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When the Voiceless Speak

Alexis Camins / Truthdig Dec 8, 2019 Filipino American author Alex Tizon spent his life raising up the lives of those rendered invisible by society. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Top Dog

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British Government Looked for UFOs, Documents Show

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 12, 2012 Newly released top-secret files reveal that Britain’s Ministry of Defense took seriously the possibility of alien contact and assigned “UFO desk officers” the task of monitoring potential threats from outer space. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Churchill’s UFO Cover-Up

Staff / Truthdig Aug 5, 2010 Conspiracy theorists and alien enthusiasts, start your engines Some newly unleashed documents from the British Ministry of Defense show that none other than Winston Churchill had a bee in his bonnet about (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russian President Asked to Investigate Extraterrestrial Encounter

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2010 This one sounds like something from a supermarket tabloid, but apparently it's of a slightly more substantiated nature: On Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's no doubt long list of action items is the rather peculiar request to figure out whether a regional leader gave state secrets to (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.K. Releases UFO Records

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2008 Britain's Ministry of Defense is making public secret documents related to unidentified flying objects and alleged contacts with aliens. The records, collected between 1978 and 1987, include observations from the public as well as military personnel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Time to Take UFOs Seriously?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2007 Since shortly after Project Blue Book was ordered closed in 1969, the U.S. government has officially ignored claims of UFO sightings, but an international group of former military officers and government officials says it's time to take the potential national security threat seriously. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Space Object Implicated in Widespread Illness

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2007 Roughly 600 Peruvian townspeople are suffering a variety of ailments, from headaches to vomiting, after visiting the crash site of a mysterious fireball that fell from the heavens. Scientists are en route to analyze the object, which they believe is simply a meteorite. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

UFO at O’Hare Experiences Heavy Delays

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2007 At least a dozen United Airlines employees reported seeing a flying saucer hovering over Chicago's O'Hare Airport on Nov. 7, and they're upset that no one -- from the FAA to their own company -- is taking them seriously. One of the tower controllers summed up the generally disingenuous response to the sighting: "To fly 7 million light-years to O'Hare and then have to turn around and go home because your gate was occupied is simply unacceptable." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )