Alexandra Bruce – Twenty years ago, I was the Line Producer of the main segment of a TV pilot about the Montauk Project for a series that was successfully sold to British Channel 4, which you can see here.

At the time, I was in the middle of writing a book about the Montauk Project that had been commissioned by Peter Moon of Sky Books, publisher of the notorious underground series by survivors of the Montauk Project, including the late Preston Nichols and Stewart Swerdlow. Having met and interviewed the main proponents of the story, I was able to convince them to let me bring a TV crew into their homes.

I was later mortified when the Producer edited the footage into a takedown of Preston and Stewart. Preston was past caring but Stewart was furious at me and I felt as used as he did.

During that very strange 4-year period, I immersed myself in this story and became close friends with the late Glenn Pruitt, son of Jack, who everybody claimed was the Director of the Project, in charge of hiring, firing and paying personnel. Continue reading →