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Revealed - the 'alien space cathedral' built in New Mexico desert by Tom Cruise’s Scientology church
- Secret New Mexico base is built to withstand a nuclear attack
- It reportedly holds the original texts of Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard
- Scientologists reportedly believe in sinister extraterrestrial emperor Xenu
- But church leaders routinely deny this or any talk of aliens
- BBC reporter John Sweeney investigated site for new book
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These giant symbols etched into the desert are a welcoming message to aliens from Tom Cruise's deeply secretive church of Scientology.
The religion, which believes a sinister extraterrestrial being called Xenu brought billions of people to earth in spaceships similar to DC8 airliners, operates a giant underground base hidden deep within the New Mexico desert.
BBC reporter John Sweeney, who famously clashed with Scientologists during a Panorama report in 2007, travelled to the site dubbed Scientology's 'alien space cathedral', to research a new book.
Welcome to earth: The huge symbol etched into the desert in New Mexico next to the Scientology base dubbed the 'alien space cathedral'
The strange symbols sit on top of a rock formation in New Mexico where the church of Scientology has built an enormous underground bunker
Hidden some 30 miles from the nearest town, the base is reportedly home to a huge underground bunker, built in the 1980's and strong enough to withstand a nuclear holocaust.
Deep inside its vaults sealed within titanium caskets, are the original texts of founder L Ron Hubbard on gold discs - the religion's most sacred scriptures.
A report in the Sun newspaper tells how Sweeney visited the site, known as Trementina Base, and interviewed former members of the church of Scientology for the new book Church of Fear.
Mr Sweeney,who the church has previously described as 'a bigot, a liar and psychotic' said: 'I'd alway wanted to visit Trementina because when you go to the church they always deny this talk of Xenu and space aliens.
'When I spoke to Kirsty Alley and Juliette Lewis in 2007 and asked them 'who is Xenu?' they'd say "John, you're crazy".
'But if I'm wrong about the church believing in aliens, then why have they built these giant symbols in the middle of the desert that can only be seen from outer space?
'I think there is something very strange about a church which builds an enormous cathedral but then hides it away from everyone.
'What concerns me is that Scientology says it wants religious status in the UK. But our rules state religions must be open and honest about their beliefs and I think these are good rules.
'This place is physical proof that they do believe in aliens. I'd like to see Tom Cruise and John Travolta explain why they hide this from people.'
The symbols, which consist of two interlinking circles with diamonds in the centre, are reportedly there to guide Scientologists returning to earth after fleeing to outer space to escape armageddon.
Follower: Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise, left, has been a Scientologist since the early 1990s and, right, Scientology leader David Miscavige, addresses the crowd during the opening of a new church in London
Mr Sweeney was accompanied by a former Scientologist Marc Headley, who claims to have been 'audited' by Cruise and then beaten up by the church’s leader David Miscavige - incidents which the church strongly deny.
After travelling many miles along a dirt road, the pair made it as far as a set of huge steel gates guarded by two security cameras, where they were turned away.
He writes: 'I press an intercom button. A voice says “Hello” in what sounds like a Scandinavian accent. I announce that I’m John Sweeney and ask nicely for a tour.
'We are not invited in and the intercom simply spouts white noise. We drive back to civilisation, wondering what kind of religion builds a space alien cathedral underground.'
The reporter claims he received two mysterious phone calls to his hotel room at 1am that night for which he believes Scientologists were responsible.
Mr Headley, who was brought up inside the church from the age of six, has written the book Blown For Good: Inside the Dark Curtain of Scientology.
In it he reveals how the church's E-meter devices, which are used to measure the static electric field around a person, cost just $40 to make but are sold for $4,000 (£2,400). And church leaders reccomend everyone should have two in case one breaks.
In a piece published in the Mail earlier this year Mr Sweeney recounted the incident in 2007 when he lost his temper at two Scientologists who had been trailing him across America.
BBC reporter John Sweeney, who famously clashed with Scientologists during a Panorama report in 2007, travelled to the Trementina while researching a new book
He said: 'Five years ago, I spent weeks at the centre of the church’s attention. Private investigators who, I believe, were working for the church chased me around the streets of Los Angeles, invaded my hotel at midnight and put me under surveillance. Strangers spied on my wedding and knocked on the doors of my neighbours.
'In the end, I lost it on camera, doing a good impression of an exploding tomato.
'In the 21st century, everyone has a right to believe in anything, or nothing. But not everything that claims to be a religion is a religion. It could be, for example, a brain-washing cult.
