MJ-12 (Majestic 12)
Referenced in 3 episodes
Definition
An alleged secret committee of scientists, military leaders, and officials said to have been formed by President Truman in 1947 to recover and study crashed alien spacecraft. The documents describing it surfaced in the 1980s and their authenticity remains disputed.
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