We Are Not Alone? Ex-Intelligence Official Says He's Certain Alien Life Exists

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Key points

Jay Stratton, a retired Defense Intelligence senior executive who says he spent 16 years investigating UAP for the government, tells Bret Baier the U.S. government and defense contractors hold craft of nonhuman origin and that he has seen nonhuman beings and craft himself. He describes using a nuclear submarine as bait, says senior officials blocked reports, and says the President is still shielded from the truth. The interview marks the release of his book Out of the Shadows.

Why it is notable

A former senior government UAP investigator makes his strongest firsthand claims on a major national news program, the day before his book's release. He says the intent of what is here is unknown and calls it a threat.

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Useful timestamps

1. 00:09

   The segment opens with a clip Baier identifies as the Health and Human Services Secretary describing people who say they served on recovery teams.

2. 01:10

   Baier introduces Stratton and his book, which he says comes out the next day.

3. 03:36

   Asked whether we are alone, Stratton says no and that the intent of what is here is unknown.

4. 03:50

   He describes a video of a triangular UAP over nuclear missile silos that he saw while at the Defense Intelligence Agency.

5. 05:27

   He says the government has nonhuman craft and that he has seen nonhuman beings and craft with his own eyes.

6. 05:57

   He says contractors and the government hold the craft in a reverse-engineering program, a "secret cold war race."

7. 06:46

   He describes using a nuclear submarine as bait off the East Coast and says a UAP appeared on the first mission.

8. 07:30

   He says a senior officer talked two admirals and a commander out of reporting a sighting.

9. 08:37

   Asked what "worse than threaten" means, he says steps have been taken to remove the problem, and the people.

10. 09:48

    He says the President is still being shielded from the truth.

11. 10:32

    Baier notes the UFO office found no evidence of extraterrestrials; Stratton says somebody is wrong.

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Editorial notes

• Every claim about craft, beings, recovery programs, the submarine operation, and threats is Stratton's attributed account. The segment shows no documents, images, or named witnesses establishing them.
• The interview promotes Stratton's book Out of the Shadows (William Morrow), published October 13, 2026. Baier asks why he is selling a book rather than going to Congress; Stratton says he has briefed Congress since he briefed Senator Harry Reid.
• Baier identifies the opening clip only as the Health and Human Services Secretary speaking on a recent podcast. Its original source was not verified for this record.
• Fox posted the video on YouTube on October 13, 2026. Baier says the book comes out the next day, so the segment likely aired on October 12.
• Timestamps and quotations were checked against the video's English caption track, which contains transcription errors. The captions end at about 11:34, partway through Stratton's last answer.