Tuesday, July 19, 2011

The U.S. Military's Project Aquarius And The Alleged Humanoid Sent To Earth About 2000 Years Ago - Was This Alien Being, The Lord Jesus Christ?

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UFO Over Jerusalem In 2011


"There was other information obtained from EBE (Extra Biological Entity - another meaning for Alien) that was deemed sensitive and not releasable to the public. Notably, Project Aquarius Volume IX, which pertains to tracing the Aliens' first visitation of Earth back some 5,000 years. EBE reported that 2,000 years ago his ancestors planted a human creature on Earth to assist the inhabitants of Earth in developing a civilization. This information was only vague and the exact identity or background information on this homo-sapien was not obtained. [Sic] Undoubtfully, if this information was released to the public, it would cause a worldwide religious panic."

-Excerpt From Project Aquarius Meeting


Editor's Note: The following paintings are from the 14Th to the 18Th Century. Each clearly shows UFO craft flying in the skies over the towns where they were painted.

The third painting depicts a UFO beaming its rays on what appears to be the baptism of Jesus Christ. What could have prompted an 18Th Century painter to have portrayed Jesus' Baptism in this way, unless the painter was familiar with UFO craft and wondered if Jesus Christ had obtained his supernatural abilities from those who were aboard these craft?

The question that many people are asking in the present day is if Jesus Christ was an extraterrestrial being, given the accounts of the supernatural feats which he was said to have accomplished during his brief time on Earth.

This author wonders if Jesus Christ was a member of the extraterrestrial race that the late author of The Earth Chronicles, Zecharia Sitchin, wrote extensively about in his Earth Chronicles' Series.

Sitchin also wrote about what he claimed was the 12Th Planet to our solar system, which he referred to as Planet X. In fact, his first in his Earth Chronicle series was about Planet X. Given that there appears to be a cover up taking place in regard to recent photos which have surfaced on the Internet that are said to be of Planet X approaching the Earth, this has only served to further whet the appetite of those who've shed their religious indoctrination for an empirical explanation as to who (or what) is responsible for the creation of the human race, and if Jesus Christ was mythological, human, or extraterrestrial.





The U.S. Federal Government's UFO Coverup

And Project Aquarius

Was Jesus Christ An Anunnaki?
Written By James F. Marino

Project Aquarius is alleged to have been a government program created after the reported downing of a UFO spacecraft in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. Project Aquarius is said to have been formed in 1953, by a special committee assembled under the Eisenhower Administration, known as the Majestic 12 or Majic 12, and in order to determine the intent of extraterrestrial biological entities, as well as how long EBE's have been visiting the planet earth.

Was Jesus Christ A Member Of The Anunnaki Race Of Extraterrestrial Beings Who Created The Human Race?

This author has been an amateur UFOlogist for decades, and of the myriad testimonies that I have read, a woman by the name of Katharina Wilson has some of the most remarkable accounts of the alien abduction scenario ever documented. Ms. Wilson's accounts include both alien abduction as well as MILAB's (military abductions which mimic the alien scenario in order to give the military organizations involved in these abductions anonymity in their commission of these crimes).

The late Dr. Karla Turner, a UFO researcher who had gained much celebrity in the field, was repeatedly warned to stop her research regarding alien abductees, and eventually murdered when given a fast spreading and rare form of cancer which ended her life - only months after being diagnosed. (A cancer which was likely caused as the result of a directed energy weapon being aimed at Turner's body via weaponized satellite.)

However, not before Dr. Turner had authored three excellent books on the alien abduction phenomenon. Turner's Website has since been deleted, however there is quite a bit of information on her work on Google, and all of her books can be downloaded in PDF for free. Google: Dr. Karla Turner

Another pioneering UFO researcher by the name of Barbara Bartholic narrowly escaped death in 2009, when the car in which she was a passenger was rear ended at high speed by another vehicle being driven by an alleged **carjacker, and destroyed; a crash which would seriously injure Bartholic, and take the life her husband Robert - a well known artist in their Tulsa, Oklahoma community.

