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Someone from the audience reminded Mel that calling into the show is a big mistake because obviously the government is listening. So the show ends and Mel agrees to come back for an update. On the day Mel is scheduled to reappear, he's a no show and not picking up his phone.

Someone from the audience reminded Mel that calling into the show is a big mistake because obviously the government is listening. So the show ends and Mel agrees to come back for an update. On the day Mel is scheduled to reappear, he's a no show and not picking up his phone.

It would be three years before Mel resurfaces. He said he was offered $3 million a year to lease his property to somebody. But the deal was sign a nondisclosure agreement, leave the country immediately, and never come back. So Mel takes the deal, and he lives in Australia for two years. But he's missing his family and decides to come back to the States for a visit. Not smart. It wasn't.

It would be three years before Mel resurfaces. He said he was offered $3 million a year to lease his property to somebody. But the deal was sign a nondisclosure agreement, leave the country immediately, and never come back. So Mel takes the deal, and he lives in Australia for two years. But he's missing his family and decides to come back to the States for a visit. Not smart. It wasn't.

Mel was warned not to do this, but he does it anyway. And during this time, he gets in touch with Art Bell and agrees to come on the radio. But he never shows up. Mel said on the day he was supposed to come on, he was on a bus to visit his nephew. And on the bus, there was some kind of altercation and the police were called. All the passengers are questioned and put on a different bus.

Mel was warned not to do this, but he does it anyway. And during this time, he gets in touch with Art Bell and agrees to come on the radio. But he never shows up. Mel said on the day he was supposed to come on, he was on a bus to visit his nephew. And on the bus, there was some kind of altercation and the police were called. All the passengers are questioned and put on a different bus.

And the next thing he remembers is that he's in San Francisco and 12 days have passed. Mel woke up in an alley. His wallet and keys were missing. He realizes his arm hurts. He rolls up his sleeve and there are needle holes and tape marks from an IV. And as he becomes more lucid, he tastes blood in his mouth. His back teeth are missing. Mel never makes it back to the property.

And the next thing he remembers is that he's in San Francisco and 12 days have passed. Mel woke up in an alley. His wallet and keys were missing. He realizes his arm hurts. He rolls up his sleeve and there are needle holes and tape marks from an IV. And as he becomes more lucid, he tastes blood in his mouth. His back teeth are missing. Mel never makes it back to the property.

There was legal action taken against him for illegal construction, power lines, septic tanks, paved roads. Of course, he didn't build these. The government had occupied the property for two years. Still, Mel lost everything. And a day or two after calling into art show, his bank account was emptied. Now, to be fair, plenty of people are calling in saying that this is all a hoax.

There was legal action taken against him for illegal construction, power lines, septic tanks, paved roads. Of course, he didn't build these. The government had occupied the property for two years. Still, Mel lost everything. And a day or two after calling into art show, his bank account was emptied. Now, to be fair, plenty of people are calling in saying that this is all a hoax.

But Art Bell is the master. Hoax or not, it's a great story. So he lets Mel continue. But art does say that a TV crew was in the area looking for the hole. They didn't find it, but they did find evidence of a lot of military activity. And the no fly zone has been mysteriously expanded to cover the area.

But Art Bell is the master. Hoax or not, it's a great story. So he lets Mel continue. But art does say that a TV crew was in the area looking for the hole. They didn't find it, but they did find evidence of a lot of military activity. And the no fly zone has been mysteriously expanded to cover the area.

In fact, Terra Server, which was a mapping site before Google Earth, showed that the whole area was blacked out. And this was confirmed. Skeptical callers said that Mel could have found the blacked out part of the map and pretended his property was there. The problem with that is TerraServer launched six months after Mel made the first phone call. He couldn't have known.

In fact, Terra Server, which was a mapping site before Google Earth, showed that the whole area was blacked out. And this was confirmed. Skeptical callers said that Mel could have found the blacked out part of the map and pretended his property was there. The problem with that is TerraServer launched six months after Mel made the first phone call. He couldn't have known.

Soon we learned that a Native American tribe had contacted Mel and asked him if he wanted to come to Nevada and help them research.

Soon we learned that a Native American tribe had contacted Mel and asked him if he wanted to come to Nevada and help them research.

Another bottomless hole.

Another bottomless hole.

The second hole wasn't located on the Indian reservation where they lived. It was actually on public land that was used by Basques. The Basque are an ethnic group that comes from a small region between France and Spain. The Basque settled a couple of areas in the United States, including Nevada, in the mid 1800s. And they were using this land to herd sheep.

The second hole wasn't located on the Indian reservation where they lived. It was actually on public land that was used by Basques. The Basque are an ethnic group that comes from a small region between France and Spain. The Basque settled a couple of areas in the United States, including Nevada, in the mid 1800s. And they were using this land to herd sheep.