 24/7, a specialist team of four men started monitoring operations in 1942, using Hallicrafters receivers. Their duty was to listen to specific frequencies, record stations, and report any suspicious activities. Messages with five-letter ciphers were forwarded for decoding by experts. </span><p></p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Unusual Message Intercepted: </span></h3><span style="font-size: medium;">In the summer of 1942, the team intercepted a message that didn't conform to the usual five-letter groups. After decoding, it turned out to be the names of boats in Port Adelaide and Outer Harbour spelled backward. The purpose behind this message remained unclear.</span><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Contribution to the Sydney Harbour Attack: </span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The team also detected an unusual signal resembling a homing signal in May 1942. This signal coincided with a subsequent attack on Sydney Harbour by three midget submarines. The team's reports contributed to understanding the events.</span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Understanding High Frequencies: </span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This article highlights the importance of understanding high frequencies, skip distances, and ground waves in monitoring activities. The Adelaide team was instructed to listen on specific frequencies during certain time slots covering the 24/7 operations</span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Diplomatic Messages: </span></h3><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The team intercepted diplomatic messages originating in Berlin and destined for Tokyo but relayed via a delayed relay in Burma. The Melbourne authorities commended the team's work, recognizing its significance.</span></p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Secrecy of War:</span></i></h3><p></p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Detailed stories of such operations were not shared during the secrecy of war. Recollections, documented years later, provide valuable insights into the team's contributions to monitoring illicit transmissions and enemy signals. Some events remain unpublished.<br /><br />It is not known when the installation ceased it's monitoring operations.</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">It is hoped that we will be able to provide more information on this subject, please check in again over the coming weeks.</span></i></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div><div class="w-full text-token-text-primary" data-testid="conversation-turn-5" style="--avatar-color: #19c37d; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); 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--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></li></ol></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-21420185778815851072024-01-16T11:16:00.002+11:002024-01-16T11:16:38.828+11:00TAMAM SHUD, THE SOMERTON MAN MYSTERY: ANOTHER LOOK AT THE SOMERTON MAN'S EARS FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE...<h1 style="text-align: center;">...ROY WEBB... </h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDooOLidw7DrGymlZF2zm_m1FpeWYgU0Jw-daViun0na3NxGRu_z3iFGHJeXQhsill7WCbA4AgEgQ5R9FkDbsgnXWGwD44EeQcsTGrk__niUPi5QaYmWGXv9mia9bspWjykoBDt6LJUsyFiepT8bpFh0rId046UMowLG_h-L_UxWSs9z8r8BdeF0juEU/s460/SM_RoyWebb2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="303" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDooOLidw7DrGymlZF2zm_m1FpeWYgU0Jw-daViun0na3NxGRu_z3iFGHJeXQhsill7WCbA4AgEgQ5R9FkDbsgnXWGwD44EeQcsTGrk__niUPi5QaYmWGXv9mia9bspWjykoBDt6LJUsyFiepT8bpFh0rId046UMowLG_h-L_UxWSs9z8r8BdeF0juEU/w264-h400/SM_RoyWebb2.png" width="264" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One of the challenges we have all faced is the absence of different views as in full faces and profiles of the various members of the Webb family. Specifically the images of Carl Webb which are almost totally absent, we have just three of him that have been made public.<br /><br />What we do have though is a full face and profile of Roy Webb and it is the profile in particular that this post looks at today.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Above is the exact profile image from Roy Webb's service record.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Below is a comparison of the profile especially the ear and the images of the younger and mid 20s aged Carl Webb:<br /></span><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6ZVz1kJQd9ZhkLA7hn7X3aATSYvdpnsyRWPF1qKMH9_wgDI1VvlAiBMF_JDmvy9Zg7KfKE8CweHZvB4hu4_GivNg0FaUy4WaFoHNUa-f30dQWckzHNC-_OW3IwhsYHAZBTdGHj1fqWQYzlw3nKaSNqzlfxCMUR8tALVELFux4Eb-9wTJSlbNz130EPg/s2073/Carl_Roy_TaperedEars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="2073" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6ZVz1kJQd9ZhkLA7hn7X3aATSYvdpnsyRWPF1qKMH9_wgDI1VvlAiBMF_JDmvy9Zg7KfKE8CweHZvB4hu4_GivNg0FaUy4WaFoHNUa-f30dQWckzHNC-_OW3IwhsYHAZBTdGHj1fqWQYzlw3nKaSNqzlfxCMUR8tALVELFux4Eb-9wTJSlbNz130EPg/w640-h258/Carl_Roy_TaperedEars.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The purpose here is to show the similarity in the shape of the left ear of Carl and Roy. The ears as you can see are clearly tapered in shape, they are not 'squared off' as in the case of the Somerton Man.<br /><br />It is quite common within families to have similarly shaped though not identical ears and this is a case in point.<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I should point out that there can be differences between our left and right ears but they are normally not dramatic differences.<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">the ideal would have been to have a right-side profile of Carl Webb but of course, one has not been released. What we do have is the ability to 'flip' the profile image of Roy Webb's ear which we know bears a resemblance to Carl Webb's ear. and below is the flipped image of Roy's profile:</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC56XyUS5coImdr35jEtD7WFnflWwnbHTuJfxlALDqkEuZJG1C3HeNaubL3DAQ3w2Kz_7x01xUalEN2JaGDMpm9VNCHAgOaeS9yYYTGwm0FyBV4vc6ceS4AUxz5N2QIcs_6JlQwN49iVazoeYXQVwyS-OAl909aprn7yPedhLoxGYqobbRuEnspL3h_hM/s453/SM_RoyWebb1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="299" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC56XyUS5coImdr35jEtD7WFnflWwnbHTuJfxlALDqkEuZJG1C3HeNaubL3DAQ3w2Kz_7x01xUalEN2JaGDMpm9VNCHAgOaeS9yYYTGwm0FyBV4vc6ceS4AUxz5N2QIcs_6JlQwN49iVazoeYXQVwyS-OAl909aprn7yPedhLoxGYqobbRuEnspL3h_hM/w264-h400/SM_RoyWebb1.png" width="264" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: medium;">We can now compare an approximation of Roy Webb's right ear with that of the Somerton Man as shown below:</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLtljr3vw35HSHCF55BUrlBRizHunEklApgM0vqYEGvS72yaJF68VwH2URdRVt_Tgfafry9PhPSCAjyIIb2aETX7-bEf0ABj2YbEt1-kBXdDXMM5Ho0ZcAd__s9UEicATPotz1jWFw3azPjNLYAWCzyOfVeP8KTOXR14BewYytoIjYCgsoMah18A6A48/s488/ROY_SM_COMP3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="488" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLtljr3vw35HSHCF55BUrlBRizHunEklApgM0vqYEGvS72yaJF68VwH2URdRVt_Tgfafry9PhPSCAjyIIb2aETX7-bEf0ABj2YbEt1-kBXdDXMM5Ho0ZcAd__s9UEicATPotz1jWFw3azPjNLYAWCzyOfVeP8KTOXR14BewYytoIjYCgsoMah18A6A48/w640-h306/ROY_SM_COMP3.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The result is as you can see, the ears are dramatically different in shape. Roy's ear is fully tapered it is narrower and of a different overall construction. I stress that this is an approximation but I do not believe that it is that far from reality.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In summation, we have demonstrated the similarity between Carl and Roy's left ear, and now, by horizontally flipping Roy's image we have an approximate view of the comparison between Roy's right ear and the right ear of the Somerton Man and they do not match.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-22115785392439837812024-01-15T07:44:00.004+11:002024-01-15T09:37:05.514+11:00TAMAM SHUD, THE SOMERTON MAN MYSTERY: SOVIET ERA ESPIONAGE IN AUSTRALIA, ASIO SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF TRADECRAFT, TRANSMITTERS AND SECRET WRITING...<h1 style="text-align: center;">...SOVIET 'BURST' TRANSMITTER... </h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHrTtMEF7MBJ6D7BYOu5XIo-80eID61QFFHksoQ7iChLQdUt9AzcSenGbNspElZUnxLYBCk1_mls8DasGn70ghT8NsfnNTKQpz0mVlL5YVjI0kAjvd1en0jhWToyY06Ffhdcs0VaTWBW4UsAFOf_bLLIkJ_rk1pYXmW3GPNlK-l0ECWyr1DpMiRvYses/s455/Skripov_Burst_transm.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="455" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHrTtMEF7MBJ6D7BYOu5XIo-80eID61QFFHksoQ7iChLQdUt9AzcSenGbNspElZUnxLYBCk1_mls8DasGn70ghT8NsfnNTKQpz0mVlL5YVjI0kAjvd1en0jhWToyY06Ffhdcs0VaTWBW4UsAFOf_bLLIkJ_rk1pYXmW3GPNlK-l0ECWyr1DpMiRvYses/w400-h350/Skripov_Burst_transm.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The image above is of the actual 'burst' transmitter handed to ASIO agent Kay Marshall by Skripov. It was intended to be passed over to an 'illegal' soviet spy in Adelaide.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: center;">ASIO VIDEO INCLUDING TRADECRAFT & SURVEILLANCE</h2><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="367" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kI7UVP20fsY" width="500" youtube-src-id="kI7UVP20fsY"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This video covers a period from the mid-1940s to the late 1950s, it includes surveillance clips of meetings between Skripov and ASIO agent Kay Marshall. Numerous examples of tradecraft techniques are shown as well as the use of a soviet 'Burst Transmitter'. This transmitter would record Morse code messages and then by first connecting the device to a radio transmitter and simply turning a small crank handle, an agent could transmit complete messages in seconds. This made the transmitter all but impossible to track by radio intercept stations.<br /><br />In the film, there is a reference to a Czech agent including a photograph and fake Canadian passport for an illegal soviet agent. For those interested, those who made up fake documents were known as 'Shoemakers'.<br /><br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;">THE FAKE CANADIAN PASSPORT</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qxIv3waFPGcHM5ixglvkKp__IEK4_yeegqtvAasY0vNjJJIoGOqdPrStPXXn6og0CVCH6DZw9ZQ04PlCRWH4TJHXYpRw2t0n-m_68XRTlLNAWvT3cxq0ecES4bxC4ve9kqimLVgyyzInf2TlZDajyi0Shyphenhyphen6S9D-nfl4K3tIlI-3KxzayxfPnegMzaKI/s488/Can_Passeport_fake.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="379" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qxIv3waFPGcHM5ixglvkKp__IEK4_yeegqtvAasY0vNjJJIoGOqdPrStPXXn6og0CVCH6DZw9ZQ04PlCRWH4TJHXYpRw2t0n-m_68XRTlLNAWvT3cxq0ecES4bxC4ve9kqimLVgyyzInf2TlZDajyi0Shyphenhyphen6S9D-nfl4K3tIlI-3KxzayxfPnegMzaKI/w498-h640/Can_Passeport_fake.png" width="498" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiENV7_amocautWjPkDi4UrwbwPBkepr1Jd-2Qyo-XML1OTs7DNDBlE6F1KwtnH7caKL7Mqzfx4V7Ly2yMH1kGRw0AR5grTVxVjIbWC0EcjQqMkZQp-ambIt99d_eVFGGrgylRAfzO00RhSBITAXrd0wb5fQbBH07_zufOyGtnWJ8I5IfMlC9xKL2mZ4/s451/Soviet_Agent52.