A retired U.S. Army Green Beret has issued a warning about what he describes as a new religion emerging from beliefs surrounding unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Paul Bock alleges that this movement is quietly reaching millions and reinterpreting biblical figures and concepts as extraterrestrial intelligences, a development he predicts will have a "very, very dark" future for the Christian faith.
Bock stated that he helped organize secret meetings in February between influential Christian pastors and individuals he described as government insiders and former military members. The purpose of these gatherings, he explained, was to alert faith leaders to a growing belief system that posits that beings once worshipped as God or angels were actually "nonhuman intelligences" capable of being summoned for healing, secret knowledge, and spiritual advancement.
"Do I think that it is leading many, many people astray right now? Absolutely," Bock told the Daily Mail. He further elaborated that this emerging belief system is deceptive, as it challenges core Christian tenets. According to Bock, this new framework treats Jesus as just one teacher among many, encouraging individuals to trust unnamed beings that offer messages of contact, evolution, and "new knowledge." He contrasted this with Christian teachings, which assert that Jesus is God incarnate and the sole path to the Father, emphasizing the need to test spirits against scripture.
During his independent investigation into UFOs, which began in 2022, Bock claims to have obtained disturbing images of what he calls "hyperdimensional" creatures. He described these images, which he reportedly showed to pastors at a meeting in a Tennessee Airbnb, as depicting beings that exist outside the earthly realm, including a squid-like entity and an ethereal, ghostly humanoid figure. Bock said these photographs were provided by an individual he identified as a "psionic," someone with paranormal abilities, and were related to what Bock described as "summoning rituals."
Bishop Alan DiDio of North Carolina, who claims to have attended one of Bock's meetings, described it as one of the strangest he had experienced in 25 years of ministry. DiDio, along with evangelist Tony Merkel and pastor Joseph Zupetz, reportedly attended the gathering after being invited during the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville. DiDio stated that Bock and his associates presented information they believed was concerning and urged the church to acknowledge this emerging reality.
"These are Christian men who love God, who, in the process of their investigation, working within all areas of this phenomenon within the government, outside of the government, they uncovered some information they believe was concerning," DiDio said. "They shared with us that the church really needs to wake up to this reality."
DiDio noted that recent surveys suggest more people in the U.S. now believe in the existence of alien life than in God, a trend he believes could cause a significant cultural shift if the church is unprepared.
While the Pentagon's primary UFO investigative unit has stated that most reported phenomena have ordinary explanations like balloons or drones, and U.S. officials maintain there is no verified physical proof of extraterrestrial life, Bock believes the government possesses more evidence. DiDio suggested that government disclosure plans are being "slow-walked" and that more striking UFO material could emerge by 2027.
Bock has detailed his findings and warnings in his book, "The Disclosure Agenda," published in August 2026. The Daily Mail reported in May that initial meetings involving intelligence insiders, former military personnel, and faith leaders had purportedly taken place in February, ahead of the government's release of UFO-related declassified records. However, the Daily Mail stated it could not independently confirm the occurrence of these private meetings or verify the authenticity of the images presented.