Speculation surrounding the existence of alien life has dominated conspiracy conversations for decades now, yet these rumors might just have more to them than you think, as the Bank of England has issued a warning.
It often goes hand in hand that people both believe in the existence of extraterrestrial life and that the government is trying to cover it up, which is why secret military bases like Area 51 have built up such mythos.
Alien hunters are dedicated to their belief that there's life out there, often visiting the most common UFO sighting spots and delving deep into the current so-called evidence of alien life throughout history.
If it is true that the 'truth' is being obscured by major governments, then there's little that the average person can do. But people might have received a hint that something major could be announced in the near future.
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As shared by LADbible, the Bank of England has been warned by a former key employee to prepare for the possibility that the United States government will announce the existence of alien life, forecasting a market crash if that information was revealed.
Relayed by Douglas Macgregor on X, a former senior analyst in financial security at the Bank of England, Helen McCaw has urged her former employer and Andrew Bailey, the bank's current governor, to 'organize contingencies' if this jaw-dropping reveal occurs.
Of course, this isn't strictly a confirmation that an announcement is on the way – as even if you take it at face value, it's merely a means of preparing for all eventualities to reduce risk – but many have taken it as further proof that there's more going on than we might be led to believe.
It's unclear what the 'contingency plan' for the Bank of England would be if aliens are revealed, and some are even unconvinced that the market would move that much in response to the news, regardless of how shocking it would be in practice.
"It would be a small reaction at most," predicts one investor on X, qualifying that "if there's an alien invasion, then markets crash, yes."
Another noted that "even hypothetical disclosures can move markets. This says less about aliens — and more about how fragile confidence and expectations really are."
Others on Reddit are speculating that the US government and President Donald Trump might be motivated to reveal news as big as this to 'distract' from the bad publicity surrounding both the attempted claim of Greenland and the continued pressure of the Epstein files.
"Holy. F***. They'll do anything to take attention away from the Epstein/Trump files," writes one commenter, with another speculating that "those Epstein files must be really, really bad."
A third offered a different perspective, arguing that they're "so tired of this. Just spill the beans, get it over with.”
They concluded: “After a few days of being in the headlines it will just be another normal ho hum item in the news feeds."
There are arguably few bigger and more shocking news stories than confirmation of extraterrestrial life, yet who knows if something even bigger is around the corner, considering current trends.