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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Eisenhower and the Aliens

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President Eisenhower had three secret meetings with aliens, former Pentagon consultant claims. Ex-President met with extra-terrestrials on three separate occasions at New Mexico air base ... Eisenhower and other FBI officials are said to have organised the showdown with the space creatures by sending out 'telepathic messages' – UK Daily Mail

Dominant Social Theme: Wow, this Eisenhower was something else – a Supreme Allied Commander with a telepathic bent.

Free-Market Analysis: We have long pointed out that one of the elite's dominant social themes is the idea that aliens are involved with Earth, as an Internet search on "Daily Bell" and "alien invasion" shows.

This fear-based promotion is helpful to the Anglosphere power elite because it often breeds among people a kind of paranoia, which in turn gives the powers-that-be a more sympathetic environment for more expansive government and charismatic "leaders."

The "aliens among us" meme also provides the elites with a great way of devaluing and controlling the alternative Internet media. By planting dubious "alien" stories within controlled media environments that appear to be alternative media sites (but are not) the powers-that-be can devalue serious exposes.

Often these "aliens among us" stories are sprinkled like spice among serious articles regarding the military-industrial complex, central banking and other subjects that warrant study and consideration. Often referred to as "poisoning the well," inserting such stories – articles generally about the paranormal, the Illuminati, etc. – creates an environment where, for many people, every kind of alternative viewpoint is then cast into doubt.

Lately, as we have documented over the past year or more, there are more and more of these stories featuring off-Earth creatures. Now, here at DB we're not going to suggest that there are NO other intelligent life forms in the universe. But we have a hard time with the "here and now" stuff.

The idea that Eisenhower sat down at a conclave with "grays" and plenty of witnesses is just a bit hard for us to believe. It sounds more like a Grade D Hollywood movie than real history. Here's some more from the article:

Conspiracy theorists have circulated increased rumours in recent months that the meeting between the Commander-in-Chief and people from another planet took place. But the claims from Mr Good, a former U.S. Congress and Pentagon consultant, are the first to be made publicly by a prominent academic.

Speaking on Frank Skinner's BBC2 current affairs show Opinionated, he said that governments around the world have been in regular contact with aliens for many decades ... It has been claimed that Dwight D. Eisenhower met the extra-terrestrials at the Holloman Air Force base in New Mexico.

The initial meeting is supposed to have taken place with aliens who were 'Nordic' in appearance, but the agreement was eventually 'signed' with a race called 'Alien Greys'. Mr Good added: 'We know that up to 90 per cent of all UFO reports can be explained in conventional terms. However, I would say millions of people worldwide have actually seen the real thing.'

There are yet more reasons for the power elite to float this sort of narrative. Thanks to what we call the Internet Reformation, more and more people are discovering the many ways their lives have been manipulated.

But by adding a good dollop of information about non-existent aliens, the elites can dilute that dawning knowledge and redirect credulous people away from the really important matters – such as how the society in which they live and work has been constructed to deny them freedom and reduce their opportunities.

It's all about control, and the way to induce control is to create these vast historical narratives – what we have come to call directed history. In the 20th century, such directed history was from what we can tell amazingly effective. The elites developed their story lines, hired their cronies to play their parts and then wrote the "approved" history in the aftermath.

The goal was always apparently the same, however. World domination – what's been called a New World Order. The 20th century moved the peoples of Earth a good way closer to that destination. The 21st century was supposed to have finished the job, but the Internet's sparked a growing comprehension – and resentment – having to do with what's REALLY taking place.

We've been waiting for the proverbial other shoe to drop, frankly. We wouldn't put it past the current powers-that-be to organize a large false-flag event featuring aliens. It seems to us that's where they're headed, though perhaps the Internet itself and the ability of people to scrutinize power elite themes has made them more cautious.

As cautious as they may be these days, the elites are a contemptuous bunch. They simply don't believe that even massive exposes of their activities matter much. We see it differently.

Conclusion: If the powers-that-be DO try create some massive false-flag alien episode, they may find people are not nearly so credulous as in the 1920s when Orson Welles caused massive hysteria with his War of the Worlds broadcast. Times are changing.




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  Posted by elray on 02/17/12 12:46 AM

The Report from Iron Mountain spelled it out in 1967.

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or in video format

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  Posted by Prometheus on 02/17/12 12:28 AM

Back then, the poster (some of the quotes below) appeared in USA Today - the site was then hacked, deleted, and shut down. Gee Ollie, who coulda done dat?

