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1. Dr Bob

   That’s quite cool — the benevolent image of Colonel Sanders looking into space.
   I found this region on Google Earth. Here are some details:
   coordinates:
   latitude 37.6460 N
   longitude 115.7508 W
   If you enable the “geographic web” box in Google Earth, you find that this is also the location of the “Little A’le’Inn”. Google Earth has a picture of the inn, and it has signs like the following:
   - Welcome UFO’s and Crews
   - Earthlings Welcome
   So it’s just a weird roadside spot in the middle of nowhere near the Extraterrestrial Highway, which runs by Area 51.
   Presumably the proprietor figured that after traveling all those light years, the aliens would have a hankering for Kentucky Fried Chicken.
   If you zoom out from the Colonel, you find the town of Rachel, NV, about half a mile to the east. There (and also to the south along the Extraterrestrial Highway) you’ll find a lot more alien-related photographs on Google Earth.
   On Google Maps, a street view is available along the Extraterrestrial Highway, but unfortunately not from the streets of Rachel.
   Here’s a link to the Colonel Sanders image on Google Maps:http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Rachel,NV&…
   The welcome sign to the town reads as follows:
   Welcome to Rachel Nev
   Humans 98 Aliens ?
   The Little A’le’Inn appears to be the primary (or maybe the only) business for many miles around. Here’s its web site:http://www.littlealeinn.com/
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   Here’s information on the Colonel Sanders image (the face from space):http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/…
   It doesn’t have anything to do with the Little A’le’Inn, but was an advertising gimmick by KFC. It was constructed from painted tiles in 2006.

   Posted on 27-Nov-09 at 2:14 pm | Permalink

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