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Dispatches from Richard Boylan
From: rich.boylan@24stex.com
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 98 10:27:59 -0800
Subject: Apollo Astronaut Tells
Gerry, <
Thank you for sharing with us this most significant interview with
Apollo Astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell. Dr. Mitchell's candor and courage in
speaking out about UFO and ET reality, the government cover-up, and the role of
disinformation in keeping this subject under a cloud of ridicule, are certainly
appreciated.
His prediction that government documents revealing the reality of ET
contact will be disclosed in 3-4 years is encouraging.
Richard Boylan, Ph.D.
Source: The People [London]
Date: Oct 25 1998
Header: Yes, Aliens Really Are Out There Says the Man on the Moon
FORMER astronaut Edgar Mitchell is one of only 12 people to have walked on the
moon. A hghly-intelligent scientist, Edgar caused a sensation at a UFO
conference in America this month hen he claimed he has seen proof that aliens
exist.
In 1971, Edgar became the sixth person to walk on the moon. Now 68, he works as
a consultant o the hugely popular science-fiction TV series The X Files.
In an exclusive interview from his Florida home, Edgar told JOHN EARLS why he
is convinced here is life on other planets and that aliens have, in fact,
landed on Earth. I AM an American stronaut and a trained scientist. Because of
my position people in high places confide in me. And, s a result, I have no
doubt that aliens HAVE visited this planet. The American government and
gvernments throughout the world have thousands of files of UFO sightings which
cannot be explained. As a scientist, it is logical to me that at least some of
these will have been witness of alien craft. As a former astronaut, the
military people who have access to these files are more willing to talk to me
than to people they regard as mere cranks. The stories I have heard from these
people, who are more highly qualified than me to talk about UFOs, leave me in
no doubt that aliens have already visited Earth.
I've been interested in the subject since I joined NASA 40 years ago. Probably
my most visionary moment was when I actually landed on the moon with Apollo 14.
I felt an overwhelming sense that the universe itself is in some way whether on
Earth or elsewhere, are all part of one giant consciousness. So when I learned
that aliens really do exist, I wasn't too surprised. But what did shock me when
I started investigating extra-terrestrial reports a decade ago is the extent to
which the proof has been hushed up. It isn't just the US government which has
kept quiet about alien visits. It would be arrogant of an American like myself
to assume that ETs would only choose to visit my country. Indeed, I've heard
convincing stories about governments all over the world that know of alien
visits - including the British government. Not all governments are anxious to
keep their findings quiet. The Belgians have admitted that aliens may be out
there and have released information about sightings that cannot be explained
away as military planes, weather phenomena and so on. There is a very simple
reason why governments have been so secretive: fear.
Modern UFO sightings really began with the Roswell incident in 1947, when a
crashed craft containing the corpses of several aliens was found in Roswell,
New Mexico. Make no mistake, Roswell happened. I've seen secret files which
show the government knew about it - but decided not to tell the public. There
were very good security reasons for not informing the public about Roswell.
Quite simply, we wouldn't have known how to deal with the technology of
intelligent beings advanced enough to send a craft to Earth. The world would
have panicked if we'd known aliens were visiting us. The question of whether or
not aliens are still visiting us is more complex. Such is our existing secret
technology that what might look like an alien craft may well turn out to be a
top-secret military plane. On the other hand, the craft may be an alien
spaceship. Personally however, I'd say, "Yes, it's quite possible we are
currently being visited".
The whole question of extra-terrestrials should be looked at in an historical
context. Five hundred years ago, the astronomer Copernicus was condemned as a
heretic for saying that planet Earth wasn't the centre of the universe but
merely a small part of it. Now we laugh at those long-dead fools for not
listening to the truth. People who believe in aliens aren't all cranks and some
may be looked upon in the future as visionaries similar to Copernicus.
Meanwhile, the majority of us still believe mankind is the biological centre of
the universe. We will refuse to accept that intelligent life exists outside
Earth unless we personally bump into an alien while we're doing the shopping.
Is this attitude really any different from those "simpletons" of 500 years ago?
My training at NASA only allows me to look at things scientifically. Even if I
hadn't been shown evidence of alien landings on Earth, the assumption must be
that somewhere in the universe another planet is capable of supporting alien
life. Those life-forms need not be "little green men". The scientists'
definition of intelligent life is whether or not it can use and manage
information. Even the most primitive microbes on Earth qualify by that
definition, and surely there are at the very least similar microbes thriving on
planets throughout the universe. If you are starting to think walking on the
moon addled my brain and that I'll believe any old crank theory about ETs,
think again. I would describe myself as a cynic. I wasn't convinced about the
existence of aliens until I started talking to the military old-timers who were
there at the time of Roswell. The more government documentation on aliens I was
told about, the more convinced I became. It must be stressed that the wackier
people on the fringe of alien matters do the subject no end of damage. Contrary
to rumour, there are no alien buildings and structures on the moon. I should
know, I was there! I even became caught up in these rumours when a theory
started that a moon structure was reflected on my helmet during TV
transmissions of my landing. That just isn't true. It's that kind of
disinformation which stops credible people admitting that they too believe in
aliens.
Thankfully, things are changing for the better. It's a snowball effect - the
more scientists admit that ETs are a viable prospect, the more they are
investigated in a scientifc manner. And the more that happens, the more chance
there is of us discovering inarguable proof of extra-terrestrials. It helps too
that those in possession of documentation of alien visits to Earth are starting
to come forward. The military people I spoke to are tired of the secrecy
surrounding Roswell and similar cases, particularly as the information is being
leaked. I firmly believe that this documentation will have to be made public
within the next three or four years. And if proof of ETs is finally made
public, nobody will be happier than me. What I don't think will happen is that
I will ever see an extra-terrestrial. I'd love to see one, though it's not the
biggest priority in my life. But, as they say on a TV show I'm associated with, the truth is out there.
[End of Interview with Apollo Astronaut Edgar Mitchell.]
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Created: Sun Oct 25 12:28:32 EST 1998