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Jonathan Weygandt

Jonathan Weygandt

Former Marine lance corporal (1995-98) with the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion at MCAS Cherry Point, a Stinger/Avenger gunner deployed to Peru for Operation Laser Strike in 1997. His account of a crashed egg-shaped craft was first recorded by Steven Greer's Disclosure Project in 2000.

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Former Marine lance corporal who says that in 1997, guarding a radar site in Peru, he found a crashed egg-shaped craft and was held for two days by an unmarked team. He has told the same core story since 2000; a sergeant he named denies it.

Describes the witness from the record, their own retellings and how they come across. No score for the person; the factors at the end belong to the cases.

From the record service · posting · clearance · testimony

ServiceUS Marine Corps lance corporal, 1995-98, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, MCAS Cherry PointService record (cited by UAP Gerb)documented
PostingStinger/Avenger gunner, Operation Laser Strike, Peru, 1997A named sergeant says he never deployed to Laser Strike, while saying the operation is still classifieddisputed
DischargeMarch 1998; he says the Corps tried to make him look unstableDischarge on record; the reason is his accountpartly documented
CharacterThe sergeant who denies the event calls him a good, respectful, dedicated MarineE-mail to UAP Gerbdocumented

Retellings over time from the transcript library and records

Following: A crashed egg-shaped craft in Peru, 1997

  1. 2000-08 Letter and taped testimony to the Disclosure Project (Steven Greer) · first tellingThe egg in the ridge, the fluid, the arm, the DOE jackets, the threats.
  2. 2023 Martin Willis podcast · heldSame core story.
  3. 2025 UAP Gerb, in person · heldThey were directing their their thoughts at me.▶ 28:00Same story; adds that he does not know why they were sent and calls the Hawk missile his own theory.
  4. 2025 E-mail from a named sergeant to UAP Gerb · recordDenies the event; says the operation is still classified.

first tellingheldclarifieddetail addeddetail shiftedrecord

On camera demeanour notes, timestamped

How they look and speak: hesitations, self-corrections, emotion. Dashed slots still need the video.

27:53
UAP Gerb, 2025

Describes the telepathic contact as not his own emotion; calm or shaken?Needs the video on Igor's PC


Disclosure Project tapes, 2000

The young Marine three years after the event, against the man in 2025.Needs the video on Igor's PC

Feeds case plausibility consistency · restraint · character

Current factor values from the case ratings. The arrow shows which part of this profile backs each one.

The crashed egg in Peru (Weygandt, 1997)plausibility High
Consistent over time2Same core story in his Aug 2000 letter, the 2000 tapes, Martin Willis (2023) and Gerb (2025). ← Same core story in 2000, 2023 and 2025.Restraint1Says he doesn't know why they were sent; calls the Hawk missile his own theory. ← Calls the Hawk missile his own theory.Character record1The sergeant who denies the event calls him a good, respectful, dedicated Marine. ← The sergeant's description in the record table.Contradicted by an insider−1A named sergeant denies it while saying the operation is still classified (half weight). ← The sergeant's denial.

Profile updated 2026-10-23

Claims (7)

He felt telepathic contact at the crash: 'help us get out of here'.firsthandLeadJonathan Weygandt
The Marine Corps tried to make him look unstable; he was discharged in March 1998.firsthandSourced, unconfirmedJonathan Weygandt
Gerb and Kermit interviewed him in person in summer 2025.Discussing Lockheed Martin Project + "Sub Rosa: Organized Secrecy" Ft. Guests Rob Jones & KermitfirsthandSourced, unconfirmedUAP Gerb (Sam)
The IRS was used to pressure him and McCandlish in the early 2000s.Current Work, Return of the PowerPoint & QnA - UAP Gerb LivesecondhandLeadUAP Gerb (Sam)
The Peru craft was so large a giant crane must have plucked it from the granite cliff face.UFO Crash Retrievals, Disclosure & Extended QnA - UAP Gerb LiveThe crashed egg in Peru (Weygandt, 1997)firsthandSourced, unconfirmedJonathan Weygandt
Jonathan Weygandt was roughed up by the same organization that Herrera met at Sumatra and that his insiders belong to; it has good and bad factions.Jonathan WeygandtThe crashed egg in Peru (Weygandt, 1997)Livestream and Q&A with Michael Herrera 10/6/24secondhandLeadMichael Herrera
People the insiders know who deal with NHI describe an overwhelming feeling of sadness, forgiveness and love, as Weygandt described.Jonathan WeygandtLivestream and Q&A with Michael Herrera 10/6/24anonymousLeadMichael Herrera

