The man pictured here, a member of an international threat identification and neutralization organization, is watching the skies for signs of Alien spacecraft. He is a member of a well-trained team made up of astrophysicists, scientists, mathematicians, engineers, military officers, and bowling-ball re-grinding technicians. These people are dedicated to protecting us from attack by uncouth, uncaring, cruel creatures from the cosmos. Their mission is "to identify the unidentifiable and eliminate it."

The setting is a Mobile Tracking and Identification Station (MTIS), whose interior is outfitted with myriad classified electronic equipment and all the amenities of a modern-day recreational vehicle. Security concerns limit what I am allowed to divulge, so I can say only that this is a wheeled installation temporarily stationed in a commercial campground. Its outer appearance gives no clue as to the very sensitive and critically-important activities taking place inside. During a three-day visit to the area, I was privy to its inner workings and must say that in all respects it is "state of the art" I was even served elk stew!

The thought of a surprise attack by Beings from Another World Who Would Dominate Us on a Whim is terrifying, but you need not loose any sleep over it. Scenes such as the one pictured here are proof that we are well-protected from impolite and unannounced intrusions into Earth's airspace.


EVERYTHING ABOVE IS NOT TO BE REPEATED TO ANYONE. The sanitized story for public consumption, which includes geotagging, is that this is a nighttime shot of the inside of an ordinary recreational vehicle at the KOA Campground in Hammond, Oregon and that the man (John Cross, its owner) is surfing the Web, courtesy of a Wi-Fi system at the campground.