  Posted by Prometheus on 02/17/12 12:28 AM

All the quotes below about UFOs/ETs must be coming from completely brain dead people with no power, influence, or intelligence.. in our directed history... ..lalala



Famous Quotes about UFO's and the Alien UFO Sightings Phenomena

A few Quotes about UFOs and aliens for your consideration:

"In my mind, there is no question that they're out there. My Career is well established. My texts books are required reading in all the major capitals on planet earth. If you want to become a physist to learn about the unified feild therory-you read my books. Therefore, I'm in a position to say: Yes- Most likely they're out their, perhaps even visted, perhaps on our moon. - ABC News Quote --
-- Professor Michio Kaku Author of Theoretical Physics UNY

"I've been convinced for a long time that the flying saucers are real and interplanetary. Another words we are being watched by beings from outer space."
--Albert M. Chop, deputy public relations director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration,(NASA) and former United States Air Force spokesman for Project Blue Book.

"When the long awaited solution to the UFO problem comes, I believe that it will prove to be not merely the next small step in the march of science, but a mighty and totally unexpected quantum leap." "We had a job to do, whether right or wrong, to keep the public from getting excited"
--Dr.J Allen Hynek, Director US Air Force's project Blue Book as a scientific consultant, astronomer, investigator and analysis.

"Of course it is possible that UFO's really do contain aliens as many people believe, and the Government is hushing it up."
--Professor Stephen Hawking

"Given the millions of billions of Earth-like planets, life elsewhere in the Universe without a doubt, does exist. In the vastness of the Universe we are not alone."
--The Bible According to Albert Einstein
"It is my thesis that flying saucers are real and that they are space ships from another solar system.There is no doubt in my mind that these objects are interplanetary craft of some sort. I and my colleagues are confident that they do not originate in our solar system."
--Dr. Herman Oberth (The father of modern rockerty)

"I am completely convinced that UFOs have an out-of-world basis."
--Dr. Walther Riedel (Once chief designer and research director at the German rocket center in Peenemunde)

"The possibility of reduced-time interstellar travel either by advanced extraterrestrial civilizations at present or ourselves in the future, is not fundamentally constrained by physical principles."
-- Dr. Harold Puthoff (Director, Institute for advanced studies at Austin, Author of fundamentals of Quantum Electronics)

The least improbable explanation is that these things are artificial and controlled ... My opinion for some time has been that they have an extraterrestrial origin."
--Dr. Maurice Biot (leading aerodynamicists and mathematical physicist)

"The evidence is overwhelming that Planet Earth is being visited by intelligently controlled extraterrestrial spacecraft. In other words, SOME UFOs are alien spacecraft. Most are not. It's clear from the Opinion Polls and my own experience, that indeed most people accept the notion that SOME UFOs are alien spacecraft. The greater the education, the MORE likely to accept this proposition"
-- Stanton Friedman Defense Contractor Nuclear Physicist

"Extraterrestrial contact is a real phenomenon. The Vatican is receiving much information about extraterrestrials and their contacts with humans from its Nuncios (embassies) in various countries, such as Mexico, Chile and Venezuela."
-- Monsignor Corrado Balducci As stated 5 different times on Italian TV** (Vatican theologian insider close to the Pope,Monsignor Balducci said that he is on a Vatican commission looking into extraterrestrial encounters, and how to cope with the emerging general realization of extraterrestrial contact.)

"We must insist upon full access to disks recovered. For instance, in the La case the Army grabbed it and would not let us have it for cursory examination."
--J Edgar Hoover

"I am convinced that these ojects do exist and that they are not manufactured by any nations on earth"
--Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding (Commander-in-chief, Royal Air Force Fighter Command) (3) An outpouring of UFO reports which forces response in high places, particularly when unknowns virtually blitzed the U.S. capitol in Washington, D.C. An Air Force intelligence analysis also concluded that UFOs were interplanetary spaceships. (1952)

"The UFO phenomenon being reported is something real and not visionary or fictitious"
--General Nathan Twining Chairman, Joint chiefs of staff, 1955-1958

