JFK’s UFO Inquiries Before Assassination Deepens Oddities Around His Death
Alien Life & UFO/UAPs
Saturday 17th, August 2024
A letter written by President John F. Kennedy to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ignited conspiracy theories linking his assassination to his interest in unidentified flying objects (UFOs). The letter, dated 12th of November 1963, just ten days before his death, shows JFK demanding access to highly confidential documents regarding UFOs.
The letter is one of two written by Kennedy on the same day, which have now been made public by the CIA for the first time. The documents were released to author and researcher William Lester under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as part of his work on a book titled A Celebration of Freedom: JFK and the New Frontier.
Kennedy’s intense interest in UFOs so close to his assassination has provided new material for conspiracy theorists who suggest that the president may have been silenced to prevent him from uncovering the truth about extraterrestrial life. According to a report, some alien researchers believe these documents support the idea that JFK’s assassination was linked to his pursuit of this sensitive information.
In the first of the two memos, Kennedy directly requests the CIA’s Director to provide him with all available UFO files. The second memo, sent to the administrator of NASA, outlines the president’s desire for cooperative space exploration initiatives with the former Soviet Union.
Lester posits that JFK’s interest in UFOs was partially driven by Cold War tensions. “One of his concerns was that a lot of these UFOs were being seen over the Soviet Union, and he was very concerned that the Soviets might misinterpret these UFOs as U.S. aggression, believing that it was some of our technology”, Lester told AOL News. “I think this is one of the reasons why he wanted to get his hands on this information and get it away from the jurisdiction of NASA so he could say to the Soviets, ‘Look, that’s not us, we’re not doing it, we’re not being provocative.’”.
The disclosure of these documents brought renewed attention at the time to a previously disputed file, known as the “burned memo”. This document, which emerged in the 1990s, was allegedly retrieved from a fire by a former CIA operative and later sent to UFO investigator Timothy Cooper in 1999. Although the memo’s authenticity has never been verified, it includes a reference to “Lancer”, JFK’s Secret Service code name.
The burned memo reportedly contains a chilling note from the Director of Central Intelligence, stating, “As you must know, Lancer has made some inquiries regarding our activities, which we cannot allow. Please submit your views no later than October. Your action to this matter is critical to the continuance of the group”.
The current owner of the burned memo, who purchased it from Cooper in 2001, has suggested that the memo indicates a CIA conspiracy to eliminate JFK following his probing questions about UFOs. UFO investigator Robert Wood, who has examined the document, claims to have used forensic analysis to test the paper, ink, watermarks, and font types to determine its authenticity. Wood stated, “I hired a forensics company to check the age of the ink and check several other things that you can date, using the same techniques you’d use in a court of law”.
The letter is one of two written by Kennedy on the same day, which have now been made public by the CIA for the first time. The documents were released to author and researcher William Lester under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as part of his work on a book titled A Celebration of Freedom: JFK and the New Frontier.
Kennedy’s intense interest in UFOs so close to his assassination has provided new material for conspiracy theorists who suggest that the president may have been silenced to prevent him from uncovering the truth about extraterrestrial life. According to a report, some alien researchers believe these documents support the idea that JFK’s assassination was linked to his pursuit of this sensitive information.
In the first of the two memos, Kennedy directly requests the CIA’s Director to provide him with all available UFO files. The second memo, sent to the administrator of NASA, outlines the president’s desire for cooperative space exploration initiatives with the former Soviet Union.
Lester posits that JFK’s interest in UFOs was partially driven by Cold War tensions. “One of his concerns was that a lot of these UFOs were being seen over the Soviet Union, and he was very concerned that the Soviets might misinterpret these UFOs as U.S. aggression, believing that it was some of our technology”, Lester told AOL News. “I think this is one of the reasons why he wanted to get his hands on this information and get it away from the jurisdiction of NASA so he could say to the Soviets, ‘Look, that’s not us, we’re not doing it, we’re not being provocative.’”.
The disclosure of these documents brought renewed attention at the time to a previously disputed file, known as the “burned memo”. This document, which emerged in the 1990s, was allegedly retrieved from a fire by a former CIA operative and later sent to UFO investigator Timothy Cooper in 1999. Although the memo’s authenticity has never been verified, it includes a reference to “Lancer”, JFK’s Secret Service code name.
The burned memo reportedly contains a chilling note from the Director of Central Intelligence, stating, “As you must know, Lancer has made some inquiries regarding our activities, which we cannot allow. Please submit your views no later than October. Your action to this matter is critical to the continuance of the group”.
The current owner of the burned memo, who purchased it from Cooper in 2001, has suggested that the memo indicates a CIA conspiracy to eliminate JFK following his probing questions about UFOs. UFO investigator Robert Wood, who has examined the document, claims to have used forensic analysis to test the paper, ink, watermarks, and font types to determine its authenticity. Wood stated, “I hired a forensics company to check the age of the ink and check several other things that you can date, using the same techniques you’d use in a court of law”.
