CIA Whistleblower: We’d Be FOOLS Not to Retrieve UAPs! | John Kiriakou

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February 28, 2025
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Tier 1First Person EncounterFirst-Person Account
Experiencer: John Kiriakou

Analysis Summary

Program Intel Profile
interviewTopic: whistleblower testimonyIntel Value: 8/10

John Kiriakou

Contact Experience Triad

Hynek: CE1

The Encounter

The experiencer is John Kiraku, a former CIA officer. He recalls an encounter from when he was 17 years old, driving with his father through dark Amish Country in Pennsylvania. They saw several brilliant flashes of light in the sky, followed by an orange trapezoidal object that hovered silently above them. They pulled over to observe it, and another man joined them in questioning what it was. After a brief moment, the object took off at incredible speed. They chose not to report the sighting due to fear of being thought crazy. The encounter left Kiraku fascinated by UAPs, and he has since kept an eye on the night sky, hoping to see something similar again.

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Program Intelligence Analysis

Executive Summary

John Kiraku shares his firsthand experience of witnessing a UAP as a teenager and discusses the implications of government secrecy regarding retrieval programs. He emphasizes the importance of whistleblower rights and the need for transparency in UAP investigations.

Primary Revelation

John Kiraku believes that there is a classified retrieval program for UAPs.

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John Kiraku
whistleblowerpro disclosure
CIA
Former CIA officerSpent 23 months in prison for whistleblowingPublicly confirmed CIA's use of tortureAdvocate for human rights

I think we would be fools if we didn't have a retrieval program.

UAP retrieval programmodern (unknown to unknown)alleged

Managed by: CIA

To retrieve and study unidentified aerial phenomena

reverse engineeringspecific

I think we would be fools if we didn't have a retrieval program and of course because of its very nature it would have to be classified at the very highest levels.

Source: John Kiraku
non human intelligencehighly specific

When I was 17 years old, my dad and I saw a brilliant flash of white light and an orange trapezoid that hovered in the sky.

Source: John KirakuEvent: 1982-01-01 | Claimed: 2023-01-01
otherspecific

I have zero regrets. I would do it again tomorrow.

Source: John Kiraku
coverupspecific

The government wants us to think that we're crazy or that our eyes are playing tricks on us.

Source: John Kiraku
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Encounter Context

Factual Details
1982-00-0010:00 PMYear: 1982

Amish Country, driving from Newcastle to Sharon

Sharon, Pennsylvania, united_states

ruraldark rural area
Connected Encounters (1)
municipal airport
3 witnesses mentionedfather

Encounter Research Breakdown

Phenomenological Analysis
physical sightingCE1
High Evidential StrengthScore: 19/21first person
Detail & Specificity
3/3
Corroboration
2/3
Physical Evidence
1/3
Unpredictability
4/3
Perceptual Clarity
3/3
Timely Reporting
3/3
Witness Credibility
3/3

The speaker provides a detailed first-person account of a UAP sighting, including specific observations and corroboration from a family member. The clarity of the sighting, the unexpected nature of the event, and the lack of prior interest in UAPs contribute to a strong evidential score. However, the account lacks corroboration from independent witnesses or physical evidence.

initial sightingsminutes

While driving through a dark area, the experiencer and their father witnessed multiple flashes of light followed by the appearance of an orange trapezoidal object hovering in the sky.

we see this brilliant flash of white light and we both looked up into the sky and there's a second Flash and then a third Flash and then this orange trapezoid lit up

observation of the craftminutes

The experiencer and their father exited the car to observe the hovering object, which had bright glowing orange lights and made no sound.

we pulled the car over and got out so the thing hovered there for long enough for us to get out of the car and we're standing there just staring at it

departure of the craftseconds

The object suddenly took off at an incredible speed, leaving the experiencer and their father in awe.

it just took off at a fantastic speed unlike anything I've seen or I had seen before or have seen since

visualextraordinary
8/10

Witnessed bright flashes and a trapezoidal craft with glowing lights

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Size25-30 feet across
Colororange with glowing lights
Luminosityself luminous
Soundsilent
Movementhovering, instant acceleration
Five Observables (4/5)
positive lift low observability hypersonic velocity trans medium travel instantaneous acceleration

The experiencer observed an orange trapezoidal craft with bright glowing lights that hovered silently before taking off at an incredible speed.

What makes this encounter unique

The encounter is unique due to the vivid description of the trapezoidal craft and the lack of sound during the sighting, which contrasts with typical aircraft behavior.

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Analysis Summary

Program Intel Profile
interviewTopic: whistleblower testimonyIntel Value: 8/10
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John Kiriakou

First-Person

Contact Experience Triad

Hynek: CE1