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Legacy UAP Program Transferred to Private Contractors Under Nixon to Avoid Public Disclosure

Reality Check with Ross Coulthart · Ross Coulthart Q&A: 'Disclosure Day' reaction, whistleblowers and Sean Kirkpatrick | Reality Check · June 14, 2026
Legacy UAP Program Transferred to Private Contractors Under Nixon to Avoid Public Disclosure
Reality Check with Ross Coulthart
Reality Check with Ross Coulthart
Ross Coulthart Q&A: 'Disclosure Day' reaction, whistleblowers and Sean Kirkpatrick | Reality Check
"I think largely out of panic that the program was going to be revealed in the 1970s, I suspect largely under Nixon, an order was made to divest itself out of the Department of Energy of possession of craft, and that these were put into the possession of certain private military aerospace contractors."
Coulthart revealed that the U.S. government, likely during the Nixon administration, secretly transferred recovered non-human craft from the Department of Energy to private aerospace contractors to prevent disclosure in the 1970s. He stated no proper legal documentation was created to maintain government control, leading these contractors to now claim legitimate ownership after 50-70 years, which has resulted in criminal acts including murder to protect the secret.

About this episode

In this episode of Reality Check Q&A, host Ross Coulthart and Megan Medick dissect David Grusch's explosive Capitol Hill press conference where the former intelligence official publicly confirmed the U.S. government has knowledge of multiple non-human intelligence species and that foreign adversaries know more about American crash retrieval programs than Congress does. Coulthart, fresh from attending the premiere of Steven Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day,' drew stark parallels between the film's fictional disclosure scenario and Grusch's real-world revelations about bipedal humanoid beings and sentient plasmoids. The episode centers on what Coulthart characterizes as a constitutional crisis: billions in slush funds spent on UAP programs with no congressional oversight, legacy retrieval programs illegally transferred to private aerospace contractors during the Nixon era, and criminal acts including the alleged murder of a JSOC member to protect these secrets. Coulthart revealed he has corroborating intelligence from multiple sources and issued a stark warning to government gatekeepers that catastrophic uncontrolled disclosure will occur if the White House doesn't act. He specifically called out former AARO director Sean Kirkpatrick as a lying gatekeeper whose role was to obstruct disclosure, and criticized mainstream media including the New York Times for dismissing concerns about missing General Neil McCasland as conspiracy theory when it represents a genuine national security crisis. The episode concludes with Coulthart urging President Trump to make a historic decision on disclosure, arguing it would restore public faith in democracy and unite humanity by revealing we are not alone.

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