Christopher Mellon has released snippets of a Signal exchange with an unknown individual who claims knowledge of “an alleged U.S. alien technology recovery and exploitation program”. This is following the FOIA release of a Signal exchange between Mellon and then AARO head, Sean Kirkpatrick over David Grusch. While this new information is otherwise unsubstantiated to the public, Mellon’s record speaks volumes for his trust in the individual’s claims. This shouldn’t serve as direct proof of the existence of these programs, but instead proof that there is a systemic issue within the government of concealment and mistrust which requires investigation. If the allegations are true, then they should be unearthed in the process of obtaining transparency.