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- Proponents of the existence of extraterrestrial life

point to physical artifacts

and anomalous phenomena

as evidence of alien contact.

Persistent claims and theories assert

that the government's changing explanations

and initial acknowledgement

of a flying disk in the Roswell incident

point to a deliberate effort

to conceal potentially significant information.

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Numerous urban legends

allude to the presence of alien activity

at various US military bases,

claims of recovered extraterrestrial technology

and alleged encounters with unidentified beings

have fueled speculation

about covert research and experimentation.

The refusal to disclose classified alien documents

raises suspicions

about the potential revelation of information

that could challenge established narratives

and lead to a reevaluation

of our understanding of extraterrestrial phenomena.

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These are the "Alien Disclosure Files".

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Over the past several decades,

numerous cases speculate

that potential evidence of extraterrestrial activity

may be concealed in plain sight.

- Since the late 1940s,

reports of unidentified aerial phenomena sightings

have grown exponentially,

contributing to the ongoing fascination and study

of the mysterious aerial occurrences.

- [John] Modern revelations have compelled researchers

and conspiracy theorists

to reexamine events from eras when video recordings

and the widespread exchange of information were limited,

sparking a renewed interest

in historical accounts of mysterious phenomena.

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- One of the earliest-documented reports of UAP,

the Roswell incident,

is widely regarded as one of the most iconic

and frequently discussed cases

in alien-related incidents.

- [John] In July, 1947,

reports emerged of a crashed object

on a ranch owned by Mack Brazel.

The initial statement from the Roswell Army Airfield

claimed that a flying disk had been recovered.

- Roswell is near and dear to my heart

because I'm actually very good friends with Denise Marcel,

and it was her grandfather

who was the first official at the debris field.

They sent him out from Roswell Air Force Base.

Now, he was the head of security for Roswell Air Force Base.

They sent him out with another soldier in a Jeep

and they got to the debris field,

and what they saw was a square mile of this material.

And now, I heard that there was no breeze, no wind,

but it seemed like it was moving in motion.

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- [John] However, a day later,

the military revised its statement,

asserting that the recovered debris

was actually from a weather balloon

used in a top-secret project.

- The military's ambiguous

and sort of shifting explanations

regarding the Roswell incident

have actually contributed

to the cloud of confusion and speculation,

leaving the actual truth of the matter unclear

and open to interpretation.

- [John] Some contend that all the debris

was publicly accounted for and explained.

Others claim that portions of the debris

were retained and studied at military facilities,

such as Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, or Area 51.

- But there it was, this debris field.

And the material they called memory metal

because they noticed it had the tensile strength

of the strongest steel.

Tensile strength of titanium is what they were saying.

But yet, it was lighter than tinfoil,

it was lighter than balsa wood.

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- [John] A highly classified and secretive

United States Air Force facility, Area 51,

is located in the Nevada desert.

It has been commonly associated

with various conspiracy theories

related to unidentified flying objects, UFOs,

and extraterrestrial phenomena.

- So they sent Kelly Johnson out there

and he found the most desolate dry lake bed

that he could find,

away from prying eyes.

There weren't roads really that went there,

there were just a couple of cattle ranches

that were off of the site,

and that's where they built Area 51,

which was a secret facility up until recently.

So apparently, the rumor is

that there's a thing called the Blue Room

where they keep the crash materials,

supposedly bodies.

- [John] Area 51 gained widespread attention

due to claims made by UFO enthusiasts

and conspiracy theorists

who believe that the facility

has been used to study crashed alien spacecraft

and even house captured extraterrestrial beings.

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Numerous locations around the world, like Area 51,

remain focal points for both serious scientific inquiry

and speculative theories about potential alien contact.

- Given Earth's vast size,

numerous locations worldwide

are believed to hold potential evidence

of extraterrestrial phenomena,

ranging from reported sites

to unexplained occurrences.

However, certain sites,

like Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,

attract heightened attention

due to their historical significance

in alleged UFO research

and conspiracy theories,

drawing both serious scientific inquiry

and speculative interest.

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- [John] Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

has given rise to a collection of urban legends

and conspiracy theories,

driven by its association

with classified military activities.

These legends include the base's involvement

in storing and studying wreckage

from alleged UFO crashes,

secretive facilities, like Hangar 18,

harboring advanced extraterrestrial technology,

and even experiments in time travel

and other futuristic technologies.

- They flew Jesse Marcel Sr.

out to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,

which by the way is where,

if you capture like an enemy airplane

or some piece of enemy technology that's terrestrial,

that's where they send it for reverse engineering.

- [John] The base hosts a range

of cutting-edge facilities and laboratories,

dedicated to the development, testing and evaluation

of advanced aircraft, propulsion systems

and defense technologies.

- Some conspiracy theories

suggest that the wreckage

from the alleged Roswell UFO crash in 1947

was transported to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

for analysis and reverse engineering.

