UFO & Paranormal
Spielberg Allegedly Got Naval Intelligence Access for Close Encounters UFO Films
American Alchemy
Spielberg Just Revealed The Truth About Aliens (He Knows!)
What was said
"After Jaws, he was like, really big deal. And he apparently got approached by some guys from Naval Intelligence or something, and they came and offered him a deal. And he took it, and he got all sorts of information. I mean, Close Encounters is based on a true story. And I was like, what? And he goes, yeah, I mean, E.T. too. Like, he got access to a bunch of really, like, interesting case files and stuff."
Tobe Hooper, director of Poltergeist and close associate of Spielberg, allegedly revealed that Spielberg was approached by Naval Intelligence after Jaws and given access to classified UFO case files, which became the basis for Close Encounters and E.T. This claim, if true, would explain the prescient accuracy of UFO details in Spielberg's films decades before public disclosure.
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- American Alchemy
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- Spielberg Just Revealed The Truth About Aliens (He Knows!)
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