"With control of the universe at stake, a crash program is imperative.We produced the A-bomb, under the huge Manhattan Project, in an amazingly short time. The needs, the urgency today are even greater. The Air Force should end UFO secrecy, give the facts to scientists,the public, to Congress. Once the people realize the truth, they would back, even demand a crash program... for this is one race we dare not lose."
--Major Donald E Keyhoe USMC, Director NICAP 1953
"Unknown objects are operating under intelligent control... It is imperative that we learn where UFOs come from and what their purpose is. I can tell you, behind the scenes, high ranking military officers are soberly concerned about the UFOs"
--Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter (Former director of the Central Intelligence Agency)

"The possibility of reduced-time interstellar travel either by advanced extraterrestrial civilizations at present or ourselves in the future, is not fundamentally constrained by physical principles."
-- Dr. Harold Puthoff (Director, Institute for advanced studies at Austin, Author of fundamentals of Quantum Electronics)

An astonishing statement by Gen. Douglas MacArthur that, "... the next war will be an interplanetary war. The nations of the earth must someday make a common front against attack by people from other planets. The politics of the future will be cosmic, or interplanetary" (1955)

Truman climbs on board: "I can assure you that flying saucers, given that they exist, are not constructed by any power on earth"
--President Harry S. Truman

  Posted by Prometheus on 02/17/12 12:27 AM

"The US Airforce assures me that UFO's pose no threat to National Security.."
--President John F Kennedy

I feel that the Air Force has not been giving out all the available information on the Unidentified Flying Objects. You cannot disregard so many unimpeachable sources."
-- John W. McCormack, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States. January (1965)

(9) Senator Barry Goldwater tries to gain access to a secret building at Wright-Patterson AFB rumored to house top UFO material, but is refused.
"I certainly believe in aliens in space, and that they are indeed visiting our planet. They may not look like us, but I have very strong feelings that they have advanced beyond our mental capabilities."
--Senator Barry Goldwater (1965)
(Retired Air Force Brigadier General and pilot with many decades of flying experience)

Future President Gerald Ford recommends an official committee investigation of the UFO phenomenon.
"I strongly recommend that there be a committee investigation of the UFO phenomena. I think we owe it to the people to establish credibility regarding UFOs and to produce the greatest possible enlightenment on this subject"
--President Gerald Ford (1966)

On the campaign trail, soon-to-be President Jimmy Carter promises that upon election, he would make public all the government's information on UFO sightings.
"I don't laugh at people any more when they say they've seen UFOs. I've seen one myself!"
--President Jimmy Carter (1976)

"I looked out the window and saw this white Click to view link was zigzagging around. I went up to the pilot and said,Have you ever seen anything like that? He was shocked and he said, "Nope." And I said to him: "Let's follow it!" We followed it for several minutes. It was a bright white light.We followed it to Bakersfield, and all of a sudden to our utter amazement it went straight up into the heavens. When I got off the plane I told Nancy all about it."
--President Ronald Reagen (Describing his 1974 UFO encounter to veteran newsman Norman C. Miller, then Washington bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal.)

"I think about how quickly our differences worldwide would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside this world. And I ask you, does not this threat alread exsist?"
--President Ronald Reagen UN address

"The phenomenon of UFOs does exist, and it must be treated seriously."
--Mikhail Gorbachev

"I'm not at liberty to discuss the governments knowledge of extraterrestrial UFO's at this time. I am still personally being briefed on the subject!"
--President Richard M. Nixon


What say you, NASA?
I believe, and I scientifically am certain, that there are endless other living forms out there, including intelligent sentient beings. I do know that there are entire universes of living forms out there.
--Dr.Story Musgrave NASA scientist-astronaut

  Posted by Prometheus on 02/17/12 12:27 AM

"I believe that these extraterrestrial vehicles and their crews are visiting this planet from other planets which obviously are a little more technically advanced than we are here on Earth." --Colonel L. Gordon Cooper (Mercury 9, Gemini-5 Astronaut)

"Mission control, We have a UFO pacing our position, request instructions!"
-- Astronaut Cady Coleman NASAtransmission shuttle mission STS-73
"I've been asked about UFO's and I've said publicly I thought they were somebody else, some other civilization."
--Commander Eugene Cernan, Commanded the Apollo 17 Mission. (LA TIMES, 1973)

"We have contact with alien cultures."
--Astronaut Dr. Brian O'leary

"In my official status, I cannot comment on ET contact. However, personally, I can assure you, we are not alone!
--Charles J. Camarda (Ph.D.) NASA Astronaut

