Overview
UFO researcher and podcast host Kelly Chase says she was drugged and misled after an alleged incident at a Palo Alto, California, hotel in November 2023, according to a report published by Cybernews on October 30, 2026. Chase says she and another woman became victims of suspected drugging on November 19, 2023, at a hotel where speakers attending The Sol Foundation Initiative for UAP Research and Policy conference were staying.
The allegations have not been independently verified, and the available report provides no police records, medical documentation, toxicology results or statements from other witnesses. Chase has emphasized that she is still trying to determine what happened and that her claims should not be treated as established facts.
Allegations of Deception
In a YouTube statement, Chase said she believes her former business partner, Jay Christopher King, may have been responsible for the alleged drugging, while acknowledging that she “can’t know for sure.” She also alleged that influential figures in the UFO community discouraged her from contacting law enforcement.
According to the account summarized by Cybernews, Chase was later told that the episode represented a “military abduction” conducted by a covert group allegedly led by retired Army Colonel John Alexander. She said she was led to believe that the Department of Defense was handling the matter through proceedings that police could not pursue.
Chase says she accepted that explanation for years before reconsidering it after receiving allegations of sexual misconduct involving King in April 2026. The source material does not indicate whether those allegations have been substantiated, nor does it describe any criminal investigation into the Palo Alto incident.
“I have been lied to, gaslit, and terrorized for three years about what happened on Nov 19, 2023 in Palo Alto,” Chase wrote in the description of her video.
Impact on the UFO Community
Chase’s account has divided UFO and UAP followers, with some viewers expressing support and others questioning the lack of publicly documented evidence. The allegations have also renewed debate over the credibility of prominent figures associated with the modern disclosure movement.
Among those discussed is David Grusch, the former intelligence official and UFO whistleblower who has publicly alleged that the U.S. government possesses recovered nonhuman technology. Grusch recently appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience, where he discussed claims involving footage of nonhuman entities, reptilian figures and “Tic Tac” objects interacting with grey aliens.
Cybernews reported that Chase said she did not necessarily object to everything Grusch had said, but that she had concerns about his credibility. The supplied source content ends before providing her full explanation, leaving that portion of her criticism unclear.
What Remains Unresolved
Chase has framed her statements as an effort to seek answers rather than as a definitive account of criminal conduct or a confirmed government operation. No independent evidence presented in the report establishes that she or the other woman was drugged, that King was involved, or that military personnel participated in the incident.
The case illustrates the difficulty of assessing allegations that combine potential criminal conduct, alleged coercion and claims involving UFO disclosure networks. Establishing what occurred would likely require contemporaneous medical or law-enforcement records, testimony from witnesses and responses from the people named in Chase’s account. Until such evidence is made available, the claims remain allegations.
