The word of this happening got around fast. Within weeks, the 'Winter '96' issue of "Unsolved UFO mysteries" magazine came out and my article took up the first 8 pages of that publication. It was exciting for me. I already was in the process of building an internet presence at 'Black Vault' and "UFO Folklore" and "Ovni Chapterhouse." These sites were rapidly gaining 'hits' and I was answering hundreds of emails.

It had a definitive effect on how I would have normally pursued my career. Actually, at the time, I felt that the pursuit of this 'Solar Obliteration' method and the journalizing of its progress was my 'real job.' It took up a lot of time where I normally would have been contacting more agencies in Hollywood.

In early 1996, I had a few experiences that truly indicated that they were related to my recent sightings. I personally feel that someone or something may have come into my home. I have never given a full explanation of that aspect of my life, because I don't have one. I know far too well what happens when a person goes way out on a limb, and speaks with confidence and then later, some skeptic presents some evidence to the contrary. I have seen it happen to far too many people. Regardless, two incidences that occurred when I was not alone do mean that there are other witnesses. That gave me enough confirmation to continue on.

At the same time, my little 'bit part' career in Hollywood was taking off. Ironically, I had received a roll as a fearsome, armored alien warrior on the short-lived Fox television series; "SPACE: Above and Beyond." I lovingly dubbed that fiberglass medieval torture device that they referred to as 'My Costume' - "Chig3". This configuration was given primarily because that was the number that had been sown into the contraption that the wardrobe personnel had deemed specifically to fit me.

So, I became like a character in a comic book. Certainly, it was too easy, and this 'Technique' was too good to be free. Then there was the Hollywood connection again. One can only imagine the reactions that I got when I would speak at a UFO convention, and inevitably, at some point in my presentation, I would have to include the fact that my 'day job' was to portray 'space aliens' on TV. I think that I gained a fan base, but lost a lot of scientific credibility because of it. Even in the incredible genre of Ufology, I was considered to be 'fringe.'

During my time off, I would continue to journalize the developments of my research. Along with other witnesses, I continued to feed the information and images across the internet and from various locations.

June 29, 1996, was what I referred to at the time, as the 'Solar Anniversary.' On this momentous day, I went over to my friend Bob Bucher's home in Wynettka, California and borrowed his video camera. It was one of those fancy BETA-Decks. I believe that it had a 'zoom' power of 120 X.

On that day, the UFOs came down really close to me. It was almost as if the unknowns were acknowledging my efforts. It was chilling to contemplate. The days that followed were filled with hyper-analyzing and too much conjecture. I constantly felt on the edge of a nervous breakdown. It never came, but my paradigms were smashed several times during this period. I saw things, felt things, and recorded things which I previously had not believed in. The camera and the recordings were but an afterthought. For me it was a fascinating new field of research.

At that point in the history of all of this, I had already personally met most of the current 'Stars of UFOs.' Over time, my materials had circulated across all of their desks. After a year and a half of promises, I had, what was for me, a great epiphany. The UFO genre is a business. And at times, this business has a very corporate political process. It always has been a 'bottom line' situation. I spoke out prior to being given the 'go ahead' from the 'who's who' of UFOs. I didn't respond correctly. At one pinnacle moment, I decided to publicly proclaim; "The Emperor wears no clothes!"

If you are not part of the solution, you can definitely be part of the problem. Not long after those transmissions, I found a post on a prominent web site that read, "The Infamous 'John Bro'." That is when it occurred to me that I was more highly publicized than I had previously realized. All of the 'big wigs' of Ufology had access to my statement of disapproval.

As the public took more interest, the voices of the genre kept their distance. I was not getting return emails until the 'SIGHTINGS' episode in which I was featured had aired. So, between the magazine article, the Internet - and now, with the repeats of the 'Solar Obliteration' episode, I was getting some exposure.

Soon, I was somehow connected to Jose Escamillia's "RODS" research. Jose was being given much more media exposure, as he hadn't offended anyone yet. A few times, I felt fear of being publicly dissolved into his research. But mine was a completely different and separate discipline. I was looking for something much different than the images that had been classified "RODS."

Then, the skeptics emerged in force. First they assailed the work of Jose Escamillia. Then they went about the business of dismantling 'Solar Obliteration.' Some of these folks attacked it as if it were their duty, or their job. I could not believe the truth, when I found out how much time and effort that some had invested in shooting this down. Due to public responses, my reputation of being a 'loose canon' grew. I was writing on this subject for several hours each day.

In the spring of 1997, I was literally given my '15 minutes of Fame' appearing on the 'Art Bell : Coast-to-Coast' internationally-broadcast radio show. At the conclusion of my report, Art said that he would give me an official, full-length interview at a later date. I never did heard back from him again. He was concentrating on more pressing issues, like 'Hale-Bopp' and the Courtney Brown predictions. Also, Y2K was just around the corner. It was ultimately important to freak people out about that.

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