At the center of the extraterrestrial issue is a government imposed truth embargo on formal acknowledgment of a non-human intelligence engaging the human race. This embargo was begun under the presidencies of Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower and managed by the national security infrastructure. To examine closely the history of the extraterrestrial phenomena is to become acquainted with the abuses of power and secrecy since 1947. Reform is needed and Disclosure may be the door to that process.