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00:00From the mysteries surrounding Roswell, Area 51, and the 37th Parallel,
00:05to high-profile whistleblowers like Bob Lazar, Luis Elizondo, and David Grush,
00:11the idea that extraterrestrials could be inserting themselves into governments is an intriguing possibility.
00:17Here, we'll explore the history of these bizarre theories,
00:21and we'll probe deeper into the latest developments in UAP investigation.
00:25Whether you're a skeptic or a believer,
00:28there are some claims you just have to hear.
00:31This is Unveiled, and today we're answering the extraordinary question,
00:35are there aliens working in the US government?
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00:48A quiet invasion of Earth by intelligent aliens seeking to infiltrate our most powerful structures.
00:55It's certainly got legs for science fiction.
00:57But what about reality?
00:59Contemporary theories started with Roswell, one of the most famous alien incidents of all time.
01:05According to allegations, in July 1947, an unidentified object crashed in Roswell, New Mexico.
01:12The military investigated, and initially reported that they had recovered a quote, flying disc.
01:18Naturally, this sparked excitement, but the authorities mysteriously retracted the statement shortly after.
01:24Instead, they attributed the strange debris to a weather balloon.
01:28This abrupt change was highly peculiar, even back then, and fueled rumors of a cover-up.
01:34The result was widespread speculation, for decades after,
01:38that the US government was hiding evidence of alien life.
01:41There is a lack of evidence publicly available to back that claim up,
01:45but many UFO proponents still believe that Roswell was extraterrestrial.
01:50The legends, stories, and hoaxes sprang from there.
01:53Another cornerstone of the alien conspiracy narrative is the so-called Majestic 12,
01:59and the documents that purportedly reveal its existence.
02:02The papers were allegedly leaked in the 1980s,
02:05and are said to detail a secret government committee established in the 1940s.
02:10That committee's primary purpose was to handle the recovery and research
02:14of extraterrestrial technology and biological samples.
02:18According to legend, Harry Truman formed the secret group,
02:22but the documents are generally considered to be inauthentic.
02:25Critics argue that they contain numerous errors and inconsistencies,
02:29casting doubt on their legitimacy.
02:32For example, they use terminology and concepts that weren't otherwise common in the 1940s.
02:38Despite its contentious nature, though,
02:40the Majestic 12 has had a massive impact on the UFO conspiracy community.
02:45The documents, and the handling of them,
02:48remains as something of a blueprint for government cover-ups of any kind,
02:52and the idea of a secret, high-ranking group that's busily managing alien affairs
02:57is now a staple of sci-fi lore and popular culture.
03:01There are several notable figures that have particularly pushed the idea forward, however.
03:06Bob Lazar is, of course, one of the most well-known,
03:09properly coming into the spotlight in 1989.
03:12He claims to have worked in a secret facility near Area 51, which he called S4.
03:18It was here that Lazar allegedly reverse-engineered alien technology.
03:22Over the years, he's provided descriptions of working on advanced spacecraft,
03:27including anti-gravity tech, and he's claimed to have seen alien beings.
03:32Unfortunately for Lazar's credibility, his background is hazy, to say the least.
03:38Ignoring his alien story, he's also claimed to have degrees from MIT and Caltech,
03:44but there is no record of him ever attending these institutions.
03:47What's more, he's also been a convicted criminal twice before,
03:51first in 1990 for involvement in a prostitution ring,
03:55and secondly in 2006 for dealing illegal and or restricted chemicals.
04:00For some, Lazar is the poster boy for UFO truth.
04:04For others, he's one of the most infamous charlatans of modern times.
04:08What do you think? Let us know your verdict in the comments.
04:12Moving on to another controversial but influential figure, though,
04:16William Cooper was an ex-Navy officer and author of the book, Behold a Pale Horse.
04:21He rose to prominence in the 1990s, again making bold claims about the government's knowledge of aliens.
04:28These involved suggesting that the US was in contact with alien beings,
04:32and had been actively concealing that contact from the public.
04:36Cooper provided detailed, allegedly legitimate accounts of government cover-ups and alien interactions.
04:42For example, he claimed that JFK was assassinated to prevent him from telling the public that aliens were invading Earth.
04:50Such suggestions have unsurprisingly had a lasting impact on conspiracy theories in general, despite ongoing skepticism.
04:58Much like Bob Lazar, William Cooper was also an incredibly controversial figure.
