Encounters: The Yon Motskin-directed Netflix original film Messengers lives up to its title in every way. It is as mysterious, alluring, and unsettling all at once. This is because it emphasizes the mysterious light sightings near Stephenville, Texas, in 2008 by utilizing dramatic recreations, archive film, exclusive interviews, and other elements. If you’re just curious about some of the people who assisted in navigating the same, here’s what we know about former Naval Intelligence Cryptologist Matthew Roberts. Note: This list was updated on July 24th by our editorial team.
Who is Matthew Roberts?
According to reports, Matthew enlisted in the United States Navy in 2003 or 2004 and began working as a classified intelligence expert, studying intelligence codes. He has now admitted, however, that he was stationed on the USS Theodore Roosevelt when its fighter jets discovered and captured the iconic “Gimbal” flying object off the coast of Florida in 2015. This accomplishment ultimately had a big impact on the Pentagon publishing a UFO report in 2021 that showed it had secretly established the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) in 2007 to investigate similar strange aerial phenomena.
The first time Matthew saw the Gimbal footage was in January of 2015, he said in the documentary episode. “I can’t even describe the shape,” the speaker said. It sort of has a disc-like appearance, I guess. As it continues to soar, it abruptly tilts up onto its side. I was viewing this movie, but I couldn’t make out any of the typical aircraft surfaces like wings, tails, or rudders. I didn’t truly understand why this situation was so uncertain at the time. I was certain that it wasn’t ours or anyone else’s. That only leaves one other choice, I suppose.
Even if at first he wasn’t aware of it, the cryptologic technician had an emotional reaction to the event that led him to transfer to the Naval Intelligence Office in Washington, DC. He discovered “this was not a one-off event for the Navy” there by accessing more secret documents. These, er, occurrences, occur regularly. Every single time. They frequently take place. But what Matthew never anticipated was that he would later start having frequent, intense, and personal experiences with the phenomenon—even though he claims he wasn’t dreaming.
Several times a week, Matthew claimed, “I would wake up and feel like my body was kind of sliding across the bed.” I was aware that they were taking me. I was startled out of sleep when I felt a hand grip my upper right arm. I attempted to wipe the sleep off my face by raising my hands, but I was unable to do so. Overhead of me, I could make out the silhouette of a shadowy humanoid with a torso, two arms, and a head. Although “they” didn’t have a specific message for humanity, his harrowing adventure has led him to conclude that there is non-human consciousness, which has important ramifications.
Where is Matthew Roberts Now?
After 16 years of distinguished service, Matthew genuinely left the Navy in March 2020 because he wanted to write a book and share his experiences with the world. Thus, on November 28, 2020, the article “Initiated: UAP (Unexplained Aerial Phenomena), Dreams, Depression, Delusions, Shadow People, Psychosis, Sleep Paralysis, and Pandemics” was released. He emphasizes that there is a type of universal truth that underlying the occurrence throughout this memoir/paranormal work of sorts and that it has everything to do with our mission on this Earth.
The production claims that Matthew afterwards added, “There are numerous sensor and radar evidences. I believe there is enough video to show what is available if [the government] made it all publicly available. They only need to say, “We don’t know,” without offering an explanation. There would be no question as to whether the phenomenon is real if we said, “This is what we got.” He left the military four years before he was supposed to retire, leaving him with little to no pension, healthcare, or other benefits, yet he doesn’t appear to regret it in the least.
Since he believes he can have the most impact in psychology, Matthew is currently pursuing a degree in that field while also exploring the notion of writing a second book. This written article will purportedly go into more detail about his despair after the paranormal encounters, how he came to a point of contentment, his perspective on life now, and much more. However, if you want to look into any of these details right away, you may visit this public figure’s Reddit Ask Me Anything site, where he freely answers practically all queries.
