Brief
Barack Obama
The claims the writer was given for Barack Obama, in the order they were given.
1
Because of launch delays, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission would take place entirely during Barack Obama's presidency rather than George W. Bush's.
“due to those delays, the LRO Mission would take place totally on Barack Obama’s watch.”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch6:24206-24286 administrative first hand
2
John Podesta served as Counsellor to President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2015.
“would later serve as Counsellor to President Obama from 2014 to 2015”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch14:26387-26451 administrative
3
In February 2015, on his final day as Counsellor to President Obama, John Podesta tweeted that his biggest failure of 2014 was once again not securing the disclosure of the UFO files.
“In February 2015, on his final day as Counsellor to President Obama, John Podesta tweeted, 'Finally, my biggest failure of 2014: Once again not securing the #disclosure of the UFO files. #thetruthisstilloutthere cc: @nytimesDowd'.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch18:3396-3613 testimony first hand
4
When asked by Jimmy Kimmel in March 2015 whether he had gone to find the Area 51 and UFO files upon becoming president, Barack Obama responded that the aliens would not let it happen because he would reveal all their secrets, and that they exercise strict control over the government.
“President Obama (smiling): 'That's why you will not be president. That's the first thing you would do. [laughing] Aaah – the aliens won't let it happen. You'll reveal all their secrets. They exercise strict control over us.'”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch18:4626-4846 testimony first hand
5
When pressed by Jimmy Kimmel in March 2015 on whether he had looked into UFO files, Barack Obama said he could not reveal anything.
“President Obama (slightly more serious): 'I – I can't reveal anything.'”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch18:5063-5124 testimony first hand
6
When told by Jimmy Kimmel in March 2015 that President Clinton had said he checked and found nothing regarding UFOs, Barack Obama replied that saying there was nothing is what presidents are instructed to say.
“Jimmy: 'Oh really. Because President Clinton said he did go right in and he did check and there was nothing.' President Obama: 'Well you know, that's what we're instructed to say.'”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch18:5144-5339 testimony first hand
7
John Podesta held top-secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearances in his past roles with both Presidents Obama and Clinton.
“He is a senior and well-respected public servant who held top-secret/SCI clearances in his past roles with both Presidents Obama and Clinton.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch20:17002-17135 administrative
8
John Podesta is a confidant of Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
“John Podesta, the confidant of Presidents Clinton and Obama”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch28:28552-28606 administrative
9
President Barack Obama asked James Clapper to become the new Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
“was asked by President Barack Obama to become the new DNI.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs 2024-08-19 ch12:49232-49286 administrative first hand
10
James Clapper received a phone call from Barack Obama during a meeting with Luis Elizondo, and shortly afterward became the next Director of National Intelligence.
“"Sir, it's Obama," she said. Clapper stepped out to take the president's call. When he reentered the room, he said to us, "How do you all feel about me being the next director of national intelligence?" And just like that, he was.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs 2024-08-19 ch16:5551-5778 observation first hand
11
In the last years of the Obama administration, Lue Elizondo's primary work focus shifted heavily to counterterrorism efforts.
“In the last years of the Obama administration, my primary work focus had shifted heavily to counterterrorism efforts.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs 2024-08-19 ch20:2727-2836 testimony first hand
12
The Obama administration had sworn to shut down Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) even though Lue Elizondo was running its most sensitive program.
“The Obama administration had sworn to shut down GTMO, or Gitmo, as Guantanamo is often called, even though they had me running their most sensitive program.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs 2024-08-19 ch20:7639-7787 testimony first hand
13
John Podesta served as chief of staff to President Bill Clinton, counselor to President Barack Obama, and campaign manager to Hillary Clinton.
“John Podesta, who had served as chief of staff to President Clinton, counselor to President Barack Obama, and campaign manager to Hillary Clinton, was involved.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs 2024-08-19 ch29:13091-13242 administrative
14
Barack Obama stated there is footage and records of objects in the skies whose movement and trajectory cannot be explained.
““There is footage and records of objects in the skies that we don’t know exactly what they are. We can’t explain how they move, their trajectory… . They did not have an easily explainable pattern.” —President Barack Obama”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs 2024-08-19 ch35:3926-4113 opinion first hand
15
Barack Obama considers it worthwhile that people take seriously trying to investigate and figure out what unexplained aerial objects are.
“So I think that people take seriously trying to investigate and figure out what that is.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs 2024-08-19 ch35:4126-4211 opinion first hand
16
Ross Coulthart considers it unacceptable that United States presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter were not able to be briefed on Unidentified Flying Object information while serving as commander in chief.
