Evidence Log · E145
Former DNI John Ratcliffe publicly said more UAP reports existed than were publicly known, including pilot and satellite observations and some multi-sensor cases
Claim unverifiedFirsthand2021-03-19 · Public interview
Record
- Date
- 2021-03-19
- Claim or item
- Former DNI John Ratcliffe publicly said more UAP reports existed than were publicly known, including pilot and satellite observations and some multi-sensor cases
- Evidence category
- Public interview
- Firsthand?
- Firsthand public statement about reports he knew as DNI
- Publicly accessible?
- Yes; news coverage and interview
- Independent corroboration
- Contemporaneous coverage and DoD briefing card corroborate that the remarks were made, not the underlying interpretation of sensor observations
- Assessment
- Documented statement; underlying cases not independently verified
- Notes
- Fox News interview with Maria Bartiromo; avoid interpreting 'unexplained' as proof of nonhuman technology
Why this grade
Claim unverifiedFirsthand From the Evidence Log's Assessment ("Documented statement; underlying cases not independently verified"), and Firsthand? ("Firsthand public statement about reports he knew as DNI"). Grade rules.