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[...] During an interview with Charlie Rose in 2009, Reagan’s Secretary of State, George Shultz was asked what the two | By Alex Hollings sofrep.com 7-20-18 |
From the fireside house, President Reagan suddenly said to me,
"What would you do if the United States were suddenly attacked by someone from outer space? Would you help us?"
claimed to have seen UFOs on at least two occasions, according to reports from sources as disparate as the Wall Street Journal, Lucille Ball and the National Enquirer. He alerted the Navy to one of his sightings, and he and Nancy believed that Egyptian hieroglyphics referenced extraterrestrial flying crafts.
Reagan surprised the Soviet premier with this odd line of questioning:"From the fireside house, President Reagan suddenly said to me, 'What would you do if the United States were suddenly attacked by someone from outer space? Would you help us?'That hypothetical space invaders scenario -- a sort of "this island Earth" fantasy that sounds profound to either the screenwriter of a 1950s B picture or a very high college freshman -- was so compelling to Reagan that he repeated it in public speeches, on multiple occasions, while president.
"I said, 'No doubt about it.'"
"He said, 'We too.'"
"So that's interesting," Gorbachev said to much laughter.
