Paul Hellyer was no fringe figure. Born in 1923, he served decades in Canadian politics and became minister of defence in the 1960s during the Cold War. He was also the longest serving member of Canada's Privy Council, placing him deep inside the country's political establishment.
That background is why his later statements landed so heavily. Hellyer repeatedly said UFOs were not only real but represented advanced technologies far beyond human capability. He claimed multiple non-human species had visited Earth and that governments were aware of their presence. Few public figures with his credentials had ever spoken so plainly.
