The Doublemint Twins versus the CIA: A UFO Mystery

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Dive into the extraordinary story of Marie and Mildred Maier, the original Doublemint Twins, whose encounter with an alien signal shook Chicago and exposed a shadowy government cover-up. On November 28, 1954, during a live WGN radio broadcast, the sisters recorded eerie, high-speed tones—described as a coded message resembling Jingle Bells—after host Jim Mills invited extraterrestrials to respond. What followed was a web of deception involving the CIA, fake Air Force officers, and a relentless UFO skeptic, Dr. Leon Davidson, who uncovered the truth.

Explore the Maier's journey from advertising fame as Wrigley’s Doublemint Twins to accidental UFO hunters. Their WGN recording, detailed in a rare 1955 Journal of Space Flight article, caught the CIA’s attention, leading to a covert operation to seize the tape. Posing as Air Force officers, CIA agents George O. Forrest and Dewelt Walker visited the sisters, claiming the signal was mere Morse code from a U.S. radio station. Was it?

Enter Dr. Leon Davidson, a Los Alamos scientist who believed UFOs were a CIA-orchestrated psychological warfare tactic. In 1957, Davidson contacted the Maiers, exposing inconsistencies in the CIA’s story and accusing the agency of fabricating UFO sightings to manipulate public perception during the Cold War. His dogged pursuit revealed a deeper conspiracy. The CIA’s 1997 report, The CIA’s Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947-90, later admitted mishandling the case, confirming Davidson’s suspicions of agency involvement.

Set against the backdrop of 1954’s UFO frenzy, this episode uncovers a time when Cold War paranoia, public obsession with flying saucers, and government secrecy collided. The Maier sisters’ story is a microcosm of a nation grappling with the unknown. Why did the CIA go to such lengths to bury a single tape? Was the sisters’ recording evidence of extraterrestrial contact, or part of a larger psychological operation?

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