Edgar Mitchell's Roswell Revelations and Pentagon Briefing

When former Astronaut Edgar Mitchell recentlyby the admiral that I spoke with, that indeed
told the world that he had been briefed on Alienswhat I was saying was true." When a Vice
and UFOs by the U.S. Government, the mediaAdmiral found out about the Mitchell briefing at the
reacted by treating his comments with disdain.Pentagon, he wanted to attend. The Vice Admiral
Their own bias against any acknowledgement thatwas refused access and told that he didn't have a
Aliens might be visiting our world and unwillingness"need to know." This interesting side story
to accept the word of a national hero that UFOsprovides proof that the UFO secret is one
are intelligently controlled spacecrafts fromavailable only to an elite group of Military Leaders
another world may have caused them to misswithin the U.S. Government. It also lends credence
the historical significance of what he said. Mitchell,to the idea that the President and most elected
a former Navy Officer and Astronaut that walkedofficials probably do not have access to one of
on the Moon, grew up in Roswell, New Mexico.our nation's biggest secrets. When Harry Truman
Over the past several years he has indicated thatsigned the National Security Act in 1947, it allowed
he was living in the town when the 1947 UFOfor the restriction of certain information from the
crash occurred and knew what happened basedPresident and other members of the U.S.
on conversations with first hand witnesses. HeGovernment. The idea was to safeguard national
has also said that several other people withsecrets and provide sitting presidents and other
intimate knowledge about the UFO crash haveelected officials with plausible deniability. I doubt
taken him into their confidence. Mitchell gave thisthat Truman envisioned a time when members of
statement to Robert Collins: "I grew up in thethe government would routinely lie to and deceive
Roswell area. I was almost 17 and senior in highthose they were constitutionally obligated to
school when it happened. Family members wereserve. It's easy for mainstream news company
ranchers and cattle people. We knew all thereporters to label Edgar Mitchell as a new age
ranchers and towns people in the area, includingKool-aide drinker because of his interest in
where the UFO impacted. In spite of officialexploring the Mind Sciences from a more eclectic
denials and threats about talking, the local lore toldpoint of view. However, I don't see them
the story." "After my space flight, and being aattacking other Astronauts for their beliefs or
local boy, people involved, not only the locals,actions. Many of the original Mercury, Gemini and
trusted me with their stories, because they wereApollo Crew Members were notorious drinkers
getting older and wanted the truth out, but wereand philanderers. Some Space Shuttle Astronauts
afraid to say it publicly; so considered me aflew training missions while drunk, while others
trustworthy source to carry their story onward.have publicly exposed themselves or lobbied for
Been telling it all that way, if anyone bothered tothe rights of earthworms. Despite behavior that
ask my opinion, since the Pentagon incident 11ranges from criminal to comical, those Astronauts
years ago. Only now, suddenly, it got internationalcontinue to represent NASA on TV and in print
media attention." The Pentagon incident that Edgarinterviews. It's easy for members of the Press to
Mitchell is talking about occurred after heset themselves up as societal filters set in place
requested and received permission to meet withto decide what people should be told. It's harder
the Intelligence Committee of the Joint Chiefs ofto accept and report on the kind of truths that
Staff during April of 1997. Mitchell wanted to briefare not easily covered in thirty second television
them on what he knew or had heard about thenews reports or short paragraphs in increasingly
Roswell UFO Crash. After the briefing, Mitchellabbreviated versions of news publications. As the
says he was told by a Navy Admiral that whatline from the film City of Angels proclaims, "Some
he knew about the crash was correct. Hethings are true whether you believe them or not."
recently commented on that meeting: " I did takeFor more, visit
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