"Unknown objects are operating under intelligent control... It is imperative that we learn where UFO's come from and what their purpose is..."

Admiral Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter, Former Director, CIA


For over 60 years, the Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) phenomenon has mystified and intrigued Americans. There are many theories concerning the nature of UFOs and they are heatedly debated. Even the usage of the term "UFO" is debated by some. For the purposes of this article it is defined to be a flying object that does not have a known conventional explanation. There is however not much debate on the topic of government secrecy relating to UFOs. According to poll data, over eighty percent (80%) of Americans believe the U.S. Government is hiding knowledge of the existence of extraterrestrial life and UFOs (See: CNN/Time Poll). This poll data shows a strong belief that our government is far too secretive. Many Americans have asked the government for information on the topic and have been refused. When refusing the information, government agencies often use national security as a justification. This should greatly concern Americans, our media and Congress. However, none have shown much interest.

Our courts have not been very helpful either. In fact, official secrecy around the UFO subject is being shielded by a large degree of judicial deference that is routinely granted to agencies when refusing to release information to the public. As a result, the balance between civil rights and secrecy is shifting towards increased suppression. This article examines the legal concerns around the U.S. Government´s use of national security as justification for keeping information on UFOs secret. Additionally we will discuss whether or not our courts are property adjudicating the legal issues or effectively weighing the alleged national security concern against the loss of our Constitutional rights. It is important to state up front that inappropriate biases are given to the government and that has allowed government secrecy to run rampant in UFO cases as well as all others dealing with national security.

Obviously, there is no dispute about the fact that our government is using national security to justify secrecy and in many cases it is appropriate. However, it is not clear what national security concerns are involved within the UFO subject area. Of course some UFOs could actually be classified government aircraft and in that event secrecy may be required. Interestingly, the evidence indicates that classified aircraft are rarely involved in UFO sightings. UFOs often defy conventional flight capabilities well beyond what experienced pilots and engineers would expect from even future generations of aircraft. The idea that UFOs are classified aircraft is suspect and should only be valid for UFO sightings that occur in areas where our government tests aircraft or where aircraft would be deployed, like in a war campaign. I do not see an allowable reason for our government to routinely fly highly classified test vehicles over populated areas of the United States.

Take the recent UFO reported near Stephenville, Texas, on Jan. 8, 2008. Why would our government be flying in that area? Incidentally, the case has over seventeen witnesses with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar data to substantiate their testimony. The residents reported a very large craft that was "as big as a Wal-Mart", that did not make a sound, and flew out of our atmosphere in "the blink of an eye". If the reports are correct and it was not an alien spacecraft, but is instead a classified U.S. aircraft, we may well have a bigger national security problem than UFOs. The Air Force has yet to release radar or other information on the sighting.

An argument has been made that the government does not have additional UFO information to provide, and that they have released all their files. This argument fails because we know that information on UFOs has been denied to the public and national security has been listed as the reason for nondisclosure, this fact can not be disputed. Those that argue the government does not know anything should explain this blatant discrepancy. In the government documents that have been released there are large portions and even whole pages that are blackened out or redacted. Granted the redacted information may not be clear evidence of the reality of UFOs, it is however clear proof the government is withholding some information on the subject.

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