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98 Several members of the committee actually resigned because of the controversy. Today, many investigators feel that the Condon Commit- tee was—like Project Blue Book—more of a publicity stunt than an actual investigation.* Presidential UFO Quotes Ithough the United States government has officially denied the AN existence of UFOs, many highly placed officials have admitted that they actually believe in UFOs. This includes even presidents of the United States. “| can assure you that flying saucers, given that they exist, are not constructed by any power on Earth.” —President Harry S. Truman “lam convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one. . . . It was the darndest thing I’ve ever seen. It was big; it was very bright; it changed colors; and it was about the size of the moon. We watched it for 10 minutes, but none of us could figure out what it was.” —President Jimmy Carter “In the firm belief that the American public deserves a better explana- tion than that thus far given by the Air Force, | strongly recommend that there be a committee investigation of the UFO phenomena.” —President Gerald Ford “If suddenly there was a threat to this world from some other species from another planet, we'd forget all the little local differences that we have between our two countries [U.S. and U.S.S.R.], and we would find out once and for all that we are all human beings on the Earth together.” —President Ronald Reagan “| can assure you that flying saucers, given that they exist, are not constructed by any power on Earth.” darndest thing I’ve ever seen. It was big; it was very bright; it changed colors; and it was about the size of the moon. We watched it for 10 tion than that thus far given by the Air Force, | strongly recommend that there be a committee investigation of the UFO phenomena.” “If suddenly there was a threat to this world from some other species from another planet, we'd forget all the little local differences that we have IN once and for all that we are all human beings on the Earth together.” —President Ronald Reagan UFOS AND ALIENS Presidential UFO Quotes —President Harry S. Truman “lam convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one .. . . It was the minutes, but none of us could figure out what it was.” “In the firm belief that the American public deserves a better explana- between our two countries [U.S. and U.S.S.R.], and we would find out