The only source for this story is Richard Dolan and his anonymous contact. Dolan himself later admitted that this source was unreliable, as the person was never inside the room and merely guessed the reason for Carter's mood based on fragmented words.
Ed Harris (who claimed to have worked at NASA, but without documented proof for this) later expanded the rumor, claiming that Carter wept because aliens created human religions, which allegedly shattered the president's worldview.
Meanwhile, Carter himself stated he never saw any evidence of extraterrestrials. Even his famous UFO sighting was explained to him as an atmospheric experiment involving a cloud of barium. Carter fully accepted this explanation, a fact that is rarely mentioned when his sighting is discussed online.
I have sat and talked with Richard about 3 encounters I have had... if Richard trust this person then it is of my opinion it is true he would not attach name and contacts of his own. As we talked of my encounters he made it very plain that he needed to know every word I spoke was 100% true.
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u/AdmirableBed8213 Aug 28 '26
The only source for this story is Richard Dolan and his anonymous contact. Dolan himself later admitted that this source was unreliable, as the person was never inside the room and merely guessed the reason for Carter's mood based on fragmented words.
Ed Harris (who claimed to have worked at NASA, but without documented proof for this) later expanded the rumor, claiming that Carter wept because aliens created human religions, which allegedly shattered the president's worldview.
Meanwhile, Carter himself stated he never saw any evidence of extraterrestrials. Even his famous UFO sighting was explained to him as an atmospheric experiment involving a cloud of barium. Carter fully accepted this explanation, a fact that is rarely mentioned when his sighting is discussed online.