John F. Kennedy and UFO
For decades, theories have circulated that President John F. Kennedy had an interest in UFOs and was pushing for greater transparency. The release of assassination-related documents under Executive Order 14176, signed by President Donald J. Trump on January 23, 2025, has reignited discussions surrounding JFK’s involvement in disclosure efforts and the forces that may have opposed him. More recently, former President Donald Trump has promised historic moves toward disclosure, including pledges to declassify significant UFO-related information and openly acknowledge the government’s ongoing investigations into unidentified aerial phenomena. In 2025, Trump authorized the formation of a congressional task force led by Representative Anna Paulina Luna, officially named the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets. This initiative aims to increase transparency surrounding issues like UFOs and the JFK assassination. While the creation of this task force marks a major step forward, many of the most sensitive and potentially revealing UFO materials still remain classified or heavily redacted.
It’s particularly interesting that Rep. Nancy Mace finds this topic interesting, given her recent role in pushing for government transparency on UFOs. As a leading figure in the ongoing disclosure efforts, Mace played a key role in the November 13, 2024, congressional hearing Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth. This hearing brought forward key witnesses, including former AATIP director Luis Elizondo, journalist Michael Shellenberger, and retired Rear Admiral Dr. Tim Gallaudet, who all testified about the reality of UAPs and the government’s long-standing lack of transparency. Mace was among those questioning the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) for withholding critical information about UAP encounters, reinforcing her stance that the American public deserves full disclosure.
Interesting. https://t.co/v2NPE44e7m
— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) March 21, 2025
More recently, former President Donald Trump has also weighed in on the increasing number of UFO reports, particularly in New Jersey. He acknowledged that the military is aware of these objects but has chosen not to disclose further details, stating, “For some reason, they don’t want to comment, and I think they’d be better off saying what it is.” He even joked about reconsidering his visits to Bedminster, where sightings have been reported, saying, “They happen to be over Bedminster… I think maybe I won’t spend the weekend in Bedminster.”
Mace’s interest in JFK’s 1963 memo suggests a growing recognition among lawmakers that secrecy surrounding UFOs is not just a recent issue but one that stretches back decades. If JFK’s call for a classification review of all UFO intelligence files was met with resistance, it raises deeper questions about whether similar suppression tactics continue today. With lawmakers like Mace and high-profile figures like Trump openly discussing disclosure, the pressure on intelligence agencies to reveal the truth has never been higher.
While the below documents have been in circulation for some time, they continue to gain renewed attention in light of current events. They suggest that JFK not only wanted to collaborate with the Soviet Union on space exploration but also sought to declassify top-secret UFO intelligence—a goal that resonates with modern calls for transparency, including those made under Trump’s recent push for disclosure. However, just days after issuing a directive to the CIA for a full review of all UFO-related files, JFK was assassinated, leading some to speculate whether his fate was tied to the same forces that have historically suppressed UFO disclosure. Could his quest for disclosure have contributed to his untimely death on November 22, 1963? As of early 2025, approximately 80,000 new pages of JFK-related material have been released in response to the Executive Order, adding new layers to the public’s understanding of what he may have known and why he may have been silenced. These releases raise new questions about what JFK knew regarding UFOs, national security, and the deep-state efforts to control classified information.
A memo dated November 12, 1963, just ten days before his assassination, shows that JFK ordered a classification review of all UFO intelligence files affecting national security. Addressed to the Director of the CIA, the memo explicitly states that JFK wanted to “distinguish between knowns and unknowns” in UFO sightings. He was particularly concerned that unidentified aerial objects (UFOs) could be misinterpreted as Soviet intelligence-gathering devices, which could escalate Cold War tensions. Even more shocking, the memo reveals that JFK had instructed NASA Administrator James Webb to develop a joint U.S.-Soviet space exploration program, with an emphasis on sharing UFO-related data. He proposed a data-sharing agreement between NASA and the CIA regarding UFO incidents where “Unknowns are a factor.” This shows that JFK was actively working to demilitarize space and prevent Cold War conflicts over unidentified flying objects.
A separate, explosive document tied to MJ-12 (Majestic 12) claims that JFK’s push for UFO transparency was met with strong resistance from the intelligence community. This document states that MJ-12 believed JFK’s collaboration with the USSR on space exploration and UFOs was dangerous, as they felt extraterrestrials (referred to as “EBEs”) controlled the dark side of the Moon. JFK was briefed during the Cuban Missile Crisis that Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba were linked to an “EBE deception.” General Curtis LeMay was allegedly furious with JFK for blocking nuclear retaliation based on intelligence reports about UFO misidentifications. LeMay secretly gave orders to proceed with a nuclear strike if necessary, bypassing JFK’s authority. MJ-12 was allegedly responsible for orchestrating JFK’s assassination, referring to it as a “coup.” This suggests the existence of a deep-state intelligence operation controlling UFO secrecy.