"UFO sightings are now so common, the military doesn't have time to worry about them - so they screen them out. The major defense systems have UFO filters built into them, and when a UFO appears, they simply ignore it."
--Lee Katchen (former atmospheric physicist with NASA)

"In my official status, I cannot comment on ET contact. However, personally, I can assure you, we are not alone!
--Charles J. Camarda (Ph.D.) NASA Astronaut
We all know that UFOs are real. All we need to ask is where do they come from, and what do they want?"
--Apollo 14 Astronaut Capt. Edgar Mitchell

"All Apollo and Gemini flights were followed, both at a distance and sometimes also quite closely, by space vehicles of extraterrestrial origin - flying saucers, or UFOs, if you want to call them by that name. Every time it occurred, the astronauts informed Mission Control, who then ordered absolute silence."
--Maurice Chatelain, former chief of NASA Communications Systems.

"At no time, when the astronauts were in space were they alone: there was a constant surveillance by UFOs."
--NASA's Scott Carpenter

When asked if he believed that UFO's were real;"Yes as a matter of fact I do." He was also asked if he had ever seen a UFO and he said he had, on his Gemini mission. He went on to say that he tried to take a picture of it, but it did not come out.
--Brigadier Gen. James Mc Divitt command pilot of the Gemini space craft. (This interview can be seen on a video tape called Beyond Belief, from United Entertainment, Inc. 1986.)

On May 11, 1962 NASA pilot Joseph Walker said that one of his tasks was to detect UFOs during his X-15 flights. He had filmed five or six UFOs during his record breaking fifty-mile-high flight in April, 1962. It was the second time he had filmed UFOs in flight. To date none of those films has been released to the public for viewing. During a lecture at the Second National Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Space Research in Seattle, Washington, he stated:

"I don't feel like speculating about them. All I know is what appeared on the film which was developed after the flight."
-- NASA Pilot Joseph A. Walker

"The evidence points to the fact that Roswell was a real incident and that indeed an alien craft did crash, and that material was recovered from that site. We all know that UFOs are real.All we need to ask is where do they come from, and what do they want?"
--Capt. Edgar Mitchell Apollo 14 Astronaut

"I was testing a P-51 fighter in Minneapolis when I spotted this object. I was at about 10,000 feet on a nice, bright, sunny afternoon. I thought the object was a kite, then I realized that no kite is gonna fly that high." As I got closer it looked like a weather balloon, gray and about three feet in diameter. But as soon as I got behind the darn thing it didn't look like a balloon anymore. It looked like a saucer, a disk. About the same time, I realized that it was suddenly going away from me -- and there I was, running at about 300 miles per hour. I tracked it for a little way, and then all of a sudden the damn thing just took off. It pulled about a 45 degree climbing turn and accelerated and just flat disappeared."
--Mercury Astronaut Capt. Donald Slayton

"Let there be no doubt. Alien technology harvested from the infamous saucer crash in Roswell, N.Mex., in July 1947 led directly to the development of the integrated circuit chip, laser and fiber optic technologies, Particle beams, Electromagnetic propulsion systems, Depleted uranium projectiles, Stealth capabilities, and many others! How do I know? I was in charge! (A matter of public record)I think the kids on this planet are wise to the truth, and I think we ought to give it to them. I think they deserve it.
--Colonel Philip Corso Army Intelligence officer, former head of the Foreign Technology at the U.S. Army's Research and Development department at the Pentagon. Four years director of intelligence on President Eisenhower's White House National Security Staff

Skeptic Quote -- "Radio has no future. Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. X-rays will prove to be a hoax."
--William Thomson, Lord Kelvin English scientist, 1899.

  Posted by Prometheus on 02/17/12 12:26 AM

The body of excellent evidence in respect to ETs is overwhelming and much information has come out. Correspondingly, there would be no easy way to inform the public of the Extraterrestrial existence, and no one government or military group to tell it.

The situation is extremely complex, with some of it quite disturbing. The sudden announcement of the true reality of ETs would have a profound effect on Earth's cultural, financial, religious, and social institutions. There appears investigators uncovering undeniable proof of a working relation between members of the Intelligence Agencies; the Pentagon and various off-world races that is totally separate from the perhaps hundreds or even thousands of contactee cases around the Globe. They had better tread softly.

Not UFO Related but Very Significant - Ike was Right! Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1960 Farewell Public Address

Until the latest of our world conflicts, the United States had no armaments industry. American makers of plowshares could, with time and as required, make swords as well. But now we can no longer risk emergency improvisation of national defense; we have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions. Added to this, three and a half million men and women are directly engaged in the defense establishment. We annually spend on military security more than the net income of all United States corporations.

