Boyd Bushman sat down with independent aerospace engineer Mark Q Patterson shortly before he passed away at age 78 on August 17, 2014, where he revealed a stack of photographs he said were of extraterrestrials. 

'They're approximately five feet four inches to five feet tall,' said Bushman, as he held an image of what he touted as an alien lifeform.

'One or two of them were around 230 years old, and we had at least 18 of them operating around the facility.' 

He alleged that around 13 years prior to him giving the interview, he came into contact with a person connected to physicist Edward Teller, often referred to as the 'father of the hydrogen bomb,' who Bushman claimed remained involved with secret programs tied to Area 51 after J Robert Oppenheimer was removed from the facility.

According to Bushman, he stayed in regular contact with the head of the program and continued receiving updates about classified projects. 

The engineer said he still held top-secret clearance but believed information hidden within the 'dark recesses of Area 51' should be revealed to the public.

The resurfaced video comes as the Trump administration released the first UFO disclosure files this month, with a second phase planned 'very soon.' 

There is no publicly available evidence confirming Bushman's claims about extraterrestrials or secret UFO programs at Area 51. 

Skeptics have long questioned Bushman's allegations, noting that photographs he presented as alien beings appeared similar to commercially available prop dolls sold online. 

Bushman held dozens of patents tied to advanced aerospace and military technology during his decades-long career at Lockheed Martin and other defense contractors.

His inventions included systems for detecting missile exhaust plumes, reducing infrared signatures on aircraft engines, electromagnetic propulsion devices, laser-powered thrust systems and advanced target detection technology designed for military aircraft and missiles.

Several patents also focused on futuristic magnetic propulsion concepts, energy transfer systems and experimental aircraft technology, helping fuel later speculation surrounding his claims about secret government research and UFO reverse-engineering programs.

Bushman claimed that his people inside Area 51 sent him pictures of not only alien bodies, but also UFOs being held at the base, and claimed anti-gravity is one of several technologies being hidden by the government.