A new claim from former U.S. Air Force intelligence specialist Dylan Borland has pushed an already controversial UAP conversation into even more uncertain territory. During a September 2026 podcast appearance, Borland said the U.S. government has recovered craft and affirmed that he knows this “for a fact.”
The statement is striking because Borland has previously testified before Congress about an alleged encounter with a massive triangular object at Langley Air Force Base and has described his exposure to classified UAP programs. But there is a crucial complication: the publicly available government record does not independently establish that the United States has recovered a non-human craft.
Dylan Borland Says the Government Has Recovered UAP Craft
Borland made the latest claim during an episode of Hang Out with Sean Hannity released on September 24, 2026. The discussion with Sean Hannity and UAP researcher Ben Hansen returned to Borland’s alleged 2012 encounter at Langley, his claims concerning classified UAP programs and his congressional testimony from 2025.
The most direct part of the conversation came when Hannity asked whether the government possessed recovered craft.
“Does the government have craft that have been recovered? Yes they do,” Borland said.
Hannity then asked whether Borland knew “for a fact” that the government had such a craft and whether he was permitted to answer publicly.
Borland responded:
“Yes.”
That brief exchange is now at the centre of the latest reports surrounding Borland’s claims.
Fox News also reported that Hannity asked Borland whether he knew other people who had made similar claims about recovered craft.
“Probably, yes,” Borland responded.
Yet the public material surrounding the interview did not include a recovered object, laboratory analysis, an authenticated photograph with a chain of custody or other independently examinable physical evidence demonstrating that a non-human craft exists.
That distinction matters. Borland’s statement is a claim about what he says he knows; it is not itself public physical evidence establishing the existence of a recovered non-human vehicle.
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Borland’s Congressional Record Adds Context to the Latest Claim
Borland’s appearance on the podcast did not come out of nowhere. His UAP allegations were already part of an official congressional record.
In September 2025, he appeared before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets. The hearing was titled Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection.
The House identified Borland as a UAP witness and U.S. Air Force veteran.
In his written statement, Borland identified himself as a former “1N1” geospatial intelligence specialist. He said he served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force from 2010 to 2013.
He also said he later worked for BAE Systems and Intrepid Solutions as a senior analyst, analysing video, radar and advanced electro-optical imagery for identification of aerial, naval and ground assets.
Borland described himself as a federal whistleblower and said he had provided information to both the Intelligence Community Inspector General and the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, commonly known as AARO.
His written testimony stated:
“I am a federal whistleblower, having testified to both the Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG) and All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) with direct firsthand knowledge of and experience with craft and technologies (commonly known as UFO or UAP) that are not ours and that are reportedly operating without Congressional oversight.”
Borland also alleged that his knowledge of what he called legacy UAP programs resulted in professional retaliation.
“Because of my direct knowledge of the reality of certain legacy UAP programs, my professional career was deliberately obstructed, and I have endured sustained reprisals from government agencies for more than a decade.”
Those statements form part of Borland’s sworn written testimony. They should, however, remain distinguished from independently established findings.
What Did Dylan Borland Say He Saw at Langley Air Force Base?
One of the most significant elements of Borland’s 2025 congressional testimony was his account of an alleged encounter at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia during the summer of 2012.
According to his written statement, Borland was stationed at Langley from 2011 through 2013. He said he was conducting around-the-clock operations involving manned and unmanned aerial vehicles for Special Operations Forces.
During the summer of 2012, Borland said his team was placed on weather standby and he returned to his barracks.
He described what happened at approximately 1:30 a.m.:
“At approximately 0130 I saw an approximately 100-foot-long equilateral triangle fly from near the NASA hangar on base and come within one hundred feet of where I was standing.”
Borland said the object interfered with his telephone and made no sound.
“This craft interfered with my telephone, did not have any sound, and the material it was made of appeared fluid or dynamic.”
He said he remained beneath the triangular object for several minutes before it rapidly climbed to commercial aircraft altitude.
“I was under this triangular craft for a few minutes, and then it rapidly ascended to commercial jet level in seconds. It displayed zero kinetic disturbance, sound, or wind displacement.”
The alleged encounter became a major part of his public testimony before Congress in September 2025.
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Key Dates and Developments
| Date | Development | Details |
| 2010–2013 | Borland’s U.S. Air Force service | He identified himself as a former “1N1” geospatial intelligence specialist. |
| Summer 2012 | Alleged Langley encounter | Borland said he saw an approximately 100-foot-long triangular object near the NASA hangar. |
| 2023 | Whistleblower decision | Borland said the experiences he described contributed to his decision to become a whistleblower. |
| September 2025 | Congressional testimony | Borland appeared before the House task force examining UAP transparency and whistleblower protection. |
| July 2026 | AARO FY2025 UAP report | AARO publicly addressed UAP reports and the question of UAP-derived materials. |
| September 24, 2026 | Hang Out with Sean Hannity episode | Borland said the government has recovered craft and affirmed he knew this “for a fact.” |
Borland Also Claimed Exposure to a Legacy UAP Crash-Retrieval Program
Borland’s account extends beyond the alleged triangular object.
He said that years after the Langley encounter, he encountered classified information concerning what he described as a UAP legacy crash-retrieval program while occupying a sensitive position within a Special Access Program.