This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence -- economic, political, even spiritual -- is felt in every city, every State house, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society.

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the militaryindustrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.

Akin to, and largely responsible for the sweeping changes in our industrial military posture, has been the technological revolution during recent decades.

In this revolution, research has become central; it also becomes more formalized, complex, and costly. A steadily increasing share is conducted for, by, or at the direction of, the Federal government.

Today, the solitary inventor, tinkering in his shop, has been overshadowed by task forces of scientists in laboratories and testing fields. In the same fashion, the free university, historically the fountainhead of free ideas and scientific discovery, has experienced a revolution in the conduct of research. Partly because of the huge costs involved, a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity. For every old blackboard there are now hundreds of new electronic computers.

The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present and is gravely to be regarded. To those who remain skeptical about the value of UFO research, here are some suggestions:

Read the serious and relevant UFO literature. Learn about the UFO investigators and research organizations. Know the facts behind the phenomenon. Study the data and do not confuse facts with speculation. Examine the research methods and arguments of skeptics.

Remember that honest and serious skepticism requires an understanding of the data, relevant scientific and social research, and the world-wide history of the UFO mystery

  Posted by annonymouse on 02/16/12 09:40 PM

There would be only 3 reasons why the hypothesis would be doubtful.
1) there are no life on other planets and proven 2) we are the most intelligent, technological advanced life forms in the universe. 3) there have been no visible, documented or disclosed proof from a multiple of sources including independant individuals and governmental sources. so what is the doubt based upon? Personal exposure? We cannot say either way for sure. But evidence suggests that there is much more out there than we know and a consistant cover-up from governments throughout the world. In fact, now that I think about it, there is more evidence to suggest that this is highly probable than "fairly doubtful."

  Posted by annonymouse on 02/16/12 09:09 PM

I must say one of the most disappointing articles on DB. While I agree there is an ever increasing alien meme I don't agree on this article's lack of balance in the arguments presented.

Recently, The White House has put out an offical denial that Obama was part of Project Pegasus. 5 independant whistleblowers where part of a secret government time travelling project that amongst other things teleported people to mars.

Amongst the whistleblower is Laura Magdalene Eisenhower great-granddaughter of the former president. The government have been infuriated by the claims. Exo-Politico Alfred Lambremont Weber published the ground breaking article in the Examiner and was consequently fired and his articles removed.

He was the judge in Kualalumpar recently that trialed Bush and Blair for crimes against Peace. There have also been other military whistleblowers that have come out and stated that UFO have deactivated nuclear missles. I would encourage the writer to dig deeper into the hype and the memes and not be part of the scoffing. There are life on other planets and around the universe and they are increasingly visible.

Reply from The Daily Bell

Sorry we disappointed. If it makes you feel any better, no one can say with full certainty that there are not already space aliens on earth. It's just that we find the hypothesis fairly doubtful.

  Posted by Bluebird on 02/16/12 07:30 PM

Good, Ol' Grey Ghost. But I am still laughing. Someone please tell Al and company to forget it. No way will we believe the aliens told them they could see earth from their place because of all the steam rising off the cow... gas. Hoot! What a world.

  Posted by philitarian on 02/16/12 07:14 PM

I'm surprised the DB didn't include their review of the "Thrive" movie. Didn't you say you would force an elf to sit down and watch it?

Talk about a good example of poisoning the well, even though I am pretty sympathetic to New Age-y stuff.

  Posted by seer on 02/16/12 07:08 PM

"The idea that Eisenhower sat down at a conclave with "grays" and plenty of witnesses is just a bit hard for us to believe. It sounds more like a Grade D Hollywood movie than real history. Here's some more from the article:" F Movie would be more appropriate. Most Americans laugh off alien invasions, abductions and sightings. The most compelling evidence to date may be the photos of a one armed Swiss fellow. However, given the advanced technology of any aliens visiting earth, it would be foolhardy to believe we could defeat them with our fossil based energy schemes and this includes nuclear bombs that would Only damage ourselves. Perhaps our best hope would be the weapon the Europeans used best against the natives of the Americas: the spread of diseases. Besides the USA does not need Aliens, all the USA has to do is villainize an Iraq or IRAN or in the future a Switzerland and stage a false flag attack e.g. Swiss Bankers launching an attack on American Banks and stealing millions in pension funds.

