UAP Whistleblower Gerb Says Battelle Job Carousel Shields Alien Secrets From Americans

In a startling challenge to official narratives, a high-profile UAP whistleblower known as Gerb now claims that a powerful Battelle-linked job carousel is actively shielding alien secrets from the American public, placing the Pentagon's own anomaly office at the centre of a hidden network that controls what citizens are allowed to know about unidentified aerial phenomena.

In 2024 a peculiar metallic object recovered from private land in Ohio was handed to Oak Ridge National Laboratory for analysis after witnesses said its properties did not match any known earthly alloy. The case quickly landed on the desk of AARO, the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, which is meant to investigate precisely this kind of material.

A Strange Metal That Set Off Alarms

Gerb argues the sample was never treated as neutral evidence but instead channelled into a closed scientific system designed to downplay anything uncomfortable. Within months AARO issued a brief statement suggesting the object was likely ordinary, a conclusion Gerb describes as rushed, politically convenient and scientifically shallow.

He insists Oak Ridge was selected not for its independence but for its deep ties to defence contractors and the Battelle corporation, which operates the lab through its subsidiary UT-Battelle. To Gerb, this creates a perfect loop in which the same corporate ecosystem both examines potential non-human technology and decides what the public hears about it.

The Revolving Door of Power

Gerb's most explosive claim centres on what he calls a secret career carousel connecting Battelle, Oak Ridge and AARO. Senior officials, contractors and scientists regularly move between these institutions, creating what he describes as a cosy club that controls funding, research priorities and public messaging.

He points to former Undersecretary of Defence Ronald Moultrie, who quietly removed his past role on Battelle's board from his official biography. For Gerb, this deletion symbolises a deeper effort to obscure conflicts of interest.

Supporters say this is classic regulatory capture, comparable to Wall Street officials moving between Goldman Sachs and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Critics counter that such job mobility is normal in science and defence, noting that researchers frequently rotate between PNNL, LANL, Oak Ridge and Lawrence Livermore, all Battelle-run facilities.

Gerb accepts the pattern exists across government but argues that in the UAP realm it becomes dangerous because evidence of possible non-human technology is at stake.

Is Gerb Being Helped or Handled

A parallel debate now rages over whether whistleblowers like Gerb are genuine truth-tellers or unwitting tools of the intelligence community. Some observers suggest the IC could be feeding partial or distorted information through prominent researchers to mislead foreign adversaries such as Russia and China.

Sceptics note that if Washington wanted controlled disclosure, it would not be publicly discrediting figures like Lue Elizondo or redacting their roles from official records. Instead, the Department of Defence has repeatedly challenged whistleblower claims, with spokesperson Susan Gough revising her statements about Elizondo's employment multiple times.

Journalist Steven Greenstreet has argued that many whistleblowers are part of a slow-drip disclosure strategy, a view echoed by debunker Mick West, who admits being paid to analyse UAP claims but refuses to reveal by whom.

Gerb's supporters reject this, saying the pushback from officials proves he is not being guided by them but is instead exposing them.

A Fight Over Truth and Trust

The controversy now stretches far beyond one metal fragment. It touches on the credibility of AARO, the role of defence contractors, and whether America's intelligence apparatus is suppressing a trillion-dollar secret programme behind Special Access Protocol barriers.

Former AATIP figures such as Sara Gamm, Jay Stratton and Travis Taylor have backed elements of whistleblower accounts, complicating the narrative that this is mere conspiracy. Meanwhile, critics argue that extraordinary claims still require extraordinary evidence.

For now, Gerb's central allegation remains simple and stark. He says the Battelle-linked job carousel is not accidental, it is structural, and it keeps real UAP knowledge locked inside a closed elite circle.