On the evening of March 16, 1957, a spacecraft called the Victor One landed in rural Virginia. The pilot of this craft was named Valiant Thor. He was a resident of Venus and representative of the High Council, sent to Earth on an urgent mission to save humanity. Upon exiting his craft, Valiant Thor approached a policeman who had witnessed his landing and telepathically communicated his request: “Take me to Washington D.C. and President Dwight D. Eisenhower!”
The stunned policeman did as requested and escorted the alien to the Pentagon. There, Valiant Thor met with Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon. Val explained that the galactic community had dire concerns regarding mankind’s recent development of atomic weapons. To that end, he put forth a proposal: He was prepared to provide humanity with advanced technology capable of making hunger, sickness, and even aging obsolete. The only requirement was that Earth forego its nuclear weapons programs.
Ike listened and then politely refused Val’s assistance. He reasoned that such a sudden advance in technology would lead to an idle and lethargic population incapable of providing for itself. Instead, he extended an invitation to Val and his crew that they might stay and provide more subtle assistance, gradually assimilating their science and wisdom. Val accepted and remained with his crew at the Pentagon for three years.
That is, if you believe the story of Rev. Frank E. Strangges, as documented in his 1957 book Stranger at the Pentagon. The whole story smacks of contemporary sci-fi and seems ripped straight from the plot of The Day the Earth Stood Still. Efforts to debunk Strangges would be pointless, as his ridiculous narrative accomplishes as much on its own. However, he does corner the market on the “Space Jesus” genre, claiming that Val and the entire planetary collective that he represented were Christians.
While Strangges was almost certainly a crackpot, his story did not just materialize out of the aether. Rumors of Eisenhower and alien contact were circulating well before his book. Over the years, these rumors have become distorted and conflated with other stories, making them extremely difficult to sort out. The general gist is this:
In 1954, President Eisenhower attended three separate meetings over several months with at least two different races of extraterrestrials. Two meetings were held at Holloman Airforce Base in New Mexico and one at Edwards Airforce Base in California. The subject of the meetings varies depending on the source, though most versions are consistent that a treaty was negotiated. The two alien races attending are said to be the Greys and the Nordics. The Greys are commonly described as small-framed, with large black eyes and elongated heads. As their name implies, the Nordics are allegedly humanlike with fair complexions.
Again, depending on sources, the nature of the treaty varies. Most commonly, the treaty is a three-way agreement, with the Greys and the Nordics being rivals or even at war. Earth retains neutrality, allowing the two alien races terrestrial access, providing they remain discrete and refrain from fighting each other. Other versions revisit the nuclear weapon trope as a galactic threat that necessitated alien intervention. In this version, Ike is commanded to disarm his nuclear arsenal, which he refuses to do.
Ultimately, the treaty was ratified and allegedly is still honored today. It includes shared technology, concealing the alien’s existence from the public, and comically, the right to abduct and experiment on humans. The treaty, alien-human communications, and the dissemination of acquired technology would be under the oversight of a 12-member panel of government officials, scientists, and military officers called Majestic 12.
Majestic 12 is a rabbit hole unto itself and deserves its own episode. The entire concept of such an organization is mired in lies, half-truths, and government misinformation. Considering recent government declassifications, there may be something to it after all.
There is one interesting tidbit regarding Eisenhower and a possible secret meeting to consider. On the evening of February 20-21, 1954, the night of the alleged first alien meeting, President Eisenhower disappeared while on vacation in Palm Springs.
After missing a scheduled dinner with no notice, rumors began to fly. The story was about to break on the AP when Eisenhower’s aides interceded. They claimed the president dislodged a filling and had to make an emergency visit to the dentist. It was an innocuous and believable excuse. Strangely, there is no evidence of such a trip ever occurring.
Even then, every movement of the commander and chief was documented in detail by multiple agencies with overlapping redundancy. How is it that there is no medical record or documentation at all to support his visiting a dentist that night? Whether he was having a tooth filled or conducting alien diplomacy, there is a glaring hole in his schedule the night of February 20, 1954, just large enough to squeeze in a visit to Edwards Airforce Base. Where was that night?
Jason Roberts is a Seattle-based author noted for his acclaimed western horror series The Dead Wind Trilogy as well as other works of cosmic horror infused with historical fiction. His web-based series, Dark Distractions, examines paranormal mysteries, unexplained phenomena, and all things strange.
