'Long-Running Government Coverup': Expert Warns That 'Disclosure Day' Alien Film Highlights Truth

A UFO researcher has argued that Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day echoes allegations of a long-running government UAP cover-up, pointing to declassified records and testimony before Congress.

The US government began releasing batches of previously classified UAP records in May, with further tranches released in the months that followed. The releases include historical UAP records, some dating to the 1940s, as well as more recent incident material.

The timing has fuelled online speculation about whether Hollywood and Washington are moving in step, although the article has found no evidence establishing such coordination.

How Disclosure Day Mirrors Official Claims

Joshua Golembeske, a documentary filmmaker and UFO researcher, told reporters that the movie 'doesn't seem like a coincidence' because it mirrors claims that he believes are backed by official records.

He pointed to congressional hearings in which witnesses have made allegations about UAP crash retrievals and the possible reverse engineering of unusual technology.

The most detailed public account came in July 2023, when former intelligence official David Grusch told the House Oversight Committee that the US had operated a multi-decade UAP crash retrieval and reverse-engineering programme without proper congressional oversight. His written testimony provided one of the most detailed public accounts of those allegations.

Golembeske argued that Disclosure Day echoes claims that government or defence personnel have secretly studied non-human entities.

'There were crash retrieval operations where they were attempting to reverse engineer exotic technology,' he said, referring to historical documents that he believes support those claims.

Project Blue Book, CIA Files and What the Documents Say

Golembeske pointed to Project Blue Book, the Air Force's programme for investigating UFO reports from 1947 to 1969, as evidence that the US government took the subject seriously. He alleged that crash-retrieval operations were conducted to study what he described as exotic technology, including purported antigravity propulsion systems.

As an example, he cited a 1971 Australian Department of Defence assessment, identified in the 2026 US release as CIA-UAP-019. He argued that the document illustrates the extent of the secrecy alleged by UAP researchers.

The released material has not, so far, provided publicly verified proof of extraterrestrial life or non-human technology. The National Archives describes Blue Book as the Air Force programme for investigating UFO reports, and states the Air Force found no evidence that unidentified sightings were extraterrestrial vehicles and no indication of a government cover-up concerning Roswell.

Why the Film Matters Now

Disclosure Day held its Paris premiere on June 2 before opening in US cinemas on June 12. The film follows cybersecurity specialist Daniel Kellner, played by Josh O'Connor, after he steals extraterrestrial technology and files from Wardex, a secretive government-linked organisation, in an effort to expose an alleged decades-long concealment of alien contact.

In an interview, Spielberg discussed the hypothetical reaction if a government announced it had concealed extraterrestrial knowledge since 1947, saying it 'would mess up a lot of people.'

He has also said he has no direct insider knowledge of any such government secret. The film's US release on June 12 coincided with the third tranche of records released under the government's UAP programme.

Golembeske said he found the overlap notable while acknowledging that it could be coincidental. 'The movie doesn't seem like a coincidence, but it may be,' he said, while arguing that the documents are consistent with the claims he has been making.

The claims about extraterrestrial technology, crash retrievals and a government cover-up remain unverified.

IBTimes UK has not independently established the allegations described above, and they should not be presented as confirmed evidence of extraterrestrial life or non-human technology.