Astronauts have reported inexplicable sightings and encounters since the earliest days of manned space missions. This has led to intriguing speculation that links have been established between humans and extraterrestrial intelligences, with details closely guarded by space agencies. Could alien contact have already occurred but been hidden from the public under a veil of secrecy?

Several former astronauts, including Edgar Mitchell and Gordon Cooper, have gone on record stating their belief that UFOs are real, under intelligent control, and have even monitored space flights. Yet when pressed for specifics, they defer to confidentiality related to national security.

During Project Mercury in the early 1960s, astronaut Scott Carpenter radioed in, “John Glenn’s right here…We have an unidentified flying object. It’s another satellite.” When asked to clarify by NASA Mission Control, he simply replied it was “a mystery satellite” and would not elaborate further.

In 1965, astronauts James McDivitt and Ed White on Gemini IV saw and photographed a strange cylindrical object with protrusions that did not resemble any known satellites. McDivitt later stated, “At no time when the astronauts were in space were they alone.”

These and other incidents where astronauts glimpsed anomalous craft and objects during missions raise questions. What did they see and why are the details classified? Does NASA truly not know the origins of these UFOs? Have past encounters provoked concern over how public awareness could impact global security and concepts of human origins?

Until NASA and international space agencies disclose what has been shared between humans and potential extraterrestrial intelligences, one can only speculate on the scope of contact already made. Perhaps one day an age of transparency will emerge and any veiled truths about the secrets we share with beings from the cosmos will be illuminated.