According to The Wall Street Journal, a recent report said that most UFO sightings are actually conspiracy theories created by the Pentagon to hide top-secret military programs.

ufo my.jpg
A declassified Pentagon video image of the UFO phenomenon. Photo: Twitter/NBC News
Are UFOs a “cover” for secret weapons?

A 2024 report by the Pentagon’s Inter-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) at the request of the US Congress found no credible evidence of alien spacecraft.

However, the report did exclude some important findings, including the role of the US military in spreading misinformation to the public.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the US Air Force pressured to remove sensitive details that could expose top-secret programs or negatively affect the careers of some individuals.

The US Department of Defense now says a second report – due by the end of 2025 – will include findings on fake documents and fabricated events to perpetuate the UFO narrative.

One of the key findings is that during the Cold War, the US military deliberately spread rumors about UFOs – particularly at Area 51 – to distract from secret weapons tests.

US officials reportedly did not want the Soviet Union to know about the F-117 stealth fighter test. Photo: US Air Force
“A small office at the Pentagon spent months investigating UFO conspiracy theories. And they found a shocking truth: At least some of them were fabricated by the Pentagon itself,” reports The Wall Street Journal.

These disinformation efforts included the distribution of doctored images of flying saucers, and the manipulation of local media to create UFO hype.

In the 1980s, while testing the F-117 Night Hawk stealth aircraft, a US Air Force colonel went to a bar near Area 51 and deliberately showed fake photos of flying saucers to the bar owner, under official orders from his superiors.

The photos were posted on the bar’s walls, stimulating the public’s imagination and concealing military activity from Soviet eyes. Using UFOs as cover was the “best” solution at the time to hide new technology.