Robert Bigelow in the Oval Office: Disclosure Statement for Trump — Air Force One (Aug. 4, 2026)

On August 4, 2026, George Knapp (KLAS-TV / Mystery Wire, Las Vegas) published an exclusive interview with Robert Bigelow, in which the 82-year-old billionaire and longtime UFO researcher publicly confirmed for the first time that he personally spoke with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office about UFO disclosure. The interview appeared on the Mystery Wire YouTube channel and went viral via the X account @InterstellarUAP with 176,600 views.

**The Oval Office Meeting (Spring 2026):** Bigelow, a longtime Trump supporter (donated $1 million toward Trump's legal fees, pledged an additional $20 million to a super PAC), met Trump at the White House. A presidential aide cleared the Resolute Desk. Bigelow placed seven reports on seven subjects on the table and focused on UFO disclosure. He explained to Trump how he should prepare himself, in case he was not already prepared.

**The Prepared Statement:** Bigelow gave Trump a written statement reading: *'A non-human intelligent presence has been on Earth for a very long time, using spacecraft and with performances completely beyond our capabilities and our human physics.'* Bigelow asked Trump to pause at the aircraft door when leaving Air Force One, face the media, and say exactly that one sentence — nothing more. Bigelow: 'That is disclosure. And it is actually confirmation.'

**Trump's Reaction:** Bigelow refused to describe Trump's reaction — not even gestures or facial expressions. Trump has not yet delivered the statement. Since the meeting, however, the government has begun releasing UFO files (PURSUE Act 2026).

**Bigelow's Key Theses in the Interview:**
1. No president has ever delivered such a confirmation.
2. Presidents only learn what they actively push for — gatekeepers withhold real information and hardware and take their knowledge to their graves.
3. Bigelow called for a preemptive pardon/amnesty for private contractors who have helped the government conceal the truth for 80 years.
4. He has direct knowledge of aerospace companies that have stored and analyzed materials and craft of unknown origin.
5. If he were president: He would publicly confirm that there were crashes, recovered bodies, and reverse engineering programs.
6. 'The rest of the world already knows that. The people that count in Russia and China already know.'
7. UFO disclosure would cement Trump's place in history.

**Context and Significance:** Bigelow is not just any UFO enthusiast. He is the only private entrepreneur to have received an official Pentagon contract for UAP research (BAASS/AAWSAP, $22M, 2008–2012), founded NIDS (1995), and purchased Skinwalker Ranch (1996). His statements are considered particularly credible by the UFO community due to his direct institutional access. The interview marks a turning point: Bigelow publicly confirms for the first time that he actively attempted to move a sitting U.S. president toward an official disclosure statement.