| When former Astronaut Edgar Mitchell recently | | | | was saying was true." When a Vice Admiral |
| told the world that he had been briefed on | | | | found out about the Mitchell briefing at the |
| Aliens and UFOs by the U.S. Government, the | | | | Pentagon, he wanted to attend. The Vice |
| media reacted by treating his comments with | | | | Admiral was refused access and told that he |
| disdain. Their own bias against any | | | | didn't have a "need to know." This |
| acknowledgement that Aliens might be visiting | | | | interesting side story provides proof that |
| our world and unwillingness to accept the | | | | the UFO secret is one available only to an |
| word of a national hero that UFOs are | | | | elite group of Military Leaders within the |
| intelligently controlled spacecrafts from | | | | U.S. Government. It also lends credence to |
| another world may have caused them to miss | | | | the idea that the President and most elected |
| the historical significance of what he said. | | | | officials probably do not have access to one |
| Mitchell, a former Navy Officer and Astronaut | | | | of our nation's biggest secrets. When Harry |
| that walked on the Moon, grew up in Roswell, | | | | Truman signed the National Security Act in |
| New Mexico. Over the past several years he | | | | 1947, it allowed for the restriction of |
| has indicated that he was living in the town | | | | certain information from the President and |
| when the 1947 UFO crash occurred and knew | | | | other members of the U.S. Government. The |
| what happened based on conversations with | | | | idea was to safeguard national secrets and |
| first hand witnesses. He has also said that | | | | provide sitting presidents and other elected |
| several other people with intimate knowledge | | | | officials with plausible deniability. I doubt |
| about the UFO crash have taken him into their | | | | that Truman envisioned a time when members of |
| confidence. Mitchell gave this statement to | | | | the government would routinely lie to and |
| Robert Collins: "I grew up in the Roswell | | | | deceive those they were constitutionally |
| area. I was almost 17 and senior in high | | | | obligated to serve. It's easy for mainstream |
| school when it happened. Family members were | | | | news company reporters to label Edgar |
| ranchers and cattle people. We knew all the | | | | Mitchell as a new age Kool-aide drinker |
| ranchers and towns people in the area, | | | | because of his interest in exploring the Mind |
| including where the UFO impacted. In spite of | | | | Sciences from a more eclectic point of view. |
| official denials and threats about talking, | | | | However, I don't see them attacking other |
| the local lore told the story." "After my | | | | Astronauts for their beliefs or actions. Many |
| space flight, and being a local boy, people | | | | of the original Mercury, Gemini and Apollo |
| involved, not only the locals, trusted me | | | | Crew Members were notorious drinkers and |
| with their stories, because they were getting | | | | philanderers. Some Space Shuttle Astronauts |
| older and wanted the truth out, but were | | | | flew training missions while drunk, while |
| afraid to say it publicly; so considered me a | | | | others have publicly exposed themselves or |
| trustworthy source to carry their story | | | | lobbied for the rights of earthworms. Despite |
| onward. Been telling it all that way, if | | | | behavior that ranges from criminal to |
| anyone bothered to ask my opinion, since the | | | | comical, those Astronauts continue to |
| Pentagon incident 11 years ago. Only now, | | | | represent NASA on TV and in print interviews. |
| suddenly, it got international media | | | | It's easy for members of the Press to set |
| attention." The Pentagon incident that Edgar | | | | themselves up as societal filters set in |
| Mitchell is talking about occurred after he | | | | place to decide what people should be told. |
| requested and received permission to meet | | | | It's harder to accept and report on the kind |
| with the Intelligence Committee of the Joint | | | | of truths that are not easily covered in |
| Chiefs of Staff during April of 1997. | | | | thirty second television news reports or |
| Mitchell wanted to brief them on what he knew | | | | short paragraphs in increasingly abbreviated |
| or had heard about the Roswell UFO Crash. | | | | versions of news publications. As the line |
| After the briefing, Mitchell says he was told | | | | from the film City of Angels proclaims, "Some |
| by a Navy Admiral that what he knew about the | | | | things are true whether you believe them or |
| crash was correct. He recently commented on | | | | not." For more, visit |
| that meeting: " I did take my story to the | | | | |
| Pentagon -- not NASA, but the Pentagon -- and | | | | Author: Bill Knell is a popular paranormal |
| asked for a meeting with the Intelligence | | | | author, speaker and consultant. Author's |
| Committee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and | | | | Website: Terms To Use Article: Permission is |
| got it. And told them my story and what I | | | | granted to use this article for free online |
| know and eventually had that confirmed by the | | | | or in print with inclusion of the author's |
| admiral that I spoke with, that indeed what I | | | | url. |