Evidence Log · E146
Ratcliffe said some UAP reports described difficult-to-explain movement, and that he had sought declassification before leaving office
UnverifiedFirsthand2021-03-19 · Public interview
Record
- Date
- 2021-03-19
- Claim or item
- Ratcliffe said some UAP reports described difficult-to-explain movement, and that he had sought declassification before leaving office
- Evidence category
- Public interview
- Firsthand?
- Firsthand public statement
- Publicly accessible?
- Yes
- Independent corroboration
- Contemporaneous news reporting; declassification efforts not independently established by this interview
- Assessment
- Attributed statement; specific flight-performance claims unverified
- Notes
- The remarks are not evidence Ratcliffe personally witnessed a UAP
Why this grade
UnverifiedFirsthand From the Evidence Log's Assessment ("Attributed statement; specific flight-performance claims unverified"), and Firsthand? ("Firsthand public statement"). Grade rules.