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Majestic-12 (sometimes written simply as MJ-12 or MJ-XII) is the codename of a secret committee, supposedly formed in 1952 to investigate UFO activity. This committee is an important part of the UFO conspiracy theory and its existence has been denied by the United States government, which insists that documents suggesting its existence are "completely bogus".
The committee was supposed to have been chaired by Vannevar Bush, Robert Oppenheimer and Albert Einstein and with alleged membership including James Forrestal, Edward Teller, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Nathan F. Twining. The proponents of this conspiracy theory hold that the scope of Majestic-12 operations covers not only the USA, but China and Russia, and that finds of alien technology are traded between secret agencies of these countries. They contend that MJ-12 continues in operation today, working (perhaps with alien cooperation) toward global domination.
Influences in popular culture
This conspiracy has widely inspired the main conspiracy theme of the popular TV series The X-Files and Dark Skies. In addition, the Majestic-12 conspiracy makes a prominent appearance in the PC game Deus Ex and its sequel Deus Ex: Invisible War.
See also: Area 51, illuminati.
