Matthew Kohler

Vice Admiral Matthew Kohler is a retired U.S. Navy officer who served as Director of Naval Intelligence. In October 2019, he briefed Admiral Robert Burke, then-Vice Chief of Naval Operations, on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), recommending the same briefing to General Stephen Wilson and then-Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. This occurred amid heightened Pentagon interest in UAP, including the formation of the UAP Task Force. Kohler was also contacted by The New York Times for comment on related UFO articles, as noted by Susan Gough in a December 2020 email referencing his prior role as her boss. No birth or death years are publicly available. He has not published books or given public testimony on UAP, but his involvement underscores high-level military engagement with the topic.