A retired Israeli space chief reportedly said that a secret “Galactic Federation” of aliens exists but has remained in hiding because “humanity is not ready” for its existence.
Professor Chaim Eshed, 87, who headed Israel’s space programme until 2010, made the outlandish claims during an interview with Hebrew daily Yediot Aharonot last Friday.
Mr Eshed, who led the launch of Israel’s spy satellite Ofek-9, also apparently said President Donald Trump is aware of the alien federation’s existence and was close to revealing it but aliens intervened to prevent mass hysteria.
“They have been waiting for humanity to evolve and reach a stage where we will generally understand what space and spaceships are.
“There’s an agreement between the US government and the aliens. They signed a contract with us to do experiments here.”
Mr Eshed also reportedly said he had “nothing to lose” in going public with the revelation. “I’ve received my degrees and awards, I am respected in universities abroad, where the trend is also changing.”
Ready to get excited again? pic.twitter.com/5IKRZxo9yJ
— Israel To The Moon (@TeamSpaceIL) December 7, 2020
Meanwhile, SpaceIL hinted this week at a possible Moonlanding attempt after the failure of its privately-funded Beresheet spacecraft which crashed into the lunar surface in 2019.
The Israeli nonprofit tweeted on Monday a short video of the Moon with the words “Back to the Moon” and the date 9 December. "Ready to get excited again?," it wrote.
