Conspiracy theorists believe that the closing ceremony from the 1984 Olympic Games ‘prepared the world for an alien invasion’
The bizarre closing ceremony at the Los Angeles Games raised eyebrows at the time, but alien enthusiasts still claim that the Olympic event had a more sinister purpose
CONSPIRACY theorists are claiming that the 1984 Olympic Games were used to prepare the world for an alien invasion - which is due later this year.
The bizarre closing ceremony at the Los Angeles Games raised eyebrows at the time, but alien enthusiasts still claim that the Olympic event had a more sinister purpose, 32 years after it happened.
Things started off normal enough, with a medal procession and a performance by Lionel Ritchie winning over fans in the packed Memorial Colloseum.
But, midway through the vibrant ceremony, the entire arena went pitch black and an unexpected visitor made a memorable appearance.
Eerie music set the tone as a huge alien mothership hovered into view and lasers shot around the stadium.
Just when things couldn't get any more surreal, an alien being appeared, clad in a white space suit and featuring six elongated fingers on each hand.
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For viewers at the time, the special effects were groundbreaking, and thousands of spectators couldn't help but believe that the mock alien invasion was real.
However, some people still believe that something supernatural was going on the whole time, claiming that the events of Los Angeles were a "false flag" for a real alien invasion.
Conspiracy theorists believe that top-secret government operations involve creating deliberate hoaxes, called false flags, which dupe the public into believing that a real event is unfolding.
And they believe that the closing ceremony invasion was "predictive programming" to prepare us for the day when aliens really do appear on Earth.
According to these extraterrestrial enthusiasts, the real alien invasion is coming this year, although they have been making similar claims in almost every year since the Los Angeles Games.
Late conspiracy theorist Bill Cooper even went so far as to suggest that the UFO which interrupted the closing ceremony could have been real.
He said: "There was no helicopter up there holding this thing.
"They’ll tell you that, but it’s not true. Can you imagine the liability they would have if they were carrying this thing suspended on a cable underneath the helicopter over the heads of hundreds of thousands of people?
“It was under its own power.”