In a 2017 interview on CBS's 60 Minutes, Robert Bigelow — founder of Bigelow Aerospace and recipient of the $22 million AAWSAP contract from the DIA — stated he was 'absolutely convinced' that aliens exist and that UFOs have visited Earth. Bigelow spent an estimated $200 million of his own fortune on UAP and paranormal research, including purchasing Skinwalker Ranch. His company BAASS (Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies) produced a 494-page report on worldwide UFO sightings for the DIA. Bigelow has stated he has been visited by aliens himself and that the government possesses recovered non-human materials. His facilities in Las Vegas were reportedly designated for potential storage and study of UAP materials.
Aerospace billionaire Robert Bigelow said on '60 Minutes' he is 'absolutely convinced' of alien presence on Earth
“I am absolutely convinced. That's all there is to it. There has been and is an existing presence, an ET presence. And I spent millions and millions and millions — probably more than anybody else in the United States has ever spent on this subject.”
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“Mr. Bigelow's personal conviction, however earnest, does not constitute scientific evidence. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, which has not been produced.”
— Scientific establishment · Jun 2017
🙈 They Laughed At Us
“Mr. Bigelow's personal conviction, however earnest, does not constitute scientific evidence. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, which has not been produced.”
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