Edgar Mitchell, 6th man to walk on the moon, says we have been visted by aliens.

[wdleehi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhNdxdveK7c



http://www.sptimes.com/2004/02/18/Neighborhoodtimes/Astronaut__We_ve_had_.shtml

"A few insiders know the truth . . . and are studying the bodies that have been discovered," said Mitchell, who was the sixth man to walk on the moon.

Mitchell, who landed on the moon with Alan B. Shepard, said a "cabal" of insiders stopped briefing presidents about extraterrestrials after President Kennedy.

Just in time for the X-Files movie? 



Is he being serious or is this just old age?

[jdpapa3]

I have read up on a lot of NASA people and military people that believe that aliens have visited this Earth and this guy is added to the list.

There are some very interesting accounts of nuclear weapons "malfunctioning" after their launch, and I have heard and read about people claiming to see some sort of flying object in the air before these launches happen.

It is very interesting stuff. This guy does have some weird views on healing, and I bet the public will use that to discredit what he is saying, which is pretty par for the course. Discredit the man, not the message.

[Redz]

Couple this testimony with having seen Space Chimps last night I am now more convinced than ever.

If you believe anything enough then it is true to you, that's what's important.  I don't have tangible evidence of ghosts, aliens, god, or leprichauns on the parquet, but I'm open to the idea of some form of any of the aforementioned.

[kozlodoev]

The message is completely devoid of proof. And while a discussion of this might be interesting, you can with the same success believe that the earth is flat, that gods exist, or for that the DaVinci code depicts real events.

[Jeff]

the truth is out there

[wdleehi]

The message is completely devoid of proof. And while a discussion of this might be interesting, you can with the same success believe that the earth is flat, that gods exist, or for that the DaVinci code depicts real events.

Well, there is some proof about the Earth.


I would compare it to the 20 point Scali game. 

[Kuberski33]

Anyone can go off his rocker as he or she gets up there in age, but keep in mind that these guys not only have to be extremely intelligent, they need to have incredibly strong character and be able to hold up under intense pressure -- be the best of the best so to speak -- in order to get to the moon.

On the other hand, we have that astronaut a couple of years ago who went whacko about losing her boyfriend -- and I think she went to Princeton, so I guess you never know...

Interesting story though.

[kozlodoev]

Well, there is some proof about the Earth.

I would compare it to the 20 point Scali game. 

As in, there are rumours, but noone has actually seen one?

[wdleehi]

Well, there is some proof about the Earth.

I would compare it to the 20 point Scali game. 

As in, there are rumours, but noone has actually seen one?

In all the games over all the year, how can you not think about the possibility? 

[WBrownTrophy]

It's an interesting story, and I have heard other astronauts claim the same, like Buzz Aldrin claiming UFO's exist. I have always kind of assumed aliens existed somewhere because of how big the universe potentially is, but for them to have actually visited earth? Idk.

Maybe someone should talk to Sam Cassel about this...

[cdif911]

wait wait, I have definitive proof aliens do exist, and they took Shawn Bradley's skill set for some unknown reason, perhaps there is no intelligent life out there after all:



maybe they could apply to be GM of the Grizzlies though...

[Roy Hobbs]

This isn't the only wacky thing Mitchell believes in:

Mitchell's interests include consciousness and paranormal phenomena. During the Apollo 14 flight he conducted private ESP experiments with his friends on Earth. In early 1973, he founded the nonprofit Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) to conduct and sponsor research into areas that mainstream science has found unproductive, including consciousness research and psychic events.

Remote healing

Mitchell says that a teenage remote healer who lives in Vancouver and uses the pseudonym Adam Dreamhealer, helped him heal of kidney cancer at a distance. Mitchell said that while he never had a biopsy (the definitive test for cancer), "I had a sonogram and MRI that was consistent with renal carcinoma." Adam worked (distantly) on Mitchell from December of 2003 until June of 2004, when the "irregularity was gone and we haven't seen it since".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Mitchell

The alien stuff, he claims, doesn't come from first hand knowledge, but rather "insiders" in the Roswell community.  That's pretty dubious, I think. 

I'm of the personal opinion that their is life beyond Earth, but I highly doubt that little gray men have traveled here.

[kgiessler]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhNdxdveK7c



http://www.sptimes.com/2004/02/18/Neighborhoodtimes/Astronaut__We_ve_had_.shtml

"A few insiders know the truth . . . and are studying the bodies that have been discovered," said Mitchell, who was the sixth man to walk on the moon.

Mitchell, who landed on the moon with Alan B. Shepard, said a "cabal" of insiders stopped briefing presidents about extraterrestrials after President Kennedy.

Just in time for the X-Files movie? 



Is he being serious or is this just old age?

A little while back, I went on a UFO/extraterrestrial kick and did a whole bunch of research.

The number of retired military, politicians (mostly from other countries), and academics that chronicle experiences (not necessarily encounters) is substantial.

The book that got it all started for me was The Day After Roswell by Col. Philip Corso (http://www.amazon.com/Day-After-Roswell-Philip-Corso/dp/067101756X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217393783&sr=8-1).  And, it seemed that after that book, many ex-military decided to come clean in their ending days.  I (usually) appreciated their perspective the most, simply because they would report what they knew...and not try to fill in the blanks, or suggest the who/what/why happened. 

It is certainly much easier to be a skeptic than a believer, but I think just about anyone that puts in 50-75 hours of meaningful research will find enough material to not only have a belief, but be convinced that there is another species of intelligent life.

After all that, the question that arose for me was: So what?  Other than being a theological/philosophical novelty, what's the difference of whether they do or don't?  Not much, unfortunately.

[cdif911]

After all that, the question that arose for me was: So what?  Other than being a theological/philosophical novelty, what's the difference of whether they do or don't?  Not much, unfortunately.

You clearly haven't seen the 1st episode of South Park then =) If aliens do that to us, I sure don't want em around

[nickagneta]

I look at it this way. My great-great grandfather made a living in Sicily herding goats. My grandparents took a boat ride of over one month to migrate to this country and now I can talk to anyone instantly on the planet pretty much anywhere on the planet via a cell phone.

If humankind can come so far in such a small period of time, why is it so unfathomable for a society that might have a one billion year head start on ours, to have figured out a way to traverse the universe and come here?

Look what we have done in the last 200 years as a society. Now multiple that number of years by 5 million and now you might be able to understand the technological head start other life might have over us.

And I'm only talking about a billion year head start. It's not inconceivable that a society could have a trillion year head start on us.

I believe.