In his written testimony, Borland stated:
“Some years after that experience, I was further exposed to classified information from the UAP legacy crash retrieval program through a sensitive position I held within a Special Access Program (SAP).”
He also said intelligence officers approached him with concerns about alleged misconduct within those programs.
“During this time, intelligence officers approached me in fear for their own careers, citing misconduct within these programs and the same retaliation I was already enduring.”
Borland said these experiences contributed to his decision to become a whistleblower in 2023. He said he subsequently met with AARO and later filed a complaint with the Intelligence Community Inspector General.
His testimony also alleged that agencies interfered with his employment and security-clearance records. Those allegations are part of his account and were not independently established by the congressional document itself.
AARO’s Public Record Creates a Major Evidence Gap
This is where Borland’s newest statement becomes particularly difficult to separate from the broader question of what has actually been established publicly.
AARO’s Fiscal Year 2025 Consolidated Annual Report on UAP was released in July 2026. The report covers UAP-related events from June 2, 2024, through May 30, 2025.
During that reporting period, AARO received 319 reports and resolved 114. The resolved cases were attributed to conventional explanations including balloons, satellites, birds, aircraft and unmanned aerial systems.
Most importantly, the report addressed recovered UAP-derived material directly.
AARO stated:
“To date, no evidence suggests that a USG or private entity has ever captured or exploited UAP-derived materials.”
The office also said it was developing a formal process for handling UAP-derived materials should such materials ever come into government possession.
That does not establish that every allegation involving UAP retrieval programs is false. It does mean that Borland’s assertion that the government possesses recovered non-human craft is not currently corroborated by the publicly released AARO evidence.
There is another important distinction. An object being labelled “unidentified” does not automatically mean it is extraterrestrial or non-human. AARO’s public reporting continues to include cases that remain unresolved because investigators do not have enough sensor data, while cases that can be resolved have generally been attributed to ordinary objects or phenomena.
Borland Also Discussed a Hypothetical About Why Aliens Might Visit Earth
The September 2026 podcast conversation moved beyond recovered craft and into speculation about why a non-human intelligence might supposedly be interested in Earth.
Hannity suggested that such an interest “may not be as malevolent as maybe some people would naively think,” while also saying “there seems to be an interest in getting something from us.”
Borland responded:
“it seems to do with genes, reproduction”
He then expanded on the possibility while explicitly describing it as hypothetical:
“this is literally a hypothetical, maybe their planet’s dead and they’re coming here to replace us.”
Those remarks were presented as speculation rather than evidence of an established motive for extraterrestrial activity. No scientific evidence demonstrating that extraterrestrial beings are visiting Earth for human genetic material was presented in connection with the discussion.
Why Dylan Borland’s 2026 UAP Claim Is Getting Attention
Borland’s latest statement stands out because it goes beyond describing a personal encounter with something he says he could not identify.
He is now directly claiming that the U.S. government has recovered craft and saying he knows that “for a fact.” His previous congressional testimony had already placed his allegations within an official public record, including claims about classified programs and alleged government secrecy.
The September 2025 House hearing was specifically convened to examine UAP transparency and whistleblower protections, with Borland among the witnesses.
His September 24, 2026 podcast appearance therefore gives those claims another major public platform.
But the evidence gap remains the central issue.
Borland’s 2025 testimony documents what he said under oath. His September 2026 appearance documents what he now claims about recovered craft. Neither document, by itself, publicly establishes that a non-human vehicle has been recovered by the U.S. government.
The public record therefore contains two significant pieces of information that do not currently resolve the question: Borland says recovered craft exist and that he knows this “for a fact,” while AARO’s latest publicly released report says it has found no evidence that the U.S. government or private entities have captured or exploited UAP-derived materials.
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Conclusion: A Dramatic Claim Without Publicly Corroborating Evidence
Dylan Borland’s latest UAP statement has added a new layer to a story that already includes an alleged 2012 encounter, congressional testimony, claims involving classified programs and allegations of government retaliation.
His assertion that the U.S. government has recovered non-human craft is direct. His answer that he knows this “for a fact” makes the claim especially notable.
But the publicly available evidence has not caught up with the allegation.
AARO’s latest public report says there is no evidence to date that a U.S. government or private entity has captured or exploited UAP-derived materials. Borland’s claims remain part of the public UAP debate, but the existence of a recovered non-human craft has not been independently established in the material provided here.
For now, the most significant part of the story may be the unresolved gap between what Borland says he knows and what the public evidence actually demonstrates.
Source Disclaimer
This article has been prepared based on thorough research of the sources provided in the original material, including Dylan Borland’s written congressional testimony, the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s UAP hearing materials, AARO’s Fiscal Year 2025 UAP report, and the cited media reports from Fox News and BroBible. The article reflects the information available from those sources and preserves the distinction between documented events, testimony, allegations, claims, hypothetical statements and independently established evidence. The claims concerning recovered non-human craft, extraterrestrial activity and the motives of any alleged non-human intelligence remain unverified.
Sources
- U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Dylan Borland’s Written Testimony
- U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: 2025 UAP Whistleblower Hearing
- U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Hearing Announcement
- AARO Congressional and Press Products, including the FY2025 UAP Report
- Fox News: UAP Whistleblower Dylan Borland Claims Government Has Recovered Craft
- BroBible: Government UFO Whistleblower Claims He Knows “For A Fact” The US Has Recovered Non-Human Craft
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