An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows An Area 51 sign in Nevada’s Crystal Springs, Basin and Range National Monument, Image 2 shows A dark infrared image of an unidentified flying object, circled in red, with navigational readouts around it, Image 3 shows Headshot of Don C. Donderi
Alien experts claim powerful extraterrestrial life exists in the universe, which is beyond the control of any government — and could wipe out life on earth.
Following Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett’s revelation last week that Americans would be “up at night worrying,” if they were privy to the things he has been briefed about UFOs — prominent researchers on the subject claim the government is keeping secrets for a reason.
“[Extraterrestrials] have the technology and power to overcome our technology and power,” Dr. Don Donderi, a retired McGill University professor, and longtime researcher into UFO phenomena, told The Post.
“The informed public knows that the UFOs exist, that UFOs are advanced machines we don’t know how to make, and that they’re operated by intelligences that are superior technically,” added Donderi, who is also a psychologist who studied human perception as well as an author of two books about extraterrestrials.
Footage of a Hellfire missile striking a UAP — yet having effect — last fall.
An infrared view of a UFO, as released by the government in one of its declassified files.
He claimed his lifelong research suggests alien technology is so advanced it could annihilate the human race in a microsecond, and warned humanity has no defense.
“No human institution of any size or shape, from local council to the United Nations, has any kind of technical response that would prevent extraterrestrials from doing what they like on Earth or with us. We’re potentially at their mercy.” he said.
His findings are based on a mix of scientific analysis, eyewitness testimony, and government-related data he has researched and collected over decades, according to Donderi.
Earlier this year, former US President Barack Obama caused a stir when he appeared to confirm the existence of aliens during an interview with “No Lie” podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen.
After he was asked “Are aliens real?”, Obama said: “They’re real but I haven’t seen them.”
Don C. Donderi is a retired professor and psychologist. McGill University
“They’re not being kept at Area 51.” he added. Later, Obama clarified he believes aliens exist but “saw no evidence during my presidency.”
Shortly after his statement, President Trump announced his administration was starting “the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life.”
“I don’t know if they’re real or not,” Trump told reporters when asked about aliens. “But I have met serious people that say there’s some really strange things that they see flying around out there.”
A series of high-profile congressional hearings into UFOs — now officially referred to as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) — were held in 2023 and 2024 in response to national security concerns and mounting pressure for transparency.
Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray points to a video of a UAP during a House Intelligence subcommittee hearing. AP
During the hearings, former military and intelligence officials testified the US government has recovered unidentified craft and may be operating secret reverse-engineering programs to improve our own weapons capabilities, though hard evidence of extraterrestrial origin has not been publicly confirmed.
“[Government officials] opened their mouths a little bit [about what they knew], but not much. They haven’t gone deep into it,” Donderi said.
Pentagon officials acknowledged that hundreds of UAP encounters have been recorded by military pilots and sensors, but while many remain unexplained, it found there is no verifiable evidence of alien spacecraft.
What lies beyond this Area 51 warning sign is still one of America’s most closely guarded secrets. Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) in Franklin, Tennessee. Getty Images
Burchett, a member of the House Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, claimed he was briefed just two weeks ago “on an issue” about extraterrestrial life that “would have set the Earth on fire” and “unglued” the country if it were made public — but said he still supports full disclosure of the information.
However, Sean Kirkpatrick, a former director of the Pentagon’s UFO investigation office, told The Post he has “zero respect for Burchett’s playhouse politics and dramatization” in response to the lawmaker’s comments, made to Newsmax.
“There’s a reason he was denied access to programs by the House Intelligence and Military committees. I worked in all of those agencies, and haven’t slept well in decades.
“The things that are concerning are adversary actions, intentions and capabilities, not aliens.”
Kirkpatrick was referring to his previous claims a group of religious UFO conspiracists inside the US government had duped and bamboozled Congressional leaders like Burchett with fake stories about aliens, in order to get taxpayer resources for their paranormal crusades.
The highly classified Area 51 facility located within the Nevada Test and Training Range. DigitalGlobe/Getty Images
David Grusch, former National Reconnaissance Office representative on the Defense Department’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, testifies at a UAP hearing in Rayburn Building on July 26, 2023. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
In a letter published on Scientific American’s website upon his resignation, Kirkpatrick said his team never found evidence of aliens, but he did encounter “the erosion of critical thinking.”
Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance speculated last month UFOs could actually be “demons” flying around Earth, contending ancient civilizations believed they had encounters with such creatures.
Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, underscored his obsession with UAPs and vowed to “get to the bottom of it.”
“When I came in, I was obsessed with the UFO files, and you start getting really busy worrying about the economy and national security, and things like that. But I’ve still got three years left as vice president,” he said.
“I have not been able to spend enough time on this to really understand it, but I am going to. Trust me, I’m obsessed with this,” he added.