Stratton Claims Roswell Recovery of Alien Craft and Bodies
Former Pentagon UFO investigator Jay Stratton alleges that the U.S. military recovered a crashed extraterrestrial spacecraft and non-human bodies near Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947, according to his memoir ‘Out of the Shadows’. Stratton, who served as chief of air and space warfare for the Defense Intelligence Agency and the first director of the Pentagon’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, states that an unnamed insider told him the craft broke in two upon impact, with wreckage and occupants retrieved by military forces.
According to Stratton’s account, some of the alleged beings were dead on arrival, while others were alive but later perished after refusing food or human contact. He describes communication as limited and often futile. These claims are detailed in his memoir, which cites an unnamed source as the basis for the Roswell narrative.
Government Explanations and AARO Findings Contradict Claims
Official government reports have long maintained that the Roswell debris originated from Project Mogul, a classified military balloon program designed to detect Soviet nuclear tests. The U.S. Air Force reiterated this explanation in 1994, attributing reports of alien bodies to anthropomorphic test dummies and unrelated military incidents occurring after 1947.
In 2022, the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) submitted a sample of the alleged Roswell UFO material to Oak Ridge National Laboratory for analysis. The laboratory assessed the specimen as likely a test object, manufacturing byproduct, or material component from aerospace performance studies involving magnesium alloys, with no indication of extraterrestrial origin.
Stratton Asserts Ongoing Recovery and Contractor Involvement
Stratton disputes the official narrative, claiming that military contractors possess at least a dozen recovered extraterrestrial spacecraft and have retained non-human biological remains. He asserts that encounters with non-human intelligence and their technology have led some personnel to resign, suffer mental breakdowns, or die by suicide, stating that “the truth was just too difficult for them to process.”
In an interview with People magazine, Stratton said, “We’re not the only intelligent life in the universe,” and warned of ongoing UAP activity over sensitive military and nuclear sites, raising flight safety concerns for both military and civilian aviation. He argued that the public has a right to know about these developments.
Claims Echo Prior Whistleblower Allegations Amid Institutional Skepticism
Stratton’s allegations mirror those made by former intelligence official David Grusch in 2023, who told Congress that the government possessed non-human biological material. Both accounts rely on unnamed insider sources and lack publicly verifiable evidence to substantiate claims of recovered alien technology or biology.
The Pentagon has previously stated it found no verifiable evidence that the U.S. government or private companies possessed extraterrestrial technology. This position remains unchanged despite the renewed claims, leaving Stratton’s assertions unverified by official records or independent validation. The broader implications for UAP transparency and national security continue to be debated within defense and intelligence circles, though no conclusive proof has emerged to confirm the existence of recovered extraterrestrial craft or beings.
Stratton’s Claims About the Physical Condition of Recovered Beings
Stratton details that the recovered non-human beings exhibited physical traits inconsistent with human biology, though specific anatomical descriptions are not disclosed in his memoir. He states that some entities were found deceased at the crash site, while others were initially alive but subsequently deteriorated due to their refusal to consume human-provided sustenance or engage in interpersonal contact. This refusal, according to Stratton’s unnamed source, contributed to their eventual demise despite initial survival.
He emphasizes that attempts at communication with the surviving beings were largely ineffective, describing interactions as limited and often futile due to fundamental barriers in understanding or response. Stratton suggests that the beings’ aversion to human interaction may have stemmed from psychological distress, environmental incompatibility, or an inherent unwillingness to cooperate, though he does not speculate on the underlying cause. These observations are presented as part of the insider’s account that forms the basis of his narrative in ‘Out of the Shadows’.
Sources
- Ex-Pentagon UFO Investigator Alleges 80-Year Alien Cover-Up, Claims US Recovered Crashed Spacecrafts And Non-Human Bodies
- A former Pentagon UFO investigator says the US recovered alien bodies. The evidence is still a mystery
- Ex-Pentagon UFO Investigator Alleges 80-Year Alien Cover-Up, Claims US Recovered Crashed Spacecrafts And Non-Human Bodies
Photo: Staff Sgt. C.H. Rudisill, U.S. Air Force (Public domain)
