Reagan mentions an 'alien threat' in UN General Assembly address

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President Reagan at the UN General Assembly podium, 1987
President Reagan addressing the UN General Assembly on Sept. 21, 1987 Reagan Library, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

In an address to the UN General Assembly, President Reagan said that if humanity faced an alien threat from outside this world, its differences would quickly vanish. It was a rhetorical point about global unity, not a statement about UFOs, but it is often quoted in UFO discussions.

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  1. OfficialAddress to the 42d Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, New York (opens in a new tab)Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum / 1987-09-21

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