"In a later interview, he also claimed that there were at least four species of aliens on Earth." via Unexplained-Mysteries Headline Image Caption / Credit: Hellyer during an interview on UFOs Russia Today / YouTube Hellyer was the former Minister of National Defence as well as the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada. Born and raised in Waterford, Ontario, Hellyer studied aeronautical engineering at the Curtiss-Wright Technical Institute and obtained his pilot's license before taking up a job making training craft for the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. It isn't clear exactly when he first became aware of the UFO phenomenon, however in 1967 he flew in by helicopter to inaugurate what was described as the first ever UFO 'landing pad' in St. Paul, Alberta. After enjoying a long political career in his native Canada, he became a lot more vocal about the subject in 2005 when he made headlines by announcing his belief in UFOs. Speaking at the exopolitics conference in Toronto that