  Posted by Ol' Grey Ghost on 02/16/12 07:02 PM

"The initial meeting is supposed to have taken place with aliens who were 'Nordic' in appearance, but the agreement was eventually 'signed' with a race called 'Alien Greys'. Mr Good added: 'We know that up to 90 per cent of all UFO reports can be explained in conventional terms. However, I would say millions of people worldwide have actually seen the real thing.'"

Eek, my secret is out...

"Conclusion: If the powers-that-be DO try create some massive false-flag alien episode, they may find people are not nearly so credulous as in the 1920s when Orson Welles caused massive hysteria with his War of the Worlds broadcast. Times are changing."

Of the time I've been visiting here this has to be the first time that I have ever disagreed with the Daily Bell; fortunately it's a very small point. Check out some of the viral videos that folks like the MythBusters are having to prove are faked and you can see how a good chunk of the people can be fooled all the time. First scary part is they are allowed to vote. The second scary part is they will probably turn on those of us who notice the manufactured illusion being employed when we try to warn them.

"BLAM! BLAM!"

"Why'd y'all shoot that guy?"

"To shut 'em up. He kept yelling something about 'the man behind the curtain, the man behind the curtain!' It got kinda irritating."

  Posted by Bluebird on 02/16/12 06:59 PM

Ha ha! This was great, Daily Bell. After the day I had, I needed a good laugh. Thanks! I absolutely believe you are correct in your analysis. I also have been watching for a false flag event involving aliens. I think they are throwing stuff out there to see what sticks. Too funny for words!

  Posted by dave jr on 02/16/12 06:39 PM

I rest my case.

  Posted by reegje on 02/16/12 05:27 PM

Something is in the works: pls check this one out:

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And then this one:

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  Posted by free on 02/16/12 05:19 PM

They live among us.

  Posted by dave jr on 02/16/12 04:34 PM

It seems mankind has always been a dupe for frightful things. From an underworld full of goulish creatures and hob goblins to the Christian sponsorship of Satan himself, best recruiting tool ever.

It just never ends.

  Posted by rossbcan on 02/16/12 04:04 PM

"given the interest and alarm from the USAF in the late 1940s and early 1950s"

... nothing at all to do with the budgest cuts and loss of MIC resources, post WWII and eating the "peace dividend". Luckily, THEY were better prepared with "alternate threats" when the "evil empire" so rudely imploded, despite massive subsidies to "keep it afloat".

  Posted by Ted Newsom on 02/16/12 04:03 PM

The "scientific tests" done on the silly crop circles by well-meaning fatheads are the aesthetic equal to leeching a sick person to suck the evil spirits from the bad blood.

  Posted by Ted Newsom on 02/16/12 03:58 PM

The use of wacky UFO stories as a dismissive screen is certainly useful to diguise genuine aerial secrets--now. However, given the interest and alarm from the USAF in the late 1940s and early 1950s, I'd say it began far less as an official propaganda meme than an annoyance to officialdom. It was always fantastic-- e.g., a fantasy-- and the concept of alien saucers zipping around nuclear sites and military installations was a potentially worrisome myth which needed to be officially tamped down. There probably WAS nothing to it at any time, but its popularity undercut the real meme, that is, the US is invincible, the Ruskies don't have a chance against our superior air power, etc.

Tim Good, the "expert" quoted here, is an enjoyable writer and has been spouting silliness for a couple of decades. It's not as if any of this "news" is new. Among other myths, Good's book ABOVE TOP SECRET (published about 1980) deals with the alleged meeting of Eisenhower with the little green guys, ostensibly when Ike was out of commission in Palm Springs after a heart attack. It's no more fact-based that Tim Good's affably daft insisting that the US astronauts are all hiding the truth of the spooky stuff they saw in space and on the Moon. (Specifically dismissed by even astronauts on friendly terms with Timothy Good.)

I think it's unlikely but not impossible to use the "UFO" meme as some sort of power threat, though there are proponents of the idea. One screwball dame, whose main claim to fame seems to be she worked as Werner von Braun's secretary (or at least has a couple snapshots with her standing next to him) insists that Von Braun's secret fear was that the Powers That Be would create a phantom "alien menace" to trump the fears of Communism, terrorism, and anything else, as a device to use to consolodate a world order against the terrible threat from outer space.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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