Department of Energy Chief: "UFOs Are Time Machines!"

Summary

Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, former CIA and DOE official, discusses his extraordinary claims about time travel and mystical experiences, including a purported journey back to 15th century Greece. He asserts that UFOs could potentially be time machines and acknowledges the government secrecy surrounding advanced technologies. This interview reveals a blend of espionage, spirituality, and the mysteries of existence from a high-ranking official's perspective.

Key takeaways

• 1Rolf Mowatt-Larssen held significant roles at the CIA and DOE, focusing on weapons of mass destruction.
• 2He claims to have traveled back in time to Mount Athos, Greece, and lived as a monk.
• 3Mowatt-Larssen describes encounters with the Virgin Mary and reveals a prophetic nuclear war dream.
• 4He asserts that he was never briefed on UFO issues during his time at the DOE, despite discussing the topic in the interview.
• 5The interview includes discussions on government secrecy and the role of advanced technologies, including the idea of UFOs as time machines.

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Transcript excerpt

Our next guest worked for the CIA for over two decades. He goes, "If you are storm, die in your separate foxholes. His name is Ralph Moat Larson. He served in various roles all over the world, some of which he can't even speak about today. What's the most on the brink the world has been that you can talk about?" Well, he's been shoulderto-shoulder with Putin. He describes working directly with NSA Director Michael Hayden, CIA Director George Tennant, and even briefing former President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. But while he's worked at the highest, most illustrious levels of international diplomacy, that is the least interesting thing about our next guest. In 1991, I went on a pilgrimage to Monathos, Greece. And I'm sitting at this I fell asleep sort of napping on this stone chair facing the church. And with every step I'm taking, the time is going back in time. It was as if time was evaporating. But I wasn't aware if I could wake up or get back to my old world because I was going back in time. He claims to be a time traveler. He says that he left his 20th century identity behind in 1991 to go live as a monk in Mount Aos, Greece in the 14th century. I became a recluse up there, but I burned my hut up there like all the things a recluse does. You know, I learned to fly. And when you're flying, you're spiritually open. He timeraveled back to the medieval era for months eating, walking around, socializing, and sleeping in his physical body in medieval Mount Aos, Greece. Now, I'm sure you're wondering if I mean time travel in the metaphorical sense. ...

Excerpt from American Alchemy, Feb 14, 2026. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.