Brief
Pete Hegseth
The claims the writer was given for Pete Hegseth, in the order they were given.
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Avi Loeb considers that Jon Kosloski should have written a classified memo to the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, about the two-day October 2023 event instead of releasing the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) third tranche historical record report to the public, given the possibility the observed objects could be human-made and a matter of national security.
“he should have written a memo to the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, that would have been classified because if he suspected that it could be human-made, I mean, these objects, these orbs, then it's a matter of national security and you don't want the adversarial nations to be aware of what we know and so forth.”
Episode 73: Science vs. Secrecy 2026-06-30 00:18:24.6-00:18:44.6 opinion first hand
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President Donald Trump has tasked Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth with determining what the detected objects are and capturing them.
“President Trump has tasked the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to find out what these objects are and to capture them.”
Ross Coulthart Q&A: Skywatcher didn't disappear — it went government | Reality Check 2026-08-09 00:20:36.2-00:20:45.5 hearsay second hand
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Donald Trump made his remarks about releasing extraterrestrial information at a cabinet meeting with Marco Rubio seated on one side and Pete Hegseth on the other.
“He was in a cabinet conference, cabinet meeting, and with Marco Rubio on one side and Pete Hegseth on the other.”
Ross Coulthart Answers Your Biggest UAP Questions | Reality Check with Ross Coulthart 2026-08-11 00:00:38.0-00:00:44.0 administrative