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JFK, UFOs and the Alien Race Question
NASA Deputy Administrator Robert Seamans and Dr. Wernher von Braun explain the Saturn launch system to President John F. Kennedy at Cape Canaveral, Florida, November 16, 1963
A Historical Note:
To understand President John F. Kennedy’s thoughts on UFOs and the Alien Question, one must understand the thinking within NASA at the time. The NASA-generated memorandum below, “Thoughts on the Space Alien Race Question,” reflects the most current and highest level assessment during the John F. Kennedy Administration in regard the question of Extraterrestrial Life and official opinion on “Flying Saucers” within NASA in 1963.
Admiral Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
On February 26th, 1961, one month after the inauguaration of President kennedy, Admiral Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter revealed the existence of a Top Secret United States Air Force memorandum ordering all USAF officers and airmen to suppress the dissemination of information regarding UFOs. In a letter to Congress, Admiral Hillenkoetter stated bluntly:
“Behind the scenes, high-ranking Air Force officers are soberly concerned about UFOs. But through official secrecy and ridicule, many citizens are led to believe the unknown flying objects are nonsense.”