*Barbara Bartholic would die of a stroke in 2010, which was likely caused by a directed energy weapon.

**The carjacker has never been found, leaving one to believe that the "accident" which the Bartholics were involved in, may well have been a furtive murder attempt on the life of Barbara Bartholic.


Tulsa Artist Killed And His UFO Researcher Wife Seriously Injured In A Reported Carjacking Incident - Was This "Accident" Really A Covert Murder Attempt On The Life Of The UFO Researcher?

UFO Landing In Canada


NSA Whistleblower Dies
After Taking Stage At UFO Conference

A few years ago, another NSA whistleblower by the name of Dean Warwick had just taken the stage at a UFO conference, when he suddenly collapsed and died under mysterious circumstances. One must wonder if Warwick was murdered by some form of directed energy weapon in efforts to permanently silence him?

If so, it certainly would not have been the first time that a government whistleblower was murdered by way of an almost unknown technology, which depends on the use of the electromagnetic spectrum in which to operate, and that can be used to murder any person with plausible deniability.

The following excerpt in regard to his death was taken from the Alien-UFO.com Website:

"On Saturday October 7th I attended a UFO conference in Blackpool called ‘Probe international’. I planned to meet former US government official Dean Warwick who was the last speaker of the afternoon and try to convince him to blow the whistle about his experiences and knowledge regarding the NSA, missing children and Extra-terrestrials.

At this time Dean had already gone public and completed an interview a couple of weeks earlier with my friend, investigative journalist Dave Starbuck. The fact of the matter was that Dean had only talked about a fraction of what he really knew. Therefore it was my intention to appeal to him and try to convince him to fully blow the whistle.

When Dean was only minutes into his talk on stage he collapsed unconscious on the floor. The crowd was stunned and mass confusion ensued. He had stopped breathing and an ambulance was called but Dean had died on stage.

When Dean collapsed on the floor a woman witnessed a man with dark hair slip out of the hall. She followed this man who then proceeded to walk down the stairs whistling merrily to himself, get into a car and make a phone call. He was then seen laughing on the phone to whoever he was speaking to. Who walks out of a hall whistling happily to themselves and then starts laughing on the phone after a man has just collapsed and stopped breathing on stage?"

In 1964, a former U.S. Air Force photographer by the name of Bob Jacobs was subjected to the complete expungement of his entire career in the military, after he photographed a UFO destroying a test missile that had been launched into outer space. Jacobs was so shocked by what he'd witnessed, that he violated his security clearance after being told to forget what he'd seen by a direct superior. It would result in Jacobs being dismissed by the U.S. Air Force, and his entire military record destroyed.

And Bob Jacobs is far from the only person whose employment record with the military-intelligence complex was expunged, after exposing some criminal aspect of this complex which they attempted to conceal from the American people.

In fact, myriad government employees, including a man by the name of Bob Lazar, who as a government scientist had been employed to reverse engineer alien craft, have been subjugated to such cruel treatment, simply for exposing the fact that we are not alone in the universe, and in reality are not the highest evolution of life in the cosmos.

A crushing blow to our religiously indoctrinated egos; however, the truth, no matter how unpopular it may be. Moreover, from the myriad close encounters of the third kind which have taken place over the past century alone, one thing is for certain - there are alien species within the cosmos who are far more intelligent than the human race, and thousands (or perhaps even millions) of years more advanced than our species, in regard to the remarkable technology which they have access to.

Technology which enables them to travel light years in the time that it takes us to travel across town in our "prehistoric" automobiles.

For such reasons, the inner sanctum of the shadow government within the United States doesn't appreciate American citizens taking an interest in UFOlogy; specifically, when it involves alien abductees interviewing other abductees, in order to gain further insights into their experiences with beings from another world.

