Notice that a godlike being giving humanity knowledge is also echoed in the ancient Greek legend of Prometheus. The Legend of Prometheus is basically an inversion of the Garden of Eden story whereby humanity gaining “knowledge” is seen as progress as opposed to the downfall of mankind. Prometheus was the bringer of light. Who else is called the “lightbearer”? Lucifer. In fact, some philosophical and Gnostic interpretations view the Serpent as a positive bringer of enlightenment, making its role functionally identical to Prometheus. This is also the ethos of the Illuminati: prizing 'reason' and 'knowledge' over religion.
An unlikely UFO researcher and intelligence insider is Blink-182 frontman, Tom Delonge. Tom has spoken with “high-level” US intelligence insiders about the phenomenon and founded To The Stars Academy of Arts & Sciences with many such insiders as directors, executive officers, significant employees and on the advisory board. He co-authored a trilogy of non-fiction books with Peter Levenda about the phenomena. In Sekret Machines: Gods, Tom says that according to these intelligence insiders, Greek mythology is not folklore, but a historical record of human contact with the NHI behind the UFO phenomenon. He argues that ancient Greeks lacked the vocabulary for aerospace technology, bio-engineering, and advanced physics. DeLonge heavily leans into the mythological accounts of Greek gods mating with human women to produce demigods (like Heracles or Perseus). Sound familiar?
The Sekret Machines narrative is best understood as DeLonge and Levenda's synthesis of mythology, folklore, historical texts, UFO reports, and information they say was informed by conversations with unnamed insiders. The main arguments of the Sekret Machines trilogy can be summarized this way (note: spoilers ahead):
DeLonge and Levenda argue that humanity has been interacting with a non-human intelligence (NHI) for thousands of years. Many ancient myths, religions, and accounts of divine beings are descriptions of encounters with the same phenomenon we now call UFOs or UAP. These stories should not be treated as primitive superstition, but should be revisited as possible records of real events interpreted through the language and beliefs of ancient cultures.
They place particular emphasis on ancient civilizations such as the Sumerians, believing that some of the oldest surviving texts preserve humanity's earliest encounters with this phenomenon. They note recurring themes that appear across cultures and religions: gods descending from the heavens, great floods, divine beings mating with humans, giant offspring, and advanced knowledge being bestowed upon civilization. (Author’s note: notice how this is essentially the same as Genesis 6?)
A central idea in their books is that this intelligence has been present on Earth since before recorded history (author’s note: this is also what the Bible teaches about angels and spiritual creatures that God created before He created mankind) and may have influenced human development itself. They strongly entertain the possibility that human evolution was not entirely natural and that humanity may have been genetically influenced or shaped by these beings.
DeLonge and Levenda also argue that these intelligences are not extraterrestrials from another planet. Instead, they may be an ancient, non-human presence that has always coexisted with humanity. They often refer to them as "The Others" or even "the old gods." Their framework draws connections between UFOs, angels, demons, trickster spirits, fairies, and other supernatural beings described throughout history. (Author’s note: this is also what Jacques Vallee argues, more on that in the next section).
DeLonge's worldview encompasses the belief that these entities are not morally aligned with humanity and may actively manipulate human civilization. He has described them as predators of consciousness that exploit fear, hatred, tribalism, and conflict. According to this theory, they encourage war, division, and social unrest because negative human emotions somehow benefit them. This idea leads DeLonge to suggest that many historical conflicts, religious divisions, and periods of societal upheaval could have been influenced by these intelligences.