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#415 - “There Were 23 of Us” Area 51 Officer Finally Comes Clean | TD Barnes
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- Danny Jones Podcast
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- Jul 20, 2026
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Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones TD Barnes is a former field engineer at NASA who also served in Special Projects at Area 51. His engineering work extended to the X-15, XB-70, lifting bodies, and lunar landing vehicles, as well as NASA's NERVA nuclear rocket project at Jackass Flats, Nevada. SPONSORS https://quo.com/danny - Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months. https://www.amentara.com/go/dj - Use code DJP22 for 22% off your first order. https://livemomentous.com - Use code DANNY for up to 35% off your entire first order. https://theperfectjean.nyc/danny15 - Use code DANNY15 for 15% off The Perfect Jean. https://whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off. EPISODE LINKS (TD's new book) Secret Skies: https://a.co/d/06V47gN8 FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE 00:00 - Tracking high-speed aircraft for NASA 05:01 - Newly declassified 1960s CIA projects 07:38 - CIA operated Area 51 in secret for 20 years 13:48 - Operation Northwoods 16:50 - Attempts to assassinate Fidel Castro 19:58 - Getting recruited to work at Area 51 29:53 - Aircraft tests at Area 51 36:47 - Early days of Area 51 mystery 46:26 - Sheep dipping CIA recruitment tactic 51:24 - What we're still using U2 aircraft for 54:20 - Origin of UFO myths at Area 51 57:47 - Why Bob Lazar's Area 51 story can't be real 01:01:31 - Truth about S4 "Site 4" 01:02:45 - Annie Jacobsen is persona non grata 01:09:09 - Pilot reports of UAPs 01:17:28 - Plasma, anti-gravity & acoustic radar 01:21:26 - TD doesn't believe in non-human entities 01:31:16 - ECMs and ECCMs 01:38:07 - TD's work with the DIA 01:39:59 - Project Redlight 01:44:01 - Where the new "Area 51" is located 01:46:19 - The X-15 p…