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Former astronaut: Man not alone in universe

updated 4:41 p.m. EDT, Mon April 20, 2009
  • Story Highlights
  • He says governments are concealing evidence that extraterrestrials exist
  • The astronaut is from Roswell, New Mexico, the site of an alleged UFO crash
  • Mitchell: Roswell residents "told not to talk about their experience" by military

    • (CNN) -- Earth Day may fall later this week, but as far as former NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell and other UFO enthusiasts are concerned, the real story is happening elsewhere.

    Mitchell, who was part of the 1971 Apollo 14 moon mission, asserted Monday that extraterrestrial life exists, and that the truth is being concealed by the U.S. and other governments.

    He delivered his remarks during an appearance at the National Press Club following the conclusion of the fifth annual X-Conference, a meeting of UFO activists and researchers studying the possibility of alien life forms.

    Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, shown after his Apollo mission in 1971, claims there "is no doubt we are being visited."

    A NASA spokesman denied any cover-up.