Joseph Gutheinz, a former NASA official, suggests that the U.S. military uses UFO conspiracy theories to distract from its secret operations. During an interview, he linked the emergence of UFO stories to military aircraft testing in the 1940s, aimed at avoiding detection by adversaries. Recent reports reinforce this idea, revealing military officials engaged in disinformation tactics surrounding UFOs. Gutheinz, who has advocated for transparency regarding lost Moon rocks, reflects a broader distrust of government mechanisms concerning secretive initiatives.
I believe early on in the 1940s when all these UFO stories started coming up, it was because the military was probably testing some aircraft, and they didn't want the Russians to know about it.
Military officials all but corroborated that the military obfuscated its secret projects at sites like Area 51 by playing into alien rumors.
The idea that the military would intentionally exploit theories about UFOs jibes well with Gutheinz's interest in government secrets.
Over the years, he's helped uncover many of the rocks piecemeal - including one that was in the possession of former president Bill Clinton.
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