November 22, 2025🇺🇸Disclosure

Former DNI Clapper Reveals Secret USAF UAP Tracking Program Near Area 51

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper disclosed in the documentary The Age of Disclosure that the US Air Force operated an active program to track anomalous activities connected with ranges near Area 51. The Air Force declined to confirm or deny the allegations.

Date

November 22, 2025

Location

Area 51Nevada🇺🇸

Type

Disclosure

Country

🇺🇸 United States

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📍 Operating under the names Homey Airport and Groom Lake, the US Air Force has maintained a highly restricted test facility in southern Nevada since the 1950s. During the Cold War, spy aircraft like the U-2 and A-12 were developed here — projects whose secrecy triggered numerous UFO reports in the region. The site became synonymous with alleged extraterrestrial technology in 1989, when Bob Lazar claimed to have worked on reverse-engineering a recovered craft there. Washington did not officially confirm the facility's existence until 2013.

Background

In November 2025, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper made significant claims in the documentary The Age of Disclosure about a secret Air Force program monitoring unidentified anomalous phenomena near Area 51 in Nevada.

Background

Clapper served as DNI from 2010 to 2017 under President Obama and had a decades-long career in military intelligence, including leadership of the Defense Intelligence Agency and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. His statements carry significant weight given his position at the apex of the US intelligence community.

Key Details

Clapper described an active program to track anomalous activities connected with ranges out west, notably Area 51 and the broader Nevada Test and Training Range. When approached for comment, the US Air Force declined to confirm or deny the existence of such a program, issuing only a standard referral to AARO. Former State Department analyst Marik Von Rennenkampff noted that a non-denial from the Air Force is itself significant.

Golden Domes Program

A January 2026 follow-up investigation by Liberation Times revealed further details. The alleged program was codenamed Golden Domes and reportedly involved both the CIA and USAF. According to whistleblower David Grusch, Clapper managed the crash retrieval issue during his tenure. Former Principal Deputy DNI Stephanie O Sullivan, who served at the CIA for over 30 years, was also linked to the program. The investigation alleged that the program included electronic and laser-based systems designed to disable exotic non-human vehicles, with capabilities to detect and track cloaked UAP.

Significance

A former DNI publicly confirming awareness of a covert USAF UAP tracking program, combined with the Air Force non-denial, represents significant corroboration of claims about hidden military UAP programs.