By the late 1980s some ufologists grafted New World Order conspiracy onto UFO belief

Evidence

But by the late 1980s, elements of the UFO community began to link their interest in explaining fl ying saucers with a larger political vision. Receptivity to New World Order ideas in some UFO circles was facilitated by two legends peculiar to the ufology milieu: the “men in black” story and the tale of underground bases. — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 412

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to how bounded folkloric themes get absorbed into broader political conspiracy frameworks — parallels the legal-merchant material on how local institutions scale up. — connects to: UFO believers were an unexpected new audience drawn into New World Order conspiracy theory — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 398; The New World Order conspiracy reached mainstream discourse through the UFO subculture. — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 402; New World Order fears merged with UFO conspiracy theories during the 1990s — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 481 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• New World Order fears merged with UFO conspiracy theories during the 1990s #corroborates (0.85) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 481
• New World Order conspiracy ideas and UFO beliefs merged into two diametrically opposed syntheses #corroborates (0.75) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 420
• The hidden-government theme unexpectedly surged through UFO documents in the late 1980s #corroborates (0.72) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 438