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Jake Barber's crash-retrieval claims air on NewsNation

When: 18 Jan 2025
Sources: 1 public source

Journalist Ross Coulthart, whose interview with Jake Barber anchored the NewsNation special Mosman Library, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

In a NewsNation special built on a Ross Coulthart interview, former Air Force helicopter pilot Jake Barber said he flew as a contractor recovering downed craft, including an egg-shaped object he believes was non-human. A Pentagon spokesperson said no verifiable information supports such claims.

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PressUAP whistleblower says UFO retrieval program exists: NewsNation exclusive (opens in a new tab)NewsNation (Ross Coulthart) / 2025-01-16

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