The document suggests that President Richard Nixon played a role in erasing JFK-related UFO files. In 1969, Nixon allegedly ordered intelligence agencies to purge all references to MJ-12 from UFO records. Nixon also approved the destruction of documents that could link him to JFK’s assassination. The ZR RIFLE program, a known CIA assassination operation, was allegedly used to carry out political killings, including JFK’s. Watergate was indirectly linked to Nixon’s UFO cover-up, as documents related to MJ-12 and JFK’s assassination surfaced, forcing Nixon to resign.
One of the final pieces of the puzzle is the mysterious death of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover in 1972. According to the MJ-12 memo, Hoover “knew too much” about MJ-12 and UFOs. MJ-12 arranged for his death through “natural causes.” Contract killers were used to eliminate other individuals who could expose MJ-12.
Marilyn Monroe’s sudden death in 1962 has long been suspected to be more than just an overdose. A CIA document reportedly reveals that Monroe had threatened to expose what she learned from JFK regarding secret government knowledge of UFOs. It is said that she had confided in close friends about Kennedy’s fascination with extraterrestrials and his desire to make classified information public. Some researchers argue that Monroe’s connections to both JFK and Robert Kennedy made her a liability to intelligence agencies. If Monroe had planned to go public with what she knew, it would have posed a serious threat to the same deep-state operations that later allegedly moved against JFK.
Although widely circulated and often cited in UFO and JFK-related investigations, the CIA has officially reviewed the document and determined it to be likely fraudulent. It describes Monroe expressing her frustration over being ignored by the Kennedy brothers and her alleged threats to reveal classified information. The memo also claims that Monroe had knowledge of a secret visit JFK made to inspect ‘things from outer space,’ discussed recovered bodies from a crashed object with British contacts, and planned to go public about secret U.S. bases in Cuba and JFK’s supposed plan to assassinate Fidel Castro. Most alarmingly, it references her ‘diary of secrets,’ which supposedly contained sensitive national security information.
JFK’s commitment to international cooperation in space also played a role in his tensions with intelligence agencies. In a speech at the United Nations in 1963, he called for a joint U.S.-Soviet moon mission, arguing that space should not be an arena for competition but rather for global unity. His call for international collaboration echoed the mission of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), which was formed in 1962 to regulate and facilitate peaceful space activities. Some researchers suggest that organizations like UNOOSA may have played a role in UFO secrecy at a global level, overseeing international agreements on unidentified aerial phenomena. If JFK’s vision of an open and cooperative space program had been realized, it could have led to an earlier disclosure of extraterrestrial encounters, something that factions within the U.S. government might have opposed.
Another figure whose name continues to surface in these discussions is George H.W. Bush. Though the official record has long denied any CIA role for Bush before he became Director in 1976, a declassified FBI memo from November 1963 mentions a “Mr. George Bush of the CIA” being briefed after JFK’s assassination—raising serious questions. Even more curious, Bush later claimed he couldn’t recall where he was the day JFK was killed, a rare thing for someone of his stature during such a pivotal event. Some researchers believe Bush was in Texas at the time, possibly in Dallas or Tyler, and may have been involved in intelligence operations. His refusal to share UFO files with President Jimmy Carter during his later CIA tenure adds to the suspicion that he was deeply embedded in UFO secrecy. According to further reports, Bush had knowledge of retrieval operations, crash material, and the Majestic 12 program. His silence on these topics throughout his public life, combined with cryptic comments and missing time during key historical moments, continues to fuel speculation that he played a quiet but central role in maintaining the very secrecy that JFK may have been trying to dismantle.
JFK push to declassify UFO intelligence, cooperate with the USSR, and expose secret military operations put him at odds with a powerful intelligence faction, possibly MJ-12. If these documents are authentic, they suggest that JFK’s assassination was more than just a political killing—it was a silencing operation to protect the greatest secret of all: the truth about UFOs. Was JFK’s death a turning point in humanity’s chance to uncover extraterrestrial secrets? If he had succeeded in his mission, would the world today have a very different understanding of our place in the cosmos? The truth remains hidden, but these documents provide a compelling reason to reexamine history through the lens of UFO secrecy and deep-state operations.