Furthermore, it has become painfully clear that whatever alien technology this shadow government has come to amass over the past century, they certainly do not want to share with the rest of us. And moreover, that they will go to great lengths to make certain that any outsiders who learn of such alien technology from their own first hand experiences, will be neutralized with extreme prejudice. That is with the exception of those abductees who are being protected by such alien species - making an attack by the human dominated military-intelligence complex - difficult if not impossible to achieve.

That is except for those who are being used by this complex in which to create a false trail of disinformation used in order to misdirect the public away from any truths regarding the alien agenda. There are many personalities within the UFO abductee community who've achieved great fame, even though they have been used to promulgate such disinformation, because they have been allowed to; while legitimate abductees are routinely harassed by government agencies, seeking to neutralize them; many of whom have been murdered in plausibly deniable ways, and in all likelihood, through the use of some form of directed energy weaponry.

The Alien Jigsaw's Katharina Wilson, appears to be one of those abductees who has some form of legitimate EBE protection, which is why she's been able to survive for so long - albeit, having made major sacrifices in her life in order to promulgate her experiences with extraterrestrial beings. And Wilson's accounts of alien abduction (as well as MILAB - military abductions) are truly as horrifying as they are fascinating.



U.S. Federal Government Coverup Of UFO's Continues

To this day, the U.S. Federal Government refuses to admit to the existence of EBE's or UFO craft, or that this government has been clandestinely involved with such beings throughout the 20Th Century. Even though declassified documents obtained by way of the Freedom of Information Act reveal that the National Security Agency acknowledges that UFO's are real and should be taken very seriously.

-- James F. Marino



Excerpt From Project Aquarius Briefing
With Significant Religious Overtones


Was Jesus Christ An Alien?

"Most governmental documents pertaining to UFO sightings, incidents and governmental policies, including Project Blue Book, have been released to the public under FOIA or under various other release programs. MJ12 felt the remaining documents and information (not related to Project Aquarius) relating to technological facts regarding Aliens' medical matters, the fact that an Alien was captured alive and survived for three years, can not be released to the public for fear the information would be obtained by SHIS [Editor's note: This may be a reference to hostile foreign intelligence services.]

There was other information obtained from EBE (Extra Biological Entity - another meaning for Alien) that was deemed sensitive and not releasable to the public. Notably, Project Aquarius Volume IX, which pertains to tracing the Aliens' first visitation of Earth back some 5,000 years. EBE reported that 2,000 years ago his ancestors planted a human creature on Earth to assist the inhabitants of Earth in developing a civilization. This information was only vague and the exact identity or background information on this homo-sapien was not obtained. [Sic] Undoubtfully, if this information was released to the public, it would cause a worldwide religious panic."



Full text Of: Executive Briefing: Project Aquarius


This article about the "Carter Document" has been edited several times by both Robert M. Collins and "ORTK Editor". This article is a somewhat pre-sequel to the "Yellow Book" article I placed a few days ago. That article had references to this one.

This piece has been provided by Robert M. Collins. All text edited by him is copyrighted by him.



FULL TEXT OF "EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: PROJECT AQUARIUS"


[ ORTK Editor's Note: The following transcript of an alleged MJ-12 briefing provided to then President Jimmy Carter has been provided by researcher Lee Graham, a recipient of the document. Graham states that he received the document on June 13, 1991 from researcher William Moore, with the permission of a Defense Intelligence Agency official code-named "Falcon," a member of the "aviary." These notes were allegedly used by a lone MJ-12 briefing officer to provide an oral briefing to President Carter at the White House on June 14, 1977. We(ORTK) are republishing the contents of this document based on letters to Mr. Graham from the Department of Energy and the Air Force Operations Test and Command informing him that the document is "not classified" (and apparently genuine), except for the cover page, which contains a still-classified symbol (see the cover page preceding the transcript). Readers should understand that the authenticity of this document remains in question and should draw their own conclusions on reading the text below. Explanatory notes are included in parentheses and in bold print.]

