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[NEW ARG] Help me with this trail...
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spies
Boot


Joined: 01 Aug 2004
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Location: Arkansas

just nudges from game control.
i googled text from the geocities site and found that most of it is copied from other webpages, but he added some stuff, like the "fields" in parentheses and references to page numbers, etc. so maybe that's a place to start.
also the quote on the first page under the carl sagan quote is from "blue velvet."

im also still bugged out about how else we coudl have got the AIAHAHHBDC key word to the last cipher other than brute force. He was giving us clues, about THE BOOK and his wallet and everything.

one idea i had that doesnt work: Mapping the ISBN number of the book he quoted to letters. Both deTocqueville AND thomas jefferson.

any ideas?

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InSoM
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one thought about ridiculous keyword.

Maybe by crackin the cipher we missed a step.....

maybe we were supposed to find a different word and encrypt it with another keyword, leading us to AIAHAHHBDC?

PostPosted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:39 pm
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rowan
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geocities.com/mattatcrackerbox

A few interesting things:

There really is, or more like was, a HarquaHala Observatory in Arizona - it's now considered a Ghost Town according to this site.

There is a book describing what life was like at the Observatory: Harqua Hala Letters by Pieter Burggraff, published by BLM.

As for Dr. William Field, I haven't found any references to one working at the now abandoned observatory, but I did find a William Field that was a ghost in England in 1804. Maybe explains how he's ghostwritten so many books. Very Happy

Also, for some reason, the name of the picture of the supposed William Field is "normlee.jpg". I don't know if this is significant or not - it could just be someone forgot to rename the (stock?) picture before putting it on the website - or maybe it's a bigger clue to what's going on. I tried googling Norm Lee, but I wasn't able to come up with anything of promise.

Oh, one more thing: when I tried decrypting the Vigenère cipher, i got a keyword of AIAHAHHBED - but if it's truly random, I doubt if it'll make a difference.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:54 pm
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spies
Boot


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i figured out what was wrong with the keyword delimma:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

it was isbn numbers. the isbn for the jefferson bible (THE BOOK of my favorite writer) is 0807077243, which when mapped to letters with A=0, you get AIAHAHHCED, which is three letters off from our key. either we screwed up with our key, or the pm screwed up with the key. either way, i think that is the method for finding the keyword.


now i can get to work on the geocities page with a clear head.

ill need it i think, it seems very hard.

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InSoM
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TFFT.......Had my head in bits...... you should see the amount of paper i've got lying around with numbers and letters scrawled all over it!! Very Happy


now..The geocities page..... not sure what i'm supposed to be lookin for, bein a n00b and all, lol

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rowan
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spies wrote:
either we screwed up with our key, or the pm screwed up with the key. either way, i think that is the method for finding the keyword.


I think maybe the pms screwed up. The file has changed from what was posted earlier to what I was looking at today.

Original quote (AIAHAHHBDC):
Quote:
Hmy, moy yfdn tpiz tptf. L xiaiaek Jidtlwtae hue lv wis doyzf wjav I oak airwgpt. P cvuudetmd h gbf bequb woaa'z chgn oopnn vo -- l hocnk hpt bw ywe glojpulgs kot/mhaudvczajklycrz.

i powe lcfuatpiug dvsnu oct


From today (AIAHAHHBED):
Quote:
Hmy, moy yfeo tpiz tptf. M yiaiaek Jieulwtae hue mw wis doyzf xkav I oak aisxgpt. P cvuueftmd h gbf bfrub woaa'z cihn oopnn vo -- m iocnk hpt bx zwe glojpumhs kot/mhauewczajklycsa.

i powe lcfvbtpiug dvsov oct


Still not what it would be if you used the ISBN number though - maybe the PM just has a hard time inputting random letters Smile
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I sent this to the Doctor:

Quote:

Dear, Dr. Field,

I'm wondering if you have been in contact with someone asking about
Charlotte. If you don't give out information about patients, it's ok.
I have personal reasons for asking.

-Tommy B.


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spies
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it should be "ced" not "bed". ill see if it works.

i emailed the doctor too, asking about whether or not he had any more research on ghosts, particularly ghosts that are violent or hostile towards people.

i think he will respond, but probably with just a clue on how to solve the code on this geocities page, which im clueless about.

what could "field" be referring to? what about "chart on page 20"? the numbers seem to be signifigant since thats the only thing he added to the text copied from other pages.

the numbers might be a phone number. i called 501-315-1420, which is the numbers in order from the ghost page with the arkansas area code added (the game is in arkansas) and got a fax or modem.

the ufo page has the numbers 1, 3, and 20. which could be 1-203. i doubt he has a CT number though.

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Tommy
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Got responce:

Quote:

I have been contacted by a charlotte, actually -- but I cannot tell you
about this at all. what is your interest, might I ask? I am investigating
all of this, and your involvement is definitely a new lead!


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spies
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this might be something....

the numbers on the page, when mapped to letters, spell "contact". well, they actually spell "contcat".

contact.html is the page with the email address.

could that really be all it is?

PostPosted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 2:42 pm
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Tommy
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Sent:

Quote:

The questioner has a blog that has been including codes. He seems to
have been spooked by ghosts and has linked to your site.


spies: This is definatly continuing.

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tommy04
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<This is Tommy. I finally remembered my account pass>
Reply:
Quote:

barring your breaking into my records, you'll get nothing from me about this

That guy seems offely defencive... any suggestions?

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spies
Boot


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this is the reply i got, its similar:



You're on my trail, but maybe you should break in if you want more info.

>From: Dave Hill <nycspies@gmail.com>
>Reply-To: Dave Hill <nycspies@gmail.com>
>To: drwilliamfieldSPLAThotmail.com
>Subject: contact
>Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 13:41:00 -0500
- Hide quoted text -
>
>Dr. Field,
>Im not sure if you got my last email.
>I felt compelled to CONTACT

break into his email maybe? hotmail?

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spies
Boot


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update

the faq page is now working. there is some interesting text under the heading "how does one "break into the field"?"

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InSoM
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yep seen it.......

tried login into his e-mail with specia as password to no avail..

maybe special is another vigenere keyword but what to use it with??

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