CIA declassifies book which claims end of the world was predicted by Christ
The Adam and Eve Story, a book from 1966, was contained in a packet of other documents - including an article from Time magazine - and a "transmittal slip" from the CIA
Declassified documents from the CIA archives have revealed a mysterious book titled "The Adam and Eve Story" written by Chan Thomas in 1966.
The book was discovered in a packet containing a Time magazine article, a transmittal slip, and a list of everyday items like a toolbox and tire gauges.
Thomas, a UFO researcher who worked with the US Air Force, made several extraordinary claims in the book, including that the world undergoes "cyclical pole shifts" that wipe out civilizations every 7,000 years.
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According to Thomas, this cataclysmic event has been predicted by various figures throughout history, including Jesus, who is portrayed not as a prophetic figure but as a scholar trained in India. Thomas also claims that Jesus attempted to prepare people for the end times, with the last cataclysm being Noah's Flood.
The CIA's reasons for classifying this text and the accompanying items are unclear, but its resurfacing in 2019 has sparked conspiracy theories. The book appears to have been given as a gift to someone, with a handwritten note on the front reading "for Art L., from" followed by a redacted name.
Thomas asserts that he has deciphered Jesus's final words on the cross, suggesting that Jesus was actually speaking in a language he learned in India, where he said "I am fainting, I am fainting, darkness is overcoming me", reports the Daily Star.
He also suggests that on Easter Sunday, when Jesus is believed to have ascended to heaven, he was actually taken aboard a "space vehicle".
The title of his book - The Adam and Eve Story - stems from Thomas's interpretation that the Genesis story is actually an allegory about the downfall of a previous civilization, during an extinction event prior to Noah's Flood.
He proposes the existence of "null zones" in the Milky Way that our Solar System passes through every few thousand years, causing catastrophic changes to Earth as the poles shift.
However, none of Thomas's assertions in his book are supported by contemporary understanding of history or science.
Despite making such a series of outrageous claims, the CIA's peculiarly classified book becomes even more bizarre when you delve into Thomas's background.
It's thought that Thomas was part of a team hired by aerospace company McDonnell Douglas under Dr. Robert Wood – who has since become a leading expert on UFOs with MUFON.
Wood mentions Thomas in a 2007 article as one of the men he hired to research UFOs.
He characterizes the author as an "exceptionally innovative" individual who "claimed to be in contact with ETs".
However, Dr. Wood admits that he almost "fired" Thomas due to his eccentric behavior – but described him as a "total out of the box thinker".
Records from WorldCat show the peculiar book by Thomas was first published in 1963, then again in 1965 – eventually making its way into CIA archives by 1966.
The book fell into obscurity until it resurfaced and saw publication once more in 1993, after which it hasn't been republished; nonetheless, complete editions are accessible online.
This year, conspiracy-themed internet forums have discovered the book, inaccurately circulating the CIA version as a "banned" text.
Google Trends data shows that interest in Thomas and his enigmatic book spiked by an astonishing 700%.
Adding to the mystery is the backstory of the author, who was connected to a UFO-related project with the US Air Force, and wrote this bizarre book that landed in top-secret files.
Thomas opens his book by thanking various high-ranking US military officials, suggesting without their support, "this book might not exist".
Among those he acknowledges includes US Air Force General Curtis LeMay, famous for the Cold War era quote "bomb them back to the Stone Age".
He also gives nods to US Air Force General Harold Grant, head of communications, and Admiral Rufus Taylor, an intelligence officer who later joined the CIA.
The reasons for the dedications to these military leaders in Thomas's book remains unexplained, coupled with a note of gratitude to the "Joint Staff of that time" for their "inspiring encouragement".
Wrapping up his foreword, Thomas addresses those who ridiculed him, stating: "To all of those who rediculted, scorned and laughed, relegating me to the nuthouse and even firing me.
"For how else would I have been so driven to pursue, solve, find and derive the truth. I owe them."