[Robert Collins' Notes 08-12-96: From all the checking that this side has done the "Carter document" in question is not a legitimately classified government document. But, from government intelligence sources it is a "reconstruction" of a briefing given to then President Carter on 77/06/14. The briefing was "reconstructed" from a number of independent sources who attended it. By these sources sitting down together they were able to pool their notes written down after the briefing and come up with the "reconstruction" shown here. That's why on the originals some of the page numbers were "penned" in: The reader is cautioned that some of the information may be false: Some of it may be disinformation/misinformation and that one should read this with an open mind towards skepticism. One may notice grammar or spelling errors. This I understand was a way of tracking the document: The reader should also be able to notice this in the "MJ-12 documents" as well. Recent source information however has stated that from their review of the "Carter document" that it appears essentially correct.

The White House record on that date indicates that President Carter met with his National Security Adviser Dr Brzezinki: The name "Project Aquarius" is also the same name associated with another "Aquarius" at the National Security Agency or NSA. But, reportedly this Top Secret "Aquarius" has to do with Advanced Communications Theory/Systems and not UFOs. But, NSA was quoted in a letter back on January 27th, 1987 that they knew of an Air Force program named "Aquarius" that had been connected with UFOs. [end notes]

Cover page reads:
ATTENTION : THIS DOCUMENT WAS PREPARED BY MJ12. MJ12 IS SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS SUBJECT MATTER.
DOCUMENT CONTROL: ECN 0001
CLASSIFIED BY : MJ12-EO/34012
DECLASSIFY ON : EXEMPT CAT.
Page 1 of 1 reads:

(TS/ORCON)
The information contained in this document is classified TOP SECRET with ORCON. (Only the originator may release the information). Only MJ12 has access to Project Aquarius. No other government agency, to include the military has access to the information contained in this briefing. There are only two copies of Project Aquarius and the location is known only to MJ12. This document will be destroyed after the briefing. No notes, photographs, or audio recordings may be made of this briefing.

Page 1 of 9 reads:

(TS/ORCON) (PROWORD: DANCE) Contains 16 volumes of documented information collected from the beginning of the United States Investigation of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and Identified Alien Crafts (IAC). The Project was originally established in 1953, by order of President Eisenhower, under control of NSC and MJ12. In 1966, the Project's name was changed from Project Gleem to Project Aquarius. The Project was funded by CIA confidential funds (non-appropriated). The Project was originally classified SECRET but was upgraded to its present classification in Dec. 1969 after Project Blue Book closed. The purpose of Project Aquarius was to collect all scientific, technological, medical, and intelligence information from UFO/IAC sightings, and contacts with Alien life forms. This orderly file of collected information has been used to advanced the United States Space Program.

(TS/ORCON) The proceeding briefing is an historical account of the United States Government's investigation of Aerial Phenomenas, Recovered Alien Aircrafts, and Contacts with Extraterrestrial Life Forms.

Page 2 of 9 reads:

(TS/ORCON)
In June 1947, a civilian pilot flying over the Cascade mountains of Washington State observed nine flying discs (later referred to as UFOs). The Commander, Air Force Technical Intelligence Center of the then Army Air Forces became concerned and ordered an inquiry. This was the beginning of the United States involvement with the UFO investigations. In 1947, an aircraft of extraterrestrial origin crashed in the desert of New Mexico. The craft was recovered by the military, four Alien (non-homo-sapiens) bodies were recovered in the wreckage. The Aliens were found to be creatures not related to human beings (Atch 1). (Editor's note: None of the referenced attachments were included in the information Lee Graham received.)

In late 1949, another Alien aircraft crashed in the United States and was recovered partially intact by the military. One Alien of extraterrestrial origin survived the crash. The surviving Alien was male and called itself "EBE". The Alien was thoroughly interrogated by military intelligence personnel at a base in New Mexico. The Alien's language was translated by means of picture graphs. It was learned the Alien came from a planet in the Zeta [sic] Reticuli star system, approximately 40 light years from Earth. EBE lived until June 18, 1952, when he died [sic] to an unexplained illness. During the time period EBE was alive, he provided valuable information regarding space technology, origins of the Universe, and exobiological matters. Further data is contained in Atch 2.

