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.
