On August 7, 2014, American scientist Boyd Bushman died. For many years, he had been working as a senior fellow at Lockheed Martin. Before his death, he had recorded a sensational video in which he talked about his work in “Area 51,” as well as about aliens and UFOs.
“We now know how to travel to the stars. The Air Force has just given us a contract to take ET back home.” – Ben Rich (June 18, 1925 – January 5, 1995), former Head of Lockheed Skunkworks. As a Senior Research Engineer, Boyd Bushman worked for Lockheed Martin, Texas Instruments, and Hughes Aircraft. He was regarded as one of the inventors of the Stinger missile, and he spoke on Camera about Area 5, advanced propulsion systems being tested there, and he showed pictures of an alleged alien in the picture.
Bushman’s interest in UFOs and anti-gravity technology was first noticed in 1999 when he appeared on a Discovery Channel documentary about secret aircraft technology hosted by Nick Cook, author and writer for Jane’s Defence. He did not express much during that time, but eventually, Bushman talked about his personal interest in antigravity, and in particular the work of Canadian researcher John Hutchison.
Then, in 2007, he showed up in a somewhat obscure documentary by David Sereda titled From Here to Andromeda. In it, Bushman discusses more of his ideas about UFOs and antigravity. He talked about his antigravity experiments, and he referred to Bob Lazar, the original Area 51 whistleblower who claimed to have worked on a project “Reverse Engineering” a UFO.
According to MUFON spokesperson Alejandro Rojas, in 2008 Bushman had taken a polygraph test in which he admitted to having worked with antigravity at Area 51, had worked on alien technologies, had examined an alien spacecraft, and had even touched an alien life form. He also said he knew Lazar. (His polygraph test can be seen here)
In his last videos, he did not claim to have direct contact with the alleged alien-related projects, but instead, he said he is working with a team at Area 51. He said to have been in “contact directly or indirectly with Teller and his group running Area 51 and the equivalent.” He presented UFO photos he had received, some of which are ships that are purportedly very near the photographer but are difficult to make out. He showed a picture of an out-of-focus light that he says is what the craft look like when they “power up.”
Bushman said, “I asked them to tell me about who is flying these things, and they said ‘Fine.’” He then presented a series of photographs of an alleged alien being. It looked like what one would expect an alien to look like, with a big head and big eyes. He said they have five fingers, five toes, two eyes, and webbed feet.
He explained, “They are approximately five feet, four and a half to five feet tall. They had one or two of them that were around that were 230 years old. And we have a total of at least 18 that exist and operate in our facility as Teller set it up.”
Did Boyd Bushman Say He Personally Met 18 Aliens?
This is one of the most important details often lost when Bushman’s interview is summarized online. Bushman did say that there were “at least 18” beings that “exist and operate with our facility,” but in this part of the interview he did not say that he personally met all 18 of them.
The distinction is significant. Saying that 18 alleged extraterrestrial beings were operating with a facility is not the same as saying Bushman personally encountered or communicated with each one.
His description of their alleged telepathic communication also appears to rely on information explained to him by another person. Bushman said he asked how the beings communicated and then recounted an explanation in which a person would walk into a room with one of them, think of a question, and suddenly experience the answer in his or her own voice.
He described this as telepathy, but he did not clearly say in that section of the interview that he personally experienced such a telepathic exchange.
Therefore, the more accurate description of his claim is that Bushman said at least 18 alleged extraterrestrial beings were associated with or operating at a U.S. facility. The interview does not clearly establish that he personally met all 18.
Bushman’s Claims About Alien Telepathy
According to Bushman, the alleged beings were capable of communicating directly with the human mind. He explained that a person could enter a room with one of them while carrying a question mentally and then suddenly find the answer appearing internally in his or her own voice.
Bushman described the process by saying the beings were able to use a person’s own voice through telepathy.
He also claimed that the beings had unusual anatomy. According to his description, they had three backbones made largely of cartilage and unusual rib structures. He described their toes as being joined together and said one or two of the alleged beings were around 230 years old.
The Planet Quintumnia and a 45-Minute Journey to Earth
One of Bushman’s most extraordinary claims concerned where the alleged beings came from.
He referred to a world whose name has been transcribed as “Quintumnia” or “Quintonia,” which he said was located approximately 68 light-years from Earth.
That distance is enormous. One light-year is the distance light travels in one year, meaning that even light itself would require approximately 68 years to travel that distance from Earth’s point of view.
According to Bushman’s account, however, the alleged beings said their technology allowed them to make the journey to Earth in approximately 45 minutes.
This claim has never been independently demonstrated, and no publicly verified propulsion technology is known to allow physical travelers to cross 68 light-years in 45 minutes. It remains part of Bushman’s testimony rather than an established scientific fact.
“Wranglers” and “Rustlers”
Bushman also divided the alleged extraterrestrials into two groups that he called the “Wranglers” and the “Rustlers.”
