Forbidden Science 7 Final Report: The Journals Of Jacques Vallee 2020-2025 (book review),
This seventh volume of Forbidden Science covers Jacques Vallée’s life from 11 January 2020 to 24 October 2025. He says it will be his last, but we’ll see about that. Apart from looking at Covid in the USA and elsewhere, he also goes much more deeply into UFOs/UAPs than in the previous volume.
It’s interesting that he was editing the sixth volume while writing this one. Vallée also connects his own activities to other events going on in the world at the same time. So you get his view of the Covid crisis as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A side note to this is the number of wealthy Russians who died during this period. It also put a stop to any co-operation from Russia in UAP investigations.
The insight into Vallée’s life shows him to be a sociable Frenchman, with almost any physical meeting involving going out for a meal. All of that was stemmed by Covid. There’s certainly a lot more here about UAP investigations, including looking again at the likes of Socorro in case anything had been missed and seeing how the land looks today. Vallée is also aware of his advancing age and the need to ensure all his research is properly catalogued.
You see his interest piqued by lost research and the military blocking examination of evidence. There are claims of at least four different types of extra-terrestrial associated with fallen UAPs, with only one said to have lived for a time afterwards. Considering how the UAPs move across the skies with impunity, you do have to wonder why they’ve never tried to retrieve their wrecked vehicles and dead pilots. Mind you, considering how the military keeps quiet on the subject, if they have tried, we’re not likely to be told.
There is also information about a book Vallée wrote about the Trinity incident, involving a claimed UAP crash before Roswell, so I’m in the process of getting a copy as I didn’t know about it.
There is so much in this book that I’m having to pull out the information that sank in the most. I’m sure the same will apply to those of you reading it.
I did wonder how Vallée became a venture capitalist, but seeing the $100,000 cost of testing and attempting to prove material is extra-terrestrial, finding the money is clearly an issue for everyone involved. On top of this, people beyond the control of the American Congress can apparently work with impunity in keeping information on UAPs quiet. Although there is now an anonymous whistleblower contact, both American Air Force and Navy personnel have reportedly been told they will be penalised should they use it. A big question here is: how would anyone know if it is anonymous?
Hardly the best means of gathering information, demonstrating openness on the UAP subject or getting a clear picture of what is going on and where. I go along with Vallée on this. If there is nothing to hide, why keep it quiet? The problem with anything requiring a security clearance is how long the secrecy lasts as much as why it was imposed in the first place. Guarded secrets tend to stay that way regardless of their content. Just look at the Manhattan Project. Why would the existence of UAPs need to be concealed when it’s a worldwide problem?
The amount of fakery has gone down, and even those who conduct proper investigations look for fakery before accepting something as valid, which wouldn’t be the case if they were maniacal on the subject. Some of the concern I can understand. I mean, you have these super-fast aerial vehicles defying radar and entering different countries, yet apparently they aren’t regarded as an air-security concern. When you consider how British RAF jets shadow Russian aircraft approaching our airspace, why hasn’t the same applied to UAPs? If it’s known what they are, or they’re not seen as a threat, then why not say so?
It’s very easy to understand Vallée and his colleagues’ concern about knowing what is going on. Vallée also points out that there are claims concerning only four known extra-terrestrial body types, even if investigators don’t have access to photographs of them.
The main reason to look at books like this is to get some insight into what being a UAP investigator is actually like. I suspect Vallée produced these seven books partly to demonstrate that he could be open about their work, unlike various government agencies around the world. Whether those agencies don’t see UAPs as a threat or would rather not discuss craft that can leave terrestrial aircraft standing is another matter. I do think things are slowly changing. It just needs another public push to stop things being covered up.
GF Willmetts
August 2026
(pub: Anomalist Books, 2026. 498-page enlarged paperback. Price: £22.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-949501-42-1)
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