More Than 10: Hal Puthoff Confirms UFO Crash Recoveries in the U.S.

Dr. Hal Puthoff, in his appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience episode #2314, provided one of the most direct confirmations to date that the United States is in possession of multiple recovered non-human craft.

This admission — calmly stated by a scientist with decades of Top Secret clearance — adds significant weight to the ongoing discussions of UFO crash retrieval operations.

When Joe Rogan asked how many such craft had been recovered, Dr. Puthoff answered clearly:

Joe Rogan: How many of these crashed craft do you estimate there are that human beings have recovered?
Dr. Hal Puthoff: More than 10.
Joe Rogan: More than 10?
Dr. Hal Puthoff: More than 10.
Joe Rogan: How many of them are in possession of people in the United States?
Dr. Hal Puthoff: I meant more than 10 in possession of the United States.
Joe Rogan: What about worldwide?
Dr. Hal Puthoff: Worldwide.
Joe Rogan: Do we have any data on that?
Dr. Hal Puthoff: We have data, but it’s classified; there’s no way to really talk about it.
Joe Rogan: So there’s more though. You could safely say it’s not just the ones in the United States?
Dr. Hal Puthoff: Not just the ones in the United States.
Joe Rogan: And are they equally distributed?
Dr. Hal Puthoff: Actually, I don’t know for sure in terms of data. I mean we have our best data, of course, on our own retrievals.
Joe Rogan: But more than 10 retrieved in the United States?
Dr. Hal Puthoff: More than 10 retrieved in the United States.

Puthoff’s extensive background in classified research makes his statements even more compelling. Over the course of the interview, he explained that he had been involved in highly secretive programs for over five decades, including official research into remote viewing, consciousness, and advanced propulsion. One major thread through his work was his early involvement at Stanford Research Institute (SRI), where he collaborated with Ingo Swann and others on what would become the CIA-sponsored remote viewing program. This program, which lasted more than 20 years, was initially designed to counter Soviet psychic espionage. It demonstrated consistent, measurable results, and was ultimately used in real-world intelligence operations — including finding downed aircraft and describing secret Soviet sites, often with uncanny accuracy.

What makes this interview even more consequential is the context in which Puthoff shared these details. He was one of the scientists behind the AATIP and AAWSAP programs initiated by the U.S. government in the 2000s, which included research into warp drives, extra dimensions, and exotic materials — many of which were inspired by supposed crash retrieval evidence. Although he could not share direct details due to classification, he noted that multiple aerospace contractors implied they possessed physical materials but refused to share them even with his team, citing clearance issues. As Puthoff observed, that kind of refusal only strengthens the case that something is being hidden.

He also discussed a classified early-2000s meeting in Washington D.C., where a group of intelligence and scientific insiders — himself included — were asked to weigh the cultural and economic fallout of disclosing that Russia, China, and the United States had all recovered ET craft and non-human bodies. Each group in that session independently concluded that the impact would be overwhelmingly negative, including lawsuits between corporations over who received alien technology and who did not. That exercise reportedly contributed to the continued decision to withhold full public disclosure.

Throughout the conversation, Puthoff remained cautious but firm. He acknowledged direct interactions with whistleblowers like David Grusch, affirmed the seriousness of efforts like Project Kona Blue, and alluded to forthcoming major disclosures — particularly from individuals like Jay Stratton and through projects like The Age of Disclosure documentary.

While the interview ranged into topics like quantum consciousness, CIA-sponsored psychic experiments, and remote viewing of targets such as Jupiter (prior to the NASA flyby that confirmed Ingo Swann’s accurate description of a ring), the headline remains simple and seismic: A man with decades inside the deepest levels of military and intelligence research publicly confirmed that the U.S. has retrieved more than 10 non-human craft.

That single sentence may one day be remembered as a turning point in the history of disclosure.

Adding further weight to Dr. Puthoff’s statement, Dr. Eric W. Davis — another respected government physicist involved in black-budget research — echoed a similar level of gravity at the May 1, 2025, briefing titled Understanding UAP: Science, National Security & Innovation. There, Davis reaffirmed that the recovered craft are not made by human hands, stating bluntly, “They are not of this Earth.” He emphasized that these vehicles are alien in origin, though the term “alien” itself may encompass a range of unknowns, including extradimensional possibilities. Davis also underscored the national security implications, suggesting anthropologists and philosophers will be needed to determine the motives of these non-human intelligences, as physicists alone cannot provide answers. This statement, alongside Davis’s historical involvement with UAP programs like the Wilson-Davis memo and AAWSAP, adds another authoritative voice to the growing acknowledgment that humanity is in possession of recovered, non-human technology.

Adding to this rapidly unfolding narrative, a Pentagon intelligence insider known as Matthew Brown recently stepped forward to expose a clandestine operation known as Immaculate Constellation. This Unacknowledged Special Access Program reportedly used the National Reconnaissance Office’s Sentient AI and satellite-based surveillance systems to track unidentified aerial phenomena in real time across the globe. The program, as described, bypassed congressional oversight and maintained secrecy even from top officials under the pretext of compartmentalization. These disclosures point to a systemic effort to conceal both the existence and implications of advanced non-human craft, reinforcing concerns raised by Puthoff, Davis, and others about institutional obstruction of technological transparency.

Taken together, these testimonies suggest that the long-held rumors of UFO crash retrievals, secret access programs, and withheld technologies are no longer the stuff of speculation. The individuals speaking out are not anonymous — they are high-level scientists, intelligence insiders, and defense officials with firsthand access and top security clearances. With each new disclosure, the burden of proof continues to shift away from those demanding answers and onto those who have spent decades keeping the truth from the public.