CIA Historian: “Aliens Control Our Government” (ft. Peter Levenda)

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Nov 22, 2025

In this captivating discussion, historian Peter Levenda delves into the intertwining worlds of intelligence agencies, the occult, and UFOs. He unveils connections between the JFK assassination, early UFO incidents, and elite occult networks within American power structures. Levenda reveals fascinating ties between Lee Harvey Oswald and key figures in the intelligence community, along with insights on secret space programs and the influence of Nazi occultism. His research suggests that reality may be more scripted than we ever imagined.

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Chance CIA Encounter Sparked Deeper Inquiry

Peter Levenda unexpectedly met and later worked next to Arthur Hochberg, a former CIA officer connected to E. Howard Hunt during his Watergate research.
This serendipitous encounter repeatedly pulled Levenda deeper into intelligence and occult threads he was investigating.

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Seance Of Elites Threads Through JFK And UFOs

Levenda links a 1952–53 Maine seance of nine elites to later Cold War UFO and political events, implying coordinated influence across high society and intelligence.
He traces connections from that group to figures tied to Lee Harvey Oswald and the JFK assassination, suggesting an occult–intelligence through-line.

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Maury Island Slag Linked To New Orleans Plot

Levenda recounts tracing Fred Crisman from the 1947 Maury Island UFO slag incident into New Orleans connections with Guy Bannister and Lee Harvey Oswald.
He highlights Air Force investigators who died in a plane explosion after collecting the slag, suggesting early lethal stakes in UFO inquiries.

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