The text is a detailed discussion of a mysterious case from the 1950s, involving a man known as John Allen K Zegrus. Zegrus was a passenger on a plane who claimed to be from a fictional country named Taured. When he arrived at the airport, officials were puzzled as they could not find any information about Taured. His passport contained real stamps from other countries, including Japan, and all other documents confirming his identity were also issued by Taured.
Despite an investigation, no concrete evidence was found to confirm Zegrus' identity or citizenship. He disappeared from a hotel room and his belongings were never found. The story has been widely circulated on the internet and in various paranormal forums, leading to many theories and speculations.
However, the speaker of the text, Topa, aims to expose the story as a hoax. By using various internet archives and newspaper databases, Topa found evidence that the story originated from a book published in 1975 by Jacques Bergier, a writer known for his work in the paranormal. The book featured a similar story, but with a different name and some alterations to the details.
The speaker also found a mention of Zegrus in a Canadian newspaper from 1960, which reported that Zegrus had arrived in Tokyo and claimed to be from Taured. This was further corroborated by a Japanese radio broadcast from 1961, which mentioned Zegrus' arrest and trial for illegal entry into Japan.
The speaker concludes by stating that the story of Zegrus is a detective novel, not a paranormal mystery. The case remains unsolved, with many questions about Zegrus' identity and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance. The speaker encourages viewers to continue investigating such cases and to evaluate the credibility of the sources they find.
1. The narrator discusses a paranormal case of a missing man, a story that has gained popularity over time .
2. The story centers around a man who claimed to be from a non-existent country, Taured, and was found puzzling by authorities at an airport in Tokyo in 1954 .
3. The man's passport contained real stamps from other countries, including a Japanese stamp, and all other documents confirming his identity were also issued by Taured .
4. After an investigation, it was found that there was no record of the man's hotel booking or his employment, and the only proof of his existence was a scan of his passport .
5. The story has been circulating on the internet since 2007 and gained popularity after 2010 .
6. The narrator found that the story was first mentioned in a Canadian newspaper published in 1960 .
7. The story was also found in several paranormal books written by a fictional writer, Jacques Bergier, published between 1964 and 1977 .
8. The narrator discovered an article about a man named John Allen K Zegrus in Wikipedia, who was believed to be the man from Taured .
9. John Allen K Zegrus was arrested in Tokyo in 1960 for entering Japan illegally and for cashing fraudulent checks .
10. The man's passport was made manually and the country it was issued by was fictional. He claimed to speak 14 languages and worked for US special services .
11. The embassy of Japan in Taipei gave him a visa on October 17 one year before he entered Japan with that passport .
12. The case of John Allen K Zegrus did not end after the court hearing and his true identity and nationality remained unknown .