Reality Check with Ross Coulthart1 Aug 2025

'I was intimidated, I had surveillance, I had threats': U.S. Marine who saw craft

On "Reality Check," Ross Coulthart sits down with former U.S. Marine Michael Herrera. In 2009, Herrera was deployed on a relief operation in Sumatra, Indonesia. During the operation, Herrera says he saw a 300-foot craft, but upon sighting his unit, he was detained by mysterious "men in black." Together, they discuss Herrera's story in depth, the private companies engineering mysterious crafts and Herrera's dealings with the Senate Intelligence Committee and All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Jake Barber interview: • UFO whistleblower Jake Barber would '100% ... #UFO #AARO #UAP CREDITS: Host: Ross Coulthart Executive Producer: Andy Gipson Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson Associate Producer: Will Tomasi Editor: Anthony Diasio CHAPTER SUMMARY: :51 Meet Mike Herrera 4:35 Mike's experience 6:22 Mike responds to critics 13:10 Mike describes craft he saw 15:00 Paramilitary arrives on site 18:45 Mike's first reaction on what he saw 27:17 Mike’s conversations with whistleblower Jake Barber 34:09 Mike describes how he was able to keep his camera during encounter 36:57 Mike describes lights on craft 39:40 Mike recalls interesting way his unit was released by paramilitary figures 41:36 Why Mike did not report incident immediately 51:16 Why members of Mike's unit have not come forward publicly 52:04 Dealing with AARO 53:45 Dealing with Senate Intelligence Committee 58:26 Mike doubles down on being willing to testify under oath to Congress 1:00:15 Mike on intimidation 1:04:08 Mike on whether he trusts AARO 1:13:57 Mike on how society could be transformed if certain technologies were publicly available

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