On December 4,  Professor Haim Eshed generated worldwide headlines when in an interview  published by the Israeli national newspaper, Yedioth Aharonot,  he revealed the existence of a secret US agreement with  extraterrestrials, the existence of a joint US alien base on Mars, and a  Galactic Federation monitoring human affairs. Reactions to the  Professor’s startling revelations varied from those taking the comments  as a major breakthrough on disclosure of extraterrestrial life, to many  claiming he either had lost his mind or his words were distorted during  the translation process.