Jeremy Corbell

Background

Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell was born February 3, 1977, in Los Angeles, the son of an immigrant father in the import business and an LA native mother from a watchmaking family. A graduate of UC Santa Cruz with a degree in Quantum Studies, Corbell initially pursued martial arts, earning a black belt in traditional jujitsu and developing "Quantum Jujitsu," which he taught at UC Santa Cruz alongside yoga programs for at-risk youth in juvenile detention facilities. His early career also included work as a visual artist, contemporary mixed-media installations, fashion designer, and consultant on mainstream films like I Am Number Four and Bunraku.

In 2004, while traveling in Nepal and India, Corbell contracted Valley fever, a respiratory illness that sidelined his martial arts career and redirected him toward visual arts and filmmaking. He channeled his recovery into creating installations from salvaged architectural elements from demolished Los Angeles buildings, notably his Death to Life series, before transitioning fully to documentary filmmaking.

Filmmaker and Ufologist

Corbell's directorial debut, Lost Vegas (2014), marked his entry into filmmaking. By the late 2010s, he became a central figure in ufology circles, directing Hunt for the Skinwalker and most notably the 2018 Netflix documentary Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers, which successfully revived public attention to Lazar's claims about reverse-engineering at Area 51. The film reached mainstream audiences and renewed debate over Lazar's credibility and testimony.

Navy UAP Footage Release

Beginning in 2020, Corbell acquired and released stills and video footage reportedly from U.S. Navy briefings, including footage from the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF). Most notably, he released video of pyramid or triangular-shaped objects filmed above the USS Russell in 2019 off the California coast, and still imagery of a spherical object associated with the USS Omaha. In April 2021, Pentagon spokesperson Susan Gough officially confirmed that the imagery was genuine, captured by Navy personnel, and was under active analysis by the UAPTF. This confirmation gave Corbell's releases unprecedented credibility: authenticated military UAP footage was, for the first time in modern disclosure, part of the public record.

Media and Influence

Corbell co-hosts the Weaponized podcast with investigative journalist George Knapp, featuring whistleblowers and expert commentary on UAP and military aerospace anomalies. He has appeared on major platforms including the Joe Rogan Experience and frequently provides commentary on UAP developments to mainstream media. In 2026, Corbell claimed that Representative Anna Paulina Luna confirmed the pending release of more than 40 additional UAP videos through the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), signaling potential acceleration in official disclosure.