“it just doesn't wash in this day and age that you could have a situation where Clinton or Obama Ford or Carter weren't able to be briefed on that information and they were making decisions as the person nominally in charge of the defense forces of America, nominally the commander in chief.”
The DANGEROUS Truth About UFOs - Ross Coulthart | DEBRIEFED ep. 76 2026-02-20 01:34:52.4-01:35:15.7 opinion first hand
17
Bill Clinton and Barack Obama came into office without being connected to the United States establishment, unlike Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon and the Bush family, in Jason Samosa's view.
“Clinton and Obama coming into office really weren't connected to the establishment of the United States. They really were in many ways outsiders who'd started to move inside. ... But that's very different to Reagan, to Nixon and to all of these kind of the Bush family.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 00:46:48.5-00:47:07.4 opinion first hand
18
Barack Obama is producing a documentary about the Betty and Barney Hill abduction.
“I mean, he's producing this Betty and Barney Hill documentary.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 00:51:23.5-00:51:26.5 testimony first hand
19
On James Corden's programme, Barack Obama said there are things in the sky that cannot be identified and are not understood.
“I think on James Corden, he goes, there are things in our sky that, you know, we can identify and we don't know what they are.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 00:51:36.5-00:51:42.2 hearsay second hand
20
Barack Obama publicly dismissed as a myth the idea that beings are held captive in a basement at Area 51.
“And then he goes on to talk about, you know, Area 51 and how that, you know, that's a myth, the idea that we have them like, you know, chained up in the basement or whatever.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 00:52:01.5-00:52:09.8 hearsay second hand
21
Bill Clinton said the same thing as Barack Obama about there being nothing underground at Area 51.
“What's so interesting about that is Clinton said exactly the same thing. ... They both said, yeah, there's nothing underground under area 51.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 00:52:10.3-00:52:17.2 hearsay second hand
22
Jason Samosa finds it strange that both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, given a brief opportunity to speak about UFOs, chose to single out the question of whether anything is underground at Area 51.
“What a weird thing to zero in on. ... It's like, if I'm asked about UFOs, there's a thousand things I could mention in the 30 second snippet I'm going to give you. Why?”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 00:52:13.8-00:52:22.6 opinion first hand
23
Barack Obama's UFO remarks were a deliberately phrased and staged litmus test of public reaction, conducted with a friendly left-wing interviewer in a rapid-fire question format, in Jesse Michels's view.
“it was so clearly this litmus test. It was like this, like, let's see how the public reacts. ... he phrased it the way he did deliberately to begin with. The whole thing was staged with this very friendly, you know, very left wing interviewer”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 00:52:30.2-00:52:39.0 opinion first hand
24
Barack Obama walked back his UFO comments afterwards, saying he knew nothing the public did not know and framing the matter in terms of the Fermi paradox and the number of solar systems.
“Because he then walked it back and was like, you know, really? You know, I don't know anything you don't know. You know, I just think that it was like, you know, some Fermi paradox thing, given the amount of, you know, solar systems, you know, there's the likelihood or whatever.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 00:52:36.0-00:52:49.9 hearsay second hand
25
John Brennan was Barack Obama's CIA director and James Clapper was his director of national intelligence.
“Obama's uh, CIA director, uh, you know, Brennan and his, uh, director of national intelligence, James Clapper”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 00:53:13.6-00:53:20.2 administrative
26
John Greenewald filed a Freedom of Information Act request that returned information indicating either about 3,000 or about 30,000 references in Barack Obama's presidential documents.
“Did you see the John Greenwald thing where he filed a FOIA and he got information back, which indicated, I can't remember if it's 3,000 or 30, I think it might've been 30,000 references in Obama's documents in his presidency”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 00:53:49.7-00:54:01.2 testimony second hand
27
The UFO programmes discussed openly consist of those in the 2017 New York Times article on the Pentagon UFO program, what Barack Obama discussed and investigated, and what Harry Reid set up from 2007 to 2012.
“the things that are talked about openly at this point are in that 2017 New York Times article. They're what Obama was, you know, talking about and investigating. It's what Harry Reid set up from 2007 to 2012.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 00:54:41.7-00:54:54.7 testimony first hand
28
At the end of the Barack Obama administration, John Podesta said his greatest regret was that the UFO files were not released.
“John Podesta at the end of the Obama administration says, my greatest regret is that we didn't release the UFO files.”
The Terrible Truth About the Visitors - Whitley Strieber | ep. 96 2026-07-24 01:30:10.2-01:30:19.0 hearsay second hand
29
Barack Obama has since moved to the opposite position and says there are no aliens here.
“Now Obama has gone all the way to the other side and saying, there are no aliens here.”
The Terrible Truth About the Visitors - Whitley Strieber | ep. 96 2026-07-24 01:30:20.2-01:30:27.1 hearsay second hand