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William J. Clinton

William J. Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, whose administration made documented enquiries into Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) records and who has since spoken publicly about the possibility of extraterrestrial visitation.

42nd President of the United States · 1993-2001

William J. Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States, taking office in 1993. On becoming president that year, he asked questions about Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), following the same course as Jimmy Carter had in 1977.¹ On entering The White House in 1993, both Clinton and Hillary Clinton took a strong interest in the subject.² After lobbying from billionaire businessman Laurance Rockefeller, described as a UAP believer, Clinton ordered his newly appointed Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director James Woolsey to release more files on the subject.³

Clinton later acknowledged that he had aides research Area 51 “to make sure there was no alien down there”.⁴ His Associate Attorney General, Webster Hubbell, said he was asked by the president to find out who was behind the assassination of John F. Kennedy and whether Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) were real.⁵ Ross Coulthart has said that Clinton dispatched Hubbell in connection with his interest in UAP,⁶ and that as president Clinton took a close interest in the subject, asking whether the United States had retrieved craft, without getting anywhere.⁷ Clinton also pushed for the 1995 General Accounting Office review of the Roswell incident, which examined all the papers on the subject.⁸ According to the Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I, press reports indicated that Clinton tasked former National Security Advisor Sandy Berger with determining whether the US government held aliens or alien technology.⁹

In a 2014 interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Clinton said that if he saw that aliens existed, he would tell the public, adding, “If we were visited someday, I wouldn’t be surprised."¹⁰¹¹ He has stated that while he was president, every attempt was made to find out everything about the 1947 Roswell Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) crash.¹² Clinton said that, as far as he knew, no alien spacecraft crashed in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947 as part of the Roswell incident (1947), that if the United States Air Force had recovered alien bodies they did not tell him, and that he wanted to know.¹³ He has also said that many mysteries remain unexplained, and that this should keep people humble.¹⁴ When told by Jimmy Kimmel in March 2015 that Clinton had said he checked and found nothing regarding UFOs, Barack Obama replied, during the 2015-03 Obama Jimmy Kimmel Live interview on aliens, that saying there was nothing is what presidents are instructed to say.¹⁵

John Podesta, a political consultant, served as Clinton’s Chief of Staff in the White House from 1998 to 2001;¹⁶ he went on to serve as counselor to President Barack Obama and, later, as campaign manager to Hillary Clinton.¹⁷ During his time in the Clinton White House, Podesta secured Executive Order 12958, which declassified millions of pages of national security documents, including many UAP files.¹⁸

Steven Greer has said that when he sent a briefing document to Clinton, the response he received was that the president could not get anywhere with UFOs and did not want to push the issue, because a close friend had warned him he would end up assassinated like John F. Kennedy.¹⁹ Jonathan Caplan has said it became known in intelligence circles that a non-human craft had landed in the Russian Federation by arrangement during the Clinton administration,²⁰ and that Clinton, as president, was apprised of the incident.²¹ Caplan considers that Clinton probably knows more about non-human craft retrieval than he has let on.²²

