Jay Heiler

Jay Heiler served as chief-of-staff to Fife Symington, Governor of Arizona from 1991 to 1997. In 2007, he participated in a notable public event where Symington admitted to witnessing a massive, mile-wide UFO over Phoenix during the 1997 Phoenix Lights incident. Heiler was dramatically escorted into the press conference by public safety officers while handcuffed, wearing a large rubber alien mask, symbolizing the ridicule faced by witnesses. No birth or death years, additional UAP research, publications, or testimony beyond this event are documented in available sources. His role highlights political dimensions of UFO disclosure efforts.