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MAJESTIC 12

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"I know that neither Russia nor this country has anything approaching such high speeds and maneuvers. Behind the scenes high ranking officers are soberly concerned about the UFOs, but through official secrecy and ridicule many citizens are led to believe that the unknown flying objects are nonsense."

This quotation is from Admiral Roscoe Hillencoter, first director of the CIA. It was taken at a 1962 NICAP press conference.