I am saying most of [the evidence] hasn't seen the light of day.

I was told for decades that Lockheed had some of these retrieved materials. And I tried to get, as I recall, a classified approval by the Pentagon to have me go look at the stuff. They would not approve that. I don't know what all the numbers were, what kind of classification it was, but they would not give that to me. That's why I wanted AATIP [to get Special Access Program status] to take a look at it. But they wouldn't give me the clearance.

After looking into this, I came to the conclusion that there were reports — some were substantive, some not so substantive — that there were actual [UAP] materials that the government and the private sector had in their possession... It is extremely important that information about the discovery of physical materials or retrieved craft come out.

I'm glad the Pentagon is finally releasing this footage, but it only scratches the surface of research and materials available.