Chris Lehto, a retired F-16 pilot and a content creator, recently expressed frustration with the skeptics who are quick to dismiss new testimony from Jake Barber.

Lehto began by pointing out the irony in the UFO community's demand for “direct witnesses” to the secretive programs that have been hinted at by people like David Grusch. “You want people who have actually been inside the crash retrieval programs, right? People like Grusch, who’ve had access to this highly classified info. And now Jake Barber, a former combat controller and Navy SEAL of sorts for the Air Force, steps forward and says he’s been in the program for 10 years. He’s transported UFOs — multiple ones — and had direct access to these sites,” Lehto said.

“What’s frustrating,” Lehto continued, “is that some members of the UFO community are calling him a liar. They’re saying after 30 years in the field, they ‘know better.’ One commenter said, ‘After 30 years, I know what I’m talking about, and he’s obviously lying.’ Well, how far have you gotten in 30 years? Pretty much nowhere.” Lehto’s frustration is clear: the UFO community, despite demanding credible witnesses, often turns a skeptical eye on those who come forward, even when their stories come with solid backing. "It’s like no one can believe anyone who’s new," he said. “The community’s just so messed up.”