Page 3 of 9 reads:

(TS/ORCON)
The recovery of Alien aircrafts led the United States on an extensive investigation program to determine whether these Aliens posed a direct threat to our national security. In 1947, the newly created Air Force initiated a program to investigate incidents involving UFOs. The program was operated under three different code names: Grudge, Sign, and finally Blue Book. The original mission of the Air Force program was to collect and analyze all reported sightings or incidents involving UFOs and determine whether the information could be [sic] interrupted as having any bearing on the security of the United States. Some information was evaluated with the idea of using the gained data to advance our own space technology and future space programs. Ninety percent of the estimated 12,000 reports analyzed by the Air Force were considered hoaxes, explained aerial phenomena's, or natural astronomical objects. The other 10 percent were considered legitimate Alien sightings and/or incidents. However, not all UFO sightings or incidents were reported under the Air Force program. In 1953, Project Gleem was initiated by order of President Eisenhower, who believed the UFOs presented a threat to the national security of the United States. Project Gleem, which became Project Aquarius in 1966, was a parallel reporting system for UFO sightings and incidents. Reports collected under Project Aquarius were considered actual sightings of Alien aircrafts or contacts with Alien life forms. Most reports were made by reliable military and Defense Department civilian personnel.

Page 4 of 9 reads:

(TS/ORCON)
In 1958, the United States recovered a third Alien aircraft from the desert of Utah. The aircraft was in excellent flying condition. The aircraft was apparently abandoned by the Aliens for some unexplained reason, since no Alien life forms were found in or around the aircraft. The aircraft was considered a technological marvel by United States scientists. However, the operating instrumentations of the aircraft were so complex that our scientists could not interrupt their operation. The aircraft was stored in a top security area and analyzed throughout the years by our best aerospace scientists. The United States gained a large volume of technological data from the recovered Alien aircraft. A detailed description and further information regarding the aircraft is explained in Atch 3.

Page 5 of 9 reads:

(TS/ORCON)
Several independent scientific investigations, at the request of the Air Force and CIA, were initiated during the era of Project Blue Book. MJ12 decided that officially, the Air Force should end their investigation of UFOs. This decision was arrived at during the [unreadable] meeting (Atch 4) in 1966. The reason was twofold. First, the United States had established communication with the Aliens. The United States felt relatively sure the Aliens' exploration of Earth was non-aggressive and non-hostile. It was also established that the Aliens' presence did not directly threaten the security of the United States. Secondly, the public was beginning to believe that UFOs were real. The NSC felt this public feeling could lead to nationwide panic. The United States was involved in several sensitive projects during this time period. It was felt that public awareness of these projects would have jeopardized the future space program of the United States. Therefore, MJ12 decided that an independent scientific study of the UFO phenomena would be needed to satisfy public curiosity. The study concluded that sufficient data did not exist that would indicate UFOs threatened the security of the United States. The final conclusion satisfied the government and allowed the Air Force to officially step out of the UFO investigating business.

Page 6 of 9 reads:

(TS/ORCON)
When the Air Force officially closed Project Blue Book in Dec. 1969, Project Aquarius continued operation under control of NSC/MJ12. The NSC felt investigations of UFO sightings and incidents had to continue in secrecy without any public knowledge. The reasoning behind the decision was this: If the Air Force continued its investigation of UFOs, eventually some uncleared and unbriefed Air Force or Defense Department civilian officials would obtain the facts behind Project Aquarius. Obviously (for operational security reasons) this could not be allowed. In order to continue the investigation of UFO sightings and incidents in secrecy, investigators from CIA/DCD [Editor's Note: One source indicated that DCD possibly refers to a domestic collection function within CIA, illegal under law.] and MJ12 were assigned to military and other governmental agencies with orders to investigate all legitimate UFO/IAC sightings and incidents. These agents are presently operating at various locations throughout the United States and Canada. All reports are filtered either directly or indirectly to MJ12. These agents are collecting reports of UFO/IAC sightings and incidents occurring on or near sensitive governmental installations. [Rmc's note: AFOSI was also very deeply involved in this collection activity.]

