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Pentagon Spread UFO Myths to Conceal Stealth Jet Development

  • In the 1980s, high-ranking U.S. military personnel intentionally propagated UFO myths and altered images around Area 51 to obscure secret weapons testing, as uncovered by a recent report analyzed by the Wall Street Journal.
  • This effort aimed to mislead civilians and foreign intelligence, including the Soviet Union, by creating a smokescreen around classified stealth jet and EMP programs.
  • In 2022, Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick was appointed to head a Pentagon office responsible for investigating UAP encounters across multiple environments; this office uncovered deceptive information campaigns and informed Congress before Kirkpatrick resigned in 2023 following personal threats.
  • A 2024 Pentagon report confirmed no evidence of alien technology but acknowledged deliberate myth spreading, with a second report expected in 2025 to detail false documents used in the cover-up.
  • These revelations indicate that UFO stories were primarily used as a cover for Cold War-era secrecy, demonstrating the deliberate use of misleading information to influence public perceptions and safeguard classified military technologies.
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A report by the Pentagon states that the US authorities intentionally disseminated false information about the phenomenon of UFOs and aliens. The aim is to conceal programmes...

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Wall Street Journal broke the news in New York, United States on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
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