The allure of the moon continues to captivate our imaginations, long after the historic Apollo missions of the 1960s and early 1970s. The United States’ ambitious Apollo program, which ran from 1961 to 1972, aimed to achieve human exploration of the lunar surface. This program is widely regarded as a success, having accomplished its goal of landing men on the moon on six separate occasions between 1968 and 1972. However, there are those who question the official narrative of what these astronauts encountered.
The topic of the Apollo missions often drifts into the realm of conspiracy theories, especially when former insiders share extraordinary claims. Ken Johnston, a former Civilian Astronaut Consultant Pilot for NASA, is one such insider. Johnston, who trained notable astronauts such as Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins—the first two being the pioneering moonwalkers of Apollo 11—later handled the photographic evidence from these lunar missions.
Johnston claims to have stumbled upon photos showing artifacts that suggest the presence of an ancient alien civilization on the moon.
In an interview with The New Indian Express, Johnston disclosed that he was instructed by a superior at NASA to dispose of these controversial images. “I was put in charge of photographing and documenting their exact location. One day, my boss ordered me to destroy these images,” he recounted. “There were elements in the pictures that were unexplainable.”
Moreover, Johnston has accused NASA of altering images and footage released to the public to obscure evidence of extraterrestrial life on the lunar surface. He explained, “You can see the lunar anomalies too. It looks like something has been smudged out. Way before Photoshop, they would paint things out.”
Johnston has published these claims and his experiences both inside and outside of NASA in his book, *Ken’s Moon!: Revealing The “Dark Mission of NASA*. In this book, he shares photographs that include what he believes are the ruins of structures on the moon, suggesting that some form of life once existed there.
While Ken Johnston’s views are far from mainstream, and some of his other beliefs—such as his claim that President Eisenhower met with aliens in the 1950s—might be dismissed as mere conspiracy theories, there are those who consider his contributions vital to the ongoing debate about extraterrestrial life in our universe. His revelations challenge us to rethink what we know about our closest celestial neighbor and the possibility of life beyond Earth.