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="444" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiENV7_amocautWjPkDi4UrwbwPBkepr1Jd-2Qyo-XML1OTs7DNDBlE6F1KwtnH7caKL7Mqzfx4V7Ly2yMH1kGRw0AR5grTVxVjIbWC0EcjQqMkZQp-ambIt99d_eVFGGrgylRAfzO00RhSBITAXrd0wb5fQbBH07_zufOyGtnWJ8I5IfMlC9xKL2mZ4/w394-h400/Soviet_Agent52.png" width="394" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The photo from the passport is of an unknown man believed to be a Soviet Army Officer who lived in Australia possibly but not certainly up to 1952.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>There will be more videos on this subject.</span></div><br />Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-821409828914901562024-01-13T06:29:00.013+11:002024-01-14T16:30:06.088+11:00THE NIHILIST CIPHER, IS THIS THE KEY TO THE SOMERTON MAN’S REAL NAME? PART 2. THE NIHILIST CODE EXPLAINED AND THE CONCEALMENT REVEALED...<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAcVVbDOdD7Itt9inoQ0qrj9A7FKKsteIv6YAQ5mShf5lQJWVP51D-P-6pJud5Wwgd-RcwCdZ12O6fOcFUNnk84YNS9wsJYO929s5R_U4AmqNWz5kgXCwex09nAduDW6ozfBue3U6CYsjvLCBpjs_Bwme7slqShmy2ghHBG_Ml7QwI-ft1lopjUaDEtI/s1045/HUD_Mkd_areas1.tiff" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="877" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAcVVbDOdD7Itt9inoQ0qrj9A7FKKsteIv6YAQ5mShf5lQJWVP51D-P-6pJud5Wwgd-RcwCdZ12O6fOcFUNnk84YNS9wsJYO929s5R_U4AmqNWz5kgXCwex09nAduDW6ozfBue3U6CYsjvLCBpjs_Bwme7slqShmy2ghHBG_Ml7QwI-ft1lopjUaDEtI/w120-h143/HUD_Mkd_areas1.tiff" width="120" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0bHgog3gnNkVGIBgQKw-BfbJKTGIuMcMkVTW4qsf0V4a_v4KWWquCIZvHGbA2DKxT6H8I52qj5k03fe17el-WUeeN13vmJBsQ6MnPJnpYy3WJHef2ySsUNNxXJd3BHhED49vRtbZIMEXTZObn0-vnLQ3LJvGft1wbVEz36I-aU2V1Aku4mK1Hl1a9gM/s1201/CodePage7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="1201" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0bHgog3gnNkVGIBgQKw-BfbJKTGIuMcMkVTW4qsf0V4a_v4KWWquCIZvHGbA2DKxT6H8I52qj5k03fe17el-WUeeN13vmJBsQ6MnPJnpYy3WJHef2ySsUNNxXJd3BHhED49vRtbZIMEXTZObn0-vnLQ3LJvGft1wbVEz36I-aU2V1Aku4mK1Hl1a9gM/w640-h190/CodePage7.jpg" width="640" /></a><p></p><br /><p></p><h1 style="text-align: center;">...THE NIHILIST CIPHER...</h1><p>The 'Rote Drie' used a NHILIST cipher however they did make some modifications in its structure thanks to a very smart radio operator of the Swiss-based LUCY group who, incidentally, hailed from Liverpool. As you might expect, there is more than one twist to this story.</p><p>The operator concerned, known as (Allan)Alexander Foote, documented and later published the precise methods he used in constructing the messages he was to send to the Moscow Centre.</p><p>Very briefly, the Nihilist code originated in Russia in the late 19th Century, it was formulated by an organised group of people who held that Nihilism was the right way forward for not only Russia but for everyone.. They were totally anti-authority, anti-religion, anti-family in fact they were anti-everything that to their minds represented control.</p><p>Many of the supporters of the movement were harshly dealt with. The cipher though survived and was later to be adopted by the Soviets and as we have noted before, the mechanisms evolved over the years of its use.</p><p>The cipher is a ‘polybius’ cipher it is based on a matrix of 5 x 5 squares representing the alphabet which of course contains one extra letter that exists in this matrix. The letters 'I' was redundant. The other aspect of note is that this cipher had two keywords, the first was a word or set of letters normally 5 or 6 inserted at the beginning of a message. A second keyword was added to each message and it was how this keyword was constructed that piqued my interest. </p><p>They formed this second keyword in this cipher using a book, then a page in that book, a paragraph on that page, the position of a letter within a paragraph, a line, and a word. Followers of this blog may recognise the method it being not only a book code but it is very similar to the DANETTA code found in the cases of 4 unusual deaths in Australia including George Marshall, Michael Goreloff, the Somerton Man and Tibor Kaldor.<br /><br />To add a further level of security and complexity, two recognition groups were added<br /><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: center;">AN EXAMPLE OF A NIHILIST CIPHER USED BY THE LUCY SPY RING:</h2><p></p><p>Thanks to Alexander Foote, the radio operator for the LUCY spy ring, 9Based in Switzer we have a very good example and a description of the cipher that he used in his time with the ring. He wrote a book about his experiences as a Soviet Spy.<br /><br />Here are four screen grabs from Foote's book:</p><p>Step 1 shows the insertion of the first keyword 'PLAYER' You will note that it has six letters which were part of the directive given by Moscow Centre, six letters that were easy to remember but from here on it gets more complex</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIqWwM9FGfAtbEok57515k-DTNaxtALZROsZxfx32cnaKKSED81idxtimvf5heo3vKSUpNVZKqzgrkL2x8fGHyENWGnbUsyO3GteHdMmkSw78HpSEB3S2GQFjjAB6mxTonsP1bC9YFIbyxo-VWuIBtZ36z9-_1xFJfmE8uZSj7QJh3E8yhGksa2UjY6Y/s481/Nihilist_stage1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="371" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIqWwM9FGfAtbEok57515k-DTNaxtALZROsZxfx32cnaKKSED81idxtimvf5heo3vKSUpNVZKqzgrkL2x8fGHyENWGnbUsyO3GteHdMmkSw78HpSEB3S2GQFjjAB6mxTonsP1bC9YFIbyxo-VWuIBtZ36z9-_1xFJfmE8uZSj7QJh3E8yhGksa2UjY6Y/s320/Nihilist_stage1.jpg" width="247" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 2, here numbers are assigned to the letters, note that there is an @symbol which is inserted to signify a change in the ciphertext as in the ext will contain numbers and not letters or vice versa.:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9cs9km336qKrV4kekCtYQWhF6L3cuMLful56kWhyYeaKrNnIjaZx2DgysN8DNAm-mdu_mZVGly9IFtXbiH6hvCMpD3bloO4V8LoQijyXWuUVyOGYz-CnsE3kE34X2rIZs9KR_f46Ia6CKZYvtWy-SqLRE5NHT2Su_Qcn3nXowPpu4xV5oZKcfmdkLfU/s782/Nihiliat_step2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="638" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9cs9km336qKrV4kekCtYQWhF6L3cuMLful56kWhyYeaKrNnIjaZx2DgysN8DNAm-mdu_mZVGly9IFtXbiH6hvCMpD3bloO4V8LoQijyXWuUVyOGYz-CnsE3kE34X2rIZs9KR_f46Ia6CKZYvtWy-SqLRE5NHT2Su_Qcn3nXowPpu4xV5oZKcfmdkLfU/w326-h400/Nihiliat_step2.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Step 3. part of the plain text is inserted into the message:<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YknBIBeYLKLddOnB9dk24M7LM4N0ssu23zJNR7ZRD8AldYFZQZXdeh33B_yQ-5cGXErY9gJotSUT-ks0RV8dmgTKFFxLX3qF_3dfHQsV462QlCQROCSRNbTotblvNS0IlRiYyVXTQc27s6YTUovXVGE6ep_Erp9oq8_kuC_VjiYAyPgwZ3fZMfBxhuc/s1165/Nihiliat_step3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="1165" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YknBIBeYLKLddOnB9dk24M7LM4N0ssu23zJNR7ZRD8AldYFZQZXdeh33B_yQ-5cGXErY9gJotSUT-ks0RV8dmgTKFFxLX3qF_3dfHQsV462QlCQROCSRNbTotblvNS0IlRiYyVXTQc27s6YTUovXVGE6ep_Erp9oq8_kuC_VjiYAyPgwZ3fZMfBxhuc/w640-h226/Nihiliat_step3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Step 4. This is now very close to the completed cipher text that would be transmitted by radio. Note that the third set in the first line is missing and the the third set back from the end is also missing, that's where the identifier or authenticator sets were installed. Whether that positioning was standard I do not know, they may have moved it for other messages but there is no record. However, the cipher text from the torn slip does have the letter X inserted in 4 of the groups and it also includes a spread of letters in the sets as well as numbers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqSxsSl_dkpeCkCzp9sCjVxPVfevDtDGhwMYRlHx1cZl73hRIIyo5_gYro5NzCow8BZ-8bA4GVhO2Fz3YY3wytCO3VfQCJ7nnyooirVd7INWmuIYxMXuz9k17kMzMB1MhW3jwcDDoIT20BKChT2B0sKP349gvgQESGJqEd4wysIa86C1T0Kb-CobN0D4/s1127/Nihiliat_step4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="1127" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqSxsSl_dkpeCkCzp9sCjVxPVfevDtDGhwMYRlHx1cZl73hRIIyo5_gYro5NzCow8BZ-8bA4GVhO2Fz3YY3wytCO3VfQCJ7nnyooirVd7INWmuIYxMXuz9k17kMzMB1MhW3jwcDDoIT20BKChT2B0sKP349gvgQESGJqEd4wysIa86C1T0Kb-CobN0D4/w640-h230/Nihiliat_step4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>There are two more steps that I will leave out for now, the final set, step 7 shows the completed cipher text that was to be transmitted or received for that matter. It is the one shown at the head of this post. The identifier sets were inserted 3 into line 1 and 3 back from the last set of the text.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMK62w3N2kC6v6hMeqE9BniWDoCfbAouDDILyhq2iMU_kNAumxZtRY7GuXWRDNIf-k10_-VNa-NSyEJgpEjRbsXVtAvFopzA8rzbElpPRJrcL1nIYL_BZ9W-bxFS20jdDGK0NIpc_wD8SS36k1EQbmpnE6-lAAkaXPbex8_NMK5j_aBzc4FXNfABU4Hs/s1201/CodePage7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="1201" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMK62w3N2kC6v6hMeqE9BniWDoCfbAouDDILyhq2iMU_kNAumxZtRY7GuXWRDNIf-k10_-VNa-NSyEJgpEjRbsXVtAvFopzA8rzbElpPRJrcL1nIYL_BZ9W-bxFS20jdDGK0NIpc_wD8SS36k1EQbmpnE6-lAAkaXPbex8_NMK5j_aBzc4FXNfABU4Hs/w640-h190/CodePage7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the case of the torn slip from the Somerton Man mystery, that cipher text was concealed inside the letters of the word TAMAM SHUD/</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Under magnfication</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXnei4rp01mX3r6wwXZ6WfTKmsG4ROOKH34sxIHWITkZ5IElE6arZXtU-cZUj9kBce1dv_bmXbCvn2LLgH19mxt5DOeI21ifUXwJWH4Tz-2XSXZewua0ApHZiWTlK4W2xZr511knZzwXp8L0igtNGsmHzaRLBrDDGE5crWZ6lMvuelpP2dMoMgNcfo-o/s1200/Tornslip1_23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="1200" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXnei4rp01mX3r6wwXZ6WfTKmsG4ROOKH34sxIHWITkZ5IElE6arZXtU-cZUj9kBce1dv_bmXbCvn2LLgH19mxt5DOeI21ifUXwJWH4Tz-2XSXZewua0ApHZiWTlK4W2xZr511knZzwXp8L0igtNGsmHzaRLBrDDGE5crWZ6lMvuelpP2dMoMgNcfo-o/w640-h332/Tornslip1_23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Concealment revealed::</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHc71kaC1WjMlu1oMIQO7VhWnYj0IWeNzTg0hP7pGW_m8OZ08UVnqAEhDtdJ83u0-NCmqoldF6Hv5zDGsMCCl_SQBtpVhJ3jVaNELT0Bvu4sgTAfQMfOH65RfTdlpUNmgYuebUQy5zWQhjRho7mHt-aTIdY3y-AmyungizSMRGVODtr9E-fYw3aOoCGa4/s1045/HUD_Mkd_areas1.tiff" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="877" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHc71kaC1WjMlu1oMIQO7VhWnYj0IWeNzTg0hP7pGW_m8OZ08UVnqAEhDtdJ83u0-NCmqoldF6Hv5zDGsMCCl_SQBtpVhJ3jVaNELT0Bvu4sgTAfQMfOH65RfTdlpUNmgYuebUQy5zWQhjRho7mHt-aTIdY3y-AmyungizSMRGVODtr9E-fYw3aOoCGa4/w168-h200/HUD_Mkd_areas1.tiff" width="168" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>Every letter in the words TAMAM SHUD contains cipher text. The fact that the concealment was within the shapes of the letters added another level; of complexity related to the sequencing of the groups of sipher text within each letter.