GC826PG Alien Blogger
Type: Mystery | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: LostinDenver @ | Hide Date: 01/06/2019 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 41.139 W105° 22.717 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
                 

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Alien Blogger here,  

Right now I’m frankly (no pun intended) terrified.  My long time source wanted to share something big. Really big.  He planned to give me something that would blow the alien conspiracy wide open.  He had proof that our government has decoded alien transmissions. Something about an invasion to wipe out our planet.

I won’t tell you where or when we met.  I pulled up and waited until I saw his car. He changes cars often, but I knew what to expect this time.  Within seconds after he parked, I was stunned by a massive explosion. Once the ringing in my ears stopped, I looked toward his car to see it smoldering with flames leaping toward the sky.  I jumped out and started running toward the embers. Just as the flames were heating my face, I saw others approaching. They were all wearing dark suits and carrying small pistols. The men in black.  I turned and hurried back to my car.

Two days later I returned and there wasn’t a trace of the explosion.  Nothing. But under a light pole I saw something sticking out. It was a piece of mostly burnt paper.  I grabbed it and tried to read it. It was some sort of code and his handwriting. I’m sharing it with all of you.  

You can search Google or anything else and I bet you won’t find any record of the men in black or the explosion.  Nothing in the papers, or the news either. It’s been wiped clean. Sterilized. Somebody wanted him to be quiet forever.  I’m worried I’m next. No need for you to go to the starting point either.

I need help from all of you.  I’m in hiding and can’t chase this any longer without being discovered.  Decode the message and see what’s there.

Should I go missing, never forget me.  

Frank Arecibo, born 16 November 1974, coincidentally the same day the US Government sent an interstellar radio message in an attempt to contact intelligent life.

Please replace cache in it's hiding spot and report any difficulties to the CO.

Congratulations to MLCCrashers for the FTF! 42/108

Additional Waypoints

09/25/2019 By Buster4Cat
Ever since I saw this announcement I’ve been trying to decode this but couldn’t figure out how. It wasn’t until I put on a tin foil hat could I finally understand what was needed. Couldn’t wait to make the find first thing this morning. Awesome. Thanks.

08/22/2019 By _BriGuy_
Our first find of the morning. Spending the morning with SableBug, doing some hiking near Evergreen. Great hide. Left a fave. SL.TFTC!

08/18/2019 By sleuthers
Fun puzzle and great hide. Found with the family. Cheers.

08/18/2019 By uciphd
At first I thought the puzzle was a version of Conway's Game of Life - although I had fun playing that game with the given puzzle, the end reward didn't exactly make sense. Then I read the description a little more carefully and got onto another track that was much simpler to decode. This afternoon we were on our way to Glenwood Springs and took a detour to find this cache along the way. Very scenic location and creative hide. Thank you from Massachusetts.

08/10/2019 By COHodag
Solved this one a while ago and finally picked it up today. TFTC

06/29/2019 By Greasepot
8:12:00 AM We are on Staycation this week and having a great time. Today's destination was Mt. Evans Wilderness. Thanks for the caches! GreasePot, Garlic and Prince Hairy. Salmon Girl solved this one for us!

06/12/2019 By Kroozer
Neat puzzle and hide! Earns a fav! Signed log. Thanks for a fun one!

05/26/2019 By MtnPorgs
After a successful find at the Invasion 82505 cache in Highlands Ranch yesterday, we took our decoded message under the cover of an afternoon Rocky Mountain thunderstorm. We successfully avoided detection by any lifeforms, alien or otherwise. This was our first mystery cache and gets a big favorite for 'being' out of this world. Humans 2, Aliens 0. RIP Frank.

04/28/2019 By GeoDog74
So I've been watching this one for a while, trying to figure out what the code meant. I was able to deduce a few numbers, but needed a little help from the CO. Once he was kind enough to point me in the right direction, we were able to crack the code. We headed to the GZ which was free of any Alien spacecraft, although we did battle through 60 mph gale force winds, with yet another spring snow storm about to hit! I'm giving a favorite point for the cache itself, which took me a couple of tries to find. Great spot! TFTC!

02/07/2019 By LostinDenver
Checked on this one today. Doing great!

02/04/2019 By Bhob
Went for a drive out west today - this was the third of twenty-one geocaches that I found along the way. TN-LN-SL. Thanks !

01/20/2019 By SeekDaCache
We headed out on a nice janurary day to go grab the new caches going up to and from Central City. A lot of great views. Very nice hide and camo, SL,TNLN,TFTC Scores a fav pt.+

01/19/2019 By T5M
So snow and aliens. It was time to team up with 2 of the best alien hunters I know, PayMeCache and Fearthefish. Maybe this hunt went so well because these two are aliens them self. Always wondered.
With the decoded information in hand we made the journey thru the increased land of white hills and trees. Soon the environment looked like another planet, where have we landed this does not look like earth. What is happening, have we been taken, please no probes.

Whoa what happened? Looks like I must have hit my head and got knocked out. I had such a strange dream, you would not believe it. Let’s sign this log and get out of here. Favorite point awarded.

Some may say we are crazy, but this game/hobby is one of the greatest gifts. Who doesn’t love a great scavenger hunt. Hiking, biking or driving hundreds of miles to sign our name on a piece of paper. This brings us a lifetime of joy, and new friends from all around the world.

Thanks for placing this cache and keeping our recreation going. SL/with PoshCacher/MagicCacher.Tftc
#2063
Found using Cachly on iPhone!

01/18/2019 By herndonrd
I ain't afraid of no ghost (oops- wrong genre). So the aliens were at it again. Once I had a correct copy of their transmission, I quickly determined where their headquarters was. I knew that I would need all of the Alien Detection Avoidance stealth that I could muster (using the skills gains in defeating the Alien Invasion). It must have worked as, per his log, it seems that T5M didn't even notice me on the trip! To prove that the group's collective IQ was equal that of a peanut, off the troop went into the Rocky Mountains during a snowstorm, with FeartheFish driving! Clearly there was a group deathwish! Even more shocking was that FeartheFish was the only one with snowboots (when he is the "most prepared" you are in deep trouble). Along the way, since we all know that FeartheFish has the attention span of a Jack Russel Terrier in a park full of squirrels, he says "hey, there's this new multi". So after a detour to pick up some stages of said multi with me doing all the math work (see other log for this) off to the transmission location. Upon reaching GZ, the only sensible thing was to send PMC to find the container. Having found and signed, the team admired a local herd of elk, while I thought " two big safes of firearms at home and nothing on me!". I did have my knife with me but didn't have that much of a death wish! Off to do more stages of the multi (again see other log) before returning to civilization with the Alien Blogger vanquished. What was that sound? Could it be the sound of an upcoming INVASION? TFTC!

01/16/2019 By Rohatx
I’ll take STF!
I would have signed this much earlier except there was a yellow communications vehicle parked at GZ. Perhaps communications with the blogger have been intercepted and countermeasures by sympathizers have been deployed! They were unsuccessful and the device is secure!

01/14/2019 By LostinDenver
I was concerned that the container was missing. Container is in place. But unfortunately I forgot to put a log in it. Replaced paper signed by MLCCrashers with new log and their name in FTF place. Cache on!

01/13/2019 By MLCCrashers
Decoded the alien transmission and found the blog container at 11:28 am on Jan 13, 2019. So clever it confirms alien involvement. CO was correct that this had been wiped clean, including the logbook so I made a makeshift replacement. There were fresh footprints in the new snow at the posted coords but not at container. I fear I’m next so better scatter quick! Just enough time to make this a favorite.