Cooper believed that aliens "manipulated and/or ruled the human race through various secret societies, religions, magic, witchcraft, and the occult", and that even the Illuminati were unknowingly being manipulated by them.
Cooper percaya bahwa alien "memanipulasi dan/atau menguasai umat manusia melalui berbagai perkumpulan rahasia, agama, sihir, jampi-jampi, dan okultisme" dan bahwa Illuminati pun juga dimanipulasi oleh mereka.