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US govt intensifies UFO investigations after 50 years

by Buse Keskin

ISTANBUL Jun 10, 2022 - 12:08 pm GMT+3
Illustration of UFO hovering over trees. (Shutterstock Photo)
Illustration of UFO hovering over trees. (Shutterstock Photo)
by Buse Keskin Jun 10, 2022 12:08 pm

It all started in 1947.

On June 24, Kenneth Arnold, a private pilot, sighted nine "flying saucers" near Mount Rainier on his way to an air show in Oregon. At first, he thought that it was a reflection of the sun coming from another aircraft. Later, he aimed to define the "unidentified flying objects (UFO)" that may be real and could pose a national security threat.

After Kenneth's “saucer skipped over water," his definition of their flight motion, the world started to believe that aliens travel all around the world in flying saucers. Reportedly, by the end of 1947, nearly 1,000 domestic UFO sightings had been reported. Soon, the number of sightings became too many for the U.S. Air Force to ignore.

In 1954, during a golfing vacation to Palm Springs, U.S. then-President Dwight Eisenhower visited a dentist at night in Edwards Air Force Base. When the press found out that the president had a midnight visit to the "dentist," many agencies claimed that the incident was suspicious and he had lied that night.

American military officer and statesman Dwight Eisenhower who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. (Sabah Archive Photo)
American military officer and statesman Dwight Eisenhower who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. (Sabah Archive Photo)

The rumors claimed that Eisenhower had met with aliens instead. In this alleged meeting, aliens referred to as "Nordics," who were disguised in "human form," and Eisenhower made a deal, enabling them to abduct humans for their extraterrestrial experiments on the condition they were returned unharmed. A few months after this "encounter," a mystic appeared and claimed that he was at the base that night and witnessed Eisenhower interacting with aliens and flying saucers.

Eisenhower quickly became the first U.S. president believed to have interacted with extraterrestrials.

Likewise, many alien encounters are listed in the U.S. government program "Project Blue Book" tasked to inspect UFOs from 1948 to 1969. Yet, the project was concluded as no aliens were uncovered and they were determined to not pose a threat to U.S. national security.

A parking sign at the Little A'Le'Inn as an influx of tourists responding to a call to 'storm' Area 51, a secretive U.S. military base believed by UFO enthusiasts to hold government secrets about extra-terrestrials, is expected in Rachel, Nevada, U.S., Sept. 19, 2019. (Reuters Photo)
A parking sign at the Little A'Le'Inn as an influx of tourists responding to a call to 'storm' Area 51, a secretive U.S. military base believed by UFO enthusiasts to hold government secrets about extra-terrestrials, is expected in Rachel, Nevada, U.S., Sept. 19, 2019. (Reuters Photo)

Area 51, which the CIA officially acknowledged as a secret military base near Las Vegas, has been another conspiracy theory cradle for decades. Many people thought the U.S. government stored alien bodies in the location. Yet, the U.S. government announced that the need for secrecy was to hide information from the Soviets rather than to cover up extraterrestrial bodies.

The video grab image courtesy of the U.S. Department of Defense shows part of an unclassified video taken by Navy pilots that have circulated for years showing interactions with 'unidentified aerial phenomena,' April 28, 2020. (AP Photo)
The video grab image courtesy of the U.S. Department of Defense shows part of an unclassified video taken by Navy pilots that have circulated for years showing interactions with "unidentified aerial phenomena," April 28, 2020. (AP Photo)

In 1997, Arizona residents reported another alien encounter in the sky after they saw flying objects near Phoenix. Years later, Arizona's governor, also a former Air Force officer, confirmed the report, citing his experience as well.

The year 2007 marks the official government efforts to establish UFO studies with the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program.

In 2010, seven former Air Force officers detailed their experiences with aliens as they were flying over nuclear weapon facilities.

The Obama administration received two petitions asking that the U.S. government formally acknowledge extraterrestrials' existence and their numerous visits to Earth. The White House, however, replied by saying there was no concrete evidence to prove their existence and that no life existed outside the planet.

This image made available by NASA was taken by the Mast Camera onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3466, NASA’s Mars rover has captured images of a doorway cut into a mountainside of the red planet, suggesting the presence of extraterrestrial life, May 20, 2022. (AP Photo)
This image made available by NASA was taken by the Mast Camera onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3466, NASA’s Mars rover has captured images of a doorway cut into a mountainside of the red planet, suggesting the presence of extraterrestrial life, May 20, 2022. (AP Photo)

Last month, the Pentagon promised to take encounters with UFOs seriously in the first public congressional hearing on the matter in five decades. On Thursday, NASA announced that they will be recruiting a new team to get to the bottom of this phenomenon. Somehow, this matter has finally gained high-level attention from United States Congress after 50 years.

The alien investigation, which used to be laughed at, seems to be getting more serious now.

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