FBI's secret UFO hunters fear Trump's January 6 purge will send them into orbit
(2025/02/04)
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A previously undisclosed group of FBI agents who investigate UFOs, or "unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs)," as the government calls them, are worried they may not survive an impending Trump-led political purge.
This according to Politico, which [1]spoke to various sources.
One of those folks is Ryan Graves, a former Navy pilot and founder of Americans for Safe Aerospace, aka ASA, a UAP advocacy organization. Graves said he had heard from several agents worried about "losing their role and [their UAP] investigation getting unintentionally compromised."
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When approached by The Register , Graves said the ASA has been working with these agents for more than a year probing UAP sightings and other evidence to figure out what these things really are.
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"Over the past year and a half, ASA has been working with a small team at the FBI called the UAP Working Group to investigate credible reports of UAP by trained observers like pilots and veterans to assist in the FBI's investigation into national security and aviation safety risks posed by unidentified objects," Graves explained.
"Witnesses who come to ASA always decide how their case is handled, but many want their reports investigated by the FBI's UAP Working Group."
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It turns out some of these FBI agents may have also played a role in investigating those involved in the January 6 insurrection. One of President Donald Trump's first actions after being reelected and sworn in was to [6]pardon about 1,500 individuals convicted in connection with the 2021 attack on the US Capitol. This includes commuting the sentences of 14 of his supporters to time served. Trump has called the rioters " [7]patriots ," so it doesn't take any special alien mind-reading powers to guess which side the President will support.
[8]White House attempts to 'explain' mystery drone sightings: The FAA authorized 'em
[9]Aliens, spy balloons, or drones? SUV-sized mystery objects spotted in US skies
[10]Pentagon seeks government gossips to dish dirt on UFOs
[11]NASA wants to believe ... that you can help it crack UFO mysteries
Crucially, FBI agents and officials have been asked to fill out a Department of Justice [12]survey detailing their involvement in the investigation into the January 6 attack. The concern is that the Trump administration will use this information to fire anyone deemed disloyal to the President.
This has already happened at the DOJ, where employees involved with criminal prosecutions of the President have been [13]fired , along with those [14]building cases against Trump supporters who attempted to violently overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The FBI's secretive group reportedly consists of more than a dozen agents across the US who dedicate significant time to track down UAPs.
An FBI spokesperson told The Register that the bureau has "no comment" on personnel matters but added: "The FBI investigates Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena when there is potential for a violation of federal law - particularly unlawful acts that could adversely affect our national interests - and to gather, share, and analyze intelligence to combat security threats facing the US."
Let's identify what's in our skies and let the public see the X Files for themselves
While Americans for Safe Aerospace remains committed to seeking the truth about UAPs, it doesn't have access to the same classified information as their FBI counterparts do.
Terminating these government workers probing national security threats and UAPs may prove to be short-sighted, but history will be the judge of that.
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"I am heartened to see that the Trump administration is shaping up to be the most pro UAP Administration in history, and I do not want to lose momentum on this critical work to solve the mystery of UAP," Graves told us. "Let's identify what's in our skies and let the public see the X Files for themselves."
We're reminded that [16]DOGE boss Elon Musk now has, with the President's blessing, [17]unprecedented visibility into Uncle Sam's IT environments and millions of people's personal information, including [18]unfettered access to certain classified materials; [19]personnel records and other data at the Dept of Education that Trump wants to dismantle; and a top Treasury system that issues payments to federal employees and contractors — including those that compete with some of Musk's companies – among other recipients.
