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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.