What Jonathan Weygandt said (17 claims)

On the record Witness testimony 14Alleged 2Does not hold
“The Peru craft was so large a giant crane must have plucked it from the granite cliff face.”Witness testimonyUFO Crash Retrievals, Disclosure & Extended QnA - UAP Gerb Live
“Weygandt served at Pucallpa in Operation Laser Strike with a MAG-28 team under MSgt Chris Diggins and Maj Bob Cole, as a Stinger/Avenger gunner on perimeter security.”Witness testimonyThe Marines Who Got too Close to UFOs
From his 2001 interview with Greer.
“Sent with two sergeants to secure a 'potentially friendly' downed aircraft, he found a huge gash in the land and an egg-shaped craft with its narrow end jutting from a cliff, a liquid-like shifting surface, gill-like vents, a dull hum and a gash in its side.”Witness testimonyThe Marines Who Got too Close to UFOs
Named, firsthand.
“The gash in the craft may have come from a Hawk missile.”AllegedThe Marines Who Got too Close to UFOs
Weygandt's own guess.
“Men in black fatigues without name tags, hazmat suits and rain jackets marked 'DOE' came from two CH-47s, arrested him, cable-tied his wrists and interrogated him for 15 hours; a lieutenant colonel made him sign papers he did not read, and he spent three weeks with USAF personnel before going home.”Witness testimonyThe Marines Who Got too Close to UFOs
Other tellings say about two days underground.
“He stayed quiet from his 2001 interview until 2023 and says 'I'm not doing this to make money'.”Witness testimonyThe Marines Who Got too Close to UFOs
No gain sought.
“Weygandt overheard USAF personnel in the radar center discussing objects moving in and out of the atmosphere at Mach 10 or more, and saw a colonel take the log books.”Witness testimony1997 Peru UFO Crash Retrieval - the Story of Jonathan Weygandt
His own account.
“Sent with two sergeants to secure a downed aircraft, Weygandt found a 20 m egg-shaped craft embedded at 45 degrees in a ridge.”Witness testimony1997 Peru UFO Crash Retrieval - the Story of Jonathan Weygandt
Named firsthand witness; one named sergeant denies the incident.
“The craft was iridescent purple-green and looked sculpted, cast no shadow except at its vents, and gave off a deep hum that died as a light around the hull stopped.”Witness testimony1997 Peru UFO Crash Retrieval - the Story of Jonathan Weygandt
His own description.
“A clear syrup-thick fluid leaked from the craft and ate his uniform, and his leg hair never grew back.”Witness testimony1997 Peru UFO Crash Retrieval - the Story of Jonathan Weygandt
His own account.
“A four-fingered arm hung from a half-open hatch.”Witness testimony1997 Peru UFO Crash Retrieval - the Story of Jonathan Weygandt
Greer cut this from the 2000 release; Weygandt confirms he told Greer.
“Compasses spun, radios failed, and he felt a telepathic plea to help the occupants get out.”Witness testimony1997 Peru UFO Crash Retrieval - the Story of Jonathan Weygandt
Subjective experience, reported firsthand.
“Men in black fatigues without insignia, then about 30 people in DOE jackets and protective suits from CH-47s, seized him.”Witness testimony1997 Peru UFO Crash Retrieval - the Story of Jonathan Weygandt
His account; Gerb's sessions add that the black-clad team arrived before the helicopters.
“He was held about two days, threatened against his family, and made to sign two forms by a USAF lieutenant colonel without a name tag.”Witness testimony1997 Peru UFO Crash Retrieval - the Story of Jonathan Weygandt
His own account.
“The holding base had armed Chinese and Germans as well as Americans.”Witness testimony1997 Peru UFO Crash Retrieval - the Story of Jonathan Weygandt
New detail from Gerb's sessions.
“The craft's rear gash came from a Hawk missile, probably Peruvian.”Alleged1997 Peru UFO Crash Retrieval - the Story of Jonathan Weygandt
Weygandt's own guess, not Gerb's.
“Weygandt's Peru recovery and the threats that followed.”firsthandSourced, unconfirmedCoulthart's witnesses

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