'For a start, a religion must be honest about what it believes in. Scientologists believe in a space alien satan called Xenu — but if you ask them, their spokesmen deny it.'
Mailonline has contacted the church of Scientology's headquarters in London but they have so far declined to comment.
John Sweeney's book, The Church of Fear — Inside the Weird World of Scientology, is published on January 7 by Silvertail Books, paperback £12.99 and ebook £3.99.
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Scientology's 'Alien Space Cathedral' Described In John Sweeney's New Book Church Of Fear
Huffington Post UK | By Sara C Nelson Posted: 31/12/2012 15:24 GMT | Updated: 31/12/2012 16:17 GMT
He famously lost his temper during a Panorama investigation into the Church of Scientology, and now reporter John Sweeney has revealed how he attempted to visit the cult’s desert lair, which is emblazoned with a message to aliens that can apparently be seen from space.
In an excerpt from his new book Church of Fear, Sweeney tells of his journey into the New Mexican desert to view the group's “space alien cathedral”.
Adapted by Ben Jackson exclusively for The Sun, it reads: “We are seeking the space alien cathedral that ex-Scientologists say was built deep underground by the church in the 1980s at a cost of millions of dollars.
"Its vault houses the lectures of church founder L Ron Hubbard on gold discs locked in titanium caskets sealed with argon. The cathedral is H-bomb proof, protected by three 5,000lb stainless steel airlocks.
“Experts say the weird signs on top of the mountain will guide Clears, (high-ranking Scientologists) returning from space to find Mr Hubbard’s works after a nuclear Armageddon wipes out humanity.”
According to Wikipedia, the base also includes a number of dwellings set in a network of underground tunnels and has its own private, concrete airstrip.
Sweeney's tome, which goes on sale on 7 January 2013 via Silvertail Books, details what he describes as the Church’s attempt to “destroy” him and speaks to former Scientologists who tell heart-breaking stories of families torn apart and lives ruined.
The Church, which counts Hollywood actors Tom Cruise and John Travolta among its devotees, has in turn described the author as “psychotic, a bigot, a liar”.
Sweeney was filmed in 2007 shouting at Scientology representative Tommy Davis. (Scroll down to watch footage of the exchange).
He wrote: "If you are interested in becoming a TV journalist, it is a fine example of how not to do it.
"I look like an exploding tomato and shout like a jet engine and every time I see it, it makes me cringe."
He later told The Guardian his outburst had been “an animal cry of rage” after feeling he’d been a victim of a “psychological attack” by the Scientologists.
Admitting he was left “embarrassed” by the incident, he added: “I wish I hadn’t lost it, and for the rest of my life I can never again lose my temper on TV.
“The BBC could have sacked me and that would have been the end of my career on TV.”
Meanwhile, the Church of Scientology is set to build a new £6m headquarters in Birmingham.
The group plans to restore a listed mansion in Moseley, according to a video on the Church’s website.
No word as to whether they’ll be carving alien messages into the roof of the premises.
Scientologists' Alleged Apocalypse Bunker Found
Marc Lallanilla
Date: 31 December 2012 Time: 12:58 PM ET
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| A report claims this is the secret New Mexico bunker of the Church of Scientology. CREDIT: Google Maps |
A secret bunker hidden deep within the deserts of New Mexico is reported to be the "alien space cathedral" of the Church of Scientology, according to a BBC reporter.
The site is marked by a large symbol etched onto the desert floor: two diamonds surrounded by a pair of overlapping circles, according to the British newspaper The Sun. A private airstrip, built to serve the controversial church's leaders, is within walking distance of the symbol.
The entire complex is located near Mesa Huerfanita, N.M., roughly two-hour's drive from Santa Fe, N.M., and three hours north of Roswell, N.M., site of numerous purported UFO sightings, according to The Sun.
The Sun report, penned by BBC journalist and Scientology debunker John Sweeney, claims the church designed the underground site to withstand a nuclear holocaust. Hidden within the complex's vaults are titanium caskets that hold gold disks inscribed with the original texts of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, according to the Daily Mail.
The symbols seen on the desert floor are reportedly there to help guide Scientologists returning to Earth after fleeing the planet to escape a future "Armageddon," writes the Daily Mail.
The Church of Scientology did not respond to requests for comment, according to the Daily Mail. Sweeney is the author of "The Church of Fear: Inside the Weird World of Scientology" (Silvertail Books) scheduled to be published in January 2013.
