Dr. Carl Justav Jung “A purely psychological explanation is ruled out...the discs show signs of intelligent guidance, by quasi-human pilots...the authorities in possession of important information should not hesitate to enlighten the public as soon and as completely as possible.”11 Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, Ph.D. In 1971, Dr. Mitchell became the sixth person to walk on the moon as part of the US Apollo Space program. “I am an American astronaut and a trained scientist. Because of my position people in high places confide in me. And, as a result, I have no doubt that aliens HAVE visited this planet. The American government and governments throughout the world have thousands of files of UFO sightings which cannot be explained. As a scientist, it is logical to me that at least some of these will have been witness of alien craft. As a former astronaut, the military people who have access to these files are more willing to talk to me than to people they regard as mere cranks. The stories I have heard from these people, who are more highly qualified than me to talk about UFOs, leave me in no doubt that aliens have already visited Earth…” … “when I learned that aliens really do exist, I wasn’t too surprised. But what did shock me when I started investigating extra-terrestrial reports a decade ago is the extent to which the proof has been hushed up. It isn’t just the US government which has kept quiet about alien visits. It would be arrogant of an American like myself to assume that ETs would only choose to visit my country. Indeed, I’ve heard convincing stories about governments all over the world that know of alien visits - including the British government.”12 3.2.2
Section II: The Government Speaks Political, Military and Intelligence Figures
President Harry S. Truman “I can assure you that flying saucers, given that they exist, are not constructed by any power on Earth.”13 President Dwight D. Eisenhower “Beware the military-industrial complex.”14 President Gerald Ford “...I have taken a special interest in these [UFO] accounts because many of the latest reported sightings have been in my home state of Michigan... Because I think there may be substance to some of these reports and because I believe the American people are entitled to a more thorough explanation than has been given them by the Air Force to date, I am proposing that either the Science and Astronautics Committee or the Armed Services Committee of the House, schedule hearings on the subject of UFOs and invite testimony from both the executive branch of the Government and some of the persons who claim to have seen UFOs... 11
Jung, Carl: Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Sky (R.F.C. Hull translation), 1959. Anonymous: “Yes, Aliens Really Are Out There, Says the Man on the Moon,” The People [a London Newspaper], October 25, 1998. 13 Truman, Harry: White House press conference, April 4, 1950. 14 Eisenhower, Dwight: Last speech as President, January, 1961. 12
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