Gary S. Bekkum

The past few days have seen a viral explosion of stories about statements made by Apollo astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell, who walked on the moon in 1971.

The entire affair, which began with an interview at Kerrang! Radio,appears to be building a small mountain of momentum, with headlines like:

"Ex-Astronaut: Aliens Are Real and NASA Knows It"

"Aliens are out there, says former NASA astronaut"

"Astronaut reveals that aliens have better technology than humans"

"Ex-NASA astronaut 'sure' aliens exist"

Even Reuters has posted a video news report on-line.

A quick search of Google News pulled up more than 300 articles.

Curiously, the most important aspect of Dr. Mitchell's testimony to the "Spies, Lies, and Polygraph Tape" UFO affair has received little attention from most of the media outlets.

During the Kerrang! interview, Mitchell stated:

"But I've also been in military circles, and intelligence circles, that know that beneath the surface of what has been public knowledge, that yes, we have been visited."

It appears that Dr. Mitchell is referring to the so-called UFO "Core Story" of extraterrestrial visitation.

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