The pyramids and the Pentagon : the government’s top secret pursuit of mystical relics, ancient astronauts, and lost civilizations

209 Pages·2012·4 MB·English

by  Nicholas Redfern

THE PYRAMIDS AND THE PENTAGON
TOP SECRET
The Government’s
Top Secret Pursuit of
Mystical Relics,
Ancient Astronauts, and
Lost Civilizations
BY NICK REDFERN
DEDICATION
For Rich Reynolds, for being a good friend and a voice of sanity.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to offer my sincere thanks and deep appreciation to everyone at
New Page Books and Career Press, particularly Michael Pye, Laurie Kelly-Pye,
Kirsten Dalley, Nicole DeFelice, Gina Talucci, Jeff Piasky, and Adam Schwartz;
all of the staff at Warwick Associates for their fine promotion and publicity
campaigns; and my literary agent, Lisa Hagan, for her always excellent work.
CONTENTS
Introduction: In the Beginning
Chapter 1: Dead Sea Discoveries
Chapter 2: Saucers and Scrolls
Chapter 3: Secrets of the Ark
Chapter 4: Ararat and the Agency
Chapter 5: Moon Dust on the Mountain
Chapter 6: Levitation and the Pharaohs
Chapter 7: Pyramid Power
Chapter 8: Conspiracies of the Naval Kind
Chapter 9: Controlling Gravity
Chapter 10: Ancient Atomic Annihilation
Chapter 11: Talk Like an Egyptian
Chapter 12: Red Planet Mysteries
Chapter 13: The Pyramids of Mars
Chapter 14: Martian Conspiracies
Chapter 15: The Circles of Doomsday
Chapter 16: Visions in the Skies
Chapter 17: Djinn, Star-Gates, and Immortality
Chapter 18: Seeking Ancient Artifacts
Chapter 19: The Dancing Stones of England
Chapter 20: Stonehenge and Secret Files
Conclusion: Past, Present, and Future
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
INTRODUCTION
IN THE BEGINNING
In the 1981 movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, which starred Harrison Ford as
archaeologist Indiana Jones, Nazi hordes were in hot pursuit of the legendary
Ark of the Covenant, a mysterious chest said to have housed the Ten
Commandments provided to Moses by God on Mount Sinai. Given that the Ark
was supposed to possess powers both awesome and devastating, Hitler’s
intention was to harness those same powers, use them against anyone and
everyone who might stand in his way, and take control of the world. Fortunately,
things did not go Hitler’s way. After a wild adventure that took him from Peru to
the United States and from Egypt to an island in the Aegean Sea, Indiana Jones
saved the day, wrestled the Ark out of the clutches of Hitler’s minions, got the
girl, and all was good. But, it’s the final moments of the movie that are the most
memorable.
The Pentagon: keeper of ancient mysteries.
(Copyright U.S. government.)
After the Nazis were defeated, the Ark of the Covenant was transferred to the
United States, where military intelligence personnel assured a pleased and
satisfied Jones that the priceless artifact would be studied carefully by the finest
minds and scholars available. That assurance, however, was nothing less than a
brazen lie. Instead, something very different happened. Unbeknownst to Jones,
the Ark was not studied. The U.S. government, perhaps fearful of unleashing the
incredible forces the Ark possessed, took what it considered to be the wisest and
safest course of action: The Ark was placed into a wooden crate, which was then
carefully and firmly sealed, and taken to a secure warehouse away from any and
all prying eyes and inquiring minds. The government was intent on keeping the
genie firmly in the bottle, so to speak, never again to be released.
Raiders of the Lost Ark was, and more than 30 years after its release still is, a
work of highly entertaining fiction. The deep and secret involvement of the U.S.
government in the study of ancient artifacts, religious relics, and numerous
archaeological wonders, however, is most assuredly not fiction. In the pages that
follow, you will learn of astounding official knowledge of, and secret quests to
seek out the truth behind Noah’s Ark, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the magical history
of Stonehenge, tales of nuclear warfare in the distant past, prophecies of the
Mayans, and much more. It is a wild and amazing story that spans millennia and
takes us from the heart of the pyramids to the depths of the Pentagon.
CHAPTER 1
DEAD SEA DISCOVERIES
In terms of key and integral world events, 1947 was a year of profoundly
deep and significant proportions. United States President Harry S. Truman
signed the National Security Act, which paved the way for the creation of the
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The first, priceless collection of what have
famously become known as the Dead Sea Scrolls was found in caves at Qumran,
an ancient and historic site on the West Bank. At the White Sands Proving
Ground, New Mexico, a collection of fruit flies made history when they became
the first living creatures to reach the fringes of space, after being blasted into the
skies above aboard a captured German World War II–era V-2 rocket. The age of
the flying saucer was famously ushered in, after American pilot Kenneth Arnold
witnessed nine strange-looking aircraft flying close to Mount Rainier,
Washington State. And, many UFO researchers believe an alien spacecraft
crashed on harsh, remote desert land outside Roswell, New Mexico. Singular,
unconnected events in a world constantly in a state of change, development, and
wonder? Or integral parts of a greater, and very old, puzzle guided by the
mysterious hands of destiny, fate, and grand design? Most people would
probably say the former. But, sometimes, the majority are wrong—devastatingly
so, even.
Secrets of the Caves
Close to 1,000 in number, the Dead Sea Scrolls represent a veritable treasure-
trove of early written material from almost every book of the Old Testament,
chiefly dating from around 150 BC to 70 BC. Their amazing discovery dates back
to February 1947, when, along with his young cousin, Muhammad edh-Dhib,
then only a teenager, stumbled across a series of caves at Qumran on the
northwest side of the Dead Sea, which borders Jordan to the east, and Israel to
the west. Upon exploring one particular cave, edh-Dhib was amazed to find a
number of ancient texts, carefully and faithfully recorded on aged parchment.
edh-Dhib excitedly scooped up the items and, with his cousin in tow, raced back
home to his family’s Bedouin camp to show them his discovery. It didn’t take
long before word got around that something unusual had been unearthed. In fact,
matters began to spiral with extraordinary speed when talk of the scrolls began