Recently released FBI files have brought back to light bizarre claims about messages from so-called "space people," who, according to the documents, had warnings for humanity.
The materials are part of the latest batch of UFO documents released by the Trump administration. They include memos, witness reports, photographs and videos related to unexplained aerial phenomena.
An FBI memo, dated January 12, 1955, describes claims by members of the Detroit Flying Saucer Club, one of the earliest organizations in the US focused on UFOs.
According to the document, club member Randall Cox told agents that the group had received several messages from extraterrestrials, who warned humanity about its place in the universe.
The memo states that these beings claimed that all planets except Earth had already occupied outer space. Cox also told investigators that, according to these messages, humans were considered “the lowest form of universal existence.”
Another message claimed that the purpose of contact with Earth was to prepare humanity for future landings from space.
The FBI document also noted that the flying saucers were described as "friendly to the US," as agents were investigating whether these unusual reports had any connection to national security.
The leaked memo is an “airtel,” a form of communication once used by the FBI to quickly disseminate information between field offices and headquarters, before the digital age. Such documents were typically used to summarize interviews, investigations, intelligence information, and unusual reports.
According to the document, Cox was interviewed in an FBI vehicle on January 11, 1955. He told agents that he and another club member, John Hoffman, planned to travel to Washington, D.C. to present the information to the Pentagon and hoped to meet someone from Air Force intelligence.
Cox was one of the leading figures of the Detroit Flying Saucer Club and was frequently mentioned in FBI and government documents about UFOs and "space people."
During the interview, he also mentioned John Fry, a technician assigned to Sandia Air Force Base in New Mexico, who allegedly flew a flying saucer from the base to New York in just 30 minutes.
The FBI noted that Cox's statements closely resembled the writings of Dorothy Martin, an Illinois woman who became famous in 1954 after claiming to receive telepathic messages from extraterrestrials called "Guardians."
Martin led a small UFO-related group and warned that catastrophic floods would destroy most of the Earth on December 21, 1954, but believers would be saved by flying saucers before the catastrophe.
The prophecy garnered national attention, as some followers quit their jobs, abandoned their properties, and gathered at Martin's home to await the arrival of a spaceship. When the apocalypse did not occur, she told followers she had received another message, according to which the Earth had been spared because of the group's faith.
This episode later became one of the most well-known cases in psychological studies on "cognitive dissonance," the theory that explains why people continue to believe in failed prophecies even when the evidence contradicts them.
The FBI files and hundreds of other documents were made public months after President Donald Trump ordered the declassification of government documents related to UFOs and alleged extraterrestrial activity.
Among the materials released were images and transcripts related to NASA's Apollo 12 and Apollo 17 missions. A photograph taken from the surface of the Moon appears to show three unexplained dots standing in the dark sky above the Moon.
The release also included FBI images from New Year's Eve 1999 showing unidentified objects near US military aircraft, as well as photographs captured by military pilots that allegedly show high-speed objects passing near aircraft in flight.
One of the most unusual videos released shows a luminous object, similar to an “eight-pointed star,” moving across the sky. Infrared footage, recorded by US military personnel in 2013, shows an object moving in the dark with irregular and changing shapes.
Tennessee Representative Tim Burchett, who has long called for more transparency on UFOs, said this release is just the beginning and that other documents are expected to come out later.
A declassified military report describes how a service member saw “several rapidly maneuvering bright objects” and tracked one of them for about 20 seconds with targeting equipment. According to the document, the object then suddenly faded and disappeared.
Officials stressed that the descriptions reflect witness observations and should not be interpreted as confirmation of the nature or capabilities of the objects.
In a statement accompanying the release, officials said the goal is to increase transparency about how the government handles unidentified aerial phenomena. Some parts of the documents have been redacted to protect the identities of witnesses and sensitive military locations, but authorities said no information directly related to the reported incidents has been withheld.
Lawmakers have announced that this is only the first package of documents and that other publications are expected in the future, although an exact deadline has not yet been set. /GazetaExpress/
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