Roscoe Hillenkoetter was the first director of the CIA, and formed the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena. He admitted the existence of UFOs and wanted public disclosure of evidence.
Perhaps Hillenkoetter's best-known statement on the subject was in 1960 in a letter to Congress, as reported in the New York Times: "Behind the scenes, high-ranking Air Force officers are soberly concerned about UFOs. But through official secrecy and ridicule, many citizens are led to believe the unknown flying objects are nonsense."
<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_H._Hillenkoetter#Board_Member_of_NICAP" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_H._ ... r_of_NICAP</a>
So there we have a person in a high position, with access to knowledge and secrets the public know nothing about, saying they exist. Here's an interesting link about John F Kennedy's interest in UFOs:
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.aolnews.com/2011/04/18/the-jfk-ufo-connection-bogus-documents-or-unanswered-questions/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.aolnews.com/2011/04/18/the-j ... questions/</a>
Speaking of presidents, Jimmy Carter has witnessed a UFO:
<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter_UFO_incident" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter_UFO_incident</a>
The sighting is said to have had a personal impact on Carter and his perception of UFO and UFO sightings. During his 1976 election campaign, he is said to have told reporters that, as a result of it, he would institute a policy of openness if he were elected to office, saying:
"One thing's for sure, I'll never make fun of people who say they've seen unidentified objects in the sky. If I become President, I'll make every piece of information this country has about UFO sightings available to the public and the scientists."
Despite his earlier pledge, once elected, Carter distanced himself from disclosure, citing "defense implications" as being behind his decision.
The most convincing thing for me though is this:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-RPWhigpQg[/youtube]
It gets really interesting 5 minutes in, and you hear Edgar Mitchell's interview.
People often say there is never any evidence left behind. Well then...
<a class="postlink" href="http://spacetime.forumotion.com/t944-physical-trace-evidence-ufo-cases" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://spacetime.forumotion.com/t944-ph ... -ufo-cases</a>
Just read about the Delphos case in Kansas. UFOs leaving behind evidence, who'd have thunk?
There is so much stuff out there, which all points in the direction there is something out there we do not understand, and have yet to know everything about. Yes, people today mostly dismiss it, and paint anyone who believes in it as some kind of nutjob. The problem is some folks don't want their world rocked, and just believe whatever their TV, newspapers, and 'official sources' state. My view is there's so much we don't understand, both about our own planet and the universe. As Socrates once said: “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” To suggest we know everything, and there is nothing to look at anymore, is arrogant.
