UK bank urged to plan for financial crisis if aliens are confirmed real

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A former Bank of England analyst has cautioned that the discovery of alien life could cause major disruption to global financial markets, and has called on the Bank of England to get ready for a possible financial crisis as a result.

Helen McCaw, who spent ten years as a financial security expert at the Bank of England before leaving in 2012, has warned that revealing information about non-human intelligence from the US government could cause significant disruption to financial markets, potentially leading to widespread panic or excessive optimism. She shared these concerns in a letter to Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey.

As reported by The Independent, McCaw stated that leaders and financial institutions can’t ignore the possibility of extraterrestrial life, especially with US officials hinting at upcoming disclosures on the topic.

She warned that officially confirming this could trigger bank failures, cause asset values to plummet, and shake people’s faith in how the economy works.

Alien life could destabilize financial institutions, report

I was reading this letter, and McCaw mentioned they’re still working on releasing info about UAPs – you know, those unidentified flying objects, or whatever they’re calling them now. Apparently, there’s a whole process of sorting through everything and making it public, and it’s still going on.

She explained that confirming UAPs come from something not human would compel governments and economies to face the possibility of an intelligence far surpassing any country, and whose goals we don’t understand.

Recent conversations about unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) in the United States have increased, boosted by the release of the documentary The Age of Disclosure. Directed by Dan Farah, the film interviews many current and former government officials and investigates claims that information about technology not made by humans has been secretly hidden for years.

The documentary features interviews with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and former intelligence chief James Clapper.

In the film, Rubio states that the US has consistently identified objects flying near sensitive nuclear sites that don’t appear to be made in America.

McCaw explained that revealing this information could cause widespread distress, which she called “ontological shock.” This could lead to significant psychological effects and, in turn, real financial problems. She cautioned that the markets could become very unstable due to fear or guessing, as investors would have difficulty determining the value of investments using their usual methods.

Investors might flock to traditionally safe investments like gold or government bonds, but even those aren’t completely secure. New technologies related to space travel could potentially reduce the perceived value of precious metals, meaning they might no longer be seen as a reliable safe haven.

The Bank of England has not publicly responded to the letter.

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2026-01-18 19:19