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The Mirage Men: How Statecraft Used Aliens to Hide a Secret Base
Episode 407
Published 1 week, 2 days ago
Description
This episode unpacks the 1980s case of Paul Bennewitz, an electronics hobbyist who claimed alien intercepts near Kirtland Air Force Base. We explore how government operatives may have fed him fabricated signals and plans—turning a civilian into a conduit for a disinformation campaign—and examine what that reveals about military secrecy and public myth‑making.
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