A new report claims that the Pentagon used UFo disinformation to hide secret weapon programs from the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

UFOs have been back in the news a lot lately, and it may be the case that the government wants it that way. Last week, the Wall Street Journal published the first of a two-part series that probes the ways in which the Defense Department has been responsible for creating and fostering the UFO mythology in America.

A Department of Defense review reveals the U.S. military used fake UFO stories to hide top-secret weapons programs, including a deliberate hoax near Area 51 to protect stealth aircraft testing.