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Aug 10, 2026
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Are UFOs inspiring a new religion?
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‘CE-5’ practitioners regard extraterrestrials as benevolent, highly intelligent beings physically present in space and around Earth. (Marcelina Pawlikowska/Unsplash)
Are UFOs inspiring a new religion?
Published: August 10, 2026 8.42am EDT
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For years, whistleblowers have publicly alleged that the United States government is withholding what it knows about UFOs (now formally referred to as “unidentified anomalous phenomena” or “UAP”).
Those allegations gained new weight this past May, when the U.S. Department of War began the process of releasing hundreds of declas…
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