Jake Barber
Air Force Combat Controller / Helicopter Pilot
BIOGRAPHY
Verified military service record as Air Force Combat Controller. Three military veterans corroborate his story on camera. Pentagon's AARO confirmed his claims are under active investigation (1 of 21 cases). However, his claims are very recent (January 2025) and include extraordinary assertions about 'psionics teams.' No independent verification of retrieval footage yet.
KEY CLAIMS (3)
Recovered an egg-shaped craft with no engine or thermal signature
Barber describes recovering a white, metallic, pearly-white egg-shaped object about the size of an SUV using a helicopter with a long line. Operating under night vision goggles, he observed the object had no engine and no thermal signature.
Participated in multiple non-human craft retrieval operations
Beyond the egg-shaped object, Barber describes recovering an 'eightgon' — a disc with eight delineated sections. He reports feeling increasingly emotional as he got closer to the objects.
A covert government UAP retrieval program exists
Barber claims a long-running secret government program exists to retrieve downed UAP. He says the program operates with compartmented secrecy and that many within the government are unaware of it.
TIMELINE (5)
Enters Active Duty — U.S. Air Force
Enlists under a Guaranteed Training Enlistment Program for Combat Control. Serves as aerospace mechanic before recruitment into Air Force Special Operations.
Deployed to Bosnia
Serves in Bosnia as Combat Controller. Receives nomination for award for heroism, reportedly denied to protect operational secrecy.
Briefs Congressional Staff
Meets with staffers for Senator Marco Rubio and briefs congressional staff members on his claims about UAP retrieval operations.
Goes Public on NewsNation
Full interview airs during NewsNation's 'Hunting UFOs: The Crash Retrieval Whistleblower' special with Ross Coulthart. Includes never-before-seen footage. Three military veterans corroborate on camera.
Pentagon Confirms Investigation
AARO director Jon T. Kosloski confirms Barber's claims are among 21 cases under active investigation by the Pentagon.
KEY QUOTES (3)
“I saw an egg, a white egg. There was no engine. There was no thermal signature.”
NewsNation Interview with Ross Coulthart•2025-01-18
“Just visually looking at the object on the ground, you could tell that it was extraordinary and anomalous.”
NewsNation Interview with Ross Coulthart•2025-01-18
“I was operating at night when I finally came in to pick it up. So, I'm working under night vision goggles at the time, and it was quite clear.”
NewsNation Interview with Ross Coulthart•2025-01-18
TOP ARTICLES (3)
'It Was Not Human': UFO Whistleblower Details Recovery Of Giant Egg-Like Object
Coverage of Barber's explosive claims about recovering an egg-shaped craft of non-human origin.
UAP whistleblower says UFO retrieval program exists
The original exclusive report on Barber's claims, including details of his military service and retrieval operations.
UFO whistleblower Jake Barber's claims being investigated by Pentagon
Confirmation that the Pentagon's AARO office has Barber's case among 21 under active scrutiny.