Far be it from us to suggest Musk would be interested in rifling through FBI archives next for possible alien secrets and technology. His SpaceX could use the boost. The civil service would probably enjoy even a short break from the billionaire, who has been barreling through departments, shutting down programs and payments he disagrees with while claiming to be rooting out inefficiencies, [20]raising worrying legal questions as he goes. ®
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[1] https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/03/fbi-ufo-jan-6-011316
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[6] https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/granting-pardons-and-commutation-of-sentences-for-certain-offenses-relating-to-the-events-at-or-near-the-united-states-capitol-on-january-6-2021/
[7] https://www.npr.org/2024/10/29/nx-s1-5159868/2024-election-trump-harris-capitol-riot
[8] https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/white_house_explains_drone_sighting/
[9] https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/12/mystery_objects_us/
[10] https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/02/pentagon_ufo_reporting_form/
[11] https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/14/nasa_expert_panel_invites_amateurs/
[12] https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/02/fbi-agents-officials-jan-6-cases-011048
[13] https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-special-counsel-trump-046ce32dbad712e72e500c32ecc20f2f
[14] https://www.newsweek.com/trump-purge-fbi-agents-doj-jan6-retaliation-2024590
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[18] https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/03/musk_doge_treasury_usaid/
[19] https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5125069-department-of-education-trump-musk-doge/
[20] https://www.npr.org/2025/02/03/nx-s1-5285539/doge-musk-usaid-trump
[21] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
This according to Politico, which [1]spoke to various sources.
One of those folks is Ryan Graves, a former Navy pilot and founder of Americans for Safe Aerospace, aka ASA, a UAP advocacy organization. Graves said he had heard from several agents worried about "losing their role and [their UAP] investigation getting unintentionally compromised."
[2]
When approached by The Register , Graves said the ASA has been working with these agents for more than a year probing UAP sightings and other evidence to figure out what these things really are.
[3]
[4]
"Over the past year and a half, ASA has been working with a small team at the FBI called the UAP Working Group to investigate credible reports of UAP by trained observers like pilots and veterans to assist in the FBI's investigation into national security and aviation safety risks posed by unidentified objects," Graves explained.
"Witnesses who come to ASA always decide how their case is handled, but many want their reports investigated by the FBI's UAP Working Group."
[5]
It turns out some of these FBI agents may have also played a role in investigating those involved in the January 6 insurrection. One of President Donald Trump's first actions after being reelected and sworn in was to [6]pardon about 1,500 individuals convicted in connection with the 2021 attack on the US Capitol. This includes commuting the sentences of 14 of his supporters to time served. Trump has called the rioters " [7]patriots ," so it doesn't take any special alien mind-reading powers to guess which side the President will support.
[8]White House attempts to 'explain' mystery drone sightings: The FAA authorized 'em
[9]Aliens, spy balloons, or drones? SUV-sized mystery objects spotted in US skies
[10]Pentagon seeks government gossips to dish dirt on UFOs
[11]NASA wants to believe ... that you can help it crack UFO mysteries
Crucially, FBI agents and officials have been asked to fill out a Department of Justice [12]survey detailing their involvement in the investigation into the January 6 attack. The concern is that the Trump administration will use this information to fire anyone deemed disloyal to the President.
This has already happened at the DOJ, where employees involved with criminal prosecutions of the President have been [13]fired , along with those [14]building cases against Trump supporters who attempted to violently overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The FBI's secretive group reportedly consists of more than a dozen agents across the US who dedicate significant time to track down UAPs.
An FBI spokesperson told The Register that the bureau has "no comment" on personnel matters but added: "The FBI investigates Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena when there is potential for a violation of federal law - particularly unlawful acts that could adversely affect our national interests - and to gather, share, and analyze intelligence to combat security threats facing the US."
Let's identify what's in our skies and let the public see the X Files for themselves
While Americans for Safe Aerospace remains committed to seeking the truth about UAPs, it doesn't have access to the same classified information as their FBI counterparts do.
Terminating these government workers probing national security threats and UAPs may prove to be short-sighted, but history will be the judge of that.
[15]
"I am heartened to see that the Trump administration is shaping up to be the most pro UAP Administration in history, and I do not want to lose momentum on this critical work to solve the mystery of UAP," Graves told us. "Let's identify what's in our skies and let the public see the X Files for themselves."
