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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' offered $20,000 to anyone who could provide genuine pieces of ''[[Skylab]]'' debris. | The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was an [[Australia|Australian]] [[newspaper]] which on [[12 July]], [[1979]], offered [[Australian dollar|$]][[20000 (number)|20,000]] to anyone who could provide genuine pieces of ''[[Skylab]]'' debris. [[Harvey (Bennelong Point)|Harvey]] attempted to take his ''Skylab'' debris to the newspaper, unaware that the "debris" was in fact an [[escape pod]] from a [[Zalphon]] [[scout ship]] which had collided with ''Skylab'', and that the newspaper's [[editor]] [[Wade Johnson]] had been taken over by a Zalphon. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bennelong Point (short story)|Bennelong Point]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == |
Revision as of 10:47, 10 October 2023
The Sydney Morning Globe was an Australian newspaper which on 12 July, 1979, offered $20,000 to anyone who could provide genuine pieces of Skylab debris. Harvey attempted to take his Skylab debris to the newspaper, unaware that the "debris" was in fact an escape pod from a Zalphon scout ship which had collided with Skylab, and that the newspaper's editor Wade Johnson had been taken over by a Zalphon. (PROSE: Bennelong Point)
Behind the scenes
In real life, it was the San Francisco Chronicle that offered the exorbitant award, and the real life person on whom Harvey was based did indeed get a flight to San Francisco to successfully claim the prize. Also, in real life, the name of the paper is the Sydney Morning Herald.