Pentagon Planted UFO Myths To Hide Secret Weapons Programs, Report Finds

[Michie]

The Brief​

• • A 2024 Pentagon review found the U.S. military spread fake UFO stories to conceal Cold War weapons testing
  • An Air Force colonel admitted planting false flying saucer photos near Area 51 to hide stealth jet development
  • AARO investigators uncovered decades of military disinformation that fueled popular alien conspiracy theories

LOS ANGELES - In the shadow of the Cold War, while America raced to outpace the Soviet Union in military innovation, the Pentagon turned to an unexpected tactic: alien conspiracy theories.




A newly revealed Department of Defense review shows that the U.S. military deliberately spread UFO rumors—including staged photos and false briefings—to protect classified weapons programs. The practice wasn’t just passive denial or silence. In some cases, it was policy.

One such incident, first uncovered by the Wall Street Journal, involves an Air Force colonel who, in the 1980s, handed fake photos of flying saucers to a bar owner near the top-secret Area 51 base in Nevada. The colonel, now retired, later admitted to investigators that he was acting under official orders to deflect attention away from the then-classified F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter.

How the Pentagon used UFO myths to hide secret projects​

Continued below.

Pentagon planted UFO myths to hide secret weapons programs, report finds

A Department of Defense review reveals the U.S. military used fake UFO stories to hide top-secret weapons programs, including a deliberate hoax near Area 51 to protect stealth aircraft testing.

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[Valletta]

The Brief​

• • A 2024 Pentagon review found the U.S. military spread fake UFO stories to conceal Cold War weapons testing
  • An Air Force colonel admitted planting false flying saucer photos near Area 51 to hide stealth jet development
  • AARO investigators uncovered decades of military disinformation that fueled popular alien conspiracy theories

LOS ANGELES - In the shadow of the Cold War, while America raced to outpace the Soviet Union in military innovation, the Pentagon turned to an unexpected tactic: alien conspiracy theories.




A newly revealed Department of Defense review shows that the U.S. military deliberately spread UFO rumors—including staged photos and false briefings—to protect classified weapons programs. The practice wasn’t just passive denial or silence. In some cases, it was policy.

One such incident, first uncovered by the Wall Street Journal, involves an Air Force colonel who, in the 1980s, handed fake photos of flying saucers to a bar owner near the top-secret Area 51 base in Nevada. The colonel, now retired, later admitted to investigators that he was acting under official orders to deflect attention away from the then-classified F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter.

How the Pentagon used UFO myths to hide secret projects​

Continued below.

Pentagon planted UFO myths to hide secret weapons programs, report finds

A Department of Defense review reveals the U.S. military used fake UFO stories to hide top-secret weapons programs, including a deliberate hoax near Area 51 to protect stealth aircraft testing.

www.livenowfox.com

It is sad what dishonest officials get away with.

 

[Bob Crowley]

I've long thought the USAF was behind the Roswell hoax, athough I assumed they kept it up as a joke rather than deliberate policy.

 

[Valletta]

I've long thought the USAF was behind the Roswell hoax, athough I assumed they kept it up as a joke rather than deliberate policy.

A Washington official came to my state to give a presentation, I got a call about it at the last minute made it over to the location. There had been a controversy that hit national attention about leaked information from what allegedly was in a classified report. Before the speech started someone dropped a copy of the document in my lap. I had time to read it. This official started his speech talking about the document saying the document only said questions should be asked, when in fact it was a very bold document with solid conclusions--just the opposite of what he said. Sadly that's how these guys work. They took questions afterwards, and I got up and read the first and last paragraph, saying that's not what it said at all. Dead silence, seemed like a long long time, the official did not say one word in response, and a moderator finally intervened and moved to the next question. My point is government officials could have just said nothing, it is disturbing that they have no qualms about misleading or lying to the American people.