US President Donald Trump’s release of the JFK files has revealed a shock confession that one CIA agent made before his mysterious death, adding a major twist to the long-speculated death of President Kennedy.
JFK’s assassination in November 1963 is one of the most important and significant moments in America’s history, as it’s largely undestood that Lee Harvey Oswald was the shooter who took down the president as he drove through the streets of Dallas, Texas in an open top motorcade.
JFK was famously assassinated while driving down the streets of Dallas, Texas (Bettmann/Getty Images)
Oswald was murdered by Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby just two days after Kennedy’s assassination, and it remains speculated by many that there’s more than what we know surrounding the president’s death.
Countless conspiracies have spiralled across the internet in the past decades, with many different and sometimes bizarre theories cropping up regarding who was really behind the rifle, but those mad on speculation might just have received a vital crumb through a confession that has only just come to light through the JFK files, as reported by Joe.
Released this month by President Trump, the digital documents detail an investigation into CIA operative Gary Underhill, who died six months after Kennedy’s assassination in rather suspicious circumstances.
The now unredacted documents details that “the day after the assassination, Gary Underhill left Washington in a hurry. Late in the evening he showed up at the home of a friend’s in New Jersey,” indicating that his behavior was ‘agitated’ and that he ‘feared for his life’.
Speaking to his friends, he alleged that “a small clique within the CIA was responsible for the assassination,” a bold claim which he argued was enough for him to leave the country, adding that the ‘clique’ was “carrying on a racket in gun-running, narcotics, and other contraband.”
“Kennedy supposedly got wind that something was going on and was killed before he could ‘blow the whistle on it’,” the document continues, explaining the reason behind Kennedy’s death within Underhill’s wild theory.
Underhill reportedly claimed that Kennedy was killed after threatening to ‘blow the whistle’ on a CIA scheme (Frank Hurley/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
Within the next six months he was then found dead in his Washington apartment, which the coroner ruled as a suicide. However, it’s noted that this explanation is “by no means convincing” due to the position and angle of the gunshot wound, which was behind his left ear despite Underhill reportedly being right-handed.
Underhill’s writing collaborator Asher Brynes, who was the one that found his body, believes that the pistol that killed Underhill was “fitted with a silencer,” which is an unlikely feature of someone who committed suicide.
Additionally, it’s explained that “occupants of the apartment building could not recall hearing a shot,” which further adds to that theory, and continues to mystify the circumstances surrounding both Underhill and Kennedy’s deaths.
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Man hikes to the CIA’s “top secret” plane crash in Death Valley and can’t believe what he found
It’s been lying there untouched for over 70 years
Sometimes you can find the most fascinating things in the most unexpected places, and that was the case for one YouTuber who braved a dangerous hike in Death Valley in search of a lost CIA spy plane.
Death Valley is definitely one of the most dangerous places across all of America to hike, as it’s capable of reaching life-threatening temperatures that make any strenuous exercise incredibly challenging.
That’s exactly why the CIA and US Air Force declined to retrieve a crashed spy plane from the depths of the national park, as it proved to be both dangerous and not worth the effort.
The SA-16A Albatross still lies wrecked on a hillside in Death Valley (YouTube/Ghost Town Living)
The plane in question was a Grumman SA-16A Albatross, commissioned by the CIA as a spy plane in the 1950s for use in the Cold War.
During a training mission in 1952 one of the engines completely failed while it was flying over Death Valley, prompting all six occupants on the flight to abandon ship.
While they all thankfully survived, the same can’t be said for the Albatross, as it swiftly crashed into the valley, causing a heavy impact on a steep slope in what can only be described as the middle of nowhere.
It remains there to this day, and YouTuber Ghost Town Living, otherwise known as Brent Underwood, took it upon himself to brave the hike and check it out.
Upon reaching the wreckage it’s actually hard to believe what you’re seeing, as it’s both surprisingly in tact and utterly destroyed at the same time. It almost looks like an anomaly upon the edge of the rocky hill, but once Brent got a little closer its easier to see the catastrophic damage.
