Debunked: Recent “Greenland UFO” Claims Are Still Just Speculation, Not Evidence
This article follows our earlier analysis of the ‘Greenland UFO’ claim, which examined the origin of the radar imagery and why it was misinterpreted.
There’s been renewed chatter on social media and forums suggesting that a giant UFO or alien craft is buried beneath the ice of Greenland — claims that occasionally resurface alongside real scientific discoveries.
Is there a UFO buried under the ice in Greenland? NO!
Despite the continued sensational language and dramatic visuals shared in videos and threads, there is still no credible evidence supporting any extraterrestrial technology hidden under the ice. Any such video or report which claims otherwise is fake-news.
⏩ What has been confirmed by scientists is the rediscovery of an abandoned Cold War-era military base — and that’s where much of the confusion originates.
1. The Real Discovery: Camp Century — Not a UFO
In April 2024, NASA scientists were flying over the Greenland Ice Sheet as part of a radar survey meant to map ice thickness and internal layers when they detected something unexpected beneath the ice. (NASA Science)
What they found was Camp Century, a U.S. Army base built in 1959 and abandoned in 1967, part of a Cold War project called Project Iceworm. (Wikipedia)
- The radar instruments produced imagery showing buried human-made structures, which correspond to historical maps of Camp Century’s tunnels and facilities.
- The base was not a covered extraterrestrial craft, but a military installation composed of living quarters, laboratories, power facilities, and other infrastructure.
- Scientists themselves described the moment with amusement, noting they had been scanning for ice and bedrock when the structures appeared suddenly in the data.
2. Fake News and Clickbait Debunked
❌ Allegation: A Massive Alien Spacecraft Is Buried Under the Ice
Online threads (e.g., on Reddit) circulate claims that a deleted post once showed a spacecraft buried beneath the ice — sometimes described as miles wide, surrounded by underground facilities. (Reddit)
✅ Rebuttal:
- Deleted forum posts do not constitute evidence. There’s no public record of satellite imagery, radar data, or official acknowledgment of any such object.
- Search engine results for identical queries return only speculation, not scientific or journalistic sources.
- When users themselves look up the claim, they find zero credible results, supporting that nothing verifiable exists.
❌ Allegation: Radar Anomalies Are Evidence of Alien Technology
Some posts suggest that the unusual “patterns” seen in radar scans are signs of extraterrestrial architecture. (Reddit)
✅ Rebuttal:
- Radar detects density contrasts in ice and objects beneath it; it is not evidence of intelligent design.
- The features in question match the known layout of Camp Century’s tunnels and structures, documented since the 1960s. (Wikipedia)
- Geophysical radar data often shows linear or grid-like reflections that can be misinterpreted by non-experts as “anomalies.”
❌ Allegation: Governments Are Hiding Evidence
Some conspiracies claim that authorities removed evidence or covered up proof of UFO activity. (Reddit)
✅ Rebuttal:
- There is no public government disclosure, leaked document, or whistleblower testimony that verifies extraterrestrial technology under Greenland ice.
- Claims about “blackout zones” or “forbidden regions” on maps are misunderstanding how certain remote satellite imagery is displayed for security or commercial licensing reasons.
- Camp Century’s presence is public knowledge in historical records and scientific literature; nothing about it is “hidden” in the conspiratorial sense. (Wikipedia)
3. Why These Myths Keep Reappearing
🤯 Pareidolia and Pattern Recognition
Humans are wired to see meaning in random patterns. Low-resolution satellite images and radar scans often produce shapes that look like structures or objects, even when they are natural or unrelated to the claim.
📰 Sensational Headlines
Some legitimate news stories use metaphors like “city under the ice,” which can be misread as literal alien cities. Headlines about radar imagery of buried infrastructure are compelling clickbait fodder, even though the articles themselves explain the actual science. (Sky News)
🤳 Viral Social Media Content
Platforms like TikTok and Reddit can amplify unverified claims quickly. A dramatic video paired with speculative narration can spread widely even before anyone checks the facts.
4. What the Evidence Actually Shows
- NASA’s radar detected Camp Century, an abandoned Cold War military base, below Greenland’s ice sheet. (NASA Science)
- The structures detected correspond with historical records of Camp Century’s layout. (Wikipedia)
- The base was part of a military project that was abandoned in 1967, gradually buried under ice. (NASA Science)
- Modern radar data helps scientists map ice thickness and internal layers — important for climate research, not UFO hunting. (NASA Science)
Conclusion
Despite periodic resurgences of dramatic claims, there is no credible evidence that an alien spacecraft, advanced technology, or unknown object is buried beneath Greenland’s ice. What does exist is a well-understood Cold War relic, rediscovered by modern radar, and reinterpreted by conspiracy narratives as “something mysterious.”
Conspiracy theories often blend real science with speculation, but with a bit of historical and scientific context, the truth beneath the ice turns out to be far less mysterious — and far more grounded in human history and geophysics.