We're reminded that [16]DOGE boss Elon Musk now has, with the President's blessing, [17]unprecedented visibility into Uncle Sam's IT environments and millions of people's personal information, including [18]unfettered access to certain classified materials; [19]personnel records and other data at the Dept of Education that Trump wants to dismantle; and a top Treasury system that issues payments to federal employees and contractors — including those that compete with some of Musk's companies – among other recipients.
Far be it from us to suggest Musk would be interested in rifling through FBI archives next for possible alien secrets and technology. His SpaceX could use the boost. The civil service would probably enjoy even a short break from the billionaire, who has been barreling through departments, shutting down programs and payments he disagrees with while claiming to be rooting out inefficiencies, [20]raising worrying legal questions as he goes. ®
Get our [21]Tech Resources
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[6] https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/granting-pardons-and-commutation-of-sentences-for-certain-offenses-relating-to-the-events-at-or-near-the-united-states-capitol-on-january-6-2021/
[7] https://www.npr.org/2024/10/29/nx-s1-5159868/2024-election-trump-harris-capitol-riot
[8] https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/white_house_explains_drone_sighting/
[9] https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/12/mystery_objects_us/
[10] https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/02/pentagon_ufo_reporting_form/
[11] https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/14/nasa_expert_panel_invites_amateurs/
[12] https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/02/fbi-agents-officials-jan-6-cases-011048
[13] https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-special-counsel-trump-046ce32dbad712e72e500c32ecc20f2f
[14] https://www.newsweek.com/trump-purge-fbi-agents-doj-jan6-retaliation-2024590
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[16] https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/21/doge_us_digital_service_renamed/
[17] https://abcnews.go.com/538/trump-giving-elon-musk-unprecedented-amount-power/story?id=118439637
[18] https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/03/musk_doge_treasury_usaid/
[19] https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5125069-department-of-education-trump-musk-doge/
[20] https://www.npr.org/2025/02/03/nx-s1-5285539/doge-musk-usaid-trump
[21] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Anonymous Coward
This weirdo again, nothing better to do?
LBJsPNS
Hey now, if you were in Mom's basement with no intellectual stimulation and no GF, you'd likely resort to odd and socially unacceptable ways of getting erect too.
IGotOut
Got to find it first.
Crazies?
Jan 0
It looks like crazies all the way down for the next 4 years.
Re: Crazies?
Jellied Eel
It looks like crazies all the way down for the next 4 years.
Yep, with so many now unemployed and probably unemployable, it looks like they'll have the next 4 years blocked out to protest. Like the 'USAID' mob. Amusingly, Bill Gates has been on the news complaining that USAID won't be giving him as much money any more. Poor guy. Less amusingly is the news that USAID also shuffled money across to the 'EcoHealth Alliance' of Wuhan and Covid fame. Looks like they really were an Umbrella Corporation.
..building cases against Trump supporters who attempted to violently overturn the results
Phrasing? the supporters were attempting to be violent? But if the witch hunt has been ended, and the political protestors pardoned, then.. unless they can be reassigned to other work, like, I dunno, investigating theft, fraud or embezzlement by the Bidens, USAID staff or recipients, then there's no work for them and redundancy usually follows.
They'll never find us.
The Man Who Fell To Earth
They are too easliy distracted.
Look! AI!
Re: They'll never find us.
Fruit and Nutcase
Now remember, if they come poking around here, we've not seen "amanfrommars 1"
Re: They'll never find us.
Yet Another Anonymous coward
Fortunately, no one can be told what amanfromMars1 is. You have to see it for yourself.
The most obvious "unidentified anomalous phenomena"
blu3b3rry
Is clearly whatever the hell is stuck on top of the President's head. Does it have a certificate to prove it's of U.S. origin?
Re: The most obvious "unidentified anomalous phenomena"
Boris the Cockroach
I want to know why he insists on using so much fake tan and making it obvious that he does too.
Whats under there? and does it have a permit to be outside New York ?
Re: The most obvious "unidentified anomalous phenomena"
DS999
Probably scarring from skin cancer surgery. Otherwise with all the golf he plays he'd have a natural tan on his face and wouldn't need the garish orange makeup.
UFO crazies BTFOed!
Winning.