Is Corso for real?

[Howpl]

Now that millions of Americans have had the chance to see Col. Corso on TV
(last night's Dateline), his credibility becomes an even more critical
issue. NBC didn't try to show that he isn't who he says he is; they only
quoted others who could be expected to say he's wrong (without getting
into any of the messy details, of course). This is what we've all come to
expect from our top journalists, so it shouldn't be a surprise. The last
thing they had him say on screen was a promise to "tell you later" about
"a time machine" -- a piece of film editing that could have no other
motive than to make him appear to be a kook. For all we know, he was
joking, but NBC didn't give him a chance to explain -- indeed, I'm sure
they were delighted to have this sound bite to close its pathetic excuse
for "reportage."

My question, then, is: Who among the knowledgeable people in this
newsgroup can debunk Corso? I've been told that he didn't tell his
prologue writer that the book was about UFOs. If that's true, that's bad,
but it doesn't quite do the job of finishing him off.

I'm still reading the book, which, in addition to the startling
revelations, contains some pretty sophisticated insights into why a
cover-up would be initiated and the hows and why of its evolution. I'm
still wondering if the new AF report was prompted by the publication of
this book.