In 1996, the book "Lost Space" was published by one of the participants in the "Apollo" project, a certain Dr. Edwin Rice, in which Rice claimed that during the "Apollo 17" expedition, astronauts allegedly encountered unknown inhabitants of the Moon who spoke to them in Latin!
Traveling on the "Rover" on the surface of the moon, the astronauts seemed to have met a small domed structure, from which about a dozen crustaceans suddenly poured out. The creatures made no attempt to attack the rover, but the Rover ceased to obey the astronauts. The situation was tense.
And at that time, on close communication, they heard a clear, sonorous speech in a language that turned out to be Latin, which was transferred to Houston, where it was translated - the astronauts themselves, naturally, did not speak Latin enough to conduct a dialogue.
The astronauts were told that they had invaded foreign territory and that they should now go home. Attempts to negotiate the inhabitants of the moon - the selenites - rejected and only repeated the offer. After that, control of the Rover was restored, and the astronauts hurried to the lunar compartment.
The existence of the Selenites on the Moon was immediately declared a state secret in the United States. They considered that the dissemination of information could lead to unpredictable consequences, up to the collapse of the state apparatus. The news of a certain supercivilization, which is very close, can cause panic, fear and, in any case, an inferiority complex.
The return of Apollo 17 to Earth went well, but the question arose - what to do next? Who, in fact, did they meet on the Moon - with the true Selenites, with aliens from other worlds, or maybe with the Russians? The latter seemed at first the most probable: the Russians had created their secret colony on the Moon. However, the analysis of the selenite circulation showed that it was not pronounced by the human larynx. Machine sound?
They urgently prepared the Lunar Scout reconnaissance apparatus, which they launched secretly to the Moon in the spring of 1973. The descent vehicle of the station landed near the Apollo 17 landing site. The Scout went to the known location, the orbital compartment entered a high selenocentric orbit and began to observe the planet's surface using equipment used for reconnaissance above the Earth.
The "Scout" did not reach its destination - the connection with it was interrupted on the way. The orbital module transmitted a coded signal to Earth: “Landing on the moon is prohibited. Proof of strength will follow at 15.00 GMT”, - further the coordinates of one of the national parks were indicated.
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Anything was expected at the appointed time - a fire, an explosion, a storm. But something completely different happened. On an area of four hectares, all the trees lost first small branches, then large ones, and only bare trunks remained.
The experts decided that they had witnessed the use of gravitational weapons. I had to admit the extraterrestrial origin of the Selenite civilization. And also the fact that this civilization can pose an undoubted threat to the Earth.
Analysts from various departments began to develop scenarios for an interplanetary conflict - and everyone agreed that the conflict should be avoided by all possible means. The behavior of the Selenites suggests that this is a closed-type civilization that does not seek to establish contacts and is ready to defend its territory. How developed it is is unknown, but the abilities demonstrated by the Selenites force us to act with extreme caution. First of all, no provocative movements.
And the Americans left the moon.
However, an excuse was needed to curtail the lunar programs, and it was found quickly - the Luna-de is of no interest and there is no need to spend taxpayers' money on it.
At the same time, contacts were made with the Russians. It turned out that they too faced the problem of selenites.
The Apollo-Soyuz experimental flight, carried out in the summer of 1975, also had political significance - the two space powers showed that they were ready for unity in the face of a possible external threat.
Edwin Rice had a reputation for being serious, not prone to hoaxes. An indirect confirmation of his words is that both the USA and the USSR have actually closed lunar programs since the mid-1970s.
Modern development of both technologies and economics makes it possible to set tasks that are incomparably larger than just the study of the lunar surface. Colonizing the Moon is a challenge worthy of the 21st century. But the US government, without batting an eye, spending tens and tens of billions of dollars on the Iraqi campaign, is showing strange stinginess when it comes to resuming lunar expeditions.
This strangeness becomes quite understandable if both the testimonies of compatriots involved in the lunar programs and Rice's work are considered reliable, true.
Who are the Selenites? Why do they communicate in a dead, Latin language - out of political correctness, so as not to show the preferences of any of the currently existing countries? Or have they had past contact with the Roman Empire and are therefore capable of landing on Earth?
Or is it that Roman, and before that, ancient Greek mythology has really real events as its basis, and the ancient divine pantheon is a super-civilization described by the ancient mind?
Or are their agents still among us now?
And then two questions arise.
First: is not modern earthly civilization a predominantly careless civilization? We declare ourselves to the entire Universe in a loud voice: every day thousands and thousands of transmitters emit in all directions, including into space, information about our civilization. Sooner or later, this information may reach the predatory civilizations. Are we ready for their arrival?
Second: if selenites exist, does this mean that other planets are occupied by inhabitants who jealously guard their territory? Probably, they, like the Selenites, do not constantly control every meter of the surface of their planets - just as, however, we do not control the Earth either. But when an apparatus enters directly into a populated area, it can be attacked.
From the book by V. Azhazhi "Caution: Flying Saucers!"