

Vannevar Bush, the head of the department at MIT, was also of the twelve 'MJ-12' members." Now it is well known that President Truman's signature was only copied from another document.

Roscoe Hillenkoetter, Director of the CIA at the time, was among the twelve people. The announcer informs, "It was said that following the Roswell incident, twelve people made a secret promise with extra-terrestrials under President Truman's direct orders.

The announcer continues, "The so-called 'MJ-12 document' was in the film." The names of thirteen men and their corresponding photos are shown. The announcer explains, "In 1984, Jaime Shandera, a television producer, received an undeveloped film and some documents in a brown envelope from an anonymous person." An image of a document labeled 'Top Secret/ Majic' is shown. A photo of a man and a manila envelope is exhibited. Lain assumes a more compact sitting position. The alien-like figure smiles at Lain, then disappears. It wears a green and red striped sweater.

It has long arms and an unnaturally large head. There is a short figure standing by the bedroom door. Lain sits up and crawls over her bed to peek around the corner of all her equipment. Lain hears the sound and asks, "Who's there?" Another step is the only reply to her question. Lain's bedroom floor is still covered with a layer of water from her Navi's cooling system. It sounds as if someone has taken a step into Lain's room. Guesses became facts and rumors became histories." The announcer continues, "It has still not been proven what it was. A male voice announces over the footage, "On Jan unidentified flying object fell in a New Mexico desert." The footage seems to pan over a strange object. Old newsreel style footage is showing scenes of a desert. Whether you believe in God or not, he is always with you." A female voice says, "If you want to avoid the pain, you should believe in God. Stock opening footage replays scenes of the city and its people at night. Layer 09 : Protocol is the ninth episode of Serial Experiments Lain.
