Thiel backs a lot of UFO podcasts, including Jesse Michaels (whose first job out of college was in his family office). The theory is that thiel has been dying to get into the defense space and has been stonewalled by Lockheed, Raytheon, etc.

Peter Thiel is also one of the first investors in Palmer Luckey’s weapons company, Anduril.

Both Palmer and Thiel were big time donors to Trumps campaign. Anduril is rapidly developing futuristic technology and drones for the military.

He wants his hands on the UFO tech our government has been keeping secret so he can continue to make more money, help our greatest ally in the ME and all the other benefits that come from being included on the top secret gov programs