Overview
A Medium article published on Aug. 13, 2026, presents what its author describes as a collection of purported correspondence involving aerospace figures Lee M. Graham, Richard Bissell, Ben Rich and John Alexander. The material allegedly concerns the reality of unidentified flying objects and the long-disputed “MJ-12” documents, which claim that a secret U.S. government committee investigated recovered nonhuman technology. The article also attempts to connect those historical discussions with former intelligence officer David Grusch and theories surrounding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
The supplied material does not establish the authenticity of the correspondence or independently verify the broader claims. The author says the documents were located in the “Presidential Archives section” of the U.S. National Archives, but provides no archive reference numbers, catalog records, provenance documentation or formal authentication in the excerpt. Those omissions are significant because alleged MJ-12 records have been debated for decades, with researchers disagreeing over their origins and credibility.
Graham and the MJ-12 Debate
The first installment focuses primarily on Lee M. Graham, described as a California resident and an investigator of the MJ-12 documents circulated among UFO researchers in the 1980s. The article states that the documents became particularly prominent after being shown to researchers including Stanton Friedman in 1987. Graham is portrayed as one of several individuals who examined or commented on the material during that period.
The author writes that Graham has “come up in the UFO conversation quite a bit” over the past several decades, but the excerpt does not provide full transcriptions of the alleged correspondence, dates, signatures, archival identifiers or evidence that the documents were authored by the people named. Without such details, the material remains a claim presented by a secondary commentator rather than a verified historical record. References to prominent aerospace or intelligence figures do not, by themselves, authenticate documents or prove the existence of MJ-12.
Links to MH370 and Grusch
The article further links Graham’s comments to online discussions about MH370, which disappeared on March 8, 2014, while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. It cites a 2014 satellite-tracking blog post examining satellite systems, including the U.S. Space-Based Infrared System, in the context of the aircraft’s disappearance. The author also refers to Reddit posts and videos that circulated widely after Grusch made public allegations in 2023 concerning alleged government knowledge of nonhuman craft.
Among the material discussed are videos purportedly depicting unusual objects near an aircraft, as well as a separate clip showing a large orb near a streetlight. The article says some viewers believed the narration in one black-and-white video sounded like Grusch’s voice, “slightly altered.” However, voice resemblance is not evidence of authorship, and the supplied source provides no forensic audio analysis, chain of custody or confirmation from Grusch.
Broader Context
Grusch, a former U.S. intelligence official, told lawmakers in 2023 that he had been informed of alleged secret programs involving recovered craft and nonhuman biological material. He also said he had not personally seen the alleged vehicles. His testimony renewed public interest in UFO claims and prompted renewed scrutiny of older documents, including MJ-12 materials and alleged crash-retrieval narratives.
The MH370 theories discussed in the article remain separate from the established investigative record. International searches have not produced evidence publicly confirming that the aircraft was taken by an anomalous object, while satellite-data interpretations and unofficial videos have been challenged by aviation specialists, researchers and digital-forensics analysts. The Medium article’s stated connections therefore represent speculative associations rather than demonstrated links.
What Remains Unresolved
The author indicates that a second installment will address additional correspondence involving the other named aerospace figures. Until the alleged records are released in full and authenticated through archival, documentary and forensic methods, their contents should be treated cautiously. Key questions include whether the documents are originals, copies or later reconstructions; how they entered archival collections; and whether independent experts can verify the signatures, paper, dates and references.
At present, the source material offers an account of a researcher’s findings and interpretations, not independently corroborated proof of UFO secrecy, MJ-12, a connection to Grusch or an explanation for MH370. Further evidence—particularly verifiable archival documentation and authenticated primary records—would be necessary before those claims could be assessed as established facts.
