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Often, a UFO case can be explained as being a hoax or a misidentification of natural phenomena or a human-made object. During the early history of American UFO research, these were foremost among the possible prosaic explanations that investigators explored. Then, as the Cold War developed and the American public\u2019s trust in in its governing bodies began to erode in the wake of the Kennedy assassination, Vietnam, and the\xa0revelation\xa0of a secret CIA experimental mind-control program known as MKULTRA, some researchers began to explore another idea. Researchers such as Jacques Vall\xe9e and Nick Redfern have offered the suggestion that some UFO reports could be due to a military or intelligence agency conducting psychological warfare experiments, sometimes on it own citizens.The idea that UFOs could be used for the purpose of psychological warfare or \u201cPSYOPs\u201d goes all the way back to the days of flying saucers. After the December 27, 1949 announcement that Project Grudge, the second incarnation of the Air Force\u2019s UFO investigation after Project Sign, would be ended (the investigation continued in a limited capacity until its revival and eventual renaming as Project Blue Book in 1952) a \u201cfinal\u201d\xa0report\xa0was released. Among the conclusions (pages vi and vii) is this: \u201cPlanned release of aerial objects coupled with the release of psychological propaganda could case mass hysteria.\u201d There is the recommendation that \u201cthe agencies interested in psychological warfare be informed of the results of this study.\u201d\xa0Read more\xa0\u2192

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