Person
Ben Rich
Head of Lockheed's Skunk Works from 1975 to 1991, behind the F-117 stealth fighter. He is quoted as telling an audience at UCLA that 'we now have the technology to take ET home'; MUFON's Jan Harzan is named as one who heard it. George Knapp says he asked Rich directly, the day the F-117 was unveiled at Nellis, whether alien technology was in it, and Rich said no. Rich died in 1995.
On the record
- His 1986 letter to John Andrews: 'Yes, I'm a believer in both categories'.
Claims (4)
We now have the technology to take ET home; it is locked up in black programs.secondhandLeadBen Rich, UCLA talk (as heard by Jan Harzan)
Asked the day the F-117 was unveiled at Nellis whether alien technology was in it, he said no.Lazar's first UFO conference: Q&A with George KnappfirsthandSourced, unconfirmedGeorge Knapp, International UFO Congress (Feb 2015)
'Dear John, yes, I'm a believer in both categories. I feel everything is possible. Many of our man-made UFOs are unfunded opportunities. In both categories there are a lot of kooks and charlatans, be cautious.'UFOs in the Private Sector - Lockheed MartinfirsthandSourced, unconfirmedBen Rich
There is no recording of the 1993 UCLA 'locked up in black projects' quote; it comes from Linda Moulton Howe and a 2010 MUFON article by Tom Keller.Linda Moulton HoweUFOs in the Private Sector - Lockheed MartinanalysisSourced, unconfirmedUAP Gerb (Sam)
What Ben Rich said (4 claims)
On the record 1Witness testimony 1Alleged 2
“Ben Rich told a UCLA audience 'we now have the technology to take ET home'.”AllegedLazar's first UFO conference: Q&A with George Knapp
“Ben Rich said in 1993: 'We already have the means to travel among the stars, but these technologies are locked up in black projects.'”AllegedThe Alien and UFO Obscure Oddities Iceberg (Level 2)
Reported by people in the audience; Gerb places the talk at Wright-Patterson.
“Ben Rich said Lockheed had things in the desert fifty years beyond what the public knew.”Witness testimonyLockheed Martin - UFO Reverse Engineering, Material Exploitation, & Legacy Programs
Rich's remarks reported by those who heard him (1993 UCLA talk; Jim Goodall).
“Ben Rich replied by hand in 1986 to John Andrews: 'Yes, I'm a believer in both categories. I feel everything is possible. Many of our man-made UFOs are unfunded opportunities.'”On the recordUFOs in the Private Sector - Lockheed Martin
Gerb calls the correspondent 'John Alexander'; the letter is to John Andrews of Testors.
Connected
Sources
- Wikipedia: Ben Rich
- Knapp and Lazar at the International UFO Congress, Feb 2015
- UAP Gerb, 'UFOs in the Private Sector - Lockheed Martin' (YouTube, 23 Feb 2024)
Mentioned on (5)
- International UFO Congress: Lazar's first UFO conference: Q&A with George Knapp
- UAP Gerb: Alien Reproduction Vehicle - TR-3B and the Flying Triangles
- UAP Gerb: The Alien and UFO Obscure Oddities Iceberg (Level 2)
- UAP Gerb: Lockheed Martin - UFO Reverse Engineering, Material Exploitation, & Legacy Programs
- UAP Gerb: UFOs in the Private Sector - Lockheed Martin