NOTE: Aliens have been extremely interested in our nuclear weapons and nuclear research. Many reported military sightings and incidents occur over nuclear weapons bases. The Alien's interest in our nuclear weapons can only be attributed to the future threat of a nuclear war on Earth. The Air Force have initiated measures to insure the security of the nuclear weapons from Alien theft or destruction. MJ12 feels confident the Aliens are on an exploration of our solar system for peaceful purposes. However, we must continue to observe and track the Aliens' movements until it is determined that the Aliens' future plans contain no threat to our national security or the civilization of Earth.

Page 7 of 9 reads:

(TS/ORCON)
Most governmental documents pertaining to UFO sightings, incidents and governmental policies, including Project Blue Book, have been released to the public under FOIA or under various other release programs. MJ12 felt the remaining documents and information (not related to Project Aquarius) relating to technological facts regarding Aliens' medical matters, the fact that an Alien was captured alive and survived for three years, can not be released to the public for fear the information would be obtained by SHIS [Editor's note: This may be a reference to hostile foreign intelligence services.] There was other information obtained from EBE that was deemed sensitive and not releasable to the public. Notably, Project Aquarius Volume IX, which pertains to tracing the Aliens' first visitation of Earth back some 5,000 years. EBE reported that 2,000 years ago his ancestors planted a human creature on Earth to assist the inhabitants of Earth in developing a civilization. This information was only vague and the exact identity or background information on this homo-sapien was not obtained. [Sic] Undoubtfully, if this information was released to the public, it would cause a worldwide religious panic. MJ3 [Editor's note: Apparently a reference to a designated member of MJ12.] has developed a plan that will allow release of Project Aquarius, Volumes I thru III. The release program calls for a gradual release of information over a period of time in order to condition the public for future disclosures. Atch 5 of this briefing contains certain guidelines for future public releases.

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(TS/ORCON)
In the 1976 MJ3 report (Atch 6), it was estimated the Aliens' technology was many thousands of years ahead of United States technology. Our scientists speculate that until our technology develops to a level equal to the Aliens, we cannot understand the large volume of scientific information the United States has already gained from the Aliens. This advancement of United States technology may take many hundreds of years.

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SUB PROJECTS UNDER PROJECT AQUARIUS

(TS/ORCON) PROJECT BANDO: (PROWORD: RISK)
Originally established in 1949. Its mission was to collect and evaluate medical information from the surviving Alien creature and the recovered Alien bodies. This Project medically examined EBE and provided United States medical researchers with certain answers to the evolution theory. (OPR: CIA) (Terminated in 1974)

(TS/ORCON) PROJECT SIGMA: (PROWORD: MIDNIGHT) Originally established as part of Project Gleem in 1954. Became a separate project in 1976. Its mission was to establish communication with Aliens. This Project met with positive success, when in 1959, the United States established primitive communications with the Aliens. On April 25, 1964, a USAF intelligence officer met two Aliens at a prearranged location in the desert of New Mexico [Editor's note: This apparently refers to the Holloman AFB landing.]

[Rmc's note: The exact date was April 24th, 1964 at a test site. Holloman was another incident.]

The contact lasted for approximately three hours. Based on the Alien's language given to us by EBE, the Air Force officer managed to exchange basic information with the two Aliens (Atch 7). This project is continuing at an Air Force base in New Mexico. (OPR: MJ12/NSA).

(TS/ORCON) PROJECT SNOWBIRD: (PROWORD: CETUS) Originally established in 1972. Its mission was to test fly a recovered alien aircraft. This project is continuing in Nevada. (OPR: USAF/NSA/CIA/MJ12)

(TS/ORCON) PROJECT POUNCE: (PROWORD: DIXIE) Originally established in 1968. Its mission was to evaluate all UFO/IAC information pertaining to space technology. PROJECT POUNCE continues. (OPR: NASA/USAF)

End Of Document



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