Inside The U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: Initial Revelations by James T. Lacatski, D. Eng, Colm A. Kelleher Ph.D, and George Knapp (book review).
I read the first book, Skinwalkers At The Pentagon, a while back and reviewed it. Inside The U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: Initial Revelations, by scientists James T. Lacatski and Colm A. Kelleher with reporter George Knapp, is the sequel. The book actually contains 255 pages of reading matter, with the remaining pages devoted to notes, which are largely source references. I should also point out that there are four pages of abbreviations at the opening of the book. Before you gulp, whenever the original words are used in the opening chapters, they are given in full first and then accompanied by the abbreviation, so you’re not thrown into confusion.
In the introduction, George Knapp points out how the American Congress has radically changed its views on UFOs/UAPs as a matter of security and of finding out what they are. Interestingly, apart from the odd historic sightings, there are many from this century as well. A lot of military pilots don’t reveal their sightings for fear of ridicule and demotion. The USA changed its approach in 2022 regarding whistleblowers and now offers protection and anonymity, so more information has come out. The original covert activity intended to ridicule reports has gone, as Congressional sub-committees now want to know more. I have to confess I’ve seen little of this in the British media.
Out of this came former American intelligence officer David Grusch, who had previously been employed to look into the costing and operation of black ops projects related to UAPs by the military and some aircraft corporations. Some of the downed UAPs, brought down by their own faults rather than attacks by terrestrial aircraft, have apparently been examined for their technology. Oddly, we’ve yet to be shown these vessels or the bodies of their pilots. This book is also going to look at the ‘woo’ aspects, ESP or other unusual events around UAPs, because the authors think there is some connection.
There is a firm concentration on how these UAPs do their thing and how practical the proposed explanations are. Included in this is a look at the Alcubierre drive and the Casimir force, both still beyond what we are capable of. Although I can understand why there is some thought about invisibility when a radar track is still being given, considering that the UAPs don’t really seem bothered whether they are seen or not, it doesn’t mean there aren’t other UAPs watching. Oddly, inertialess drives have not been considered, given the speeds these UAPs can reach. You would have thought that opening a black hole, stargate or wormhole in our atmosphere would have given off a particular energy signature that we could detect and learn to recognise.
Other than the names of people involved being changed, we have the entire manuscript report of ‘Tic-Tac’, the USS Nimitz pilots’ close encounter from 2004. Obviously, the film footage, as seen on TV and YouTube, is somewhat abbreviated, but the report shows that more than four aircraft were there observing and that they were all being asked if they were armed, as if the people on the aircraft carrier didn’t know, even though it was a training flight. It was also interesting to note that the radar tends to ignore things it doesn’t deem a threat, and there were several more radar returns from UAPs in the area. None of the pilots had to sign non-disclosure agreements, which is why the encounter got out. If you have an interest in this well-known event, this is a must-read.
The multiple reports of an encounter in Nevada in 2009 involving a large, three-lighted triangular UAP literally floating over an American suburb show just how many people were awake or were woken by it. The variety of witnesses, including ex-military personnel, adds weight to the reports. In many respects, you do have to wonder what the UAP was doing or looking for. I mean, it’s not as though it was that close to the military base.
Brazil seems to get the most UAP flaps, but there are no reasons given as to why, unless one of the species has a base there.
A big part of this book examines various means of interstellar flight and how they might relate to UAPs, having accepted the fact that these objects are always flying away rapidly. I tend to think a lot of this is speculative thinking simply because we don’t know what they are using. There isn’t much examination of any of the problems these drives might cause, either.
There is also a section devoted to the categorisation of what is seen and what you are likely to be asked by various private organisations as they collect data. This is a necessity for their databases and subsequent comparison.
If there’s something missing, I wish they had included a few more photographs to back up the descriptions. Mobile phones do appear to have their batteries drained after some encounters, so I imagine the same might apply to current digital cameras, although this isn’t given as a direct quote. If you are going to photograph what you see, perhaps don’t do it too close to a sighting.
As you can tell from the length of this review, a lot of it has sunk in. Always a good sign. Of course, it doesn’t answer the questions about UAPs, and the book’s writers have similar questions, but it will make you think about how they achieve flight. I can’t see any of the proposed methods happening without us detecting some sort of energy signature. It does become apparent that there are reports suggesting both drones and extra-terrestrial piloted craft. There have been too many reports of beings on the ground carrying out repairs to think otherwise. Automated radar systems definitely need to be recalibrated to track them properly. Then again, you do have to wonder who ordered such changes in the first place.
Considering the original reason given for secrecy, that the human population would go into a panic if it knew there were extra-terrestrials on Earth, isn’t likely to happen, there does need to be more disclosure to the public, such as showing the crashed vehicles and their occupants. The UAPs have their own agendas, but certainly don’t appear interested in human extermination. Maybe if we offer a begging bowl, they might help us reduce global warming.
GF Willmetts
August 2026
(pub: RTMA LLC, 2023. 281 pages with a couple of illustrations. Enlarged paperback. Price: varies. ISBN: 979-8-9891146-1).
