20th Century UFO Conspiracies

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20th Century UFO Conspiracies

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Jul 11, 2021

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Emory University professor Felix Harcourt teaches a class on how conspiracy theories about UFOs have shaped America culture. He begins in the late 1940s and describes how public opinion about extraterrestrials changed over the course of the 20th century, often paralleling societal anxieties.
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