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UFO Reverse-Engineering Project Should Be Made Public: Ex-Intel Official
Newsweek ^ | 6/3/23 AT 1:47 PM EDT | BY ANDREW STANTON

Posted on 06/06/2023 5:40:02 AM PDT by Red Badger

Aformer intelligence official is calling on the federal government to make information public about an alleged reverse-engineering project involving unidentified flying objects (UFOs).

UFO sightings have long piqued the interests of billions of people across the globe for centuries. Although these sightings are oftentimes easily explained—at times being space objects such as meteors or military equipment—they often lead many to ponder the potential of extraterrestrial life. Recent years have seen renewed focus on UFOs, with many calling for more transparency from the U.S. government about these sightings.

Christopher Mellon, a former deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Intelligence who specializes in UFOs, wrote in a Politico opinion piece published Saturday that he has received reports that the government has engaged in a "reverse engineering project" involving UFOs. He urged the government to make any records public, though these reports could not be independently verified by Newsweek.

Mellon wrote that he has referred four witnesses to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) who claimed to have knowledge about a secret government program "involving the analysis and exploitation of materials recovered from off-world craft," and that other sources have contacted him about an "alleged secret U.S. government reverse engineering program."

He gave a number of reasons why he believed any information about these alleged projects should be made public. Mellon said the American have "have a right to know the truth" about whether the government has reverse engineered UFO projects and that people "can handle" any information about extraterrestrial craft.

Disclosure of such information could also help global leaders "develop an effective deterrent" against an attack, he wrote, noting that there are no signals of "aggression."

Mellon also explained several scientific benefits to disclosing any information.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Conspiracy; History; Science; UFO's
KEYWORDS: astronomy; christophermellon; davidcharlesgrusch; fringe; karlenell; newager; ohsomysteriouso; science; ufo; ufos
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1 posted on 06/06/2023 5:40:02 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: SunkenCiv

Ping!..............


2 posted on 06/06/2023 5:40:18 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: MtnClimber; SuperLuminal

Ping!..................


3 posted on 06/06/2023 5:40:43 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

If one follows the general storyline (whether fabricated entirely or somewhat true)...the Pentagon held ‘ownership’ of whatever landed from 1947 to the late 1960s. Under them...were the contracted companies to do reverse-engineering.

At some point in the mid-1960s...this ‘ownership’ got into a long discussion (maybe JFK’s era played into this), and the contracted companies went to Nixon and convinced him that ‘ownership’ would only work if the Pentagon was not involved.

From that era (early 1970s on)...the programs continued with the private companies in full ‘ownership’ and one could make the case that a 2nd gov’t from that point on...started to exist.

Trump, by urging disclosure of the UAP videos, has released a problem that the ‘ownership’ companies can’t really deal with, and the Pentagon probably is hyped-up in some way to lay claim to the empire once again.


4 posted on 06/06/2023 5:48:50 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: Red Badger
From all appearances, this is a massive story.

BTW, this whistleblower's story was approved by the DOD (through "Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review")

From the DOPSR website:

[DOPSR] [m]anages the Department of Defense security review program, reviewing written materials both for public and controlled release. This includes official government and defense industry work products, as well as materials submitted by cleared or formerly cleared individuals pursuant to their voluntary non-disclosure agreement obligations. DOPSR also coordinates official work products with Defense enterprise stakeholders to ensure that information being released is both accurate and represents the Department’s official position. as accurate.

5 posted on 06/06/2023 5:52:03 AM PDT by RoosterRedux ( )
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To: Red Badger

This is so bogus.

We are hearing this from a guy who read something at some time from unknown authors.


6 posted on 06/06/2023 5:53:32 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Red Badger

We all know that the Wright Brothers couldn’t have developed flight without UFO technology, right?


7 posted on 06/06/2023 5:55:00 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Red Badger
Here's a great video discussion of the backstory of the original article in thedebrief.org:
Whistleblower David Grusch - Need to Know (06-05-23)

8 posted on 06/06/2023 5:57:30 AM PDT by RoosterRedux ( )
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To: pepsionice

Just because something falls out of the sky, doesn’t mean you own it.

The ‘real ‘owners’ will come looking for it sooner or later..................


9 posted on 06/06/2023 5:58:48 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Note the coming out, drip drip drip strategy. Now it’s materials, but not a mention of who made the materials. It’s like the materials are asteroids just crashing into Earth. Eventually, they will have to get around to the ETs themselves. Of course, there are no apologies from the government for their vicious century-long coverup and disinformation campaign where individuals’ lives and careers were destroyed in the process. People are beginning to understand what government is all about - manipulating and controlling the masses at all costs.


10 posted on 06/06/2023 5:59:29 AM PDT by iontheball
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To: Red Badger

It’s stories like this one that make me miss Art Bell.


11 posted on 06/06/2023 6:01:35 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: Red Badger
Our black-op manned space program
12 posted on 06/06/2023 6:05:42 AM PDT by ganeemead (Ukraine/Zelensky: Adding an element of chutzpah to ordinary Nazism...)
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To: Red Badger
Has everyone forgotten about Bob Lazar?

He was claiming to have worked on alien technology held at Area 51 back in the 80s.

13 posted on 06/06/2023 6:06:02 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: iontheball

“The only thing Government ever protects is itself.” - Re dBadger....................


14 posted on 06/06/2023 6:06:36 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger
I just noticed the date on this story (6-3-2023). The Big Story hit yesterday. None of the big networks or news magazines would touch it (not even Newsweek).
INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS SAY U.S. HAS RETRIEVED CRAFT OF NON-HUMAN ORIGIN

15 posted on 06/06/2023 6:09:29 AM PDT by RoosterRedux ( )
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To: RoosterRedux
From all appearances, this is a massive story.

For Newsweek to have picked it up, it must be!...............

16 posted on 06/06/2023 6:10:03 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: RoosterRedux

Has that been posted on FR?


17 posted on 06/06/2023 6:11:35 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: ConservativeMind
They studied birds. None of the interstellar variety.

The Wright brothers' plane flew backwards.

18 posted on 06/06/2023 6:12:24 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: Red Badger
Right here on FR yesterday by moi:
Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin

19 posted on 06/06/2023 6:15:19 AM PDT by RoosterRedux ( )
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To: GingisK

They interpreted the UFO technology, backwards, then.

We are merely humans, after all.


20 posted on 06/06/2023 6:15:51 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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