Aliens have contacted humans several times but governments have hidden the truth for 60 years, the sixth man to walk on the moon has claimed. Apollo 14 astronaut Dr Edgar Mitchell, said he was aware of many UFO visits to Earth during his career with NASA but each one was covered up.

Dr Mitchell, 77, said during a radio interview that sources at the space agency who had had contact with aliens described the beings as 'little people who look strange to us.'

He said supposedly real-life ET's were similar to the traditional image of a small frame, large eyes and head.

Chillingly, he claimed our technology is 'not nearly as sophisticated' as theirs and "had they been hostile", he warned 'we would be been gone by now'.

Dr Mitchell, along with with Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard, holds the record for the longest ever moon walk, at nine hours and 17 minutes following their 1971 mission.

'I happen to have been privileged enough to be in on the fact that we've been visited on this planet and the UFO phenomena is real,' Dr Mitchell said.

'It's been well covered up by all our governments for the last 60 years or so, but slowly it's leaked out and some of us have been privileged to have been briefed on some of it.

'I've been in military and intelligence circles, who know that beneath the surface of what has been public knowledge, yes - we have been visited. Reading the papers recently, it's been happening quite a bit.'

Dr Mitchell, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering and a Doctor of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics claimed Roswell was real and similar alien visits continue to be investigated.

He told the astonished Kerrang! radio host Nick Margerrison: "This is really starting to open up. I think we're headed for real disclosure and some serious organisations are moving in that direction.'

Mr Margerrison said: 'I thought I'd stumbled on some sort of astronaut humour but he was absolutely serious that aliens are definitely out there and there's no debating it.'

Officials from NASA, however, were quick to play the comments down. In a statement, a spokesman said: "NASA does not track UFOs. NASA is not involved in any sort of cover up about alien life on this planet or anywhere in the universe.

'Dr Mitchell is a great American, but we do not share his opinions on this issue.'

- Tom Retterbush

Sources & Resources

Apollo Astronaut, Edgar Mitchell, Claims UFO Cover Up
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/24/moonwalker-aliens-exist_n_114884.html

Astronaut Edgar Mitchell hints at UFO extraterrestrial alien CORE STORY
http://www.starpod.us/2013/04/12/astronaut-edgar-mitchell-hints-at-ufo-extraterrestrial-alien-core-story/#.Ub_SP9gsY1I

NASA's Response to Edgar Mitchell' Confession
http://www.realufos.net/2008/07/nasas-response-to-edgar-mitchell-ufo.html

LOL another conspiracy again which make no sense at all....why wud alien contact NASA or US only? why not Nepal? ki US and alien are budweiser fren?? 

Why would highly advanced alien visit planet Earth? Civilization which is so advanced to do interstellar travel will also have technology to detect whether Humans in so called planet Earth deserve their visit or not. Humans, in fact, are not highly evolved species. Would you be interested in visiting an ant's house?

Next thing you know, these aliens will start taking our jobs. They should be banned!!