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In the early 1980s, Paul Bennewitz, a physicist, electronics expert, and businessman, became convinced that he had discovered evidence of extraterrestrial activity around Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
His suspicions were fueled by observations of unusual aerial phenomena and intercepted signals, which, unbeknownst to him, were linked to classified military projects. Concerned that Bennewitz might expose sensitive information, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and the National Security Agency crafted an elaborate disinformation campaign. Their goal was to convince Bennewitz that these anomalous activities were extraterrestrial in origin, and that they were tied to an underground alien base located inside Mount Archuleta, near Dulce, New Mexico, thereby redirecting his attention toward this remote location and away from Kirtland Air Force Base.
Air Force and NSA's plans succeeded in capturing Bennewitz’s focus on Mount Archuleta. Using his piloting skills, he frequently flew over the mountain, scanning for signs of the supposed base. During one of these flights, he discovered a site that appeared to be the scene of a crash. Seeing an opportunity, the Air Force and the NSA reinforced his belief in an alien presence by feeding him disinformation, this time suggesting that the crashed object was a nuclear-powered craft — an experimental vehicle allegedly built through technological exchanges between the U.S. military and the extraterrestrials stationed at the Dulce Base. This story played into Bennewitz’s expectations and further fueled his dedication to uncovering evidence around Dulce.
A key part of this manipulation was a letter sent to Bennewitz by an NSA agent who had established contact with him specifically to bolster this narrative. This letter served to validate Bennewitz’s suspicions, steering him further toward the belief in a secret government-alien collaboration. Below are the most important parts of the text of the letter sent to Bennewitz:
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Paul,
The above was the letter that I was in the process of mailing before our conversation yesterday. Since then, I’ve composed the following scenario. Again, your response — suggestions, corrections, amplifications, outright rejection, etc. — would be appreciated. Please remember that I’m somewhat of a neophyte at stringing these data together, and I’m probably way off.
Several thousand years ago, a group of “people” revealed to us as the “Ebans” and originating from the “green planet” created two races of mankind: Homo Sapiens and “Sweads.” Both of these races were very similar in external appearance, the major difference being their mental composition; the Homo Sapiens (men) tending more toward emotion, or, if you will, romanticism, and the Sweads tending more toward pragmatism. Men were established in our solar system, and the Sweads were established in the solar system of Zeta Reticuli. For many years, the Ebans monitored their creations, occasionally interceding to avoid their creation’s destruction.
About 300 years ago, the Sweads attained a level of technical competence that enabled them, for the first time, to challenge their creators, the Ebans, about whom they had known for some time. Limited war between the Ebans and Sweads has continued to this day.
In 1945, the Ebans' other created race, man, exploded their first atomic bomb in the desert of central New Mexico, followed closely by two more in Japan. Until these first nuclear explosions, we had only periodically and surreptitiously been visited. However, fearing that man, too, was becoming warlike — just as the Sweads were — the Ebans increased the frequency of their visits and started tentative probes to establish communication with man.
The Sweads were not as patient. In 1947, in a remote area near Roswell, New Mexico, two Swead aircraft crashed. One ship was totally destroyed, with the debris scattered over a large area. The other ship, although severely damaged, maintained sufficient structural integrity to enable one crewman, named “Ede,” to survive. He was taken to Kirtland Air Force Base. Ede contacted his people, who arrived shortly before he died.
The Sweads told us that they had come to Earth to solicit our assistance in combating the Ebans, who, they claimed, were preparing to come and destroy us. They provided us with volumes of data and technical assistance.
The Ebans, who up until now were unknown to us, made their appearance. They told us that the Sweads were the aggressors and that they (the Ebans) were here to assist in protecting us from the Sweads! Thoroughly confused, our military leaders explained the entire situation to President Eisenhower. Eisenhower demanded a meeting with these “people,” and this meeting occurred at Edwards Air Force Base.
Eisenhower believed the Ebans and initiated Project Aquarius — a project designed to notify man of our creation by the Ebans. Project Sigma was initiated to maintain contact and communication with the Ebans to bring us current with their technology because they (the Ebans) feared that the Sweads would initiate hostilities with planet Earth (Project Sigma continues at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico).
On June 2, 1985, the Sweads learned of our duplicity and destroyed the two ships as they were on final approach to the Dulce Base.
The most intriguing aspect of this letter lies in how much of its content foreshadows elements that later became deeply embedded in modern UFO mythology. The letter offers a narrative that includes many concepts now familiar within UFO lore: an extraterrestrial surviving the Roswell crash and being held secretly by the U.S. government, the notion of secret treaties between the U.S. government and alien beings from Zeta Reticuli, and interstellar conflicts involving several alien races. These themes have not only gained traction over the decades, but have also significantly shaped public perception of the UFO phenomenon.
What do you think? I am curious to hear your perspective on this!