(NewsNation) — Could the whole UFO culture have been fueled, intentionally, by a Pentagon disinformation campaign that spanned decades?
Not according to NewsNation special correspondent Ross Coulthart.
“I think the hilarious thing about this, it’s such a joke this Wall Street Journal article, because it’s effectively admitting what we’ve known for years,” Coulthart said on “Elizabeth Vargas Reports.” “Which is that there are people, gatekeepers to the secret about this legacy UAP program, who have been lying to and deceiving the American public for years.”
A new report from The Wall Street Journal alleges the U.S. military knew that UFOs weren’t of alien origin but purposely spread that rumor for decades to help them hide top-secret programs from the public and America’s enemies.
The article raises the question of whether some of the biggest names to come forward in recent years, like Pentagon whistleblower David Grusch, could have been fed fake information about UFOs and top-secret UFO programs.
Per the article, the military was testing a top-secret stealth fighter in Area 51 during the Cold War. The Journal claims that a colonel delivered photos of flying saucers to local businesses to stoke the flames, all in an effort, reportedly, to cover up what was really happening at Area 51.
“It really doesn’t make a lot of sense,” Coulthart said.
“We’ve known for years that disinformation is being used and that UFOs are often used as cover, but that doesn’t explain the firsthand witnesses who say they have seen craft and that they have direct knowledge of the program.”