Brief
Robert Sarbacher
The claims the writer was given for Robert Sarbacher, in the order they were given.
1
Robert I. Sarbacher has participated as a consultant for the Oak Ridge Institute for Nuclear Studies in Tennessee.
“and has participated as a consultant for the Oak Ridge Institute for Nuclear Studies, in Tennessee, and the navy, as well as the Department of Defense.”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch14:10002-10145 administrative
2
Robert I. Sarbacher has held many corporate directorships, including director of the General Sciences Corporation and the Union Life Insurance Company.
“He has held many corporate directorships, among them as director of the General Sciences Corporation and the Union Life Insurance Company.”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch14:10154-10284 administrative
3
Robert I. Sarbacher wrote that he had no association with any of the people involved in the recovery of flying saucers and had no knowledge regarding the dates of the recoveries.
“Relating to my own experiences regarding recovered flying saucers, I had no association with any of the people involved in the recovery and have no knowledge regarding the dates of the recoveries ....”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch14:10326-10511 testimony second hand
4
Robert I. Sarbacher wrote that materials reported to have come from flying saucer crashes were extremely light and very tough, and that laboratories analysed them carefully.
“About the only thing I remember at this time is that certain materials reported to have come from flying saucer crashes were extremely light and very tough. I am sure our laboratories analyzed them very carefully.”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch14:10528-10731 testimony second hand
5
Robert I. Sarbacher wrote that there were reports that instruments or people operating recovered flying saucer machines were also of very light weight, sufficient to withstand the tremendous deceleration and acceleration associated with the machinery.
“There were reports that instruments or people operating these machines were also of very light weight, sufficient to withstand the tremendous deceleration and acceleration associated with their machinery.”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch14:10743-10937 hearsay third hand
6
Robert I. Sarbacher wrote that from talking with people at the office he got the impression that the recovered "aliens" were constructed like certain insects observed on earth.
“I remember in talking with some of the people at the office that I got the impression these "aliens" were constructed like certain insects we have observed on earth....”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch14:10948-11107 hearsay third hand
7
Robert I. Sarbacher wrote that he still did not know why the high order of classification had been given to the flying saucer recovery material, nor why the existence of these devices was denied.
“I still do not know why the high order of classification has been given and why the denial of the existence of these devices.”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch14:11118-11235 testimony second hand
8
Whitley Strieber did not know of Robert I. Sarbacher and his letter until 1986-08-09, months after his abduction experiences.
“I did not know of Dr. Sarbacher and his letter until August 9, 1986, months after I had my experiences.”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch14:11491-11582 administrative first hand
9
Whitley Strieber considers that if the visitors are insectlike they could be organised as a hive, and might be no physical match for humans even in fairly large groups.
“If the visitors are indeed insectlike they could be organized as a hive, and not only as small as I saw but also as light as Dr. Sarbacher recalls being told. They may be no physical match for us, not even in fairly large groups.”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch14:11867-12089 opinion first hand
10
Robert I. Sarbacher died on 1986-07-26, a few days before Whitley Strieber became aware of his letter.
“As Dr. Sarbacher died on July 26, 1986, a few days before I became aware of his letter, I was unable to interview him”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch14:9070-9184 administrative first hand
11
Whitley Strieber was unable to interview Robert I. Sarbacher because Sarbacher died shortly before Strieber became aware of his letter.
“I was unable to interview him, but I discussed his case with Mr. Barry Greenwood.”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch14:9158-9229 administrative first hand
12
Barry Greenwood's discussions revealed that Robert I. Sarbacher did not appear to know more than he stated in his letter, but was quite certain that the facts he related were as he remembered them.
“These discussions revealed that Dr. Sarbacher did not appear to know more than he stated in his letter, but he was quite certain that the facts he did relate were as he remembered them.”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch14:9312-9492 hearsay second hand
13
Robert I. Sarbacher was a Department of Defense Research and Development Board consultant during the Eisenhower administration.
“Dr. Sarbacher was a Department of Defense Research and Development Board consultant during the Eisenhower administration.”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch14:9499-9605 administrative
14
Robert I. Sarbacher was educated at Johns Hopkins, Harvard, and Princeton.
“Educated at Johns Hopkins, Harvard, and Princeton, he is the author of *Hyper and Ultra-High Frequency Engineering, Research Accrediting at* *Military Establishments, and the Encyclopedia Dictionary of Electronics and Engineering*.”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch14:9621-9839 administrative
15
Robert I. Sarbacher's Encyclopedia Dictionary of Electronics and Engineering is considered a fundamental contribution to science.
“This last book is considered a fundamental contribution to science.”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch14:9854-9913 opinion
16
Robert I. Sarbacher has been dean of the Graduate School of the Georgia Institute of Technology.
“He has been dean of the Graduate School of the Georgia Institute of Technology”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch14:9923-9991 administrative
17
Wilbert Smith used contacts at the Canadian Embassy in Washington to interview Dr Robert Sarbacher, an American scientist who consulted for the United States Research and Development Board.
“Smith used his own contacts at the Canadian Embassy in Washington to interview Dr Robert Sarbacher, an American scientist who consulted for the US government's Research and Development Board”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch8:7082-7267 administrative
18
According to the 1950 Wilbert Smith memo to the Canadian Department of Transport, Robert Sarbacher said flying saucers were the most highly classified subject in the United States government, rating higher than the hydrogen bomb.
