A “galactic federation” has been waiting for humans to “reach a stage where we will understand… what space and spaceships are,” Haim Eshed said.
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A former Israeli space security chief has sent eyebrows shooting heavenward by saying that earthlings have been in contact with extraterrestrials from a “galactic federation.”
“The Unidentified Flying Objects have asked not to publish that they are here, humanity is not ready yet,” Haim Eshed, former head of Israel’s Defense Ministry’s space directorate, told Israel’s Yediot Aharonot newspaper. The interview in Hebrew ran on Friday, and gained traction after parts were published in English by the Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.
A respected professor and retired general, Eshed said the aliens were equally curious about humanity and were seeking to understand “the fabric of the universe.”
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Eshed said cooperation agreements had been signed between species, including an “underground base in the depths of Mars” where there are American astronauts and alien representatives.
“There is an agreement between the U.S. government and the aliens. They signed a contract with us to do experiments here,” he said.
Eshed added that President Donald Trump was aware of the extraterrestrials’ existence and had been “on the verge of revealing” information but was asked not to in order to prevent “mass hysteria.”
“They have been waiting until today for humanity to develop and reach a stage where we will understand, in general, what space and spaceships are,” Eshed said, referring to the galactic federation.
The White House and Israeli officials did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment. Sue Gough, a spokesperson for the Pentagon, declined to comment.
A spokesperson for NASA said one of the agency’s key goals was the search for life in the universe but that it had yet to find signs of extraterrestrial life.
“Although we have yet to find signs of extraterrestrial life, NASA is exploring the solar system and beyond to help us answer fundamental questions, including whether we are alone in the universe,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
Eshed’s ideas are spelled out in more detail in “The Universe Beyond the Horizon — conversations with Professor Haim Eshed” by Hagar Yanai published in November.
Eshed, who oversaw the launch of numerous Israeli satellites into space, said he was only speaking out now because attitudes were changing and people seemed more receptive.
“If I had come up with what I’m saying today five years ago, I would have been hospitalized,” he told Yediot. “Today, they’re already talking differently. I have nothing to lose. I’ve received my degrees and awards, I am respected in universities abroad.”
In May, Trump said, “Space is going to be the future, both in terms of defense and offense … we’re now the leader on space,” as he was presented with the official flag of a newly created military branch, Space Force.
Its focus, along with a Space Command, is on space as a military domain for the U.S., preserving satellites and communications and a focus on geo-politics in new terrain.
Eshed’s comments immediately spawned jokes and theories online. At least half-a-dozen accounts have been created on Twitter claiming to be representatives to earth from the “Galactic Federation.” Other users have asked for preferential treatment and meetings with the other-worldly group.
Nick Pope, who used to investigate UFOs for the British Ministry of Defense, described Eshed’s remarks as “extraordinary.”
“Either this is some sort of practical joke or publicity stunt to help sell his book, perhaps with something having been lost in translation, or someone in the know is breaking ranks,” he said.
Pope said the UFO and conspiracy theory community was excited but that questions remained including whether or not Eshed was speaking from direct personal knowledge and experience or whether he is repeating something he has been told.
“There are still some missing pieces of the puzzle here,” he said.
@ stevenl:
Steven,
You do realize I was joking ( 🙂 ), but unfortunately, in a world in which Men using little girls’ locker rooms is normalized, jokes become reality and then are no longer jokes.
Perfectly plausible.
We are not necessarily the most advanced “creation” of this UNIVERSE.
A little humility never hurts!
@ vivarto:
“This is not serious”
I checked my calendar, vivarto — Purim doesn’t begin until Thursday night.
The UFO-alien connection grew out of American experiments with actual captured Nazi German “flying saucers”
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These tests were observed by innocent onlookers, who reported their sightings. There were so many sightings, the US Military decided to promote the reports, but “spice them up” with reports by kooks that they had entertained aliens from the ships. Only recently, has the military admitted its deception.
Belief in aliens has not been confined to flying saucers. Back in the 1960s, I read of a long mathematical formula that “predicted” the probability of life on other planets. This has been taken as “fact” ever since.
Highly esteemed intellectuals are unashamed about belief in extraterrestrials:
“EXTRATERRESTRIALS? YES! — GOD? NO WAY! (RICHARD DAWKINS)
“I strongly recommend Ben Stein’s recent documentary “Expelled–No Intelligence Allowed,” not only because he masterfully and brilliantly shows the connection between Social Darwinism and the Holocaust, but also because it captures the blatant irrationality that drives some of the top leaders of the atheistic movements — such as Richard Dawkins, for instance.
“Watching “Expelled—No Intelligence Allowed,” by Ben Stein was a most enlightening experience. Ben Stein was brilliant in his ability to manipulate some of the top leaders in the atheist movement into letting down their defenses and confessing what they really believed about God, life on earth, evolution, etc..
“One of the most amazing sections of the documentary was Stein’s interview of heavyweight Richard Dawkins. One of the questions asked by Stein was how did he think life began on earth. Dawkins response was most enlightening, because he admitted believing that perhaps life on earth was “seeded” by “extraterrestrials.” This admission was tantamount to a confession that indeed there is a designer behind all the intricate forms of life; but the designer is definitely not the God of the Bible, nor any divine Being…”
— https://atheismexposed.tripod.com/dawkins_extraterrestrials.htm
Belief in aliens from outer space may soon become mandatory, like wearing masks in restaurants. 🙂
This story was in the JP back in 12/10/2020. Why rediscover it now?
Is he not worried that such beings have asked for it to be kept secret, and he has “blown the gaff”.
I heard about this guy a few years ago. He forgets easily maybe, but he revealed this a couple of years ago at least.
Anyway no harm. Isaac Asimov and Arthur Clarke have been telling us about them for the past 50-75 years, not to mention H.G. Wells and many others.
The Founder of Cryonics, Robert Ettinger, with whom I exchanged many interesting letters, and of whose Cryonics Institute I am a Life Member, was inspired by a story named “The Jameson Sattellite”, which I also had read, from a Pulp Mag dated June 1931, by a jointly favourite author Neal R Jones.
It also tells of a superior race, roaming the universe, although, with human-like brains, they have metal bodies …..which last longer.
According to Eshed, he was only waiting to become financially secure before he showed everyone how “far-out” he really was…. Or maybe he figures his book will complete that process.
When Nick Pope says “there are still some missing pieces of the puzzle here” he’s not really talking about “the puzzle”…..WE ALL know what he’s talking about that’s missing…
@ Edgar G.:
@ Edgar G.:
My “edit” didn’t “take”. I added…;
They are not true menschen, else they’s have sent us a large team of specalists and brought us up to an acceptable standard, instead of allowing us to wallow in our squalor for another million years.
As Jimmy Durante said…”I can’t wait that long…I only have two changes of underwear”..
I see another answer to Vivarto has disappeared. It is in Trash I suppose.
@ vivarto:
Only to him…(It can neither be proven nor disproven. but it has to be a fairly safe bet,…….maybe a million+ years in the future) .I read about him a few years ago already, so it’s not news. Oh yes, he and Parkes are Great Friends, have visited the same Planets together, been introduced to all Parkes’ relatives.Could have made a Shidduch except that he’s already married and they are strictly monagamous. They travel on “moonbeams”. and Suntory Whiskey. ..
.I should have reversed that, they travel on Suntory, and THEN on moonbeams.
P.S. They are not proper menschen. Otherwise they’d have sent a large team of specialists and brought us up gradually to an acceptable level, instead of allowing us to revel for another million years in our squalor.
As Jimmy Durante said…”I can’t wait that long, I only have two changes of underwear”..
This is not serious