</div><div><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We Are Left With 4 Questions</span></h2><br />1. Can the cipher text be decrypted </div><div><br />2. Was the message to be sent by radio or had it been received?</div><div><br /></div><div>3. Who wrote that text in microcode? (the characters are al sub .7 mm in height)</div><div><br /></div><div>4. Will this ciphertext provide us with a name?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And there we have it, a proven cipher text identified as being a Nhiist cipher. That cipher was in use by the Soviets and the Rote Drei or ROte Kapelle groups in Europe during WW2. One more clue is that we can date it after 1942 which is the date that the specific copy of the Rubaiyat was published.<br /><br />Please note that whilst Adelaide University examined the torn slip under a microscope, they were looking to confirm the type of paper used. They did not examine it for any concealment, that search was done by this blog with the results you can now see. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">(An explanatory note: The name ROTE KAPELLE was the Wehrmacht term for their team of investigators or project name, ROTE DRIE was the name given to the actual groups by the Wehrmacht.)</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.cia.gov/static/0e1cdcc514da814a4df91008f823693a/The-Rote-Drei.pdf"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>LINK TO CIA ACCOUNT OF 'ROTE DREI</b></span></a>"</p></div></div>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-87722668911420290142024-01-10T15:33:00.004+11:002024-01-10T15:33:26.882+11:00DOES A GROUP OF SOVIET ESPIONAGE AGENTS AND THE CODES IT USED, CONTAIN THE KEY TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF THE SOMERTON MAN? PART 1: THE RED ORCHESTRA...<p> <br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...ROTE KAPELLE...<br />THE RED ORCHESTRA...</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVL7dOq7I1-T0wRL5JXda3nIybEAvnRL0s_DS7bYYQGgmunqQTiy2EP2PUq1kqDl2dqMkJjVZEOPAAoeEHOERci5DwFhmBqlTU-7XCOC6OV7yFq5nQ4oXnezYYqbr2aHr45DakEfmpJM0AOmdYJntcoftvS29Xz9pJ-0o6HYhdDcpbHW4WZFelbQmT-x8/s2591/Rote_Kapelle_Org..png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1339" data-original-width="2591" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVL7dOq7I1-T0wRL5JXda3nIybEAvnRL0s_DS7bYYQGgmunqQTiy2EP2PUq1kqDl2dqMkJjVZEOPAAoeEHOERci5DwFhmBqlTU-7XCOC6OV7yFq5nQ4oXnezYYqbr2aHr45DakEfmpJM0AOmdYJntcoftvS29Xz9pJ-0o6HYhdDcpbHW4WZFelbQmT-x8/w640-h330/Rote_Kapelle_Org..png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The above chart shows an approximation of the structure of the various groups that comprised the 'ROTE KAPPELLE'. One notable exception is the group based in Japan that was headed by Richard Sorge although Sorge's group was a formal cell organised and paid for by the Soviets. It is known that Sorge communicated with the group, particularly on the issue of BARBAROSSA.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">ROTE KAPPELLE (Red Orchestra)</span></h2><span style="font-size: medium;">This was the name given by the German Abwehr to a network of Soviet espionage agents and anti-Nazi resistance groups that operated in Western Europe during World War II. The network consisted of several independent cells that transmitted military intelligence to the Soviet Union, printed and distributed anti-Nazi propaganda, and helped Jews and other persecuted people to escape. The network was not centrally directed by the Soviets, but rather connected through personal contacts and shared ideals.</span><p></p><div>The German High Command created a special commission, Sonderkommando Rote Kapelle, in November 1942 to track down and eliminate the ROTE KAPPELLE agents. The commission was led by SS-Obersturmbannführer Friedrich Panzinger and Gestapo officer Karl Giering and consisted of a small team of investigators who operated clandestinely in France, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Italy. The commission used radio interception, surveillance, interrogation, torture, and deception to identify and arrest hundreds of ROTE KAPPELLE members.</div><div><br /></div><div>Most of the ROTE KAPPELLE agents were executed by the Nazis after being sentenced by military or civilian courts. Some were able to escape or survive in concentration camps. The ROTE KAPPELLE network was largely unknown to the public until after the war when some of its members were recognized as heroes by the Soviet Union and East Germany, while others were ignored or denounced by Western intelligence and justice agencies. The history of the ROTE KAPPELLE remains incomplete and controversial, as many documents and testimonies are still missing or inaccessible.<br /><br />Whilst the diagram at the head of this post shows some 19 groups were involved. it is believed that the true number could exceed 40 when you take into account that a 'group' was defined as a unit that had it's own radio set up.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sources:</div><div> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Orchestra_%28espionage%29</div><div> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonderkommando_Rote_Kapelle</div><div> https://cslegion.com/east-front-iii/rados-radio-shack-1-rote-kapelle-spy-networks/</div><div> https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia-rdp88-01350r000200340017-9</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIetjBWv6ZQSBOZCcXrubT6x26LUK1JVoVHVOrIFB-SNaeIXbnI29Xld6OT0V36IItmkQCj2PnqCCFX1z6FWs6RJ-HeJseVPnin1uMZ12XMYDn9HzuGxiiSa5vS50cGW_STcGaUCr4ZUX9Q6icgK2Yd46DbDyrWKgFiinCgQFrfi5xY0aLXUx988JVoVw/s1600/rotes-dreieck-titel_HAMEL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIetjBWv6ZQSBOZCcXrubT6x26LUK1JVoVHVOrIFB-SNaeIXbnI29Xld6OT0V36IItmkQCj2PnqCCFX1z6FWs6RJ-HeJseVPnin1uMZ12XMYDn9HzuGxiiSa5vS50cGW_STcGaUCr4ZUX9Q6icgK2Yd46DbDyrWKgFiinCgQFrfi5xY0aLXUx988JVoVw/w640-h480/rotes-dreieck-titel_HAMEL.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>The radio installation you see here is the one found by Swiss Police when they eventually raided premises from which a Soviet spy ring was operating in WW2. It was found in a hidden room in the roof of the building. The ring was known as the LUCY spy ring.</p><p>Whilst there is an extraordinarily interesting, long and detailed story attached to the ring and its members, the purpose of this post is to look closely at the ciphers that were used by the group. For the record, this group contained some 400 agents.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;">A SOMERTON MAN LINK?</h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The link that we have established is the use of the NHILIST cipher by members of the ROTE KAPPELLE. It has been found and proven within the torn slip concealed within each of the letters of the words TAMAM SHUD.<br /><br />This post is by way of providing a background for our followers who I know to be keen and diligent researchers and investigators. In the next post, we will look closely at the NIHILIST cipher as used by the ROTE KAPPELLE group and will include examples of cipher text from one of the groups, a brief review of this ciphertext shows strong similarities to the cipher text recovered from the torn slip.</span></span></h2>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-60815771905193087182024-01-08T19:58:00.006+11:002024-01-29T15:16:01.141+11:00TAMAMSHUD, THE SOMERTON MAN's DNA. A CASE OF CONTAMINATION AND DESTRUCTION?....VIDEOS, UPDATED<p> </p><div class="content" tabindex="0"><div class="ac-container ac-adaptiveCard" streaming=""><div class="ac-textBlock"><h1 style="text-align: left;">INTRODUCTION:</h1><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As is well known, in July 2022, Professor Abbot of Adelaide University made the claim that he had been able to identify the Somerton Man as a Carl 'Charlie' Webb We were informed that had retrieved and sent a single hair shaft some 50 mm in length from the plaster bust (made by the late Mr' Paul Lawson) to a specialist laboratory, ASTREA, a company which was leading the field in the analysis of rootless hair shafts from which they extracted useable mtDNA.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. Lawson was a well-known, well-liked, and greatly respected Taxidermist at the South Australian Museum and it was he who was called upon by SA Police to create a plaster bust of the Man found on Somerton Beach on December 1st, 1948. I had the privilege of having numerous conversations with Mr. Lawson at his request and many of the issues raised in this post stem from those discussions.<br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;">THE BODY & THE AUTOPSY, THE DENTAL CHART</h2>The body of a man was found on Somerton Beach on the morning of December 1st, 1948, the body was pronounced dead at Royal Adelaide Hospital and transported to the Adelaide City morgue. There is a chain of evidence that links the finding of the body and its subsequent removal to the morgue.<br /><br />An autopsy was confirmed on the following day at 7.30 am, Dr Dwyer a Government Pathologist, performed an autopsy on the body of the man. Importantly, in that process, Dr.Dwyer made a notated sketch of the man's dental chart, it showed that the man had 18 missing teeth. The condition is known as OLOGODONTIA and not Anodontia as has been mistakenly claimed.<br /></span><br />With regards to the exhumed remains, firstly the teeth must match the chart below and secondly, the DNA from those teeth might be a good indication of who the Somerton Man might be. But it is not a certainty, we may never know the true identity of the Somerton Man.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2_Gx_7IlWz2axBv87N11So6p5USn8yKmGzim7Nap3y74tdyVTn0BkYJUSWsx-WlZgQgB3HCrqK-6dzyJj87DDxWNQB_RlIpaodk4QSbHuWa2xVCysV0FIQAHMVOoRf1YHd60GK4TOKe2X6Asll4wUlBmjlWyiDWFooop6mO_hVno4EB6UemTjEWQMc4o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="604" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2_Gx_7IlWz2axBv87N11So6p5USn8yKmGzim7Nap3y74tdyVTn0BkYJUSWsx-WlZgQgB3HCrqK-6dzyJj87DDxWNQB_RlIpaodk4QSbHuWa2xVCysV0FIQAHMVOoRf1YHd60GK4TOKe2X6Asll4wUlBmjlWyiDWFooop6mO_hVno4EB6UemTjEWQMc4o=w640-h298" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the image of the Dental Chart registered as Exhibit C 8 in the Inquest Files 1948:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqkspIypRqPvgWb91w1xNAk76gFWoFsSiouC5PyqzIe7CHahmnbBEercpoLsIGyBOMttyRQWtntz-4Ak1OTjdQEVqxLGtYx0xsVxBlXutSLRLipHU71tAh6_RGhbWErgb_qN4MlaXi7tM6O190rTrS7ZFpvWxHhbxXkWMTLzID6jN4TDUy2loHzE1qZU/s551/Dental_Chart.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="551" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqkspIypRqPvgWb91w1xNAk76gFWoFsSiouC5PyqzIe7CHahmnbBEercpoLsIGyBOMttyRQWtntz-4Ak1OTjdQEVqxLGtYx0xsVxBlXutSLRLipHU71tAh6_RGhbWErgb_qN4MlaXi7tM6O190rTrS7ZFpvWxHhbxXkWMTLzID6jN4TDUy2loHzE1qZU/w640-h450/Dental_Chart.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The image below is a copy of part of the statement made by Dr.Dwyer in his evidence to the Coroner ion July 1948 and it refers specifically to the teeth and the dental chart:<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJ3XNmMOSLqgOClbUXyPwlzj16fJLyQmuc66-e_5MCZeVpK6A5sbRu0qCof_ZPbPqoX1zkb8WvcrF7B5XmqSvuaYusf6Bm5aTgYq89wyEtPtqolzCl4zjr_jjvsCuEDfy0cMu95PtCMHs5SNSdwCdwbg931ftxI3qNi2dA20nW-i62rBPPbAMYasD72s/s1104/Dwyer_Teeth_EvidenceMKD.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="1104" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJ3XNmMOSLqgOClbUXyPwlzj16fJLyQmuc66-e_5MCZeVpK6A5sbRu0qCof_ZPbPqoX1zkb8WvcrF7B5XmqSvuaYusf6Bm5aTgYq89wyEtPtqolzCl4zjr_jjvsCuEDfy0cMu95PtCMHs5SNSdwCdwbg931ftxI3qNi2dA20nW-i62rBPPbAMYasD72s/w640-h238/Dwyer_Teeth_EvidenceMKD.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div>You will read that Dr.Dwyer describes the missing teeth and the fact that he handed the chart which was in his handwriting and the same chart that he had handed to Constable Sutherland. Note in particular that Dr Dwyer specifically states that <i>'..anyone looking at him in the ordinary way, if he were to laugh, would notice the teeth were missing..' </i></div><div><br /></div><div>It was this part of Dr Dwyer's statement that Professor Abbott totally ignored in one of his earlier claims, replacing it with his view that the man had anodontia, the same condition that Robin,<b> Jestyn's son had, this was therefore a complete fabrication. by the Professor to support his 'Love Child' theory.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>We now have yet another fabrication published on the Tomsbytwo blog by a regular commenter there who denies the authenticity of the document and therefore Dr. Dwyer's statement. Peter Bowes, the author of that blog, should know better than to publish deliberately false and misleading information. It remains to be seen how long it will stay there. Or perhaps we will get another round of wordy, incomprehensible obfuscation as per the master of such, John Sanders.<br /><br />Personally, I have had more than enough of dealing with trolls, backstabbers, and ne'er do wells since starting this blog 11 years ago so I will leave this discussion at that.<br /><h2 style="text-align: center;">THE EMBALMING PROCESS</h2>On December 10th, 1948, another well-known and well-respected man, a local undertaker, Mr. Laurie Elliot was given the task of embalming a body believed to be the body found on the beach at Somerton. There is no chain of evidence that includes the identification of that body to Mr Elliot. As part of the embalming process, Mr. Elliot was contracted to subsequently visit the morgue where the body was kept to make sure that the body was kept in good condition and to top up the various chemicals. Formaldehyde was among the chemicals used in the embalming process. The video below shows in some detail the process and more recently used to embalma a deceased person. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i>A warning, this video may contain content that would be distressing to some.:</i></span></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">E<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9cTVn30XSeE?si=MDa16z5QYPEYUtey" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">THE BUST & THE HAIR</h2><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z0h-s67LUhg?si=ArxsQrupCQvyKalu" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>As part of the process of making the bust, Mr'Lawson smothered the hair on the man's head and eyebrows with mortuary soap. This technique was designed to prevent any hair from getting entangled and torn from its roots in the head of the subject man. in the plaster mix which could lead to damage of the plaster.</div><div class="ac-textBlock"><br /></div><div class="ac-textBlock">You will notice that, in the eyebrows in particular, you can see the way that the plaster has formed itself around the soap-covered hair.<br /><br />Mortuary soap is hospital grade and to this day, such soap contains Sodium Hypochlorite better known as bleach. This chemical is known to destroy DNA and in fact, is used in Forensic Labs to wash down surfaces specifically to destroy any possible cross contamination including from DNA samples.<br /><br />We can conclude with reasonable certainty that the DNA in the hair of the man who was subjected to the mortuary soap treatment would have been destroyed</div><div class="ac-textBlock"><br /></div><div class="ac-textBlock">Human Hair in Plaster Busts</div><div class="ac-textBlock">The use of human hair in the making of plaster busts was common practice in those days, there are many examples of companies advertising human hair for sale in South Australia during the 1940s. Hair was routinely collected from hairdressing establishments, processed, and sorted before its sale either for wigs or for use by modelers. This hair was treated and then used to strengthen the structure of a plaster bust and it was also said that it gave a smoother finish to the object.<br /><br />This raises another question regarding the source of the hair found by Professor Abbot.</div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">3D LINE LASER</div></h2><div class="ac-textBlock"><br /> In 2011, Professor Abbot and his students organized the creation of a 3D image of the Somerton Man bust. This task involved the purchase of a kit known as DAVID which was a 3 mW 'line laser'. This camera and kit took many images of the bust from numerous angles around the bust itself.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jem-sTP6Yi8?si=QhYH6f9wpEWmfViB" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div></div><div class="ac-textBlock"><br /></div><div class="ac-textBlock">It is true to say that a 3mW laser is not particularly powerful but much depends on the way that the 'line laser' was configured including its pulse rate and focus. It is regarded as very possible that we see used in the above video could have destroyed any DNA on the surface of the bust or on any protruding hairs as seen in the close-up image below. It appears to me that the hairs are thinner where they enter the plaster and wider towards the visible ends. You can also see that they are of varying lengths</div><div class="ac-textBlock"><br /></div><div class="ac-textBlock"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">THE HAIR SAMPLE</h2><div class="ac-textBlock"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKDhg9Np2RElMdPGybIPMz0ca_sLO94WD5DuNxqfLie9AoDRYcmvVrO-PcmRE6ukiLR3X58osN5Xel3mJ-YBAmpNUn7RzgkLk9E3jA-uQJ55InjdtLLavY3FC5Ht49gz9qyMB8ZM5i3Cz76AvxCBK04F9TyBQoopXoz7nS6G_x4VY2tP_MB0-_AyK1K0/s600/humanHair_point.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKDhg9Np2RElMdPGybIPMz0ca_sLO94WD5DuNxqfLie9AoDRYcmvVrO-PcmRE6ukiLR3X58osN5Xel3mJ-YBAmpNUn7RzgkLk9E3jA-uQJ55InjdtLLavY3FC5Ht49gz9qyMB8ZM5i3Cz76AvxCBK04F9TyBQoopXoz7nS6G_x4VY2tP_MB0-_AyK1K0/s320/humanHair_point.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The image above is of a human hair from a follicle to a tapered or rounded tip which is visible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSb-HexqXA7JqGKqCSmvQADqpT7WLO20ucyD7p4y2LTOqOsFYIkiJbnKEZ1rsKXaSU3WSVuMfeJ76snszuwd4nmqFTifVBDf9D-x9s-euiBYd4COMMm0D_5RFKoI7FmzhMfDfwWk6r3WXsjcC9wdjATbAHOkAp6QgDIIL1xpCRt8Dm24fndtzU9QVPnEc/s155/Hair_c;lose1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="155" data-original-width="69" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSb-HexqXA7JqGKqCSmvQADqpT7WLO20ucyD7p4y2LTOqOsFYIkiJbnKEZ1rsKXaSU3WSVuMfeJ76snszuwd4nmqFTifVBDf9D-x9s-euiBYd4COMMm0D_5RFKoI7FmzhMfDfwWk6r3WXsjcC9wdjATbAHOkAp6QgDIIL1xpCRt8Dm24fndtzU9QVPnEc/w178-h400/Hair_c;lose1.png" width="178" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This image shows a close-up of hair found on the Somerton Man bust. Whilst you can see 3 complete hairs two do not appear to be rounded or tipped. They have been cut.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below you can see an image of the same hair alongside a marked-up image</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TK8Xy88eAcZRAufBO2_CpLyMOZYpkAd_Tor8WzWjoNepIVi0zDiGyxgdEFhCKZ7AjrofrA67wXOzmp6bt6_bmtX0b1JzFGHkwVrsqHVBj6jeZv8rMsNkMF7D3iahvlmvSbFhlwS7PHUqTYmzKIoZkLIASD3KFa-YlA0tGLC-sCObI7WaInMZIVKPY-8/s3322/Hair_c;lose1_MKD_compare.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3322" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TK8Xy88eAcZRAufBO2_CpLyMOZYpkAd_Tor8WzWjoNepIVi0zDiGyxgdEFhCKZ7AjrofrA67wXOzmp6bt6_bmtX0b1JzFGHkwVrsqHVBj6jeZv8rMsNkMF7D3iahvlmvSbFhlwS7PHUqTYmzKIoZkLIASD3KFa-YlA0tGLC-sCObI7WaInMZIVKPY-8/w574-h640/Hair_c;lose1_MKD_compare.png" width="574" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The image on the left shows the original photo, on the right you can see that 3 of the hairs have been numbered as follows:<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. This hair is neither rounded or tapered, it appears to have been cut</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Difficult to be certain but hair number 2 may be tipped<br /><br />3. Hair number 3 also does not appear to be tapered or rounded, it appears to have been cut</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">THE ISSUE WITH THE HAIR IMAGES</h2><span style="font-size: medium;">There is a major issue with these hairs and the way they are set into and from the plaster. <br /><br />Firstly, the outer surface of the bust was in close contact with the inner surface of the mold made by Mr.Lawson.<br /><br />Next, the inner surface of the mold was pressed tightly against the man's head and in particular the hair on his head. <br /><br />It is that hair that protruded from the man's head, tip first, which, if we correctly understand the claim, was caught up in the plaster as the bust was made and, consequently as the plaster bust dried, those protruding hairs when the mold was broken away, were torn from the man's scalp</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The hair that was torn from his scalp was torn tip first, and as a consequence, when the plaster bust was cast it would have grabbed those protruding hairs' root or thicker end first. The thicker root ends would have been buried in the plaster bust, and the hairs that we should see would have their thinner, tapered ends showing. Look closely at the image above, they do not show tapered tips, we see the thicker root ends in the image above.<br /><br />We can reasonably assume that the hairs that we see in the image did not come from the head of the man of whom the bust was made. It is possible that they came from human hair used to strengthen the plaster bust.<br /><br />On the question of DNA and the hair sample, the source link below clearly states that the requirement for DNA analysis is 5 individual hairs. Only one hair shaft was used and that no longer exists.</i></span></div><div class="ac-textBlock"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br />The same source makes it clear that you cannot identify an individual from mtDNA yet that is what Professor Abbot has apparently done.<br /><br /></i></span></div><div class="ac-textBlock"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">CONCLUSION:</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">In conclusion, in this post, we see that there is evidence that the hair originally on the head of the man of whom the bust was made, could not have contained any DNA due to{<br /><br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">The mortuary soap and its sodium hypochlorite are known to destroy DN</span></li><li>Formaldehyde was applied repeatedly over 3 months also known to destroy DNA</li><li><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">The use of a line laser, albeit low-powered, could potentially have damaged or destroyed any DNA on the surface of the bust or in the protruding hairs.</span></li></ol><br /><br /></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;">REFERENCES:</h2><div class="ac-textBlock"><br /></div><div class="ac-textBlock">PRIMARY SOURCE: <br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://laboratoryinfo.com/hair-dna-testing-forensic-analysis/#google_vignette">Hair DNA - Testing, Forensic Analysis and Tools - Laboratoryinfo.com</a><br /></span><ol style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2d3748; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2em;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2012/06/03/dna-and-the-locks-of-hair/"><span style="font-size: large;">https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2012/06/03/dna-and-the-locks-of-hair/</span></a></em></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="https://easydna.ph/dna-tests/discreet-dna-test/"><span style="font-size: large;">https://easydna.ph/dna-tests/discreet-dna-test/</span></a></em></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_analysis"><span style="font-size: large;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_analysis</span></a></em></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0069588"><span style="font-size: large;">https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0069588</span></a></em></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="https://www.health-street.net/product/hair-dna-test/"><span style="font-size: large;">https://www.health-street.net/product/hair-dna-test/</span></a></em></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="https://qz.com/776079/hair-could-be-used-to-identify-criminals-instead-of-dna-evidence/"><span style="font-size: large;">https://qz.com/776079/hair-could-be-used-to-identify-criminals-instead-of-dna-evidence/</span></a></em></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="https://www.homednadirect.com/knowledge-base/hair-paternity-testing/"><span style="font-size: large;">https://www.homednadirect.com/knowledge-base/hair-paternity-testing/</span></a></em></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150716092021.htm"><span style="font-size: large;">https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150716092021.htm</span></a></em></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="https://californiainnocenceproject.org/issues-we-face/dna-forensic-analysis/"><span style="font-size: large;">https://californiainnocenceproject.org/issues-we-face/dna-forensic-analysis/</span></a></em></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-hair-protein-identification-20160907-snap-story.html"><span style="font-size: large;">https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-hair-protein-identification-20160907-snap-story.html</span></a></em></li></ol></div></div><cib-overlay></cib-overlay></div>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-12384569862845152532023-12-31T08:30:00.000+11:002023-12-31T08:30:32.515+11:00CASTING AN ENIGMA, AN EXPLORATION OF THE METHODS USED BY THE LATE MR.PAUL LAWSON IN CREATING THE PLASTER BUST OF THE SOMERTON MAN INCLUDING A VIIDEO OF THE PROCESS...<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">.....Introduction....:</span></h3><p><span style="font-size: medium;">In our recent discussions, we delved into the intricate process employed by Mr. Lawson in crafting the plaster bust representing the upper body of an individual believed to be that of the Somerton Man who was discovered on December 1st, 1948. As you will read there is some doubt about the identity of the body of the man on which Mr. Lawson worked</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Discerning Facial Features:</span></h3><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Upon closer examination, Mr. Lawson and the Detectives assigned to assist him observed a disparity between the facial features of the man portrayed in the police autopsy photographs and those of the actual body on which they were working. This incongruity prompted Mr. Lawson to sculpt the facial characteristics of the bust based on the images captured during the autopsy conducted by Dr. Dwyer.</span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Video Documentation:</span></h4><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The accompanying video provides a comprehensive glimpse into the step-by-step process similar to that employed by Mr. Lawson in June 1949, showcasing the creation of a head and shoulders plaster bust, in this case of a live subject. This visual narrative follows the methodology used, providing a unique perspective into the skill and craftsmanship behind the plaster bust of the Somerton Man.</span></p><p></p><h1 style="text-align: center;">A FULL HEAD AND SHOULDERS LIFE CAST<br />USING ALGINATE & PLASTER:</h1><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tdw1qeSVQag?si=zbFQ4UuJ9XhZJ-zn" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--tw-prose-bold); font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Challenges in Creating an Authentic Plaster Bust – Insights from the Video Documentation</span></h3><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--tw-prose-bold); font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>
Molding Ears and Hair:
</b></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--tw-prose-bold); font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Within the video, intriguing facets emerge, highlighting the challenges encountered during the molding process. Notably, the careful approach to molding ears, akin to Mr. Lawson's documented techniques in 1949, underscores the intricacies faced by the team. In molding the man's ears Mr. Lawson opted to use dental wax which whilst not providing a perfect solution, was considered to be a good compromise.</span></span></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Hair Entanglement</h3><div><span style="font-size: medium;">A critical aspect addressed in the video was that of the prevention of hair entanglement</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">with the alginate mold. The team confronted this issue by employing innovative </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">solutions. For the eyebrows, petroleum jelly was used to prevent entanglement, while a distinctive method involving a form of 'cling wrap' was applied to secure the hair on the head, ensuring a seamless bald appearance. The significance of averting hair entanglement is emphasized, as clumps of hair could potentially compromise the integrity of the plaster cast.</span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Comparisons with Mr. Lawson's Techniques:</h3><div>Drawing parallels with Mr. Lawson's expertise, it is crucial to recognize his experience and background as a taxidermist at the South Australian Museum. The video illuminates that hair entanglement was a common challenge, aligning with the standard practices outlined by Mr. Lawson in 1949. His use of mortuary soap to smother the man's hair, especially on the head and eyebrows, indicates a seasoned understanding of mitigating potential issues during the mold-breaking away process. Mr. Lawson's extensive experience in creating numerous casts, including the iconic Somerton Man, underscores his proficiency in navigating these challenges.</div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Mortuary Soap Application and DNA Implications:</h3><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The use of mortuary soap, containing sodium hypochlorite </span><span style="font-size: large;">by Mr. Lawson</span><span style="font-size: large;">, is a noteworthy detail. Beyond its role in facilitating mold release, the substance's DNA-destroying properties align with contemporary DNA lab practices. The application of ample mortuary soap to preserve the integrity of the man's hair, while inadvertently serving as a DNA deterrent, showcases Mr. Lawson's ability to maintain accuracy in reproducing the Somerton Man's distinct features.</span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Unique Considerations:</h3><div><span style="font-size: medium;">A noteworthy distinction arises in the video project's requirement for a bald appearance, diverging from the Somerton Man's distinctive head of hair. Mr. Lawson's application of mortuary soap tailored to the nature and appearance of the man's hair underscores his commitment to capturing authenticity in the plaster reproduction of the man's head and shoulders.</span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Conclusion<br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">Th</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">e video not only reveals the technical nuances of plaster bust creation but also prompts a reflection on the skill, craftsmanship, and foresight exercised by Mr. Lawson in his iconic work on the Somerton Man. It should be noted that in the process applied by Mr.Lawson the likelihood of hair from the man's head becoming entangled with the cast and thus later retrievable, was minimised therefore casting doubt on the origin of the hair samples produced by Professor Abbott. It is known that human hair was used in the mold-making process in the relevant period when the Somerton Mn bust was made.</span></h3><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /></div><p></p>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-4446258864073456742023-12-30T08:41:00.001+11:002023-12-30T09:30:34.767+11:00SOMERTON MAN, THE TAMAMSHUD MYSTERY; A LITTLE LESS MYSTERY…<h1 style="text-align: center;"> ...SAPOL UPDATE:</h1><div><span style="font-size: medium;">In early December, SAPOL made public an update on the progress of the Forensic Analysis of the exhumed remains of the Somerton Man. The news came from SAPOL Media Section and was picked up on by Pete Bowes.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Essentially forensic work on the DNA has been completed as this excerpt below shows:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">‘<i>Since the exhumation of the remains of Somerton Man two years ago, SAPOL in partnership with the AFP and FSSA, has engaged with forensic specialists here, interstate, and overseas to assist in the identification process. The DNA work on the Somerton Man’s remains was recently completed with analysis of these results to be reported to the State Coroner in the final report along with completed Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Odontology reports, and results of some outstanding forensic analysis that will be completed soon.’</i></span></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-size-adjust: auto;">As is par for the course with the Somerton Man case, answers generate more questions. My eye was drawn to the following words:</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;"><i><u>1. 'SAPOL in partnership with the AFP and FSSA, have engaged with forensic specialists here, interstate and overseas to assist in the identification process.' :</u></i></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The enlistment of local and interstate forensics specialists one can understand. But why overseas specialists? The options are that firstly, a preliminary identification may have been made and that identification is of a person from a country other than Australia, Secondly it could be that a specific problem with the examination arose and it needed an overseas specialist to help resolve it. It is also possible that they are referring to Astrea, the company that did the DNA analysis on the single hair sample provided by Professor Abbott which led to the Professor's claim that Carl Webb was the Somerton Man. The Professor used an engineering technique on the data provided by Astrea to arrive at his identification of the man as Carl Webb. The technique was 'imputation', here's an excerpt from an article on the subject:</span><br /><br /><h3 class="u-h4" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: ElsevierGulliver, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, STIXGeneral, "Cambria Math", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Microsoft Sans Serif", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Arial Unicode MS", serif; font-size: 1rem !important; font-weight: 400 !important; line-height: var(--sd-ui-line-height) !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">3.1.3 Single imputation methods</h3><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: ElsevierGulliver, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, STIXGeneral, "Cambria Math", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Microsoft Sans Serif", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Arial Unicode MS", serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">In a <em style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">single <span class="topic-highlight" style="background: rgba(255, 236, 132, 0.3); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">imputation method</span></em> the missing data are filled by some means and the resulting completed data set is used for inference. <em style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mean imputation</em> (MI) is one such method in which the mean of the observed values for each variable is computed and the missing <span id="B9780444520449500057-p27" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">values for that variable are imputed by this mean. This method can lead into severely biased estimates even if data are <a class="topic-link" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/mathematics/missing-completely-at-random" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1f1f; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-color: rgb(31, 31, 31); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 1px; transition: text-underline-offset 0.3s ease 0s, text-decoration-thickness 0.3s ease 0s, text-decoration-color 0.3s ease 0s;" title="Learn more about MCAR from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages">MCAR</a> (see, e.g., </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Jamshidian and Bentler, 1999</span>). Clearly, if the number of missing values in a variable is large, and these values are imputed by the observed sample mean, then the resulting variance estimate for that variable can be severely underestimated.</h3><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">This link provides further information and the article:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/mathematics/imputation-method#:~:text=Mean%20imputation%20(MI)%20is%20one,Jamshidian%20and%20Bentler%2C%201999)."><span style="font-size: large;">https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/mathematics/imputation-method#:~:text=Mean%20imputation%20(MI)%20is%20one,Jamshidian%20and%20Bentler%2C%201999).</span></a></span></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;"><i><u>2. The DNA work on the Somerton Man’s remains was recently completed with analysis of these results to be reported to the State Coroner in the final report along with completed Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Odontology reports, and results of some outstanding forensic analysis that will be completed soon.</u></i></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;"><i><u><br /></u></i></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;"><i><span><a name='more'></a></span><u><br /></u></i></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;"><i><u><b>Anthropologist Report: </b></u></i></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">Through the established methods, a forensic anthropologist can aid law enforcement in establishing a profile of the unidentified remains. The profile includes </span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(80, 151, 255, 0.18); color: #040c28;">sex, age, ancestry, height, length of time since death, and sometimes the evaluation of trauma observed on bones</span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">. This report whilst not specifically mentioning DNA does refer to the deceased’s ancestry. Note that the person’s age and height are also included. The height issue is of particular importance as the height of the Somerton Man was recorded at the time as being 5 feet 11 inches as measured on the mortuary slab. There is however a level of uncertainty regarding the height of the man Carl Webb who, it has been claimed' is the Somerton Man. A photograph that purportedly includes Carl Webb gives the impression that he was closer to the height of his brother, Roy Webb who, from his service record, stood at 5 feet inches in height. It should also be noted that both parents of Carl and Roy Webb were of quite short stature.</span></span></div><div><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div class="ListItem" style="background: 0px 0px repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #7f7e7e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ItemContent" style="background: 0px 0px repeat; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="Para" style="background: 0px 0px repeat; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u><b><i>ODONTOLOGY REPORT</i>:</b></u> The forensic investigation should explain orodental findings in detail that can be used for identification (age, sex, ethnic group, and occupation if possible). </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: large;">The report must explain if the death could be due to trauma or any family or other violence that led to any injuries or trauma to the teeth, jaws, and any other oral and maxillofacial part. The possible causes should be given, too, if possible. </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The forensic odontology identification report should be understandable to a general audience (i.e., it should be written using layperson’s language</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 13px;">.</span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #202124; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">)</span></div><div class="Para" style="background: 0px 0px repeat; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #202124; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="Para" style="background: 0px 0px repeat; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><!--more--></span></div></div></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;">The Odontology and Anthropology reports are of course equally important with the aspect of the teeth being critical, it is the dental chart alone taken by Dr Dwyer at the autopsy that links the body of the man on the beach to the exhumed remains.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;">Perhaps what wasn't mentioned tells us more about the investigation. The press release specifically made mention of DNA specialists being either here in Australia or overseas. Given the significant amount of publicity surrounding the DNA discovery and the use of leading-edge technology, it seems unusual for a DNA specialist not to be specifically named but there could be a simple explanation for that.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-89814813481531689852023-12-26T18:20:00.006+11:002023-12-27T05:06:42.385+11:00THE SOMERTON MAN MYSTERY, TAMAM SHUD: ONE MORE TIME, HOW COULD THE HAIR CONTAINING CARL WEBB"S DNA HAVE BEEN RETRIEVED FROM THE PLASTER BUST OF THE SOMERTON MAN?<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><h1>...THE MAKING OF THE BUST...</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4y0J-t1i6GUrLvizpkLf_zz6HxwUbeddyDLMDebnu9GGwiJYE9oUXcNCLACSUyGjf83hHolsYoMgQV2hrfxM5RDMcnPxsXQig9299GnJsBIygOdMBaW-X7nyllz8rpZlQG3zLMcD52CSs06iBWA86InB56qNsix3YzBnoXiUbvIuWxbG8RyaWdA3VjBg/s2632/armature3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="2561" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4y0J-t1i6GUrLvizpkLf_zz6HxwUbeddyDLMDebnu9GGwiJYE9oUXcNCLACSUyGjf83hHolsYoMgQV2hrfxM5RDMcnPxsXQig9299GnJsBIygOdMBaW-X7nyllz8rpZlQG3zLMcD52CSs06iBWA86InB56qNsix3YzBnoXiUbvIuWxbG8RyaWdA3VjBg/w389-h400/armature3.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Before w =e go further and in order to alleviate the shock and horror of the naysayers, no, this is not an image of the Somerton Man bust, It is of an 'in progress' sculpture.<br /><br />In contrast, the Somerton Man bust was taken directly from a human head and what's in serious question here is just whose head was used?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Let's walk through the process that Paul Lawson described to me:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. We have a body and the face of that body does not match that of the autopsy photographs of the man found on Somerton Beach on December 1st, 1948. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Paul Lawson along with two and occasionally 3 Detectives set about making a plaster bust of the upper body of the man in the morgue as requested by SAPOL Detective Sergeant Ray Leane.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">3. The process was to first create a timber support structure around the upper body of the man.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Vingold and Vinghold sisal Treated gypsum) was used to create the mold as per Paul's notes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">5. The head of the body was covered in a release substance, Paul had specifically mentioned that he used Mortuary soap for that purpose. The release substance is applied to ensure that the skin and hair of the subject do not get 'caught' in the plaster mold and the mold would come away easily from the head.<br /><br />6. An interesting aside is that mortuary soap contains sodium hypochlorite or bleach. This is a substance known to destroy DNA.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">7. The bust is created and the plaster dries relatively quickly around half an hour at the outside.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">8. The next step is to '\break away' the mold from the head and this was done.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">9. It is during that breaking away of the mold that any hair would have been transferred from the head of the man to the inside of the mold. These hairs, if any, would have been pulled by the hair shaft tips but we must bear in mind that the release substance, was heavily coated on the man’s hair specifically to stop any hair being pulled away. Meaning that it is unlikely that hair from the man’s head was transferred in the breaking away process. Yet there have been claims that the bust was very hairy and hair, including the lone 5 cm hair used to make the Carl Webb claim, was found sometimes in clumps.<br /><br />10. The mold is left to set for a short while, it is in two pieces.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">11. The two halves are joined and dried.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">12. A plaster mix is prepared, it is known that human hair was often used in the preparation of plaster bust mixes. Importantly we do not have any confirmation of that but we do know that it was the practice as human hair had the effect of creating a smoother more resilient finish to plaster busts. It is most likely that this human hair in the plaster cast mix is the hair that was discovered by Professor Abbot.<br /><br />12. Thus we now have a complete bust ready for the plaster mix which could have contained human hair, to be poured in.<br /><br />13. We now need to imagine the inside of the bust and the various protrusions therein. If Professor Abbott's assertions are correct, there must have been various strands of hair protruding from the inner parts of the mold. Otherwise, how could the hair strands said to be from Carl Webb have been transferred to the bust? Then, again, we must consider the mortuary soap release agent. Plastered on heavily by Paul Lawson with the specific purpose of preventing the hair from being caught and pulled from the man’s head.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">14. At this point there is an issue, Paul Lawson maintained that the face and hair features of the man from whom the bust was made were in fact altered by him so that they would better reflect the appearance of the man as he appeared in the post autopsy photograph.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">15. What this means is that the physical structure of the bust was altered and it would not have been an insignificant alteration. Protruding hairs if any(that were in fact first spotted by me and I duly informed Professor Abbott of the fact and the opportunity to perhaps harvest DNA), may have been covered over by this last layer of plaster<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">16. That 'covering over' step would have been done with what is called a 'slip' type solution, and that according to various informed bust-making sources, could well have contained human har. Such hair was regularly sold by hairdressers to the trade. I acknowledge a comment made by John Sanders some time ago regarding the use of human hair from a Hindley Street Adelaide hairdresser during the relevant time,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There you have it, there is no absolute proof that the hair sample provided by Professor Abbott was from the body found on the beach. Further, there was only one sample of hair with root attached that was retrieved and sent to Astrea when the best practice in such cases is to have 8 or more such samples. This leaves a significant doubt that the hair used to Identify Carl Webb as the Somerton Man was in fact from the body of the Somerton Man and now that the single retrieved sample has gone and its results cannot be tested or confirmed, there is no evidence that Carl Webb is the Somerton Man.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-24760322142757211992023-12-24T09:06:00.004+11:002023-12-24T09:06:37.910+11:00SOMERTON MAN MYSTERY, TAMAM SHUD: THE GLOMAR, 'WE CAN NEITHER CONFIRM NOR DENY...' RESPONSE & WHAT IT ACTUALLY MEANS<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><h1 style="text-align: center;">...THE 'HUGHES GLOMAR EXPLORER'...</h1><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy7cXShXN5YoEqFYgpAGDxpDoFNinn2MiyRKy2BJUW1-RBDkt3XlLMctEFG8zGJ9-jewtTXaFbt2Kbpk6zhwqLEAW2UTTVx06KjyCxzw2OE24NBjl0eoCgmp2-W4LduKOrdV4PBOQj-QKYGSivZSt7iuQjksJ_f3Gtp3hQC3CdLAXIV_7L8u7ePJ8jE2M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="960" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy7cXShXN5YoEqFYgpAGDxpDoFNinn2MiyRKy2BJUW1-RBDkt3XlLMctEFG8zGJ9-jewtTXaFbt2Kbpk6zhwqLEAW2UTTVx06KjyCxzw2OE24NBjl0eoCgmp2-W4LduKOrdV4PBOQj-QKYGSivZSt7iuQjksJ_f3Gtp3hQC3CdLAXIV_7L8u7ePJ8jE2M=w640-h361" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h4><span style="font-size: medium;">The image here is of the actual ship that in 1974 successfully raised the wreck of the<br /> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Soviet submarine, K-129.</span></h4><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You might note that the ship bears the name of Howard Hughes and it was he that organised with the CIA to attempt to raise the sunken Soviet sub. The name of the operation was Project Azorian and its aim was to raise the 2000-ton wreck of the K 129 some 16,000 feet from the seabed. That is a fascinating story all by itself.<br /><br />The Americans first used the term, 'We can neither confirm nor deny..' with Project Azorian as a diplomatic way of refusing to release sensitive information.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And that has been the case ever since but what does the phrase actually mean? Here is the answer:<br /><br /><i>'Glomar responses are meant to be reserved for those requests where either confirming or denying the existence of responsive records would cause cognizable harm to the agency' </i><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And where does this explanation come from?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://casetext.com/case/phillippi-v-central-intelligence-agency-2">Phillippi v. CIA, 546 F</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif;">Follow the link to read the full details...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif;">Last question how does this GLOMAR response apply in the case of the SOmerton Man?<br /><br />Many moons ago we applied to the CIA under Freedom of Information about a certain candidate for being the Somerton Man, Pavel Fedosimov. We received the Glomar Response in reply. <br /><br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif;">The response means: </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">'We can neither confirm nor deny..' with Project Azorian as a diplomatic way of refusing to release sensitive information.<br /><br />Just what were they concealing about this man and why was it so important that even to this day the information is secret?</span></h3></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div><p></p>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-37450473870081839702023-12-15T04:51:00.000+11:002023-12-15T04:51:30.794+11:00TAMAM SHUD, THE SOMERTON MAN MYSTERY; ABLE SEAMAN CARL WEBB. AN UPDATE…<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Curiouser & Curiouser…</span></p><p style="text-align: left;">And the search goes on. The US archives drew a blank, and the Pacific seaman’s union drew a blank. There was a Carl Webb in Carolina of similar age to AB Carl Webb but he was not in the merchant marine. US Death records to this point, are also a dead end, so to speak.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Looking over the information, it seems likely that the Able Seaman Carl Webb aboard the Golden Sun in 1934, was not a US citizen. We also found that he was not a UK citizen. But this of course does not necessarily make him an Australian either.</p><p style="text-align: left;">There are still a couple of avenues left to pursue, and that work is underway.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Able Seaman Carl Webb is still a possibility but not as yet a probability.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">For those new to the case. AB Carl Webb was a crewman on board ships that plied the Pacific during the 20s and 30s. He was the same age as ‘Charlie’ Webb. However AB Carl Webb was only 5 feet 8 inches tall. The Somerton Man who it has been claimed was ‘Charlie’ Webb, was 5 feet 11 inches tall.</p>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-10748211575091307952023-12-13T03:43:00.000+11:002023-12-13T03:43:13.567+11:00THE SOMERTON MAN MYSTERY< TAMAM SHUD: AN INTERESTING MEME BUT WHO WAS IT FROM?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkATTBIEZU_c4rdQZb6XJzOSL3DZJ2ujF_reLcW09YadawBA12YMzUOky1bOlHaSMZFafShssruQUIaAmkwyoxTau5e59OW7pNy32u3eul1CEcTCWp6k6nnCh0ssoiFoMlsW830sqkmXaAJx9D3pJE_0zYoixspP_63ew311p7EHpIA1NM0Ipcv8QStPA/s916/2023-12-12_16-27-34.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="916" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkATTBIEZU_c4rdQZb6XJzOSL3DZJ2ujF_reLcW09YadawBA12YMzUOky1bOlHaSMZFafShssruQUIaAmkwyoxTau5e59OW7pNy32u3eul1CEcTCWp6k6nnCh0ssoiFoMlsW830sqkmXaAJx9D3pJE_0zYoixspP_63ew311p7EHpIA1NM0Ipcv8QStPA/w640-h452/2023-12-12_16-27-34.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Over the years I've had quite a few images and memes sent in, some incredible and some shall we say, less so.<br /><br />This one is different, it has a message that is quite clear but the reason for posting this is not just because of the image and its words, it's more about who sent it.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This was sent to me by Professor Abbot a few days ago.</span></p>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649149095048346117.post-3700845546007373572023-12-04T04:36:00.001+11:002023-12-04T04:37:04.919+11:00THE SOMERTON MAN MYSTERY: THE HIDDEN CODED MESSAGES AND THE FBI SOURCE DOCUMENT DESCRIBING 50 METHODS OF CONCEALMENT....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...THE HIDDEN CODES...</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTNpqUsANXavEJvfiGWkHMGEFWA_LQczM6iRoTt2H-8oFzak95_m_HjyiZP3tG5bNJ36NSus7VwlC99eO8tgdb5rnNDnMuEg6iXvAFPeXvGpceID0IZJo0pZnkb-yx1w_FEuahFmLAzbUaAinBm3_tO2pI7L49JTsaZrfqrFhsylhkkKuW-WgzWQvBag/s640/TS_slip_600_18821sml.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="121" data-original-width="640" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTNpqUsANXavEJvfiGWkHMGEFWA_LQczM6iRoTt2H-8oFzak95_m_HjyiZP3tG5bNJ36NSus7VwlC99eO8tgdb5rnNDnMuEg6iXvAFPeXvGpceID0IZJo0pZnkb-yx1w_FEuahFmLAzbUaAinBm3_tO2pI7L49JTsaZrfqrFhsylhkkKuW-WgzWQvBag/w640-h122/TS_slip_600_18821sml.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: medium;">The image above is of the torn slip of paper which was found tightly rolled up and pushed down into what was known as a 'secret' waistband fob pocket of the trousers worn by the Somerton Man when found on the beach on December 1st, 1948. This image was taken using reflected infrared and bright sunlight. I suggest that you look closely at each of the letters that you see on your screen. You will see that very small letters and numbers have been skillfully written into each of them. <u>These micro letters and numbers have now been found to be NIHILIST cipher, a cipher created and used by the Soviets throughout WW2.</u></span><span style="font-size: large;"><u>More on that later in this post.</u></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br />When found the slip didn't look like the image above it looked more like this image below:</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxy6NMinyx0FO91qtIuGRxZEBds7BKM3FasIvVI3Sj284e_3Gyd_sC0KPYjLfhSTZkMB6-ruQ59mqtddFn90YNDQmSEfRyV0Eex41DfOOL2Fp1p-hVUcIFFG_qBhubLbJjgQpvevTqAG5lI6eeHdasLMeucVh_0G_Oq-65AB34rt-3SthQnvWXV0OB28/s1200/Tornslip1_23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="1200" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxy6NMinyx0FO91qtIuGRxZEBds7BKM3FasIvVI3Sj284e_3Gyd_sC0KPYjLfhSTZkMB6-ruQ59mqtddFn90YNDQmSEfRyV0Eex41DfOOL2Fp1p-hVUcIFFG_qBhubLbJjgQpvevTqAG5lI6eeHdasLMeucVh_0G_Oq-65AB34rt-3SthQnvWXV0OB28/w400-h208/Tornslip1_23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The image above was taken under a microscope at Adelaide University in 2010 I believe. The good people at Adelaide University were given access to the slip for examination by ex-Detective Sergeant Gerry Feltus, a well-respected ex-SAPOL officer who once had the Somerton Man Cold case file on his desk.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Below are the actual dimensions of the slip, approximately 4.7 cm in width. not very large at all :<br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiALrbDmHOFOTxO0zJ17aymDHMs8Mc8MNwdfuKJxY4hOmvoqQUcMHZ4gO5kxjrLyTF1Pkc83xucWgfAL9lcek4D75_BNqyjW0s_0rZToCNF9hSjTKgFKxuOECHmrPA3L903tEtInhSwzD3OEM93SI93GbfIsF0FZ06lANbzSDfg6UcHgxjzAuuKYCisnIU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="400" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiALrbDmHOFOTxO0zJ17aymDHMs8Mc8MNwdfuKJxY4hOmvoqQUcMHZ4gO5kxjrLyTF1Pkc83xucWgfAL9lcek4D75_BNqyjW0s_0rZToCNF9hSjTKgFKxuOECHmrPA3L903tEtInhSwzD3OEM93SI93GbfIsF0FZ06lANbzSDfg6UcHgxjzAuuKYCisnIU=w400-h244" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">That makes the size of each letter between 3.0 and 5.0 mm in height and varying in width from 3.5 mm to 5 mm approximately.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Importantly the University's examination had as its focus the nature of the paper on which the phrase TAMAM SHUD was printed.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Interestingly, they were not looking for any concealments which, as you can now see, were very clearly there.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The recovery technique as mentioned earlier, was to use a combination of reflected infrared light followed by a separate photograph taken in bright sunlight.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Was this a new technique? No, not at all, In fact, I first read of the method after I had found what appeared to be hidden writing within the letters of the Somerton Man code page. I actually found it within a 2011 released FBI document dealing with secret inks and concealments.<br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's a copy of each of the 4 pages of the 2011 FBI-released document, it describes 50 different methods of concealment known and used 100 years earlier in 1911.<br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Page 1:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdbhd8cgu2xelhsqllodjbDSG1PwoZ3zgoYMloKfqxzk097V-ZL8jld9oUBd1TocjmN5teCfjpUx7PPujZcCz_3aRWs93N-VNhrPy9fVyTSxtg0FM-hHi1LFhG0S1FZJr4RMq17A0jwj4zw1Kq4jq7imqS801MtwWJeZ2atkym_WLZ8xC7Xy0ja-DJEE/s1646/APDF_Secret-writing-document-six_Page_1crop1%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1646" data-original-width="1464" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdbhd8cgu2xelhsqllodjbDSG1PwoZ3zgoYMloKfqxzk097V-ZL8jld9oUBd1TocjmN5teCfjpUx7PPujZcCz_3aRWs93N-VNhrPy9fVyTSxtg0FM-hHi1LFhG0S1FZJr4RMq17A0jwj4zw1Kq4jq7imqS801MtwWJeZ2atkym_WLZ8xC7Xy0ja-DJEE/w570-h640/APDF_Secret-writing-document-six_Page_1crop1%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="570" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">In the above, items 19 and 20 were of some interest, the laundry marks found on the man's clothing could possibly have contained writing concealed in this way</span><p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Page 2:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1n7QBJQ17oQliuI4NNbb0T8Fg2N50VoWxrAwe90Ljvk_k6Spyxdb0b51TtSGgZMJBUtE1PBiViL2s2ly9uZZr64vSrwpmD-nTjPWXWdJCpMQLglbswMEVzmu2Q7VhCNV-CCrgOJfFrF0nZ51W98btGnMrU4G0WXXFZ6lSUik6cqd4nfROT8t7n2Klo0/s1708/BPDF_Secret-writing-document-six_Page_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1708" data-original-width="1255" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1n7QBJQ17oQliuI4NNbb0T8Fg2N50VoWxrAwe90Ljvk_k6Spyxdb0b51TtSGgZMJBUtE1PBiViL2s2ly9uZZr64vSrwpmD-nTjPWXWdJCpMQLglbswMEVzmu2Q7VhCNV-CCrgOJfFrF0nZ51W98btGnMrU4G0WXXFZ6lSUik6cqd4nfROT8t7n2Klo0/w470-h640/BPDF_Secret-writing-document-six_Page_2.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Items 24, 25, and 30 were of interest, among the man's possessions was a fine brush and there was also a dark powder found in the small glass dish. The item of particular interest is of course item 30. It describes how writing was concealed in borders of pages or 'divide' columns. <i>That can also mean within letters found on the Verse 70 inscription copy of the Rubaiyat given to Alf Boxall by the nurse Jestyn. The letters on the title page of that book have been found to contain micro-coded letters and numbers.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><!--more--></span><i><br /></i></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Page 3:</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_2WrkzWmDhKpb6RkPVsDwPFpPxQIh1-v5UAxBNHG5HaRQJilzqBhiQsZ0q4LeinEe6k7SSfV36rGYLNqDHr5PZmcXUUSVs5P6MRNbbsCr7ZgQD9i_Wuy-iQNfcgJ-YivVr9Xj5VoIOi5tHFS_YNmm0L_6F3UHmRMGW-PS6KXcqGRZsz7uev2qRfVkB8/s1572/CSecret-writing-document-six_Page_2crop2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1572" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_2WrkzWmDhKpb6RkPVsDwPFpPxQIh1-v5UAxBNHG5HaRQJilzqBhiQsZ0q4LeinEe6k7SSfV36rGYLNqDHr5PZmcXUUSVs5P6MRNbbsCr7ZgQD9i_Wuy-iQNfcgJ-YivVr9Xj5VoIOi5tHFS_YNmm0L_6F3UHmRMGW-PS6KXcqGRZsz7uev2qRfVkB8/w480-h640/CSecret-writing-document-six_Page_2crop2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Item 32 discusses examining documents in bright sunlight to view the various shades of ink within letters. This is precisely the method used to uncover much of the secret coding in the Somerton Man case including the torn slip, the code oage and the Verse 70 inscription book.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Item 33 discusses a method used by Sir Harry Cooper in Australia. The techniques described in these 4 pages were not limited to any particular countr</span>y.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span><!--more--></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Page 4:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhCijil855Q5p_Jc5NesRS8wW0m6-FjGHs6T_KorigbOyJ1ptdSp-1e_78vrcKec8JUnG0KxbSvGPcGMljrqmyWeP5ba1lw_AIsuJFT-sTq5sEyAzq2N4Ne3c60B1aeCEDof7ct6rnf7qc0qJ1nCQetAncQeyywawUUXspKDU6N5LYB27e9649XCvH7A/s1672/DPDF_Secret-writing-document-six_Page_4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="1504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhCijil855Q5p_Jc5NesRS8wW0m6-FjGHs6T_KorigbOyJ1ptdSp-1e_78vrcKec8JUnG0KxbSvGPcGMljrqmyWeP5ba1lw_AIsuJFT-sTq5sEyAzq2N4Ne3c60B1aeCEDof7ct6rnf7qc0qJ1nCQetAncQeyywawUUXspKDU6N5LYB27e9649XCvH7A/w576-h640/DPDF_Secret-writing-document-six_Page_4.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Item 44 discusses the use of microscopic writing across the face of postage stamps.</span><p></p><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SUMMARY</span></h2><span style="font-size: medium;">This post and its contents show the enormous number of ways in which messages were and possibly still are concealed. The torn slip example shows a Soviet code was probably in use. I suggest that you first examine it thoroughly on screen, then download the image of the torn slip at the head of the page and examine it closely for yourselves.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The precise methods I used is as follows:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">1. Use the high-resolution source image from the Adelaide University</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">2. Print this image out a small size using an inkjet printer set to high quality and print it out onto bleed-proof paper. Do not touch this paper leave it on the printer output tray for about 10 minutes to enable it to properly dry.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">3. When dry, take the image and a reasonable camera, an iPhone or Samsung S9 + or better, and, using an infrared lamp placed at varying angles, take some images of the printed-out TAMAM SHUD phrase. Then upload that to your computer or print directly from your camera if you have that facility, making sure that you once again print it out on an inkjet printer set to high quality and on bleed-proof paper and allow it to dry thoroughly in place.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">4. Take this image in bright sunlight and take numerous photos at various angles from the front view and use the sunlight as a backlight. You should be able to see the results in your viewfinder immediately. Print it out as previously described and examine it.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHC4cxz8ikTtERS-Kp9Itewzng_MRA2oXuhxDctC2SjAH21wQwUVMWhii6gCtjcemluNA5UrJcky0SG53uwB_ErQJqw0pKVWmNkm9cNrHEHl3tbZ6oNNKz51i57LC_jUzTjrEjEqdmzECfSz3ECbpzGQfrUDPyExAIUMjW33gGi9jRRxry1Kq1tHoLfbY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="197" data-original-width="252" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHC4cxz8ikTtERS-Kp9Itewzng_MRA2oXuhxDctC2SjAH21wQwUVMWhii6gCtjcemluNA5UrJcky0SG53uwB_ErQJqw0pKVWmNkm9cNrHEHl3tbZ6oNNKz51i57LC_jUzTjrEjEqdmzECfSz3ECbpzGQfrUDPyExAIUMjW33gGi9jRRxry1Kq1tHoLfbY=w400-h313" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p>Gordon332http://www.blogger.com/profile/17690592260936410432noreply@blogger.com6