From Flying Saucers to the Modern Mythos: A History of UFO Conspiracy Theories

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UFO conspiracy theories claim governments hide evidence of alien encounters, tracing origins from 1940s sightings and pulp fiction through figures like Donald Keyhoe and Richard Doty, events such as Roswell and the Men in Black, and later influencing pop culture while mainstream science remains skeptical.

UFO conspiracy theories - Wikiwand
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UFO conspiracy theories - Wikiwand

Some conspiracy theories argue that various governments and politicians globally, in particular the United States government, are suppressing evidence that unidentified flying objects (UFO) are controlled by an extraterrestrial or non-human intelligence, or built using alien technology. Since the 1980s, such conspiracy theories often argue that world governments are in communication or cooperation with extraterrestrials, and some claim that the governments are explicitly allowing cattle mutilation and alien abduction.