The legendary landing of 1954
The real-life mystery man
The anatomy of a passport hoax
From con man to cosmic traveler
YOUR GOAL
Master of The passport to nowhere and the mystery of Taured
007skaty The Taured Passport Hoax
He printed his own passport to travel the land (Oh yeah, travel the land!) / A country made of paper in the palm of his hand (In the palm of his hand!)
007skaty During a July 29, 1960 parliamentary debate on frontier formalities, Mathew cited the Zegrus case and its Tuared
007skaty Official government ink stamps crowd the worn pages of the fake Taured passport.
007skaty Decode the traveler's strange documents to figure out the mystery of Taured.
Passport history: The earliest recorded passport-like document is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, dating back to around 450 BC.
An official document issued by a government certifying the holder's identity and citizenship for international travel. In October 1959, John Zegrus entered Japan using a fabricated passport from a non-existent country.
In the 1960 Canadian newspaper report, what nationality did Zegrus claim to have naturalized into?
Why was Zegrus able to travel to multiple countries with a completely fake passport?
Which real government body debated the Zegrus case as an example of passport insecurity?
What was the primary reason Zegrus was prosecuted, rather than just his fake passport?
To which city was John Zegrus officially deported after serving his prison sentence in Japan?