Greada Treaty
The Greada Treaty is a conspiracy theory dating to the 1980s that suggests American President Dwight D. Eisenhower made a secret agreement with malevolent Gray aliens in 1954. From the early 1950s throgh the 1970s, legends circulated of benevolent extra-terrestrials landing at US bases. In the 1980s, these legends were adapted into a story about malevolent aliens collaborating with elements of the US government. The story originated with John Lear and was further propagated by his associates Rick Doty, Paul Bennewitz, Bill Cooper and Philip Schneider.
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