“. . . the most highly classified subject in the United States government, rating higher even than the H-bomb.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch8:7412-7510 hearsay second hand
19
According to the 1950 Wilbert Smith memo to the Canadian Department of Transport, Robert Sarbacher said flying saucers exist.
“Flying Saucers exist.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch8:7519-7534 hearsay second hand
20
According to the 1950 Wilbert Smith memo to the Canadian Department of Transport, Robert Sarbacher said the saucers' modus operandi was unknown, but a concentrated effort was being made by a small group headed by Dr Vannevar Bush.
“Their modus operandi is unknown, but a concentrated effort is being made by a small group headed by Dr Vannevar Bush.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch8:7544-7656 hearsay second hand
21
According to the 1950 Wilbert Smith memo to the Canadian Department of Transport, Robert Sarbacher said the entire matter was considered by United States authorities to be of tremendous significance.
“The entire matter is considered by the United States authorities to be of tremendous significance”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch8:7665-7750 hearsay second hand
22
Wilbert Smith's handwritten notes of the meeting recorded Dr Robert Sarbacher confirming that the facts set out in Frank Scully's book Behind the Flying Saucers, including recovered aliens and spacecraft, were 'substantially correct'.
“Wilbert Smith's handwritten notes of the meeting recorded Dr Sarbacher confirming that the facts set out in the Frank Scully flying saucers book (including recovered aliens and spacecraft) were 'substantially correct'”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch8:7764-7973 hearsay second hand
23
Dr Robert Sarbacher died in 1986.
“three years before his death in 1986”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch8:8605-8637 administrative
24
Three years before his death, Dr Robert Sarbacher wrote to researcher William Steinman.
“Dr Sarbacher wrote to researcher William Steinman”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch8:8643-8684 administrative
25
In his letter to William Steinman, Robert Sarbacher wrote that he had no association with any of the people involved in the recovery of flying saucers and had no knowledge of the dates of the recoveries.
“I had no association with any of the people involved in the recovery and have no knowledge regarding the dates of the recoveries”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch8:8761-8879 testimony first hand
26
Robert Sarbacher wrote that certain materials reported to have come from flying saucer crashes were extremely light and very tough.
“Certain materials reported to have come from flying saucer crashes were extremely light and very tough”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch8:8896-8993 testimony first hand
27
Robert Sarbacher wrote that he got the impression from talking with people at the office that the 'aliens' were constructed like certain insects observed on Earth.
“I remember in talking with some of the people at the office that I got the impression these 'aliens' were constructed like certain insects we have observed on earth”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch8:9005-9164 testimony first hand
28
Robert Sarbacher wrote that he did not know why the high order of security classification had been given to the subject, nor why the existence of these devices had been denied.
“I still do not know why the high order of [security] classification has been given and why the denial of the existence of these devices”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch8:9176-9330 testimony first hand
29
Robert Sarbacher's son stated his father told him he knew UAPs were real because they would travel at approximately 970 kilometres per hour and then make a direct 90-degree turn in mid-air without slowing down, separated from all inertia and gravity.
“who admitted his father told him he knew UAPs 'were real for the obvious reason that they would be going 600 mph and then make a direct 90 degree turn in mid-air without slowing down . . . separated from all inertia and gravity'”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch8:9503-9725 hearsay second hand
30
Robert Sarbacher was a metallurgist.
“Dr. Robert Sarbacher, the metallurgist”
The Terrible Truth About the Visitors - Whitley Strieber | ep. 96 2026-07-24 00:07:05.4-00:07:07.0 administrative first hand
31
Whitley Strieber sent Robert Sarbacher the first written material that became the book Communion, after the two had spoken on the telephone, and Robert Sarbacher died the same day the material was sent.
“the day I sent him, the first written material that became the book Communion went to Dr. Sarbacher after we had a conversation on the phone. He died that same day, apparently.”
The Terrible Truth About the Visitors - Whitley Strieber | ep. 96 2026-07-24 00:07:11.2-00:07:24.8 testimony first hand
32
Whitley Strieber never got back the written material he had sent to Robert Sarbacher that became the book Communion.
“and I never got the material back”
The Terrible Truth About the Visitors - Whitley Strieber | ep. 96 2026-07-24 00:07:26.2-00:07:27.5 testimony first hand
33
Robert Sarbacher told Whitley Strieber that he had worked at the Battelle Memorial Institute.
“but he told me that he worked at Battelle.”
The Terrible Truth About the Visitors - Whitley Strieber | ep. 96 2026-07-24 00:07:27.9-00:07:31.8 hearsay second hand
34
Whitley Strieber got in touch with Stanton Friedman, who put him in touch with Robert Sarbacher and, he believes, also with Linda Moulton Howe and a number of other people.
“Because I got in touch with Stanton Friedman and he put me in touch with Robert Sarbacher and I believe also with Linda and a number of other people.”
The Terrible Truth About the Visitors - Whitley Strieber | ep. 96 2026-07-24 00:35:41.6-00:35:50.9 testimony first hand
35
Whitley Strieber's alien implant was active during the 2026-07-24 interview with Chris Ramsay, and with it active he did not lose any names during the conversation, whereas without it active he does not necessarily recall a name such as Robert Sarbacher.
“in this conversation, you'll notice I've never lost a name or anything like that as we've gone through the conversation because the implant, like I don't necessarily remember the name of Robert Sarbacher when we're not talking, when the implant's not on, but when it is on, no problem.”
The Terrible Truth About the Visitors - Whitley Strieber | ep. 96 2026-07-24 02:14:51.4-02:15:07.5 testimony first hand