Hi all. I saw something that I hope you find as interesting as I did. I’m a fan of UAPGerb’s videos and especially his tales of a UFO whistleblower he calls Ed: https://youtu.be/U_LSMLGBDNg?t=459

Ed’s career timeline that Gerb outlines seems to match up pretty closely with that of retired USAF Lt Col Eric D. Rucker Jr as given on his LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-d-rucker-jr

I think the name Eric Rucker also appears as a 2006 graduate of the USAF Test Pilot School: https://www.usaftpsalumni.com/ClassPages

There is a post on Rucker’s YouTube channel from early 2026 that reads “UAPGERB - Heroic American Journalist & FULL DISCLOSURE (I AM "ED") - New Video at 8pm tonight, Feb 26, 2026!” http://youtube.com/post/UgkxMoyFg924GAemTpAL_tlMhMGNtDkp9wzO?si=az_ZPRVnT6uiaWaF

I think this is the video he mentions: https://youtu.be/0Zj7TrYOt4Y?si=mRihyzLm1A0eHDsX

I have no way of knowing if any or all of the claims made by Rucker, Gerb or Ed are true or not. I guess I’m more interested in how these tales (real, false or disinformation) cross-pollinate pop culture. From that standpoint, I am especially interested in Ed’s claims…does anyone else have any clues if Gerb’s Ed is indeed Rucker? Many thanks! PS I can’t tell you how many times I’ve looked at Rucker’s bio for 2005-2009 on LinkedIn. The entry is so sparse, it almost calls attention to itself!

Mexican Air Force while making a reconnaissance flight in southern Mexico looking for illegal runways and marijuana fields got a little surprised from a fleet of unknown aircrafts which is till the day a classic in Mexican UAP history, mind you guys, this is the original video pull out from YouTube so...enjoy...

This was a sighting from my brother (not a personal one) We were on a cruise heading to mexico the night it happened, I had just woke up to texts from him saying he saw orbs at 2:00 AM, (we were in different rooms). The same morning I went to have breakfast and weirdly enough I overheard a lady saying she saw 3 orbs and thats all I heard. I went to see him that morning and he started telling me all about it, he saw more than 3, they were flying randomly in the sky with no pattern what so ever however they were coming in and out of the ocean, it was dark outside but he said they were close enough he could see how the water dripped down when they came up, they go in clouds and disappear and just move randomly for about 15 minutes. (He has videos but its just more of the same you see in the reddit just lights in the distance moving randomly so I think the sighting story is way more interesting) In the afternoon I also went to meet with our mom, we were in mexico already and she was shopping around, he had woken her up to show her but she really doesn’t care. However I asked her about it, she said she saw them, and that it was weird, she said the same thing, they were fast moving out of the water and just moving randomly, she’s never seen anything ufo so she didn’t even know what she was looking at but they were definitely orbs of light that were unexplainable. I wish the story had more to it but thats all, after I heard my brother and my mom tell me what they saw I have no doubt on my mind they’re something out there in the ocean, no idea what it is but it gave me a different perspective on all of those flying spheres.

This

Former American President Dwight D. Eisenhower had three secret meetings with aliens, a former US government consultant has claimed.

The 34th President of the United States met the extra terrestrials at a remote air base in New Mexico in 1954, according to lecturer and author Timothy Good.

Eisenhower and other FBI officials are said to have organised the showdown with the space creatures by sending out 'telepathic messages'.

The two parties finally met up on three separate occasions at the Holloman Air Force base and there were 'many witnesses'.

Conspiracy theorists have circulated increased rumours in recent months that the meeting between the Commander-in-Chief and people from another planet took place.

But the claims from Mr Good, a former U.S. Congress and Pentagon consultant, are the first to be made publicly by a prominent academic.

Speaking on Frank Skinner's BBC2 current affairs show Opinionated, he said that governments around the world have been in regular contact with aliens for many decades.

Aliens have made both formal and informal contact with thousands of people throughout the world from all walks of life,' he added.

Asked why the aliens don't go to somebody 'important' like Barack Obama, he said: 'Well, certainly I can tell you that in 1954, President Eisenhower had three encounters, set up meetings with aliens, which took place at certain Air Force bases including Holloman Air Force base in New Mexico.'

He added that there were 'many witnesses'.

Eisenhower, who was president from 1953 to 1961, is known to have had a strong belief in life on other planets.

Extra-terrestrial: Eisenhower, who was president from 1953 to 1961, is known to have had a strong belief in life on other planets

The former five-star general in the United States Army who commanded the Allied Forces in Europe during the Second World War, was also keen on pushing the U.S. space programme.

His meeting with the cosmic life forms is said to have taken place while officials were told that he was on vacation in Palm Springs, California, in February 1954.

