The Pentagon
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The visual record
Illustrations, recordings and archival references — each with its own provenance. A documented source is a starting point for investigation, not a verdict on its explanation.
The Pentagon from the air
The Pentagon from the air, 11 May 2021. Location context — not a photograph of any reported object.
USAF Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase / DoD ↗Public domain — US government workLicence terms ↗Resized and WebP-converted for display; content unchanged.David Grusch · 0:18:29
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedJesse Michels · 0:07:28
Open the source at the cited time. The episode thumbnail is video packaging, not a photograph of the reported subject.
American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedUS Department of Defense headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. In the interviews it is the institution rather than a site of sightings: Grusch describes offices objecting to the phrase "crash retrievals" in his clearance review; Michels narrates how Elizondo and Mellon got three UAP videos cleared for release in 2017.
Where the pin is
38.8710, -77.0560 exact
Public gazetteer: The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia.
Arlington, Virginia, United States
What is claimed
Grusch describes how an office reviewing his disclosures would have had to object explicitly to his saying "crash retrievals", citing a security classification guide.
- 0:18:29 If You Still Think UFOs Are Fake, Watch This (David Grusch Interview) · David Grusch ▶
this office objected to you saying crash retrievals. Here we're citing the security classification guide.
- 0:18:29 If You Still Think UFOs Are Fake, Watch This (David Grusch Interview) · David Grusch ▶
Michels narrates that Elizondo and Christopher Mellon got three UFO videos cleared for release by the Pentagon and took them to the New York Times in 2017.
- 0:07:28 “Multiple Alien Groups May Be Visiting Earth!” (Lue Elizondo Documentary) · Jesse Michels ▶
they got three UFO videos cleared for release by the Pentagon they took those videos to the New York Times for a bombshell article that was released in 2017
- 0:07:28 “Multiple Alien Groups May Be Visiting Earth!” (Lue Elizondo Documentary) · Jesse Michels ▶
Mentioned in the corpus
Passages this record cites, with the stamp of the block each quote sits in.
If You Still Think UFOs Are Fake, Watch This (David Grusch Interview) 11 September 2023
- 0:18:29 ▶ David Grusch
this office objected to you saying crash retrievals. Here we're citing the security classification guide.
- 0:18:29 ▶ David Grusch
“Multiple Alien Groups May Be Visiting Earth!” (Lue Elizondo Documentary) 10 October 2024
- 0:07:28 ▶ Jesse Michels
they got three UFO videos cleared for release by the Pentagon they took those videos to the New York Times for a bombshell article that was released in 2017
- 0:07:28 ▶ Jesse Michels
Named in 75 uploads (automatic name matching, 178 mentions)
- Why The Pentagon Tried To Censor This UFO Book ×11
- UFO Skeptic Mick West Challenged To A Debate ×10
- The UFO Program’s Lead General Just Disappeared [Here’s Why...] | MEMBERS RELEASE ×9
- Why America’s Top Scientists Are Going Missing ×9
- “Multiple Alien Groups May Be Visiting Earth!” (Lue Elizondo Documentary) ×5
- “Mars Had Alien Life!” (Ft. Joe McMoneagle) ×5
- The Man Involved In Every American Conspiracy ×4
- Breaking UFO Story: ‘Immaculate Constellation’ UFO Program (Ft. Michael Shellenberger) ×4
- Skinwalker Ranch Owner Reveals “Time Portal” On the Property ×4
- The Defense Secretary Killed Over UFOs (Ft. Richard Dolan) ×4
- "I Located A UFO Base In Arizona!" -Ross Coulthart ×4
- “UFO Secrets Are Held By A Global Cabal” (Ft. Steven Greer) ×4
- UFOs Are Monitoring Nuclear Bases Globally (Ft. Robert Hastings) ×4
- Army Captures Live Alien (Hospital Report Revealed!) ×4
- and 61 more
On the map
The Pentagon, New York Times reveals AATIP and releases Navy videos, House Oversight UAP hearing (26 July 2023), FLIR1 (Nimitz ATFLIR video), GIMBAL (Roosevelt ATFLIR video), GOFAST (Roosevelt ATFLIR video). Open the full map filtered to this record.
Sources on this record
- The Pentagon — Wikipedia
- 0:18:29 If You Still Think UFOs Are Fake, Watch This (David Grusch Interview) · David Grusch ▶
this office objected to you saying crash retrievals. Here we're citing the security classification guide.
- 0:07:28 “Multiple Alien Groups May Be Visiting Earth!” (Lue Elizondo Documentary) · Jesse Michels ▶
they got three UFO videos cleared for release by the Pentagon they took those videos to the New York Times for a bombshell article that was released in 2017