Steven Spielberg on UFOs 

“I really found my faith when I heard that the government was opposed to the film [Close Encounters of the Third Kind]. If NASA took the time to write me a 20-page letter, then I knew there must be something happening. I had wanted cooperation from them, but when they read the script they got very angry and felt that it was a film that would be dangerous.”  

Dangerous (!!!!!????). Have you seen Close Encounters of the Third Kind???? It’s probably the most boring movie from the 1970s!!!! It might even be the most boring movie EVER!! And this movie is supposed to be dangerous? It is fiction right?? Right???? 

Apparently NASA and parts of our government are not sure. 

If you were going to “get your dander up” about a movie, how about Clockwork Orange? It could incite an entire generation of milk drinking psychopaths. Or Apocalypse Now? The depressing, dystopian commentary on war and culture. Close Encounter’s of the Third Kind is dangerous. Really? 

NASA sent Spielberg a 20 page letter, explaining why the release of his movie would be such a detriment to society. TWENTY PAGES!! What could take 20 pages to explain their purpose? Were they afraid that the movie would actually get people interested in space? Or does NASA actually stand for “National Authenticity Sector of America?” Were they protecting authenticity? If that is the case, then why not ban the release of STAR WARS? or STAR TREK???? Those movies are a total farce. It’s total science fiction! Why in the world would you want to encourage the world to think about ridiculous things like Wookies and Darth Vaders? When they could be thinking about REAL science. The math just doesn’t add up.  

To use a little concept in science lets consider Occam’s Razor (i.e. the simplest explanation tends to be the correct one). The simplest explanation in this situation is: NASA and the government did not want people thinking about UFOs and any connection to the U.S. government. 

This is not an isolated incident. There have been other cases in Hollywood where the government has recoiled at the thought of any UFO connection to the government. When the makers of the film “Independence Day” went to the Pentagon to ask for technical advice (and their blessing on the film) military brass met with the producer/co-writer Dean Devlin. According to Devlin, the military was happy with the film, except for one little detail. They asked that any reference to the infamous Area 51 be completely removed from the script. Since Area 51 is kind of majorly important to the story Devlin refused. As a result the military retracted support and refused to aid in the film’s production in any way.  

It wasn’t until many years later that Area 51 was officially recognized as even existing!!!! At the time Area 51 was a FICTIONAL CONFABULATION.  

Since this is a top secret (supposedly fictional) base that works on advanced technology, wouldn’t it make sense to encourage a fictional mythology? Not prevent it? 

The simplest explanation in this situation is: NASA and the government did not want people thinking about UFOs and any connection to the U.S. government.