John Podesta
John Podesta is an American political consultant who has served in senior roles in multiple Democratic administrations and campaigns. He served as White House Chief of Staff under President Bill Clinton (1998-2001), Counselor to President Barack Obama (2014-2015), and chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. Podesta has been publicly vocal about his interest in government transparency regarding UFO/UAP information and has advocated for declassification of UFO-related documents.
| Role | Political adviser; Clinton campaign chairman; White House Chief of Staff |
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WikiLeaks Email Disclosure on DSP and Fast Walkers
In March 2015, while serving as chairman of the Clinton campaign, Podesta received a detailed email from Bob Fish — a former USG contractor who had managed highly classified government communications systems. This email, later published by WikiLeaks as part of the Clinton campaign email leaks, contained significant claims about US government satellite tracking of UFOs.
Fish's email stated that "one of the government programs that collects hard data on unidentified flying objects is the USAF DSP satellite program" and described a Fast Walker incident in which a DSP satellite detected an object entering from deep space that made a 30-degree course correction, indicating controlled flight.
The email represented a rare on-the-record claim from a cleared contractor with direct access to DSP personnel, sent to one of the most senior political figures in the United States. The fact that it was preserved in campaign communications and later disclosed via WikiLeaks made it one of the few documented instances of UAP-related information being shared at the highest levels of US political leadership.
To The Stars Academy
Podesta is listed as an advisor to To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science, the organization founded by Tom DeLonge that played a role in bringing Navy UAP encounter footage to public attention.