Quote:Matthew James Sullivan, 39, earned a Bronze Star for valor in Operation Enduring Freedom and later worked for the Air Force Intelligence Agency, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, and the National Security Agency, according to an obituary.

Sullivan held “the burden that a select few in this nation have of truly understanding what’s going on,” retired Major Gen. David Abba, who served as director of special programs and later as director of the Department of Defense Special Access Program Central Office said at the funeral...

Sullivan was part of a so-called legacy UFO program — the US government’s crash retrieval program — that has operated for decades in the shadows across several executive branch agencies, sources told The Post.

Sullivan had personally seen UFOs in the federal government’s possession and would have exposed the legacy program at the congressional hearing in November 2024, according to sources...

The mysterious death is of “grave concern” to Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.), who referred the matter for investigation to the FBI due to “implications for national security,” according to a letter obtained by The Post...

The FBI indicated in a statement that Sullivan’s death could be under investigation along with the dozen other missing or dead US scientists.

“While we do not comment on specific incidents, the FBI is spearheading the effort to look for connections into the missing and deceased scientists. We are working with the Department of Energy, Department of War, and with our state and local law enforcement partners to find answers,” the FBI said.