Julian Assange (image credit: wikileaks.ch)

According to a new column by the British newspaper The Guardian, titled Wikileak Cables: You ask, we search, there are no files related to UFOs or aliens in the over 250,000 leaked US embassy cables.

Infamous founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange had been asked in a December 3, 2010 interview in The Guardian about receiving files on UFOs and replied “Many weirdos email us about UFOs or how they discovered that they were the anti-christ whilst talking with their ex-wife at a garden party over a pot-plant…” Assange went on to state “However, it is worth noting that in yet-to-be-published parts of the cablegate archive there are indeed references to UFOs.”

His later statement received worldwide attention, spawning headlines such as, “WikiLeaks to expose UFO cover-up?” Expectations for the files were high, but according to today’s story by The Guardian there is nothing to see. The Guardian is one of five papers that received the secret diplomatic cables as early as August and has been coordinating story releases on the files with other media outlets.

In a story on November 28, 2010 by Yahoo News, it was discovered that The Guardian had also released the files to the New York Times, citing that they were worried they might receive a gag order by the British government.

Earlier this week The Guardian began their series Wikileak Cables: You ask, we search, in which they ask readers what they would like The Guardian to search for in the more than 250,000 cables. Each day since December 14 they have released an article and the latest installment included a statement on their search for the UFO references.

The Guardian wrote, “Despite what Julian Assange said in an online Q&A, there are no references to aliens in the cables. We searched for aliens and UFOs (“visitors” and “non-terrestrial officers” too, thanks, UFO-minded readers) without finding anyway.”

Assange’s earlier statement about UFOs in the cables could have been in reference to a message regarding UFO hacker Gary McKinnon and the British government’s ongoing negotiation with the US over his possible extradition. The cable from the US Ambassador to England was sent to Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton’s office briefing her on the topics that the Prime Minister might bring up during her visit in October of 2009.

Researcher Grant Cameron, who runs the website HillaryClintonUFO.net, was able to retrieve documents through the Freedom of Information Act that showed Rockefeller was soliciting help form Hillary’s staff on drafting a document to President Bill Clinton in 1995.  The title of the document was: Lifting Secrecy on Information About Extraterrestrial Intelligence as Part of the Current Classification Review.

In August of 1995 the Clintons made a trip to Rockefeller’s JY Ranch near Jackson’s Hole, Wyoming.  Many speculate that UFOs and ETs must have been a subject of conversation during the visit.  However, there has never been any proof of this, until now.

Hillary Clinton and Laurance Rockefeller walking at his Wyoming Ranch (image credit: Clinton Library)

Hillary Clinton and Laurance Rockefeller walking at his Wyoming Ranch (image credit: Clinton Library)

In these famous pictures of Hillary and Rockefeller walking on a wooded path during the visit, Hilary is holding a book.  For years researchers have been trying to figure out which book she is holding, to find out if it would provide clues as to the nature of their conversation.  Finally, Tonio Cousyn (known as elevenaugust at Open Minds Forum) has figured it out.  He discovered that the book is Paul Davies’ Are We Alone? Philosophical Implications of the Discovery of Extraterrestrial Life.  The images below show how he discovered this.

Front cover of Paul Davies' book

Back cover of Paul Davies' book

Close up of the book in Hillary Clinton's arm. Click the image to go to a book cover comparison created by Tonio Cousyn.

Amazon describes the book as: “The authentic discovery of extraterrestrial life would usher in a scientific revolution on par with Copernicus or Darwin, says Paul Davies. Just as these ideas sparked religious and philosophical controversy when they were first offered, so would proof of life arising away from Earth. With this brief book (160 pages, including two appendices and an index), Davies tries to get ahead of the curve and begin to sort out the metaphysical mess before it happens. Many science fiction writers have preceded him, of course, but here the matter is plainly put. This is a very good introduction to a compelling subject.”

Professor Paul Davies

Paul Davies is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist, and award winning bestselling author.  He is currently director of the Beyond Center of Fundamental Concepts in Science and co-director of the Cosmology initiative at Arizona State University.  He even has an asteroid named after him.  He has often written about the SETI project, and the philosophical ideas behind extraterrestrial contact.  In November of 2009, he was a speaker at the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Sciences’ Study Week on Astrobiology event.

Although we do not know whether Hillary brought the book or if Rockefeller gave it to her, it does confirm that extraterrestrial life was part of their conversation.

For more information on the Clinton’s UFO history read our story on Obama and UFOs, or for detailed information visit Grant Cameron’s HillaryClintonUFO.net and PresidentialUFO.com.

Special thanks to Angelia Joiner for her help with this story.