05:03Another one of his theories was that HIV was a man-made virus used to target specific groups of people,
05:10and that a cure was made before the virus ever began to spread.
05:14He grew increasingly opposed to the government during the 90s, eventually being charged with tax evasion.
05:21When police came to arrest him, he shot one of the deputies, and was then fatally shot himself.
05:27One more trailblazing whistleblower of note was Phil Schneider, who claimed to be a former government engineer.
05:33He's widely known in conspiracy circles, specifically for his repeated claims about secret underground basements.
05:40In 1995, he claimed the government was building deep underground military bases, or DUMs, all over the US,
05:49including, most infamously, at Dulce Base in New Mexico.
05:53According to Schneider, this was a hidden facility where aliens and government officials collaborated on technology, and presumably still do.
06:02Schneider alleged that during his time working at Dulce, he encountered hostile extraterrestrials, and was privy to classified information.
06:10According to legend, he even witnessed a battle there, resulting in multiple casualties.
06:16As the story around Schneider continues, it's said that he was tortured and killed by the authorities just a few months after the Dulce incident.
06:24Again, there is plenty of skepticism.
06:27But again, it's a story that has served to shape how the watching world views the possibility of aliens on the inside.
06:34Then again, perhaps no single person, place, event, or thing has had a greater impact on UFO conspiracies than Area 51.
06:44Globally recognized and forever debated, it's officially billed as a testing ground for experimental aircraft and military technology.
06:52However, located deep in the Nevada desert, and miles away from anywhere, the extreme secrecy that surrounds Area 51,
07:00the heavily guarded parameters, and the restricted airspace overhead, has famously led many to believe that there's something much more clandestine going on.
07:10Theories suggest that the base, otherwise known as Homi Airport, is actually an international center for the reverse engineering of alien vehicles and artifacts,
07:20and that it's perhaps even a holding bay for alien lifeforms as well.
07:24Again, Bob Lazar is largely responsible for the mystique around Area 51.
07:30And in one of the most recent chapters of its history, we saw the Storm Area 51 meme reach fever pitch in September 2019,
07:39resulting in a briefly tense standoff between the American military and ardent UFO claimants.
07:45Despite the lack of solid evidence beyond word of mouth, this place is arguably the focal point for those who believe the government is hiding alien life,
07:54or indeed that the government is working with alien life, somewhere out of sight.
07:59What's been the government's response to all the many alien accusations leveled against it though?
08:05For decades, the higher-ups certainly remained tight-lipped on such matters, which further fuelled public curiosity and suspicion.
08:12But more recently, we've seen an apparently sizeable shift towards transparency, at least on the surface.
08:19The most notable development is the establishment of the Pentagon's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force in 2020.
08:27It was created to investigate mysterious alien sightings by military personnel,
08:32and in June 2021, the Pentagon released a much-anticipated report acknowledging over 140 UAP encounters between 2004 and 2021.
08:44It concluded that most of the sightings remain unexplained, but none were definitively attributed to extraterrestrial origins.
08:52The UAPTF has since been restructured into the AARO, All Domain Anomaly Resolution Office,
08:59but the push for transparency in front of the public appears to still be more important than it was in years past.
09:06Previously secret documents have also recently been declassified, such as many of those related to Project Blue Book,
09:13a then-unprecedented Cold War-era investigation into UFO sightings, beginning in 1952 and finishing in 1969.
09:22Blue Book had two primary goals, first to scientifically analyse sightings of UFOs, and second to determine if they were a threat,
09:31and while it dismissed most sightings as misidentified aircraft or natural phenomena, 701 cases were officially labelled as unexplained.
09:41Confirmation of this, via the release of the documents from the time, has today underlined what many continue to believe,
09:48that aliens and the government go a long way back in history.
09:52Nevertheless, while the Pentagon and intelligence agencies are taking the issue of UFOs, now UAPs, more seriously,
10:00officials still stop short of confirming the existence of aliens.
10:04So, the door remains open for continued speculation, and many still wonder whether they really are hiding a huge and world-changing truth.
10:12What do you think? About Roswell, Area 51, and Dulce Base? About Lazar, Cooper, and Schneider?
10:19Or about those who have made the front page more recently, such as Luis Elizondo and David Grush?
10:25The claims are mounting up, but is there substance to the stories?
10:30What do you think? Is there anything we missed? Let us know in the comments, check out these other clips from Unveiled,
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