Former NASA Official Claims He Saw Classified UFO Footage in 1992: “That’s a Flying Saucer”
Washington, D.C. – May 8, 2025
Dr. Gregory Rogers, a former NASA Chief Flight Surgeon and U.S. Air Force Major, has broken a 32-year silence, claiming he was shown classified footage of a 20-foot “flying saucer” with U.S. Air Force insignia at Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 1992. The revelation, first reported by the Daily Mail and covered by NDTV, has reignited debates about unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) and alleged government secrecy surrounding advanced technology.
Rogers, who retired from the Department of Defense in April 2025, recounted the incident from his time as a chief flight surgeon overseeing safety inspections and medical care for NASA personnel, including astronauts. In late spring 1992, during a routine inspection at a facility assembling satellite components, a U.S. Air Force major unexpectedly led him to a room and played CCTV footage of a disc-shaped craft—20 feet wide, 8 to 10 feet tall, with a shallow dome—levitating and rotating in a hangar. “I know exactly what I saw that day, and it was in no fashion a conventional flying vehicle,” Rogers told the Daily Mail, describing its seamless design and gravity-defying movements as evidence of advanced propulsion technology.
The former official expressed resentment at being shown the footage “against his will,” speculating the major was flaunting his access to classified material to seem important. Rogers kept the secret for decades, not even telling his wife for 15 years, due to the stigma surrounding UFOs and potential career repercussions. “If you’re in the astronaut corps and want to fly on the next mission, you’re not going to improve your odds by saying, ‘I saw a flying saucer,’” he said, noting similar hesitancy among astronauts who confided in him about witnessing UAPs during space missions, including Space Shuttle and International Space Station operations.
Rogers’ decision to come forward was inspired by recent Department of Defense whistleblowers testifying before Congress about military possession of non-human spacecraft, some allegedly reverse-engineered from alien technology. He argues the program he witnessed required significant funding, which should have been disclosed to Congress, given its control over military budgets. “Someone had to design and manufacture the vehicle I saw on that video,” he stated, calling for greater transparency.
Public reaction, as seen on platforms like Reddit’s r/UFOs, is mixed. Some users praise Rogers’ credentials as lending credibility, while others question the lack of corroborating evidence and the timing of his disclosure, with one commenter noting the choice of a “paranormal YouTube channel” for the interview as peculiar. Skeptics point to historical UFO claims debunked as hoaxes or misidentified phenomena, such as the 1947 Roswell incident, later attributed to a Project Mogul balloon.
The U.S. government has increasingly acknowledged UAPs, with NASA’s UAP study team and the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) analyzing hundreds of reports. AARO’s Sean Kirkpatrick reported in 2023 that only 2-5% of cases remain “possibly anomalous,” with most explained as balloons, drones, or optical illusions. Rogers’ claims, lacking physical evidence, face scrutiny in this context, yet his account adds to a growing narrative of insider disclosures fueling public curiosity.
Now a board member of the International UFO Bureau (IUFOB), Rogers is encouraging other witnesses to share their experiences. While his story captivates UFO enthusiasts, it underscores ongoing tensions between transparency advocates and a government historically dismissive of such phenomena, leaving the truth behind the “flying saucer” as elusive as ever.
Sources: Daily Mail, NDTV, Newsweek, Internewscast Journal, X posts (@JoshTBoswell, @Truthpolex, @ndtv)