The CIA has claimed responsibility for various UFO sightings in the 1950s
Were aliens the source of UFOs spotted above Norway in the 1950s? No, says the CIA: ‘That was us’
- The CIA has claimed responsibility for various UFO sightings in the 1950s
- They say lights over Norway can be attributed to their U-2 aircraft
- The plane began flying in secret from 1955 and remains in operation today
- It is capable of flying up to 70,000 feet, meaning it was much higher than conventional planes in the 50s and 60s
- This meant that, when some pilots saw sunlight glint off the planes above them, they reported them as UFOs as they didn’t know the U-2 existed
- The CIA discovered the misidentifications in ‘Operation Blue Book’
- One UFO expert is unconvinced, however, saying it is ‘ironic’ the CIA would reveal this on World UFO Day
In the 1950s Norwegians were left stunned by a series of seemingly inexplicable UFO sightings.
Throughout the decade numerous lights in the sky were reported by members of the public and pilots alike, with some suggesting they were of extraterrestrial origin.
But now the mystery has apparently been solved, as the CIA has revealed it wasn’t ET at all – rather, it was the agency flying their secretive U-2 aircraft high in the atmosphere.
In a tweet the CIA said: ‘Remember reports of unusual activity in the skies in the ‘50s? That was us.’
The revelation originally came about through something known as Operation Blue Book in 1969.
WWIII, will it start with German politics?
‘It’s a serious breach of trust’: Angela Merkel condemns US spying allegations that German ‘double agent’ was working for America
- Chancellor Merkel said the latest allegations of spying, if true, are a ‘clear contradiction as to what I consider to be trusting cooperation’ between partners
- A 31-year-old man who worked at Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency reportedly admitted passing documents to a US contact
- The White House and State Department have thus far declined to comment on the case
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today that allegations a German man worked as a double agent for US intelligence were serious and if true contradicted the true nature of cooperation between partners.
‘If the reports are correct it would be a serious case,’ Merkel said during a news conference in Beijing with Chinese Premier Li Kegiang. ‘It would be for me a clear contradiction as to what I consider to be trusting cooperation between agencies and partners.’
The case risks further straining ties between the long-time allies, which have been severely tested by revelations last year of large-scale snooping on Germany by the National Security Agency, a US intelligence service.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before a meeting in Beijing today. During a news conference in China, Merkel called allegations that a man who worked for Germany’s intelligence services secretly passed information to the US a ‘serious’ breach of trust
The White House and State Department have declined to comment on the arrest of the 31-year-old employee of Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency.
The man arrested reportedly admits passing documents to a US contact.
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