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Skeptoid #528: The Secret History of Majestic 12

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Paranormal, History, Skeptic, Science, Skepticism, Urban Legends, Social Sciences, Conspiracy Theories

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2016

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

These purported UFO documents changed the course of the culture of UFO belief.

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0:00.0

You've got to love the name Majestic 12, a mythical group of specialists from government,

0:09.4

the military, academia and industry who were in charge of communing with visiting aliens.

0:16.9

The name has such a great quality of mystique and totally sounds exactly like the kind of

0:21.4

name such a group would be given.

0:23.5

The whole story of this dark and mysterious group is perfect fodder for a Skeptoid episode.

0:30.7

The Majestic 12 are today Un Skeptoid.

0:53.5

The Majestic 12 is a great group of specialists from government, the military, academia,

0:58.9

and industry who were in charge of communing with aliens.

1:03.5

The Majestic 12 is a great group of specialists from government, the military, academia, academia,

1:08.4

academia, academia, academia, academia, academia, academia, academia, academia, academia, academia, academia,

1:14.8

academia, academia, academia, academia, academia, academia, academia, academia, academia, academia, academia,

1:20.7

The Majestic 12 are a great group of specialists, rare attempts, rare attempts, небes,

1:26.4

comedies, and hypo reported into more information in detail many of the verses.

1:32.8

The Majestic 12 is dedicated to羊.

1:37.9

The Majestic 12 is a great group of experts focusing on theBOB

1:49.7

believed by many in the UFO community, that the United States knows all about aliens visiting

1:55.6

the Earth in their flying saucers. Many say the documents are a hoax. Others say the hoax

2:01.6

claimants are all part of the cover-up. But no matter what's true, Majestic 12 has had a major

2:07.8

impact on the entire course of UFO belief in popular culture. Today we're going to see if we can learn

2:14.3

where they came from. In December of 1984, a Manila envelope dropped through the mail slot

2:21.9

in the front door of Jamie Shandora, a writer and UFO researcher. It contained a roll of 35

2:28.4

millimeter film. The postmark on the envelope told him little it was from Albuquerque, New Mexico,

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