John Herrington Denies Brent Friedman's 1981 Alien Account; Friedman Stands By It

This signal centers on a direct contradiction between former Energy Secretary John Herrington and Hollywood writer-producer Brent Friedman. Friedman has long said that Herrington, a family friend, told him in 1981 that aliens were real and that he had seen them. In an American Alchemy interview with Jesse Michels released October 7, Herrington denied that account, as he had in September. Friedman and co-host Bryce Zabel responded that Friedman stands by it, and Friedman said he would take a lie-detector test; Jeremy Corbell called the dispute “the cleanest test the subject has had in years.” In the same interview Herrington described Navy footage of objects with capabilities he said were far beyond anything the US, Russia or China is known to possess, said he had visited a secret underground facility, and said he has spoken with David Grusch. Neither account of 1981 has been independently corroborated, and most coverage is social media reaction to the interview.