In a posting that is almost too good to not be a hoax, not to mention possibly being bait for conspiracy theorists, a top NASA official has allegedly opened up about aliens — sort of. Numerous alien hunters and UFO enthusiast websites and blogs have taken to the internet after a posting to the photo-sharing site Imgur, attributed to NASA’s Director of Astrophysics, apparently insinuates that not only do aliens exist, NASA knows they exist, and the rest of humanity would sleep far better not knowing what is actually out there.
User UFOmania posted a video to YouTube last week that highlights an Imgur posting of a statement supposedly made by Paul Hertz, Director of Astrophysics at NASA. While it is as yet unknown if Hertz actually made the statement, alien enthusiasts are running with it. If authentic, the statement is tantalizingly leading — and a bit ominous. If not an actual statement by Hertz, the quote still hits all the right spots to get the we-are-not-alone crowd to engage in debate.
As can be seen on Imgur, Paul Hertz, seemingly exasperated at the public’s insistence on talking about aliens, even though NASA issues teasers about upcoming announcement that clearly state they will not announce anything concerning the discovery of alien life, allegedly wrote the following.
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