ᴜʀɪ ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ 𝟻𝟶 ʏᴇᴀʀs, ʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ̳ʟ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳s. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴀ ᴀʟʟᴇɢᴇᴅʟʏ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴄᴏɴғɪʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɪɴᴠɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴊᴏɪɴ ɴᴀsᴀ, ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛs ᴅᴀɪʟʏsᴛᴀʀ.ᴄᴏ.ᴜᴋ.
ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ɪɴᴠɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀsᴀ ʙᴀsᴇ ɪɴ ᴍᴀʀʏʟᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ 𝟷𝟿𝟽𝟺, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ sᴀᴡ ғᴀᴄᴛs ᴄᴏɴғɪʀᴍɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxɪsᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ̳ʟ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳ ᴄ̳ɪ̳ᴠ̳ɪ̳ʟ̳ɪ̳ᴢ̳ᴀ̳ᴛ̳ɪ̳ᴏ̳ɴ̳s̳.
𝟽𝟺-ʏᴇᴀʀ-ᴏʟᴅ ᴜʀɪ ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀ sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀsᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sʜᴏᴡɴ ᴀ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ sᴛᴏʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ sᴀғᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴅᴇғɪɴɪᴛᴇʟʏ ɴᴏᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ. ɴᴀsᴀ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇ ᴡᴇʀɴʜᴇʀ ᴠᴏɴ ʙʀᴀᴜɴ ᴄᴏɴғɪʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ɪs ʀɪɢʜᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɪɴ ғᴀᴄᴛ ᴀ ғʀᴀɢᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴜ̳ғ̳ᴏ̳ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴄʀᴀsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ.
ᴜʀɪ sᴀɪᴅ: “ɪ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴡᴇʀɴʜᴇʀ, ‘ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴏᴜʀ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛ’. ʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ, ‘ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ – ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴀ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴜ̳ғ̳ᴏ̳ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄʀᴀsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ’.’’
ᴜʀɪ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴊᴀᴡ ᴅʀᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ sᴀᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛs ᴏғ ɴᴀsᴀ ʀᴇғʀɪɢᴇʀᴀᴛᴏʀs. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ʜᴇ sᴛʀᴇssᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴏ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, sɪɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ sɪɢɴᴇᴅ ɴᴏɴ-ᴅɪsᴄʟᴏsᴜʀᴇ ᴅᴏᴄᴜᴍᴇɴᴛs.
ɢᴇʟʟᴇʀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴғɪᴅᴇɴᴛʟʏ ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ̳ʟ̳ɪ̳ᴇ̳ɴ̳ ᴄ̳ɪ̳ᴠ̳ɪ̳ʟ̳ɪ̳ᴢ̳ᴀ̳ᴛ̳ɪ̳ᴏ̳ɴ̳s̳ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ.
ᴜʀɪ sᴀɪᴅ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴏғ 𝟷𝟺𝟺 ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ ᴜ̳ғ̳ᴏ̳ sɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢs. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ sᴜʀᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴡᴀs. ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪɴ ғᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs sᴛᴀᴛᴇ.
