Matt Gaetz Says He Was Briefed On ‘Hybrid Race’ Mixing Humans, Aliens
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Source: Newsweek
Former U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz has said he was briefed by a United States Army member on a secret breeding program between aliens and humans.
Speaking on right-wing podcast The Benny Show, Gaetz said that a person in military uniform informed him about "hybrid breeding programs where captured aliens were breeding with humans to create some hybrid race that could engage in intergalactic communication."
"The military ran a very secret program where aliens that were living were in forced breeding programs with humans that had been abducted from war zones and even the caravans of migrants," he said.
"Now I didn't verify this, but what the whistleblower was telling me is that there were like between six and 12 locations around the country where this happened, and what he wanted was members of congress to all show up at the same time at all of these different locations so any of those activities could not be moved."
Why It Matters
Gaetz's comments to conservative podcast host Benny Johnson follow months of heightened congressional interest in unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). President Donald Trump directed the Department of Defense in February to begin releasing government files related to UFOs and extraterrestrial life.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is managing a caseload exceeding 2,000 UAP reports dating to 1945.
What To Know
Gaetz also said on the podcast that classified materials he reviewed while serving in Congress contained evidence of UAPs that defies explanation based on known technology.
"I've seen things in classified settings that are not explainable with the technology we know is available," Gaetz said. "It would not be anything that you know exists on Earth."
Gaetz did not elaborate further on the specifics of what he witnessed or provide additional details about the briefings he attended.
A sector of the Republican Party has emerged as particularly vocal on the issue, with multiple GOP officials publicly discussing classified UFO encounters and pushing for transparency.
During Johnson's podcast on Friday, Vice President JD Vance said he remains "obsessed" with accessing classified UFO files and plans to visit classified facilities including Area 51 in southern Nevada during his time in office. Vance has also said he believes that UFOs may be demonic entities rooted in Christian theology rather than extraterrestrial craft.
Public interest in UFOs and the possibility of the government hiding secrets of extraterrestrial life remerged into public consciousness after a group of former Pentagon and government officials leaked Navy videos of unknown objects to The New York Times and Politico in 2017.
In May 2022, Congress held its first hearings on UFOs in 50 years. Officials said the objects, which appeared to be green triangles floating above a Navy ship, were likely drones.
The Pentagon has since promised more transparency on the topic. In July 2022, it created the AARO, intended as a hub for reports of all military UFO encounters.
Do Most Americans Believe in Aliens? What Polls Show
A YouGov poll from September 2024 found that a majority of Americans—53 percent—believe aliens definitely or probably exist. That poll surveyed 1,135 adults and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.
A Pew Research Center poll from 2021 found that 65 percent of Americans believe in intelligent life on other planets, while 34 percent do not. Fifty-one percent of Americans believe UFOs spotted by people in the military are either "definitely" or "probably" evidence of intelligent life outside of Earth, according to the poll.
