12. JFK’s Real Killer
While Lee Harvey Oswald was implicated for the murder of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, there are many theories that he was not the true killer or did not act alone. One theory, originally formed by the House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations in 1976, claimed that there may have been a second shooter on the grassy knoll. In 1982, the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Ballistic Acoustics reexamined the evidence and found no data that could support the conclusion that there was a second shooter. Another theory, stemming from Bobby Kennedy’s suspicions, was that the assassination was an inside job. He believed that a rogue element within the CIA carried out the hit because leaders within the organization were upset with the President over the Bay of the Pigs. At the time of the incident, CIA Director John McCone met with Bobby Kennedy and dispelled any theories.
11. Aliens Have Contacted Us
Everyone at one point has looked up to the vast and wondrous sky and wondered if we are alone in the universe or not. The existence of aliens has been thought to be real for decades. In fact, many people have claimed that extraterrestrial beings have already made contact with us on multiple occasions. In 1947, an unidentified flying object (UFO) allegedly landed in Roswell, New Mexico. While protesters demanded the truth about the UFO, it is claimed to just be a weather balloon crash. The supposed government coverup of the incident gave birth to new rumors about a part of the army base in Nevada. Area 51 is a top secret remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base. It is rumored that the United States government conducts research and experiments on aliens in the facility. While the facility is in use, there has been no confirmation of alien contact or lifeforms.
10. Moon Landing Was Fake
Landing on the moon before the Soviet Union is considered one of the United States’ greatest achievements in the 20th century. It is also one of the most scrutinized events in modern history. Some people believe that the moon landing was faked and that the pictures were taken in a studio created in a remote hangar in Area 51. They think the United States orchestrated the stunt to raise national pride during the Cold War. Believers of this theory point to the movement of the flag in the photograph. The flag appears to be blowing in the wind but there is no wind in space. Some even go as far to say that famous director Stanley Kubrick was the creative mastermind behind the stunt. Defenders of the pictures argue that the movement of the flag only occurs during the unfurling of it, which would happen with or without wind.
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