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The X-Files:
I Too Want to Believe: There's the right way, the wrong way, and the Corey way
(Remember, remember, the 5th of November, Gunpowder, treason, Dark Aliens, and plot)
This is my own, or rather, the unedited, raw AI transcript of Dr. Michael Salla’s analysis of Corey Goode. It is curated especially for those deeply invested in exopolitics, ufology, and esoteric teachings. That include analysis of hidden details, subtext, and implications of the X post about Corey Goode.
With Corey Goode’s "Secret Space Program" lore now adapted into a graphic novel and media franchise, I created a funny cartoon parody in the sharp, angular style of Commander Invader Zim or Dib standing proudly in a retro-futuristic sci-fi setting, surrounded by comical elements: a few disgruntled "Angry Birds" style alien creatures.
I haven't met or spoken to Goode or Wilcock in real life, but I was there with them when Emery Smith stepped out of the shadows at an L.A. ET conference. However, I have met and spoken with Gilliland, Collier, and others. James, in particular, seems to be very fond of Corey (right or wrong).
Dr. Michael Salla’s recent assessment of Corey Goode (primarily from his November 3, 2026 X post analyzing Goode’s public reinvention statement) can be summarized as follows:
Salla states that Goode is attempting to reinvent himself after years of litigation, controversial claims, mixing real experiences with fiction, and damaging the broader “20 and back” secret space program (SSP) narrative.
Key points Salla makes:
- Goode did not originate the “20 and back” SSP story. That began with Michael Relfe (around 2000) and Randy Cramer (2014). Goode amplified it dramatically through the Gaia TV series Cosmic Disclosure (starting mid-2015) and Salla’s own 2015 book Insiders Reveal Secret Space Programs, which compared Goode’s claims to those of Relfe and Cramer. This made Goode the public face of the narrative.
- In Goode’s recent statement, he says he reported his experiences “honestly as I perceived them” while also creating science-fiction stories, books, comics, games, and potential film/TV projects based on those experiences for his intellectual property (IP) and franchise. Salla accepts that people can fictionalize real experiences for entertainment and notes he previously supported Goode because Goode had left a solid IT career to go public and support his family.
- The core problem, according to Salla, was Goode’s gatekeeping. Goode treated the SSP material as largely his exclusive domain. When others came forward with similar or complementary “20 and back” or SSP accounts (Randy Cramer, Tony Rodrigues, Michael Gerloff, Jorge Pabon/JP, Jason Rice, and others), Goode typically dismissed them as LARPers or people stealing/exploiting his IP—except for Bill Tompkins. Salla says this attitude led to conflicts with Jay Weidner, Gaia, David Wilcock, and ultimately with Salla himself. Salla publicly broke with Goode in 2021 after Goode pressured him to criticize others Goode viewed as IP thieves or promoters of “Galactic Federation hopium.”
- Goode’s lawsuits (including against Gaia and former supporters), combined with his leaked 2022/2023 court deposition (in which he stated he had made some things up and had never been physically taken into space), made him toxic. This has discouraged other researchers and potential witnesses from engaging with the “20 and back” topic. Salla notes, for example, that Jesse Michels has publicly avoided the genre because of the Goode situation.
- Salla leaves open whether Goode’s actions stemmed mainly from a desire to monetize and control a unique narrative, or whether (given Goode’s admitted MKUltra background) he may have been influenced or manipulated as part of a longer-term effort that both promoted and later undermined the SSP narrative he helped popularize.
Salla’s overall conclusion:
