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The original was posted on /r/ufos by /u/Routine_Response_541 on 2024-11-30 07:18:31+00:00.
For anyone who’s unaware, there exists a documentary from 1997 which shows footage of an alleged alien interrogation. An anonymous figure going by the pseudonym of “Victor” provides commentary and details about the footage in this documentary. Although the film itself is now relatively obscure, the footage of this alleged alien is the subject of controversy, with people either claiming that it’s obviously fake, or that it’s the first leaked video of a real live alien. Generally, the larger community leans toward it being a hoax.
Enter Jon Stewart, a former pro wrestler and politician. He’s spent the last several years attempting to find a way to prove that this video’s real, or to debunk it. His search ultimately culminated in him supposedly confirming the identity of “Victor”, who he says is none other than Stan Deyo. Mr. Deyo is an interesting figure, and he appears to have been something of a big-namer in UFOlogy during the late 20th century. He claims to have worked on secret projects studying UFOs and antigravity during the 1960s-70s, which is a bit different than the bio of his "Victor" persona. Nowadays he’s an avid doomsday prepper and bible researcher. I remember reading part of his book The Cosmic Conspiracy nearly two decades ago, and I wasn’t really sure what to make of it. On one hand, some of the information seems legitimate and too in-depth to be all BS; but on the other hand, he seems like a total nutcase. His website (StanDeyo.com) should give some insight into the type of person he is.
Mr. Stewart has a pay-per-view documentary up right now about this case which costs about $9. I paid for it last night and watched the whole thing. It’s equivalent in terms of production to a low-tier YouTube documentary, with it essentially just being Stewart and an Ancient Aliens guy (Michael J.S. Carter) sitting down and recapping the history of the Alien Interview and the search that led him to "Victor". Not much information in it can’t be found for free online, but it finally concludes with Stewart exposing "Victor" to be Stan Deyo. According to Stewart, Deyo is hostile and doesn't want to come forward. All in all, I wouldn't advise anyone to go buy Jon Stewart's film, as the only reason I did was because my wife and I enjoy watching UFO documentaries together.
I'd like to hear what you all think of the Alien Interview, "Victor", and Stan Deyo. I think that it's most likely a hoax, with Stan Deyo just simply being a very competent and committed lifelong BS artist. My wife thinks that this is as real as it gets, though.
Here is Jon Stewart's X post about this.