Large parts of the Albatross’ metal frame have been completely shattered, with pieces strewn tens of meters away from the main crash site. Most of the chairs, for example, have been thrown out of the plane, but one remains inside showing how steep of an angle the plane currently lies at.
One of the most fascinating aspects of the wreckage is the comparative effect that the sun has had on the plane’s shell. Where the sun hits it’s easy to notice how much the colour and details have worn away, but on the underside which almost always remains shrouded from the beating sun, paint and text remains almost as if it was new.
Some parts of the plane remain in near-perfect condition despite it’s age (YouTube/Ghost Town Living)
You can see the giant lettering on what is assumed to be one of the wings, alongside text that states “cut here for emergency rescue” underneath a broken window, even though it’s been exposed to the elements for over 70 years.
Something that he also noticed is that there are parts of the plane that have clearly been taken by other visitors to the site – in particular an I.D. plate which he previously spotted a listing for on eBay.
This made him question the difference between ‘trash’ and ‘treasure’, as the crashed SA-16A is likely both at the same time.
“Either it’s trash or it’s treasure, meaning either it’s all taken away or it’s left for other people to enjoy,” Brent outlines, and unfortunately this crash site finds itself difficultly somewhere in the middle.
Many in the comments have been left amazed at Brent’s bravery, in particular within the moments that he’s exploring the plane.
“Brent mentions how the plane wreckage is precariously perched and then in the next breath he says how cool it is to sit inside,” one comment remarks, whereas another adds: “How precarious it’s perched, and you’re clambering all over it! I was so worried for you.”
One even describes Underwood as “fearless” in his pursuit for exploration, and it’s certainly something you can’t deny as he’s gone to incredible lengths to explore and share incredibly finds such as this, despite the clear and present dangers.
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Declassified CIA documents reveal ‘dying elder race’ that was seen on Mars ‘1,000,000 years ago’
The subject described them as ‘a shadow of people’
People have unearthed shocking CIA documents that reveal a ‘dying elder race’ on the Red Planet.
Baba Vanga predicted that humans would make contact with aliens in 2024. But, to this day, new discoveries are constantly being made, bringing us closer to the chance of coming face to face with extra-terrestrial life.
According to one astrobiologist, we may have discovered life on Mars 50 years ago – but it was accidentally destroyed it in the process.
Now, declassified documents from 1984 reveal a bizarre project that supposedly discovered alien life on Mars.
The file is simply labelled ‘Mars Exploration May 22, 1984’, but details a bizarre experiment in which a test subject allegedly used astral projection to visit the Red Planet.
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“The planet Mars. Time of interest approximately 1 million years BC,” the file reads.
With the ‘psychic’ subject given geographic coordinates, they apparently observed ‘an oblique view of a pyramid or pyramid form.
The transcript shows the subject describing a ‘perception of a shadow of people, very tall, thin, it’s only a shadow.’
Whatever they saw, it seems it was only captured for a split moment.
“It’s as if they were there and they’re not, not there anymore,” the subject added.
When asked to go back in time to when these beings were alive, the subject claimed they’d built pyramids to take shelter from an incoming storm: “It’s like ah… strictly functional place for sleeping or, that’s not a good word, hibernations, some form, I can’t, I get real raw inputs, storms, savage storm, and sleeping through storms.” They referred to them as ‘ancient people’ who were past their time.
“They’re very philosophic [sic] about it,” the subject continued. “They’re looking for ah… a way to survive and they just can’t.”
According to the vision, many of these beings had already left Mars in search of a new home, while the ones left behind were stranded as their society collapsed.
But what’s crazy is that these files don’t mention where the others may have gone – or if they could still be out there.
As strange as it sounds, the CIA was deeply invested in ‘remote viewing’ during the Cold War, exploring the idea that human consciousness could travel through time and space.
This led to Project STARGATE, a $20 million (£12 million) classified program that studied psychic abilities for intelligence gathering – and potentially a weapon.
However, by 1995, the project was shut down due to a lack of results and budget cuts.