According to him, the Wranglers were much friendlier and had a better relationship with humans, while the Rustlers represented a less friendly group.
He also claimed the beings had ideas about what happened after death. According to Bushman, they believed that after a person dies, something remains around the body for approximately three days before leaving, and that a similar process occurred with their own species.
According to him, the US military is dealing not only with the aliens themselves but also with the vehicles that managed to fly to us. Moreover, in his opinion, a group of specialists is engaged in alien technologies acquired in various ways 24 hours a day.
Bushman Claimed Americans Were Working on UFO Technology
In the same interview, Bushman displayed photographs that he said showed American personnel working with UFO technology. He described two American citizens wearing protective suits and said they were attempting to understand the technology of the alleged craft.
According to Bushman, specialists were working on UFOs “24 hours a day” while attempting to determine how the technology functioned.
This part of his testimony fits with his broader interest in antigravity, unusual propulsion systems and claims of reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology.
However, as with his descriptions of the beings themselves, the photographs and claims presented in the interview have not been independently verified as evidence of extraterrestrial technology.
What About Bushman’s Top-Secret Clearance and Area 51?
Bushman said that he held a top-secret security clearance, and he repeatedly discussed Area 51, Edward Teller, and secret aerospace research.
However, a top-secret security clearance should not automatically be interpreted as proof that Bushman personally had unrestricted access to Area 51 or every classified project associated with the facility.
Classified access is generally limited according to specific programs and a person’s need to know. Therefore, the frequently repeated statement that Bushman had “top-secret clearance to Area 51” goes further than what the final interview itself clearly establishes.
A more careful description is that Bushman said he held top-secret clearance and claimed to have direct or indirect contacts connected to classified aerospace programs and Area 51.
However, these pictures were first posted by Hutchison, the antigravity researcher in Canada that Bushman referred to in the Cook interview. Hutchinson posted them in 2008 (seen in the video below) and said he received them anonymously from a man he believed to be in the CIA.
Quickly, several people identified the images as looking like an alien doll that was sold at Kmart. Many of these people posted their pictures online. It does look like the same alien.
At least a couple of people have suggested that perhaps the government made a doll to sell in Kmart that looked exactly like the real alien in order to shed doubt. A bit of a stretch. Others still insist that although the doll looks very similar, it is not exact, and so the alien in the picture may still be real. Take a look and see what you think.
The Alien Photograph Controversy
The resemblance between Bushman’s alleged alien photographs and a commercially sold alien doll remains one of the strongest arguments raised by skeptics against his story.
The similarity does not necessarily prove that every statement Bushman made was intentionally fabricated. Another possibility is that Bushman himself may have been shown misleading photographs by people he trusted.
That possibility is important because several parts of Bushman’s final testimony appear to involve information, photographs and stories supplied by contacts rather than events he explicitly said he witnessed firsthand.
Without original photographic material, a documented chain of custody or independently verifiable evidence, the pictures cannot establish that the beings shown in them were extraterrestrial.
Bushman went on to tell the story of his friend who shot down an alien craft and stepped inside, but he said more often than not, working with alien technology is dangerous for humans. Bushman said 39 people have lost their lives trying to reverse engineer UFOs. 19 of those were during a test of the technology a year and a half ago. He was a little bit vague about the details. He said, “They wanted to bring various flying craft near the UFO, and the UFO defended itself. And 19 of our people died.”
Was Boyd Bushman a Whistleblower or Was He Being Misled?
Like so many stories in the UFO field, Bushman’s is enigmatic. The whole affair could easily be written off as the delusional ramblings of an old man. The only thing that causes one to pause is Bushman’s background. Why would a high-level scientist begin making up such wild stories? Did he actually work with Teller, and did he ever really go to Area 51? Or were these all tall tales told to him that he believed wholeheartedly?
That last possibility deserves particular attention when examining his final interview.
Bushman’s professional aerospace background was real, but professional credentials alone cannot verify extraordinary claims about extraterrestrials. A respected engineer could still be given inaccurate information, trust unreliable contacts or interpret questionable photographs as authentic.
His final interview contains a mixture of statements about his own career, information he attributed to other people, photographs supplied by contacts and claims about alleged extraterrestrial beings.
What Bushman clearly claimed was extraordinary enough: he said at least 18 beings existed and operated with a facility, described them as roughly four and a half to five feet tall, claimed they communicated telepathically, said they came from a planet approximately 68 light-years away and claimed their technology could make the journey to Earth in around 45 minutes.
He also described two groups, the friendly “Wranglers” and less friendly “Rustlers.”
But one popular retelling should be treated carefully: Bushman’s final interview does not clearly show him saying that he personally met all 18 alleged aliens.
That leaves perhaps an even more interesting question. If Bushman genuinely believed the extraordinary information he was presenting, was he revealing details of a secret program — or had a respected aerospace engineer been convinced by stories and evidence that were not what they appeared to be?
Was Boyd Bushman a credible whistleblower, or was he being misled?
