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Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan was President of the United States from 1981, whose United Nations remarks about a possible alien threat and reported briefings on unidentified phenomena recur throughout later UAP research and testimony.

Republican Party · President of the United States · 1981

Ronald Reagan’s conservative Republican presidency followed the liberal administration of Jimmy Carter in 1981.¹ Luis Elizondo has said he believes that Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Carter, Reagan, George Herbert Walker Bush and Donald Trump were each briefed in some way on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP).² Elizondo has also said he has reason to believe that the Strategic Defense Initiative, nicknamed Star Wars, which Reagan championed, was concerned with UAP and not solely with nuclear weapons.³ Separately, Reagan once suggested to his Soviet counterpart Mikhail Gorbachev that the United States and the Soviet Union should work together in the event of an alien invasion.⁴ In a speech to the United Nations, Reagan said he occasionally thought about how quickly the world’s differences would vanish if humanity were facing an alien threat from outside the world, and asked whether such a force might not already be among us.⁵

Ross Coulthart has said that Robert Fish had extensive experience working on classified programmes, including Reagan’s “Trust but Verify” nuclear missile disarmament treaty with the Soviets.⁶

James Baker served as staff director in the Reagan administration.⁷ According to Jason Samosa, citing Nick Redfern, Baker was involved in a Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) briefing given to Reagan.⁸ Samosa has said this briefing included attendees from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Directorate of Science and Technology (DS&T), whom he presumed to be Christopher Green and his staff, along with the Collins Elite and a third group who also briefed.⁹ Samosa’s research, in his own account, indicates that Richard Nixon, Carter, Reagan and Bush all appear to have received briefings on the UFO subject.¹⁰ Samosa has further said that, in his view, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama came into office without ties to the American establishment, unlike Reagan, Nixon and the Bush family.¹¹ Samosa has also said that The Family (The Fellowship) maintained a consistent presence at the centre of executive-branch power across the transition from the Carter administration to the Reagan administration.¹²

Ross Coulthart has said that an account of a remark Reagan made about Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) was confirmed to him by an unnamed person who was present in the room at the time, someone other than Steven Spielberg or Reagan himself.¹³ Coulthart has related that when the film was watched in The White House movie room with Spielberg present, Reagan told those in the room that there was a lot in the film and that a few people present knew that everything in it was true.¹⁴

Jesse Mitchells has said that the biggest fallacy in ufology is treating figures such as Reagan as though they spent most of their time on UFOs, when the subject occupied under one per cent of their attention and their real focus was geopolitics.¹⁵

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Reagan's conservative Republican presidency followed Jimmy Carter's liberal administration in 1981
“Jimmy Carter's liberal presidential administration was followed by conservative Republican Ronald Reagan's presidency in 1981”
In Plain Sight ch12:7036-7157 View the source record →
Elizondo believes Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Trump were each briefed in some way on UAP
“As far as I know, the following US presidents were briefed in some way: Truman, Eisenhower, JFK, LBJ, Carter, Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Trump.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs ch31:16189-16330 View the source record →
Elizondo has reason to believe the Strategic Defense Initiative was concerned with UAP, not just nuclear weapons
“As for Reagan, I have reason to believe that the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), nicknamed the Star Wars program, which Reagan championed, was concerned with UAP, not just nukes.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs ch31:17198-17374 View the source record →
Reagan suggested to Gorbachev that the US and USSR should cooperate in the event of an alien invasion
“we know that he once suggested to his USSR counterpart, Mikhail Gorbachev, that the US and the USSR should work together in the event of an alien invasion.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs ch31:17452-17598 View the source record →
In a UN speech, Reagan mused on how quickly differences would vanish facing an alien threat, and asked whether such a force might already be among us
“I occasionally think how quickly our differences worldwide would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside this world. And yet, I ask you, is not an alien force already among us?”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs ch31:17884-18071 View the source record →
Coulthart said Robert Fish worked on classified programmes including Reagan's 'Trust but Verify' treaty with the Soviets
“A previously very highly security cleared defence communications intelligence insider, Fish has extensive experience working on classified programs, including President Reagan's 'Trust but Verify' nuclear missile disarmament treaty with the Soviets”
In Plain Sight ch13:29725-29966 View the source record →
James Baker was staff director in the Reagan administration
“when you go into the Reagan administration, you've got James Baker, who's then his staff director.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 00:19:06.7-00:19:10.8
Samosa, citing Nick Redfern, said Baker was involved in a UFO briefing given to Reagan
“And James Baker is also a member of the family, and he's involved in a UFO briefing, according to Nick Redfern. So he's invited into a briefing that Reagan gets”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 00:19:22.9-00:19:34.2
Samosa said the briefing included attendees from CIA DS&T, presumed to be Christopher Green's staff, plus the Collins Elite and a third group
“One's from CIA, S&T, which is presumably Kit Green and his people. You've got the Collins elite who come in, and then there's another group who do a briefing as well.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 00:19:36.6-00:19:44.6
Samosa's research indicates Nixon, Carter, Reagan and Bush all appear to have received UFO briefings
“Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush, all seem to have received briefings.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 00:46:04.1-00:46:07.3
Samosa said Clinton and Obama lacked establishment ties that Reagan, Nixon and the Bush family had
“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 00:46:48.5-00:47:07.4
Samosa said The Family (The Fellowship) kept a consistent presence at the centre of executive power through the Carter-to-Reagan transition
“the Democrats lose, the Republicans win, but you have a consistent presence of the family right at the nexus of power in the executive branch.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 00:19:15.4-00:19:21.7
Coulthart said an unnamed person present in the room confirmed Reagan's remark about Close Encounters of the Third Kind
“this has been confirmed to me by someone who was actually there, not Spielberg and sadly not President Reagan”
Ross Coulthart Answers Your Biggest UAP Questions | Reality Check with Ross Coulthart 00:10:24.5-00:10:30.2
Coulthart related that during a White House screening with Spielberg present, Reagan said a few people knew the film was true
“when they watched Close Encounters of the Third Kind in the White House movie room with Steven Spielberg present, the president said to everyone in the room, There's a lot in that story in that film. There are a few people in this room who know that everything in that film is true.”
Ross Coulthart Answers Your Biggest UAP Questions | Reality Check with Ross Coulthart 00:10:31.4-00:10:49.2
Mitchells said treating Reagan as UFO-focused ignores that the subject was under one per cent of his attention
“And I think maybe the biggest fallacy of UFO research is we talk about Reagan, like he spends all his time on UFOs. They're realizing it's sub 1%. And he really is just geopolitics.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 02:29:48.7-02:30:00.5

Ronald Reagan

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