The man behind the release of the so-called 'smoking gun' new Roswell photographs has previously been linked to a series of alien hoaxes.

Jamie Maussan, claimed to have proof of the notorious alleged UFO crash,  once paid £15,000 for a skinned monkey believing it was an alien corpse.

He also supported one of the most astonishing alien hoaxes ever attempted.

Mr Maussan sold tickets to see the first release of copies of slides purporting to show the Roswell alien corpse at the 'Be Witness to the Change in History' event in New Mexico, America.

The photos promised to be historic and irrefutable proof of the legendary UFO crash near the New Mexico town of Roswell in 1947.

But the long-awaited disclosure has been widely panned by sceptics and even UFO hunters as a damp squib, with many suggesting the picture shows a mummified human child in a museum exhibit case.

Yes. One can't help but speculate that high profile dog and pony shows like this latest one are planned and staged by nefarious players working in cahoots with government agencies and interests, dead set on debunking and discrediting legitimate UFO studies and investigations. But this latest scam in no way invalidates what happened at Roswell, depsite what the mainstream media todaies proclaim. To read more, click here.