The first "mock" display of this system was in direct response to Alec Colson's attempt to show the world that aliens existed. Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter was then ordered to publicly discredit Alec Colson with help from Thor by using the holographic technology of the Asgard. Carter went on !nside Access to convince the public that it was simply a hologram that they saw during Alec Colson's press conference. This allowed the government to maintain the secrecy of alien contact and subsequently the Stargate Program. She claimed that the United States Air Force was developing the technology and that it might eventually make it to the civilian field for amusement parks as well as other such attractions. (SG1: "Covenant")