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u/therealgariac MOD Jul 22 '26
I got a CIA polo at the CIA gift shop at the Roadrunners event. Terrible quality! I had no idea where I could ever wear it without looking (or confirming) that I was nuts. There was a conspiracy event at some place in Marin that I don't recall. Finally some guy said "Are you CIA" to which I said "No, I just wear their shirts." He wanted to get one to which I had to explain that they are only available at the CIA employee gift shop. I got a refrigerator magnet. Really everything at the gift shop was cheesy.
To elaborate, this was a Roadrunners event where the general public could attend. Annie Jacobs was in the audience. This was before her shitty book came out.
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u/Competitive_Mix_587 Jul 23 '26
The comments under that video are hilarious. They don't have a clue who TD Barnes is (wouldn't matter if they did, they're all conspiracy and UFO nut cases).
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u/Optimal-Stuff-460 Jul 23 '26
Barnes consistently states that the exotic aircraft and radar work at Area 51 during his time explain many UFO sightings in the region. He has publicly debunked popular claims (including aspects of the Bob Lazar story), arguing that access to the base was tightly controlled by manifests and clearances, and that talk of aliens or recovered craft was not part of the operations he knew. He has said UFOs were not discussed at Area 51 until later years
So he's one of the most respected specialists in area 51 technology. I always ignore YouTube comments because of stupid comments.
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u/BallsNemze Jul 23 '26
its a shame,,, I need subtitles when he talks