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Clinton asked questions about UAP on taking office in 1993, following Jimmy Carter's 1977 inquiries
“When Bill Clinton became president in 1993, he asked questions about UAPs, just as Jimmy Carter had done in 1977.”
In Plain Sight ch14:104-212 View the source record →
Both Bill and Hillary Clinton took a strong interest in UAP on entering the White House in 1993
“What is known is that, on entering the White House in 1993, both Bill and Hillary Clinton took a strong interest in UAPs”
In Plain Sight ch14:1424-1540 View the source record →
Rockefeller's lobbying led Clinton to order CIA Director Woolsey to release more UAP files
“after lobbying from billionaire businessman and UAP believer Laurance Rockefeller, the president ordered his new CIA Director James Woolsey to release more of the files on the subject.”
In Plain Sight ch14:1550-1726 View the source record →
Clinton admitted having aides research Area 51 to check for aliens
“President Clinton has also admitted that he had his aides research Area 51, 'to make sure there was no alien down there'.”
In Plain Sight ch14:2073-2187 View the source record →
Webster Hubbell said Clinton asked him to investigate the JFK assassination and whether UFOs are real
“Clinton's Associate Attorney General Webster Hubbell claimed he was asked by the president to find out all he could about two things. '"One, who killed JFK? And, two, are there UFOs?" He was dead serious,' Hubbell claimed.”
In Plain Sight ch14:218-432 View the source record →
Ross Coulthart said Clinton dispatched Hubbell over his UAP interest
“I know he did dispatch one of his attorneys, Webster Hubble, a controversial fellow who was subsequently convicted for fraud.”
Watergate, the JFK assassination and a UFO secret at the center of it all | Reality Check 01:17:19.7-01:17:26.5
Coulthart said Clinton, as president, asked whether the US had retrieved craft, without success
“I know President Clinton did take a very close interest in UAPs in his time as president, and he did ask questions about whether America... had retrieved craft and didn't really get anywhere.”
Watergate, the JFK assassination and a UFO secret at the center of it all | Reality Check 01:17:29.1-01:17:39.7
Clinton pushed for the GAO's 1995 review of the Roswell papers
“He also pushed for the General Accounting Office's 1995 review of all the Roswell papers”
In Plain Sight ch14:2195-2277 View the source record →
Press reports said Clinton tasked Sandy Berger with determining if the US held aliens or alien technology
“According to press reports, President Clinton tasked former National Security Advisor Sandy Berger to determine if the USG held aliens or alien technology.”
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I char:53830-53974 View the source record →
Clinton said on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2014 he would tell the public if he found aliens existed
“In 2014, Clinton was asked on *Jimmy Kimmel Live*, 'If you saw that there were aliens there, would you tell us?' Clinton said that he would have done so.”
In Plain Sight ch14:2425-2575 View the source record →
Clinton: 'If we were visited someday, I wouldn't be surprised'
“He also admitted he believed human beings were not alone in the universe. 'If we were visited someday, I wouldn't be surprised,' he said.”
In Plain Sight ch14:2579-2711 View the source record →
Clinton said every attempt was made to learn about the 1947 Roswell UAP crash during his presidency
““When I was president, we made every attempt to find out everything about Roswell… . There are lots of mysteries out there… . It should keep us humble. There is a lot of stuff we don’t know.” —President Bill Clinton”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs ch35:4245-4454 View the source record →
Clinton said he did not know of a 1947 Roswell alien spacecraft crash and wanted to know if the Air Force had recovered bodies
“President Clinton said, "As far as I know, an alien spacecraft did not crash in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947...if the USAF did recover alien bodies, they didn't tell me about it...and I want to know."”
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I char:53986-54180 View the source record →
Clinton said many mysteries remain unexplained and this should keep people humble
“There are lots of mysteries out there… . It should keep us humble. There is a lot of stuff we don’t know.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs ch35:4329-4429 View the source record →
Obama told Kimmel that saying there's nothing is what presidents are instructed to say, referencing Clinton's earlier answer
“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 ch18:5144-5339 View the source record →
Podesta served as Clinton's Chief of Staff, 1998-2001
“John Podesta, a political consultant who served as President Clinton’s Chief of Staff in the White House from 1998 to 2001”
In Plain Sight ch14:26259-26377 View the source record →
Podesta later served as counselor to 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 ch29:13091-13242 View the source record →
Podesta secured Executive Order 12958, declassifying UAP files, under Clinton
“Podesta had enjoyed huge success securing Executive Order 12958 under President Clinton, declassifying millions of pages of national security documents, including many UAP files.”
In Plain Sight ch18:3627-3799 View the source record →
Steven Greer said a briefing response indicated Clinton feared pushing on UFOs after a friend warned of assassination
“Greer has claimed that when he sent a briefing document to President Clinton a response came back that the president 'couldn't get anywhere with [UFOs] and didn't want to push on the issue because a very good friend of his came to his home and said he would end up assassinated like Jack Kennedy.”
In Plain Sight ch14:6076-6364 View the source record →
Jonathan Caplan said a non-human craft landed in Russia by arrangement during the Clinton administration
“you mentioned that bill clinton it became known in intelligence circles that a craft had landed in the russian federation by arrangement”
Watergate, the JFK assassination and a UFO secret at the center of it all | Reality Check 01:16:23.8-01:16:31.9
Caplan said Clinton, as president, was apprised of the Russia incident
“Is the implication there that Bill Clinton as president was apprised of the knowledge of this incident? My understanding is that it is yes.”
Watergate, the JFK assassination and a UFO secret at the center of it all | Reality Check 01:17:02.9-01:17:12.8
Caplan said Clinton probably knows more about non-human craft retrieval than he has let on
“I think he probably knows more than he's let on.”
Watergate, the JFK assassination and a UFO secret at the center of it all | Reality Check 01:17:50.0-01:17:53.2

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