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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Vinay Patel

Comet 3I/ATLAS Interstellar: A Cosmic Trojan Horse or a Secret the CIA Won't Share?

Harvard’s Avi Loeb argues that the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS could be an alien craft rather than a natural comet. This theory gained weight after the CIA refused to release records on the object, citing a need to neither confirm nor deny their existence. (Credit: NASA Hubble Space Telescope/Unsplash/IBTimes UK)

The sudden appearance of the comet 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object, has ignited a global debate about its true nature. While the public looks to the stars for answers, a growing sense of unease suggests that intelligence agencies may be withholding critical data. As the object traverses our solar system, the silence from official channels is only heightening suspicions about what lies beneath the surface.

Since the moment it was spotted on its path through the stars, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has proposed that this unique object is a piece of hardware of non-human origin.

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