Majestic 12
Majestic-12 (sometimes written simply as MJ-12 or MJ-XII) is the codename of a secret committee, supposedly formed in 1952 to investigate UFO activity. This committee is an important part of the UFO conspiracy theory and its existence has been denied by the United States government, which insists that documents suggesting its existence are "completely bogus". The FBI looked into how one "top secret" document became public, only to close the investigation when it discovered that the document never existed in the first place. The document in question is rather widely available on the Internet, including on the FBI's own website, linked below. It discusses Air Force investigation and concealment of a crashed alien spacecraft, and the presumed home planet of the craft.
The committee was supposed to have been chaired by Vannevar Bush, Robert Oppenheimer and Albert Einstein and with alleged membership including James Forrestal, Edward Teller, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Nathan F. Twining. The proponents of this conspiracy theory hold that the scope of Majestic-12 operations covers not only the USA, but also China and Russia, and that finds of alien technology are traded between secret agencies of these countries. They contend that MJ-12 continues in operation today, working (perhaps with alien cooperation) toward global domination.
The alleged members of the original Majestic-12 committee are:
According to the testimony of Dan Burisch, Majestic-12 are today in fact working for the Committee of the Majority, a Masonic organisation which is coordinating alien contact with earth, as well as the operations towards a New World Order. Under this direction, MJ-12 are responsible for all scientific operations at Area 51, Dulce, New Mexico, and the Frenchman's Mountain installations.
Influences in popular culture
This conspiracy has widely inspired the main conspiracy theme of the popular TV series The X-Files and Dark Skies. In addition, the Majestic-12 conspiracy makes a prominent appearance in the PC game Deus Ex and its sequel Deus Ex: Invisible War. Political satirist Christopher Buckley parodied Majestic-12 in his novel Little Green Men. Majestic-12 also appears in Scarecrow, a recent action novel by Matthew Reilly.
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