According to the “New York Times” – a secret government program that tracked UFOs was started in 2007, at the urging of Senator Harry Reid. Reid responded to the Times via Twitter with the “X-Files” reference, “The truth is out there.” According to the Times, the Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program was launched in 2007 after the Nevada Democrat spoke to his longtime friend, Robert Bigelow, the billionaire founder of an aerospace company. Bigelow has spoken about his belief in UFOs visiting the United States as well as the existence of aliens.