Inside Area 51: The Day They Asked Aliens About Tomorrow | Linda Moulton Howe

Summary

Linda Moulton Howe argues that U.S. leadership and intelligence agencies were created to manage the government’s claimed knowledge of extraterrestrials and non-human technology—requiring long-term public deception and media suppression.

Truman era and MJ-12 (Majestic 12)

Howe claims that President Harry Truman created MJ-12, described as a small trusted group of experts (science, medicine, business) who would communicate only with him. She links MJ-12 to the September 1947 timeframe—shortly after a public headline about “saucer crashes on ranch”—and portrays it as the start of a controlled, classified investigative program.

CIA creation as an operational tool

Howe argues that the CIA’s creation on September 18, 1947 was intended to give Truman a controllable agency. She claims Truman would direct the CIA to investigate extraterrestrial technology and to support back-engineering, framing the CIA as a central mechanism for secrecy and control.

Continuing “cover-up” policy

She questions whether these actions became the “method of operation” for cover-ups, saying it “started then and continued through to today.” Howe describes an enduring policy that the media should not be given the facts, and that reporters who tell the truth should be undermined.

Early UFO reporting and forced silence

Howe asserts that during World War II, pilots reported UFOs widely, but that orders not to talk were enforced; families were allegedly kept in the dark. She references “Situation Red” and suggests that many pilots were lost when attempting to engage or interact with UFOs.

Area 51 / S-4 and a chain of agencies (from her exposure)

She says that starting in 2014 (based on an account she received), a physicist who worked at Area 51 and S-4 told her about:

• Alleged non-human bodies and associated artifacts being handled between multiple Air Force-related sites
• Projects concerning information about the past/present/future of the planet, allegedly obtained via interaction/interface with extraterrestrial biological entities
• A sequence of agencies: CIA first, then NSA, then Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), eventually expanding to 17 agencies

Howe claims these agencies initially focused on hiding investigations involving extraterrestrial technology and biology.

Suppression tactics across multiple programs (not just one)

When asked whether this relates to journalist-control efforts like Project Mockingbird, Howe says it was not just Mockingbird. She claims it began earlier with Truman and continued as a broad influence on how events were neutralized using cover stories—including UFOs, abductions, and alleged animal mutilations.

Animal mutilations investigation story (Howe’s CBS reporting)

• Howe says she began the first investigations into animal mutilations in September 1979, after noting many cases had been reported since at least the late 1950s in Colorado.
• As a CBS station director, she sought law enforcement input and met Sheriff Tex Graves (Logan County).
• She describes a lengthy meeting built on documents and photos—using Polaroids and measurements—to argue the wounds were “bloodless” and lacked tracks consistent with predators.
• Howe says Graves concluded the perpetrators were “creatures from outer space,” which she describes as a pivotal moment in her life.
• She adds that her documentary “A Strange Harvest” performed strongly on CBS, which she claims included the highest ratings in Arbitron/Nielsen for anything on that station at the time.

Presenters / Contributors

• Linda Moulton Howe (main speaker/narrator)
• Harry Truman (discussed; claimed creator of MJ-12 and CIA involvement)
• “Sheriff Tex Graves” (Logan County; cited regarding animal mutilation cases)
• Len Stringfield (referenced via “Situation Red”)
• A physicist (unnamed; her claimed source from Area 51 / S-4)

Mentioned organizations / agencies

• MJ-12
• CIA
• NSA
• Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
• “17 agencies” (no additional human contributors named)