Person
Terry Phillips
- On the record: PJ executive director and Air Force SAP security director (2016-21), now Northrop Grumman VP for security; present in the DoD IG's 2021 UAP evaluation meetings.
- The claims: Coulthart calls him a key gatekeeper; Gerb's unnamed sources put Northrop's UFO security under him.
Career AFOSI officer who led its Office of Special Projects (PJ), the unit that secures Air Force special access programs, and served as Air Force SAP security director until 2021. He moved to Leidos and then to Northrop Grumman as VP for security. A DoD IG FOIA release places him in the 2021 UAP evaluation meetings, Ross Coulthart calls him a key gatekeeper, and UAP Gerb names him first among the people he would subpoena.
Claims (7)
AFOSI special agent from about 1997; PJ program security officer (2001); AFOSI deputy director (2006); counterintelligence director (2012-15); Air Force SAP security director and AFOSI/PJ executive director (Dec 2016-Dec 2021, the first at SES-1); then Leidos CSO and, from 2023, Northrop Grumman VP for security.firsthandOn the recordpublic bios and records (cited by UAP Gerb)
A DoD Inspector General UAP evaluation (D2021-DEV0SN-0116.000) FOIA release shows him in several classified meetings and briefing the deputy IG on 4 Mar 2021; a second release lists him with the SAPCOs of USD(A&S), USD(I&S), SAF/AAZ, the Army and the Navy.firsthandOn the recordDoD IG FOIA release via The Black Vault, 15 Jul 2025
He is 'a key gatekeeper figure'.secondhandSourced, unconfirmedRoss Coulthart
Northrop Grumman's UFO-related security is run under him, and he and his successor at PJ act as the program's 'attack dogs'.anonymousLeadUAP Gerb (Sam)
The Northrop 'dirty tricks' figure Matthew Brown described on air is not Phillips but someone under him.speculationLeadUAP Gerb (Sam)
He is now Northrop Grumman VP for security; his successor at AFOSI/PJ and as SAP security director is Lee M. Russ, also dual-hatted.UFO File Drop 1, Manhattan Project 2.0, Greer NPC, Highlighting Gatekeepers & QnA - UAP Gerb LiveanalysisSourced, unconfirmedcareer records (cited by UAP Gerb)
He is tied to Northrop's self-funded program after 2005.The State of Disclosure, Hanging with Ross Coulthart, Current Events & QnA - UAP Gerb LiveNorthrop GrummananonymousLeadUAP Gerb (Sam)
Connected
Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) orgNorthrop Grumman orgMatthew Brown personRoss Coulthart personDoD Inspector General UAP evaluation files (FOIA, 2025) document
Sources
- UAP Gerb: The Hidden Wing, US Air Force UFO reverse engineering programs
- UAP Gerb: Northrop Grumman and TRW, Vol. 2
- UAP Gerb: Special Access Required, Vol. 2
- UAP Gerb: 80 Years, the legacy-program timeline
- UAP Gerb, 'UFO File Drop 1, Manhattan Project 2.0, Greer NPC, Highlighting Gatekeepers & QnA - UAP Gerb Live' (YouTube, 12 May 2026)
- UAP Gerb, 'The State of Disclosure, Hanging with Ross Coulthart, Current Events & QnA - UAP Gerb Live' (YouTube, 29 June 2026)
- UAP Gerb, 'David Grusch on JRE, Herrington Denial, RFK Shoot Down Briefing & QnA - UAP Gerb Live' (YouTube, 11 October 2026)
Mentioned on (7)
- UAP Gerb: The Hidden Wing - US Air Force UFO Reverse Engineering Programs
- UAP Gerb: Air Force Hidden Wing, Admin & the UFO Files, "It's Probably Nothing" tour, & QnA - UAP Gerb Live
- UAP Gerb: UFO File Drop 1, Manhattan Project 2.0, Greer NPC, Highlighting Gatekeepers & QnA - UAP Gerb Live
- UAP Gerb: The State of Disclosure, Hanging with Ross Coulthart, Current Events & QnA - UAP Gerb Live
- UAP Gerb: David Grusch on JRE, Herrington Denial, RFK Shoot Down Briefing & QnA - UAP Gerb Live
- UAP Gerb: Northrop Grumman & TRW - UFO Reverse Engineering, Material Exploitation, & Legacy Programs [Vol.2]
- UAP Gerb: Special Access Required - the Secrecy of UFO Crash Retrieval Programs [VOL.2]