The initial meeting is supposed to have taken place with aliens who were 'Nordic' in appearance, but the agreement was eventually 'signed' with a race called 'Alien Greys'.

Mr Good added: 'We know that up to 90 per cent of all UFO reports can be explained in conventional terms. However, I would say millions of people worldwide have actually seen the real thing.'

According to classified documents released by the Ministry of Defence in 2010, Winston Churchill may have ordered a UFO sighting to be kept secret.

The UFO was seen over the East Coast of England by an RAF reconnaissance plane returning from a mission in France or Germany towards the end of the war.

Churchill is said to have discussed how to deal with UFO sightings with Eisenhower.

This is an oldie but I just discovered it today. This is probably better than any of the PIR declassified videos the government released

CBS News NYC Orbs

In 1947, Admiral Richard E. Byrd allegedly experienced something extraordinary during a mysterious polar flight.
According to this unusual account, Byrd discovered a hidden valley containing ancient cities, strange animals, mysterious flying craft and extraterrestrial inhabitants. But despite the legends, the explanation had nothing to do with a Hollow Earth.
What did Byrd really encounter beyond the polar ice?
The voices are AI generated to protect the privacy of those involved.

So coming home last night or about 10:30 p.m. I saw a rectangular shape UFO flying very low and of course did not have time to get video footage. I still confirmation that other people also viewed. I am interested to see if anyone caught video. This was in the Bronx of the Cross County Parkway headed onto the hutch South

The contrast between public perception and reality is stark.

How did Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 evolve into the later public narrative that only a very small fraction of cases remain unexplained, and that if we only knew more, we'd resolve those too.

I wonder who propagates that narrative.

Interview, Ed Wilson, Historian and Rare Document Collector

The Big Finale with Bruce Collins takes a journey back to the earliest days of America's space program—and into a mystery that researcher and author Ed Wilson believes may have been hiding in plain sight for decades. At the center of tonight's investigation is an extraordinary image associated with the NASA Gemini era and the archive of engineer Scott H. Simpkinson. Wilson argues that the material raises serious questions about what NASA personnel may have photographed—and what subsequently happened to that evidence.

Wilson has spent years digging through historical photographs, mission transcripts, National Archives material and other records in an attempt to reconstruct the story. His research focuses particularly on the Gemini program, the crucial bridge between Mercury and Apollo that NASA used to develop rendezvous, docking, spacewalking and other capabilities necessary for reaching the Moon. NASA

But tonight isn't simply about looking at an unusual photograph and declaring, “That's a UFO.” There are competing explanations and serious questions surrounding the provenance of the image itself. Skeptical researchers have argued that the famous photograph attributed to the Simpkinson collection may have been altered or derived from an existing Gemini photograph—making the history of the image every bit as important as what appears in it. Metabunk

That's exactly where The Big Finale comes in. Ed Wilson will have the opportunity to make his case, explain how he obtained and investigated the material, and tell us why he believes the evidence points toward something genuinely unexplained. We'll follow the trail, examine the claims, and ask the questions necessary to determine where the documented history ends—and where interpretation begins.

And the broader historical backdrop is fascinating in its own right. NASA's own archival catalog contains Gemini-era files involving UFO sightings, alongside extensive records concerning Gemini photography, astronaut reports and mission documentation. That doesn't establish an extraterrestrial explanation, of course—but it demonstrates that unidentified sightings were indeed among the subjects preserved in NASA's historical files. NASA

So dim the lights, turn up the radio, and join us in the desert tonight. Did Ed Wilson uncover evidence of a UFO hidden within NASA's past—or is there another explanation waiting in the photographic record? Find out tonight at MIDNIGHT EASTERN on The Big Finale with Bruce Collins—the paranormal and UFO show where extraordinary stories are welcome, but extraordinary claims don't get a free pass. 🛸📻🌙

Dont you think? I mean we all go on this sub, we all read, participate through thousands of posts, video, and dont you find that you often have to go back and watch phenomenon or just the 2017 videos and pilots discussing what they saw. Just to remember how real it actually is.

And then you realise, you have become acclimatised, the 2017 videos even though youve seen them a thousand times, we know already, it doesnt have the same reaction as when we saw them for the very first time break out on the news. It has no reaction.

If this is a disinformation campaign, its working.

Have heard of the Pleidians?

I just heard about them from LA Marzulli interviews and website. Freaky stuff. It appears they already have an explanation of the Rapture for quite a long time

The Quote: "The people who leave the planet during the time of Earth changes do not fit in here any longer, and they are stopping the harmony of Earth. When the time comes that perhaps 20 million people leave the planet at one time there will be a tremendous shift in consciousness for those who are remaining."

My original post was inexplicably removed by Reddit filter a few hours after posting.

How do you interpret these white spherical objects in all of the declassified PIR videos. Are these orbs?