This theory is fueled by Wright-Pat's involvement

in aerospace research

and the secrecy surrounding certain military activities.

- [John] Some speculative claims go so far as to propose

that the base not only harbors extraterrestrial technology,

but also holds the remains of recovered alien beings.

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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

is famous for the belief

that it could house not only alien technology,

but also the remains

of extraterrestrial biological entities.

- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

allocates hundreds of millions of dollars annually

for technology-based missions

and research initiatives.

As such, some speculate that government officials

could potentially be diverting funds

into clandestine programs

aimed at concealing top-secret information.

- [John] Concrete evidence to support these claims

remains elusive.

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- I spoke with this one expert

by the name of Richard Sauder,

who's written a quite a few books

on deep underground military bases,

also known as DUMBs,

which my mom worked in one actually,

back in the 1950s.

Maybe it was an underground at Area 51.

I figure it was probably either there

or maybe White Sands, New Mexico.

I remember what my mom told me,

that, "They will never, ever, ever tell the public, Son.

They will never tell the public."

She was so emphatic about it.

- It's exceedingly uncommon

for the government to divulge top-secret information,

as they typically prioritize

the confidentiality of sensitive data.

In cases like Project Blue Book,

where the US government investigated UFO sightings,

the prevailing tendency has been to exercise caution

and often withhold information from the public.

- [John] Project Blue Book

was a United States Air Force program

that aimed to investigate and document

reports of unidentified flying objects

or unidentified aerial phenomena.

The project headquartered

at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

- Government officials ultimately retracted

a significant amount of information

that had been made public

about Project Blue Book,

reflecting the government's inclination

to maintain secrecy surrounding UFO investigations

and related national security concerns.

- The way that officialdom deals with the UFO problem,

and this goes all the way back to 1952,

or '53 when they convened the Robertson Panel,

"People are seeing flying saucers,

how do we deal with this?"

And the documents are out there,

we can see what they said.

They said, "We will use ridicule,

we will get our greatest scientists and astronomers

to go out there and say, "These people are crazy

and they don't know what they're talking about.

They're a bunch of hicks and know-nothings,

or people that are trying to get attention."

And I think that this worked better

than they even expected it would.

- [John] Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

is often at the forefront of discussions

about extraterrestrial phenomena.

However, it is only one of many such sites around the world.

- There's actually a range of lesser-known locations

that also spark curiosity

in the search for alien phenomena.

For instance, the mountain Sphinx in Romania

has baffled scientists for decades.

It's a supposedly natural rock formation

that mirrors the Great Sphinx in Egypt.

Rendlesham Forest in England

gained attention due to reports of a UFO incident

involving military personnel.

The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico,

while primarily focused on radio astronomy,

has also been linked to speculation

about sending and receiving messages

to potential extraterrestrial civilizations.

- [John] The growing rate

of unidentified aerial phenomena sightings

is too rapid to disregard.

These reports are sparking increased interest and scrutiny,

underscoring the need for systematic investigation

and analysis.

- Not all unidentified aerial phenomena

can be attributed to alien origin,

as various factors can produce similar sightings,

exemplified by incidents

like the Chinese spy balloon in 2023.

Failing to take these sightings seriously

could potentially leave us vulnerable

to exploitation by opposing governments,

emphasizing the need for diligent investigation

and discernment in addressing such occurrences.

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- [John] Increasing concerns surrounding UFOs

have prompted officials and lawmakers

to advocate for greater government transparency

regarding UFO sightings and encounters.

- Now, our witnesses will testify today

that UAPs have posed a serious safety threat,

and we must understand this.

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- Since the Roswell incident in 1947,

many Americans have wondered

about the dangers of unknown objects

crisscrossing our skies.

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- [John] Given the potential threats

posed by unidentified aerial phenomena,

in 2023, Congress convened a committee

to deliberate and determine

the most appropriate course of action

for addressing these phenomena.

- Lawmakers and officials

wanna know what is the established protocol

for reporting UAPs within military and civilian sectors?

What are the potential dangers

or risks associated with UAPs

and their presence within our airspace?

- [John] The government's policy for reporting UAPs

has evolved in response to growing interest and concerns.

- The government policy

for reporting unidentified aerial phenomenon

involves a framework

established by the US Department of Defense

to encourage military personnel

and credible sources

to report sightings and encounters with UAPs.

The DOD's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force

is responsible for assessing the nature

and origins of these reports.

- This is an approximation

based off of my personal experience

speaking with a number of pilots,

but I would estimate

we're somewhere near 5% reporting perhaps.

- [John] In 2023, Congress convened a committee

to determine the most appropriate course of action

for addressing these phenomena.

At the forefront of this committee

was former Air Force intelligence officer, David Grusch.

- My name is David Charles Grusch.

I was an intelligence officer for 14 years,

both in the US Air Force,

both active duty, Air National Guard and Reserve,

at the rank of major.

- US Air Force intelligence officer, David Grusch,

testified under oath

that the US government possesses UFOs

and non-human bodies,

and has been aware of non-human activity since the 1930s.

