Government Secrecy (In Space!)–Richard Dolan Lecture Series #1

Richard Dolan is, without a doubt, one of the most precise and reliable UFO researchers in the field. His books on the US government’s history with UFOs, his advocacy for disclosure, and his television, conference, and radio appearances are routinely filled with thoughtful, well-sourced insights into the UFO phenomenon, as well as its outlying/connected subjects, such as the idea that the US government has been running a secret space program since the very beginnings of NASA.

The Secret Space Program and Breakaway Civilization is the first volume in the “Richard Dolan Lecture Series”(there are currently two), published by his own imprint, and is a lightly rewritten transcript of a talk he gave in July 2014.  Although it’s been five years since that talk, his points remain relevant to the ongoing discussion of the secrecy governments employ at the highest levels.

He covers Ingo Swann and Majestic 12, declassified documents and whistleblowers such as Karl Wolfe, who famously had a discussion at the NSA about bases on the moon.  Dolan repeatedly makes the point that essentially, secrecy breeds secrecy, and that once the government puts something under wraps, it’s going to stay there and be added to.

Of course, some of you reading this may say ‘well, Majestic 12’s been debunked.’  But has it?  Even if the original memo isn’t genuine, there’s no doubt that Projects Sign, Grudge, and Blue Book happened.  There was a Robinson Panel.  It stands to reason that if the government is going to seriously study something, it’s going to create a supervisory group.  Is it called ‘MJ-12’?  Maybe.  Does the name matter? No. We could rename the Bilderberg Group ‘The Royal Order of the Flying Moose’, but it would still be a bunch of very influential rich people secretively discussing economic policy.

My point here is that, a secret program by any other name is still a secret program.  Dolan points out that a non-NASA affiliated base had its own contingent of astronauts, right up until the 80s.  Unless they were moved there because of a housing shortage in Houston or Huntsville, something was going on that the government didn’t want us to see.

It occurs to me that I’m editorializing, here.  But here’s the thing—Richard Dolan does not speak lightly or off the cuff about much of anything, as far as I can tell.  His research into the secretive side of what he terms ‘the National Security State’ is second to none.  If he makes a claim, he’s got either documents or reliable sources, or (most likely) both.  It stands to reason that an open-minded person, whether believer or skeptic, should listen to what he has to say.

The book is short, only 68 pages, but every page is filled with insight.  While it’s true you could just listen to the talk on YouTube, this transcript makes it possible to take your own time to think, to examine the ideas Dolan discusses to your own satisfaction.  Overall, Richard Dolan’s an engaging, thoughtful narrator who takes us through ideas and events that may well have informed the past 75 years of our history much more than most people think.  Very much worth your time.  5 Armchairs out of 5