And even in recent years, as governments around the world have begun releasing declassified UFO files, or what they now call UAP's unidentified aerial

phenomena. The specter of MJ12 still lingers. Congressional hearings, whistleblowers, even military

pilots have testified about encounters with craft that's seen beyond our technology.

The question hangs in the air.

If there was a secret committee back in 1947, what might it have evolved into today?

How might it be today?

So whether Majestic 12 was real, fabricated, or somewhere in between, its legacy is undeniable.

It shaped pop culture.

It shaped conspiracy lore.

And it shaped the way we think about UFO secrecy, that if cover-ups exist, they probably look something like MJ12.

Yeah. Hello, hello, magical friends, yo-mese.

My name is Raquel, and welcome to Your Own Magic, a podcast for the creative and the curious soul.

It's freaky Friday, which means today we're wandering into the

shadowy, mysterious corners of history and legend. And this one basically is as strange as it gets.

Also, we're going to note this is episode 13, which is my favorite singer's favorite number, who also has an album coming out

today. So I will be very busy, but you bet I am carving time to binge the life of a showgirl.

So very cool that this is episode 13 on the day of her new album. Oh my word. And I know other Swifty's listening are just as

excited and I will not take offense if you are not listening to this episode right now and you're

binging the album instead and you're going to listen to that episode tomorrow. Anyway, now for

for Ricky Fridays, I've been thinking I need to work on my production skills a little bit and

in time I plan on

making it really immersive. This one, I am going to just chit-chat. So this one might even need

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