Feud between the Pentagon's UFO chiefs turns bitter: Stratton has now seen a being in his window
Jay Stratton, the first head of the Pentagon's UAP Task Force, described in a recent interview a non-human figure he saw in his own window. Meanwhile, his dispute with Sean Kirkpatrick, the founding director of AARO, is growing sharper. Neither of them has presented any evidence.
We have already written about Jay Stratton in connection with his memoir Out of the Shadows, published on October 13. Since then, the former UFO chief has gone further in his claims, and it has turned into open war between the two best-known former Pentagon figures on the subject.
The figure in the window
On October 21, Stratton gave an interview to Chris Cuomo on NewsNation. He said that roughly ten years after he began working on UAP matters in government, he saw a figure in his window early one morning. According to his description, the figure had a very large head, small black eyes, a small nose and a narrow, slit-like mouth. He ran out of the house, but by then the figure had disappeared.
Stratton also spoke about another case: during an official field investigation, he says, he saw a being estimated at 2–2.5 meters tall. He did not name the location.
In an October 18 radio interview, he spoke about a black triangle-shaped object seen near a nuclear missile silo. He also said that they tried to lure the phenomena there using nuclear sources. No official record or instrument data on the operation is available from an independent source.
The "Legacy Program" and Kirkpatrick's response
At the center of Stratton's claims is a secret collaboration he calls the "Legacy Program." According to him, the CIA, the Air Force, the Department of Energy and defense contractors have been hiding from Congress and the president for 80 years that they are reverse-engineering craft of non-human origin. In his book he also writes that lawmakers have evidence that Sean Kirkpatrick, the founding director of AARO, is compromised and that this program controls him.
Kirkpatrick responded to the Paradigm outlet. He called the accusation absurd and denied that such a program exists. He also said that he had caught Stratton violating a national security law and had informed Congress about it. According to him, the only classified information Congress has on this subject is what he and others handed over about Stratton's alleged violations. He did not reveal which law is involved.
Paradigm asked someone who previously investigated UFO matters for the Senate. That person said they know of no evidence for either side's accusations.
Loeb: bring the evidence
Avi Loeb, the Harvard astrophysicist recently appointed to head the UAP Scientific Advisory Board created by the White House in June, also responded. According to him, if evidence of alien craft and bodies existed, it would already have been shown to President Trump.
"Why can't anyone offer President Trump a guided tour of an alien spacecraft, or at least show footage of alien bodies?"
Loeb said the board would gladly examine any evidence of technology of non-human origin. Stratton was invited, but according to Loeb he did not respond, not even when one of the board's members, Tim Gallaudet, repeated the invitation. Loeb also pointed out that in September the Pentagon granted a legal waiver: current and former personnel bound by nondisclosure agreements may share their UAP information with the government. So far, Stratton has not handed over any physical or digital evidence.
What can be verified?
Stratton's memoir was approved by the Department of Defense's Office of Prepublication and Security Review (DOPSR). However, this office only examines whether the text contains classified information. It does not check, nor does it certify, whether what the author claims is true.
According to critical researcher Jason Colavito, the book has no footnotes or documents, and much of the dialogue is based on Stratton's own memory. One of the key sources, Jim Ryder, died in 2018, so he cannot confirm what is described.
AARO's 2024 historical report found no empirical evidence that the U.S. government has ever operated a reverse-engineering program for technology of non-human origin.
So at present, two former Pentagon officials are accusing each other, and both sides cite classified information that the public cannot see.
Sources
- Former UAP Task Force Chief Describes Nonhuman Being at His Window as Pentagon Feud Escalates
- EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Pentagon UFO lead accuses rival of breaking "national security law"
- Sean Kirkpatrick: I caught Jay Stratton violating an unspecified "national security law"
- Harvard Astrophysicist Challenges Ex-Pentagon UFO Investigator's Claims Of Recovered Alien Spacecrafts And Non-Human Bodies
- The US government is 'sincere in its efforts to understand UAP', new White House council chair says
- Pentagon releases more UFO files, including documents on secretive military program
- Review of "Out of the Shadows" by Jay Stratton