What Are "Psionics" As Described By UAP Whistleblower Jake Barber

In his recent NewsNation interview, UAP whistleblower Jake Barber introduced a surprising and unusual element to the story of UFO retrievals: psionics. According to Barber, psionics refers to individuals with heightened psychic abilities, which the US government allegedly explored as part of secret programmes to summon, communicate with, or even control unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP).

At the heart of Barber's claims is the revelation that he was contracted as a helicopter pilot as part of a secret programme to retrieve crashed UAPs. He claims to have witnessed psionics in action during these missions where these individuals attempted to make a mental or spiritual connection with UAP.

He describes psionics as people with a "predisposition for extratemporal abilities and sensitivities," often likened to psychic powers. These abilities, Barber suggests, allowed them to interact with UAP in ways that conventional science cannot explain. For example, psionic teams reportedly summoned UFOs to land or even influenced their movements using meditative or mental techniques.

Barber's revelations suggest that some UAP retrieval missions are not triggered by accidental crashes but are deliberate operations where UAP are "invited" to land. He recounts one such mission involving a craft he called the "eightgon," a flying disc with eight delineated sections visible from above. Barber describes an intense emotional reaction during this retrieval, which he attributes to a telepathic connection with a non-human intelligence.

When asked how the eightgon came to land, Barber responded, "I think it was invited to land by the psionics team." He clarified that these psionics, a specialised group within the programme, use meditation-like techniques to mentally interact with UAP, summoning or persuading them to descend.

During one operation, Barber recounts how a psionic individual participating in the mission sensed something was "wrong" during their attempt to summon a UAP. Shortly afterward, a disc-shaped craft appeared in the sky, sparking what Barber described as a "psychic dogfight" between two UAPs.

While the term psionics might sound like something out of science fiction, the idea of using psychic abilities for military purposes is not new. The infamous Project Stargate, a Cold War-era CIA and military initiative, spent years studying "remote viewing," an alleged ability to perceive distant locations or objects using the mind.

In Barber's story, psionics take this concept a step further. Rather than passively observing, these individuals are said to actively interact with UAP, potentially unlocking new methods of communication or control.

Don Paul Bales, another special forces operator and colleague of Barber, corroborated these claims. Speaking to host Ross Coulthart in the NewsNation special, he said, "I've had the pleasure of meeting multiple psionic assets. I've seen them function. I know that they're capable of doing what they're doing." Bales added that while it's unclear whether these abilities are something people are born with or a developed skill, there are individuals who are "quantifiably and verifiably" capable of such feats.

Barber argues that his claims, while extraordinary, should not be dismissed outright. "I think everyone deep down knows that there is more to life than what we are being told and experiencing. Not only is it not shocking, but it should be welcome."

As well as airing Barber's interview as part of the special entitled 'Hunting UFOs: The Crash Retrieval Whistleblower', NewsNation also showed a piece of exclusive footage that Barber claims he shot during a UAP retrieval mission.

The 11-second clip appears to show a white, egg-shaped object suspended in a cradle beneath a helicopter on a long rope. Artefacts in the leaked footage suggest that the clip has been recorded from another screen - presumably the screen of an in-aircraft night vision system.

The perfectly smooth object is said to be around six metres long, it has no markings and no visible means of propulsion - although there's also no visible evidence that it can move in any way for that matter.

Many viewers have criticised the clip as underwhelming, overhyped, and damaging to the credibility of UFO research. While some connected the object to historical UFO cases like the Socorro incident, others speculated it was a weather balloon or dismissed the explanations as inadequate. Overall, the reaction leans heavily towards frustration and ridicule, with only a few expressing cautious support or optimism.