The Juan: «The genetic manipulation concept will be a tougher pill to swallow»

UAP Digital has interviewed a prominent member of the UFO community, “The Juan”. Juan is a 42-year-old Mexican American who works in the information technology industry in Los Angeles, California. Juan manages the X account @planethunter56 (24.762 followers at this moment). In this interview, Juan refers to his interest in the phenomenon, his recent attendance at the SOL Foundation Symposium, his vision regarding the disclosure process, among other interesting thoughts.

How did you become interested in the UAP topic?
This is a long story. When I was a kid in elementary school, in Los Angeles, we would often take field trips to the public library. I was primarily interested in books about astronomy but I remember getting interested in some books I saw about bigfoot. Then I began to watch a tv show from that time (in the 80s) called ‘Sightings’ and used to be broadcasted in US media. The show covered a variety of topics, but especially Roswell. Roswell was the first case I really became interested in, after having read a book or two about Bigfoot. Since then (I’m 42 years old now), I have always been fascinated by the topic and have been in pursuit of the Truth of it all.

Life’s biggest questions are: Does God exist?, What happens after death?, and Are we alone in the Cosmos?

Who inspired you to delve into this field?
Seeking the truth behind the phenomenon in general. Life’s biggest questions are: Does God exist?, What happens after death?, and Are we alone in the Cosmos? I am educated in science and mathematics, so trying to solve problems is in my DNA. It’s something I yearn to do.

You have been following this topic for a long time, how would you describe the phase we are living since the publication of the 2017 New York Times article?
I’d describe it as ‘getting closer’ to the truth. Before that article, the only person you really knew who was fighting for disclosure was Steve Greer. His Disclosure videos on YT were a big thing, and they still are. But I remember vividly where I was with my family on the day the 2017 article was published. It was momentous. Without it, we would NOT be where we are today. It put key names and figures on the disclosure map for the general public, which is what was needed in order to build the UAP transparency movement in D.C.

What books would you recommend to someone who is starting in this subject?
A good starter is Leslie Kean’s book on UFOs. Then you can get into Vallee and Keel. Then, I’d recommend Pasulka’s American Cosmic, Tonnies’s The Cryptoterrestrial Hypothesis, and McGhee’s The Alien Gene. Read them all, and you will be very up to date.

What UAP news do you consider the most significant in 2023?
Without a doubt: David Grusch coming forward.

I hope we will hear more about crash retrievals and reverse engineering tech developed from these crash retrievals.

What do you expect in terms of disclosure for the year 2024? What should we pay more attention to?
I expect that the controlled disclosure schedule will continue to move forward. I hope we will hear more about crash retrievals and reverse engineering tech developed from these crash retrievals. But I don’t expect more complicated elements of the cover up to be disclosed in 2024. Those will be reserved for later on.

Could you tell us how your attendance at the recent Sol Foundation conference came about?
I work in the information technology sector, so I applied to attend the SOL Symposium as someone that has modeled UAP data using computer software, and at the same time as someone that is actively involved in the UAP discussion via social media. I received an acceptance to SOL in this way.

How would you describe your experience at the symposium? Which presentation surprised you the most?
It was amazing. I have been interested in the topic for many years, as I said before. But I would never have expected to be in the same room with so many individuals whose work and research I have been reading for so many years. The presentation that surprised me the most was the one from Karl Nell, due to its density and the timelines for disclosure that we have now seen discussed.

It was great to see mainstream scientists and academic folks all discussing UAPs as a legitimate subject.

Was there any information presented at this conference that changed your way of thinking regarding the UAP topic?
Not necessarily. It was great to see mainstream scientists and academic folks all discussing UAPs as a legitimate subject. That was the big difference, as opposed to other UFO type conferences, where often there is an advertising element involved.

Do you consider that there is information that has been presented at this symposium that is not prudent to be made public, at least not yet?
No, everything that was presented and that I posted about was open source. I am sure that there were disinformation agents in attendance, and probably hallway conversation that took place that were not public, but everything that was presented and that I posted about was open to the public.

Regarding Karl Nell’s leaked slide, what can you tell us? How do you interpret the concepts of ‘engagement’ and ‘catastrophic disclosure’?
This has been overblown, I believe. The concept of ‘catastrophic disclosure’ has to do with sources outside the Intelligence Community publishing classified data on the phenomenon, and that the legal avenues for its disclosure were not been agreed upon. This would be considered catastrophic to the IC, i.e. the secret keepers. A controlled disclosure would be one that abides by a schedule for enacting the legislation and then abiding by its milestones, whatever those might be.

How do you think greater transparency and awareness of the issue will impact the world?
It will entirely change it. It’s a new world, and it will continue changing as more of the public becomes engaged in understanding how deep this cover up has gone.

What issue do you think will be most difficult to accept?
That we are a managed species (long term). Crash retrievals won’t be a difficult concept to accept, but the genetic manipulation concept will be a tougher pill to swallow.