The (allegedly) true story of Paul Bennewitz. In 1980, Bennewitz began recording strange lights over Kirtland Air Force base. The story goes that when the Air Force caught wind of it, they encouraged him to believe that he was recording evidence of UFOs in order safeguard their top secret military projects.

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References:
Project Beta : The Story of Paul Bennewitz, National Security, and the Creation of a Modern UFO Myth Book by Greg Bishop
http://www.openminds.tv/open-letter-u...
Mirage Men (2013) Documentary

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