AudioBlog: UFOs and PSYOPS

Often, a UFO case can be explained as being a hoax or a
misidentification of natural phenomena or a human-made object.
During the early history of American UFO research, these were
foremost among the possible prosaic explanations that investigators
explored. Then, as the Cold War developed and the American public’s
trust in in its governing bodies began to erode in the wake of the
Kennedy assassination, Vietnam, and the revelation of a
secret CIA experimental mind-control program known as MKULTRA, some
researchers began to explore another idea. Researchers such as
Jacques Vallée and Nick Redfern have offered the suggestion that
some UFO reports could be due to a military or intelligence agency
conducting psychological warfare experiments, sometimes on it own
citizens.The idea that UFOs could be used for the purpose of
psychological warfare or “PSYOPs” goes all the way back to the days
of flying saucers. After the December 27, 1949 announcement that
Project Grudge, the second incarnation of the Air Force’s UFO
investigation after Project Sign, would be ended (the investigation
continued in a limited capacity until its revival and eventual
renaming as Project Blue Book in 1952) a
“final” report was released. Among the conclusions (pages
vi and vii) is this: “Planned release of aerial objects coupled
with the release of psychological propaganda could case mass
hysteria.” There is the recommendation that “the agencies
interested in psychological warfare be informed of the results of
this study.” Read more