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Border Patrol Whistleblower Reveals Military-Grade UFO Videos: 'The Cigar' and 'The Rubber Duck'

NewsNationJune 7, 20251h 37min1,907,802 views
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Bob Thompson's Border Patrol Career and UFO Interest

  • πŸ‘¨β€βœˆοΈ Bob Thompson, a retired 14-year veteran of US Customs and Border Protection, served in the Tucson sector, focusing on counterterrorism and drug interdiction.
  • ✈️ His role included working with the Arizona Air Coordination Center, monitoring airspace along the US-Mexico border.
  • πŸ’‘ Thompson had a personal interest in UFOs and observed anomalous objects, including orbs and strange lights, both on and off duty.
  • 🀫 He notes that the topic of UFOs was largely non-existent and not openly discussed within Border Patrol.

Anomalous Sightings and Pilot Concerns

  • πŸ›Έ Thompson and at least a hundred other Border Patrol agents reported seeing anomalous objects, including small and large triangles, and cigar-shaped craft.
  • ⚠️ Pilots expressed safety concerns regarding potential collisions with these unidentified objects.
  • 🚁 The surveillance aircraft used, such as helicopters and fixed-wing planes, were equipped with sophisticated technology like Forward-Looking Infrared (FLIR) and night vision goggles (NVGs).
  • 🚫 Many of these observed objects showed no visible means of propulsion and no discernible heat source on FLIR.

Official Reports and Government Response

  • πŸ“ Thompson initiated an 'issue paper' to document these sightings, aiming to establish reporting requirements for flight safety and national security.
  • πŸ›οΈ He highlights a lack of formal reporting requirements for UAP sightings unless they were linked to smuggling activities.
  • ✈️ Reports from US Air Force pilots, including hazardous air traffic reports (HATRs) detailing evasive maneuvers to avoid UAP/UAS at high altitudes, corroborated Border Patrol observations.
  • 🚫 Despite evidence, Thompson's report was incomplete due to his medical retirement, and he expresses concern that a potential DHS investigation into UAPs was allegedly shut down.

Leaked Videos and Public Release

  • πŸ“Ή Thompson obtained permission to share several videos, including the now-famous 'Rubber Duck' video, with a colleague, Andy Marshall, for public release.
  • πŸ—£οΈ He chose Marshall due to his thoroughness and belief in his work, aiming to avoid sensationalism and bias in media reporting.
  • 🧐 The released videos were met with skepticism but were later analyzed by the Scientific Coalition for Unexplained Aerial Phenomena (SCU).
  • βœ… SCU's analysis concluded the 'Rubber Duck' video depicted a genuinely anomalous object, ruling out drones and balloons.

Analysis of Key Videos

  • πŸ¦† The 'Rubber Duck' video, filmed over a remote Arizona desert, showed an object with no heat source, moving in a circular pattern, suggesting intelligent control and a search pattern.
  • 🚬 The 'Cigar' video, filmed by the same agent, was of lower quality but showed a cylindrical object moving rapidly, though its nature remains undetermined.
  • ✈️ The 'A10' video captured a spherical object appearing to keep pace with an A-10 fighter jet, with no visible propulsion, and the Air Force reportedly commandeered the original file.
  • πŸ§™ 'La Bruja' (The Witch) video showed a humanoid-like object moving silently and seemingly intelligently across the desert landscape, exhibiting anomalous cold temperatures.

Broader Implications and Native American Perspectives

  • πŸ‘½ Thompson believes the phenomena observed may be non-human in origin, citing the advanced capabilities and lack of explanation for the objects.
  • πŸ“œ He notes that Native American petroglyphs in the region depict beings and celestial patterns that align with UAP sightings, suggesting a long history of such phenomena.
  • ❓ Thompson questions the official narrative and the lack of transparency, suggesting the public is being deliberately misled about these events.
  • πŸ™ He hopes his decision to come forward encourages others in similar positions to share their knowledge, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging flight safety and national security concerns.
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