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Some of it is in the files; the bigger claims built on top are disputed or unproven.
Partly documented1950s–1970s · Spies & agenciesOperation Mockingbird: the CIA and the press
A wiretap on two reporters is in the CIA's 'Family Jewels.' The famous media-control program is much harder to pin down.
Partly documented1955–today · UFOs & the unexplainedArea 51: what's really at Groom Lake
A secret base in the Nevada desert, decades of denial and a lot of strange lights. The CIA finally explained part of it in 2013.
Partly documented2017–today · UFOs & the unexplainedThe Pentagon's UFO (UAP) files
Navy videos, a whistleblower under oath and a government UFO archive. Lots of 'unresolved.' Zero confirmed aliens, so far.
Partly documented1963–today · Spies & agenciesWho killed JFK? The files on the assassination
Two federal investigations, a famous acoustics dispute and hundreds of thousands of pages. The most argued-over files in American history.
Partly documented1947–today · UFOs & the unexplainedRoswell: the crash of 1947
A real Army press release, a hasty correction, and a secret balloon project nobody was allowed to talk about.