Asked if they had detected any adversary’s technologies, Phillips said, “As far as advanced technologies, there’s been some cases...

Space Ships, Flying Saucers and Clean Noses By Ray Palmer May, 1950 Let’s assume that a space ship from another solar system landed at Aberdeen Proving Grounds… Would the American people be told about it? Would it be attacked without warning, thereby violating the Constitution of the United States which provides that only Congress can declare war? Or would (providing intelligent contact was made with the crew of the space ship) a “secret” classification be placed on the whole