Universe Knoxville proposal reveals mysterious link between Knoxville's big balls
by Matthew T. Everett
KNOXVILLE—In an alarming development that could signal a link between local government and unknown, perhaps extraterrestrial, forces, a high-ranking government source in the City County Building has uncovered indications of a conspiracy built around Knoxville's well-known architectural spheres and the Universe Knoxville proposal.
Detailed scientific analysis of aerial photographs of downtown Knoxville, obtained from a secret file in the City County Building, shows a striking geometric relationship between the proposed State Street location of the Universe Knoxville planetarium and science complex—which, if approved by the Knox County Commission according to the plans of developers Worsham Watkins International, will be a sleek, Flash Gordon-style edifice with a towering 22-story spire above an enormous metallic ball—and the present sites of the Sunsphere and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, both of which feature large, prominent spherical objects in their design.
In the analysis, the unnamed government source (UGS) has drawn two concentric circles around the Sunsphere and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. A line—the exact length of the radius of each circle—drawn from the midpoint of the line connecting the two buildings reaches exactly to the lot on State Street where Universe Knoxville would be located. A second line of equal length, extending in the opposite direction, ends in the middle of the Tennessee River, directly between the Gay and Henley Street bridges. The result is a four-corner pattern that UGS says is too precise to be a coincidence.
The exact center of a circle containing all four points of the geometric pattern is an air conditioning unit on top of the Bijou Theater. UGS has yet to determine what exactly is contained in the air conditioning unit or what is at the bottom of the river at the fourth point, but he insists that they are both key elements in the plan.
"It's certainly sinister. I know that much," UGS said in a recent interview at a well-known public location in downtown Knoxville. He looked around furtively to avoid detection by co-workers or government informants. "The pattern's there and the pattern's undeniable. What's behind it or who's behind it, that remains to be seen...I don't know that we've unearthed the entire framework of this. There may be more."
UGS notes that the location of a proposed new transit center for Knoxville, funded in part by the federal government, is also near the Universe Knoxville site, potentially implicating the federal government in the balls conspiracy.
"This could be federal, if not bigger—some sort of global-level project," he said, "which may be giving the Knoxville administration more credit than it deserves."
Recent remarks by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on the need for an increased U.S. military presence in space support UGS' theory of federal involvement in a local space technology-related conspiracy.
UGS admits that his theories are tentative, and based only on a single analysis. He fears, however, that waiting for the conspiracy to reveal itself before taking action could prove dangerous.
"What's inside that air conditioning unit on the Bijou roof? That's open to speculation," said UGS. "But what we'll see when the fourth sphere is erected or elevated out of the water is that something will emerge out of that spot on top of the Bijou.
"I know I won't be around to see it, though," he added, hinting at the possibility that his inquiries have already drawn the attention of officials involved with the project.
The most likely and obvious scenarios—that alien technology from a crashed UFO in the Tennessee River is being harnessed by local government for unspecified purposes; that the local government, supported by the federal government and perhaps global organizations, is paving the way for an invasion from extraterrestrial beings; or that the survivors of a highly advanced lost civilization are preparing to return to claim their ancient territory—are all possibilities, UGS says.
"But the UFO theory is more plausible than the lost civilization," he quickly added.
UGS also dismisses the notion that Masons are involved. "What have you got against the Masons?" he asked. "I don't know anything about the Masons."
He also denied direct knowledge that either the Rosicrucians or Knights Templar are involved.
A more startling theory proposed by UGS is that the local government is undertaking a secret effort to trap tourists inside downtown Knoxville as part of ongoing redevelopment plans.
"I think Knoxville's revitalization strategy is dependent heavily on balls, and apparently two balls aren't enough," he said, beads of sweat collecting on his forehead. "The sucking vortex theory has some validity, the idea that we're luring tourists inside an inescapable vortex of spheres in an effort to retain those tourist dollars."
If that's the case, UGS says, the planetarium—and especially the monumental spire that will sit atop it—could be an instrument for the "convergence of cosmic forces" that will create an impenetrable shield around the downtown area. The technology for such a force field could be extraterrestrial in origin, he explains.
Or, in an opposite theory that seems to coincide with existing policy, Knoxville officials could be building a transportation chamber, also based on alien technology, to transport tourists out of Knoxville, perhaps to Asheville, according to UGS. UGS speculates that city officials are somehow profiting from the displacement of tourists out of Knoxville.
At least one city official admits that the geometric pattern indicates an intricate veiled plan on the part of local government. "People say we don't have a master plan," said Frank Cagle, deputy to Knoxville Mayor Victor Ashe. "This sure looks like a plan to me."
Cagle refused to provide details of the plan, or to reveal whether extraterrestrial technology had been used to develop it.
When told of Cagle's statement, UGS seemed unfazed. The remarks, he said, simply reinforce his suspicions. "That suggests alien involvement in the local government," he said. "There are high-level people who should be considered suspects of being alien life forms."
UGS is reluctant to guess at the ultimate ramifications of his balls theory. "When you have two balls on the horizon, it starts to clue people in," he said, explaining that he had drawn the line between the Sunsphere and Hall of Fame long before plans for Universe Knoxville were announced, anticipating the presence of more balls in the cityscape. "I don't know what's next."
But he tentatively conjectures that Knoxville could become a central point in a coming war between earthlings and a race of superintelligent, war-like aliens and their human facilitators.
As he recounts this vision, he becomes noticeably agitated, his eyes darting into corners and his long thin fingers trembling. A co-worker approaches and asks, in a friendly tone, "What are you talking about?"
UGS shuffles the secret documents in front of him, warning his friend that his life may be in danger if he knows too much. It's a warning he's already learned well for himself.
May 17, 2001 * Vol. 11, No. 20
© 2001 Metro Pulse
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