Unbelievable moonbases and wrong science

[indolering]

Alternative 3, as mentioned by indolering, was also the name of a "Science Report" TV broadcast from 1977.
This was a serious science show in the UK.

The programme was originally meant to be broadcast on April Fools Day, 1977. While its broadcast was delayed until June 20, the credits explicitly date the film to April 1.Alternative 3 ended with credits for the actors involved in the production and featured interviews with a fictitious American astronaut.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_3

The broadcast in the UK caused considerable controversy - many people were skeptical that the report was true although Science Report was a serious science show, not given to fiction.  I believe the PTB put so much pressure on this report that eventually the report was generally dismissed by the majority of sheeple who abide by the mainstream press.