Pentagon’s Secret UFO Scientist Warns: “Time Is Running Out For Our Species
- Cristina Gomez
- Aug 13
- 3 min read
Jacques Vallée, the renowned computer scientist who inspired the French researcher character in Steven Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” has spent six decades studying UFOs. His latest revelations, detailed in a recent Sol Foundation interview, challenge everything we think we know about UFOs and present a far more complex — and potentially dangerous — reality.
According to Vallée’s analysis of over 500 high-strangeness cases, documented in his recently published “Forbidden Science Volume 6: Scattered Castles” (published in January 2025), UFOs represent something far beyond extraterrestrial visitation. “We have many thousands, dozens of thousands of cases. So it’s doing something. It’s not hiding. It’s in fact in full view,” Vallée explained during the interview, referencing his development of what he calls the “control system” hypothesis.
This theory emerged from Vallée’s early collaboration with French universities, where discussions led to a fundamental question: if UAP behavior appears theatrical and psychologically focused rather than scientifically oriented, what purpose does it serve? Unlike the popular extraterrestrial hypothesis, Vallée’s control system theory suggests these phenomena function as projections into our reality, manipulating human consciousness rather than representing physical visitors from space.
The most startling revelation involves a massive classified database that disappeared into government secrecy. Between 2008 and 2010, according to Vallée’s testimony, he worked under Top Secret clearance for the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP), constructing an unprecedented data warehouse containing 248,141 UAP cases from around the world. This database integrated 13–14 separate collections with translated reports from 593 international sources.
“That structure was going to feed into an artificial intelligence system,” Vallée explained, referencing the database’s intended purpose of refining cases for scientific analysis across multiple disciplines. The plan involved distilling the most significant 20,000 cases for distribution to research teams in medicine, chemistry, agriculture, and other fields. However, after just two years and $22 million in funding, the program was abruptly terminated, and the database vanished into classified channels.
Particularly concerning are the undisclosed cases of UAP-related injuries documented within this database. Vallée referenced incidents involving burns, radiation effects, and unexplained physiological harm — such as the Cash-Landrum encounter. These cases suggest the phenomenon extends beyond benign observation to potentially dangerous interactions with humans.
Vallée’s criticism of current Congressional UAP investigations reflects his frustration with political oversight of scientific inquiry. “When is the last time science had to wait for a decision of Congress to study something?” he questioned during the interview. According to Vallée, the fundamental approach is flawed: scientists document anomalies and investigate them without requiring political permission, yet UAP research has become entangled in legislative processes that delay genuine scientific progress.
The implications for humanity’s survival form perhaps the most sobering aspect of Vallée’s research. According to his analysis, the phenomenon has accompanied human development throughout history, but its intensity appears to be increasing at a critical juncture. “Now we’re coming to a test,” Vallée explained, referencing astronomical theories about planetary evolution. Civilizations reaching advanced technological capability face a discontinuity point where they either learn to manage their technology responsibly or destroy themselves.
This concept aligns with what researchers call the “Great Filter” hypothesis — the idea that most civilizations fail to survive their technological adolescence. If advanced intelligences monitor developing species, as Vallée suggests, they would recognize humanity’s approach to this critical threshold.
Vallée’s personal experiments add an intriguing dimension to his research. For over a decade, he operated an observatory in Northern California, attempting to provoke responses from the phenomenon. According to his account, nothing occurred during years of scientific observation, but on the final night before selling the property, his wife witnessed an intense white light that “brightened up the whole forest” — as if the phenomenon was, in Vallée’s words, “saying goodbye.”
This timing exemplifies what Vallée describes as the phenomenon’s apparent “sense of humor” — a consistent pattern of avoiding scientific documentation while maintaining just enough presence to perpetuate the mystery. Such behavior supports his control system hypothesis: rather than hiding, the phenomenon operates in full view while carefully managing human perception and response.
As the classified database containing crucial evidence remains inaccessible and Congressional hearings focus on transparency rather than scientific investigation, Vallée’s work stands as a reminder that the most profound questions about our reality may require approaches that transcend traditional political and academic boundaries.