- Following concerning reports

from multiple esteemed and credentialed current and former

military and intelligence community individuals

that the US government is operating, with secrecy,

above congressional oversight

with regards to UAPs.

- The Pentagon has acknowledged that these things are real.

They don't know what they are,

nobody knows what they are.

but at least the government

is now acknowledging for the first time that,

yeah, by and large, these things are not hallucinations,

they're not mental illness.

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- [John] Ralph Blumenthal is a seasoned journalist

who has worked as a reporter and editor

for "The New York Times".

He is recognized for his reporting on UFOs

and related phenomena.

- There is a technology that the government is pursuing

that may have come from some of these UAP or UFOs

that they're trying to duplicate.

And it may be in the government's interest

to pretend or to say that, "Oh, these are all UFOs,

what you're seeing

is not the latest American technology."

So maybe some people have seen very advanced US aircraft.

And in order to hide the highly classified nature

of this technology,

the government say, "Oh, you saw a UFO."

- Before this year's subcommittee,

believing any conspiracy theory

related to aliens was challenging,

given the absence of public disclosures

by government officials

regarding classified information.

But with Grusch's confirmation that the government

indeed possesses physical evidence of alien life,

the landscape shifted,

opening up the possibility

that the work of other researchers in the field

may now be viewed as potentially credible.

- [John] After Grusch made his comments

at this year's committee,

other government officials came forward

with claims that government organizations

have been withholding evidence

related to extraterrestrial phenomena,

intensifying the discussion about transparency

and disclosure in this area.

- We'll say there are people that have come forward

to share information with our committee

over the last couple of years.

I would imagine some of them

are potentially some of the same people

that perhaps he's referring to.

I wanna be very protective of these people.

- Government officials appear

to have been privately reporting

unidentified aerial phenomena activity

to their superiors for years.

However, a pervasive fear of potential retaliation

or other consequences

may have prevented these reports

from being officially documented

or made public.

- [John] In light of recent claims

regarding the government's possession of alien biologics,

a lingering question persists,

where are these extraterrestrial bodies?

- Mr. Grusch, finally, do you believe that our government

is in possession of UAPs?

- Absolutely, based on interviewing

over 40 witnesses over four years.

- [Robert] And where?

- I know the exact locations

and those locations were provided to the inspector general

and some of which to the intelligence committees.

I actually had the people with the firsthand knowledge

provide a protected disclosure to the inspector general.

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- [John] During the 2023 subcommittee,

former US Air Force intelligence officer, David Grusch,

confirmed that the US government

is in possession of physical evidence

indicating the existence of extraterrestrial life.

- Biologics came with some of these recoveries, yeah.

- Were they, I guess, human or non-human biologics.

- Non-human, and that was the assessment of people

with direct knowledge on the program I talked to

that are currently still on the program.

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- [John] David Grusch claimed in an interview

that an unidentified aerial phenomenon

was recovered from Magenta,

a town near Milan, in 1933,

before becoming a US possession.

- It wouldn't be out of the ordinary

for the Vatican to be involved in a government coverup

regarding alien life.

The church's doctrine asserts

that humans and intelligent creatures were created by God,

and the discovery of intelligent extraterrestrial life

could raise profound theological questions and challenges.

Therefore, the Vatican might be inclined

to collaborate with governments

in managing information related to alien encounters

in order to navigate these sensitive theological issues.

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- [John] While the claims connecting the Vatican

to government coverups remain uncertain,

many are suspicious

about the potential government concealment

of physical evidence related to alien life.

- Numerous scenarios in recent history

have seen accusations of government coverups

regarding proof of alien life.

The persistence of such accusations

has fueled ongoing debates and investigations

into the potential existence of extraterrestrial life

and government's involvement in related matters.

- [John] In December, 1980,

a series of UFO sightings

occurred near the Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk, England,

involving military personnel

from the nearby RAF Woodbridge base.

Some claim that the UK and US governments

have concealed crucial evidence

related to this incident.

In November, 2014,

a Chilean Navy helicopter crew

encountered an unidentified flying object

while on a routine patrol mission.

Many believe that governments

have not fully disclosed all available information

regarding this incident.

In November, 2004,

the US Navy's USS Nimitz carrier group

encountered unidentified flying objects

off the coast of California. (garbled radio chattering)

Famously referred to as Tic Tac UFOs

due to their shape.

While the US government did release

declassified videos of these encounters in 2020,

more information remains concealed,

such as radar data

and additional encounters with similar objects.

The possibility of the government

possessing alien remains

is undeniably high,

given the clandestine nature

of many UFO-related investigations.

However, it appears that the disclosure

of such information to the general public

relies on either government willingness

or the extraterrestrial entities

announcing their existence on their own terms.

While the secrecy surrounding this topic

continues to fuel speculation

about what the future may reveal,

we can be certain of one thing,

we are definitely not alone.

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