Former Us Astronaut Dr Edgar Mitchell Ignites The Debate About Aliens Making Contact On Earth
NASA officials were quick to dismiss the suggestion of a cover-up.
Dr Mitchell has made similar claims previously and is a self-proclaimed devotee of paranormal phenomena.
"I happen to have been privileged enough to be in on the fact that we've been visited on this planet and the UFO phenomena is real," Dr Mitchell said.
"It's been covered up by all our governments for the last 60 years or so, but slowly it's leaked out and some of us have been privileged to have been briefed on some of it.
"I've been in military and intelligence circles, who know that beneath the surface of what has been public knowledge, yes - we have been visited."
He said the aliens were similar to the traditional image, having a small frame, large eyes and head.
He claimed our technology was "not as sophisticated" as theirs and "had they been hostile we would be been gone by now".
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