NewsNation correspondent Ross Coulhart recently made a wild claim that the U.S. Forest Service is protecting a fenced-in area somewhere in the United States with a “portal” inside it.
On NewsNation’s Reality Check with Ross Coulhart, the former 60 Minutes Australia journalist said, “One thing I want to throw out here,” adding he wants to cause “a bit of mischief with the U.S. government.” He continued, “I’ve just been somewhere in the United States, where I know there is another portal, and I know the United States knows about it. And I was there just the other day.”
“Supposedly ancient ruins of tribal art”
Coulhart went on to describe the fence around the site, under Forest Service Protection. “It’s supposedly ancient ruins of tribal art. And you know what? It’s not.” Coulhart claimed the United States is using the U.S. Forest Service under pretenses to keep secrets from the public about a “portal on U.S. soil.” Coulhart reitered that revealing the secret caused some “mischief.”
As Coulhart’s clearly unfounded statement went viral, one comment noted, “How come all these super duper secret government programs just so happen to invite conspiracy peddlers to see the things they don’t want people to know about? [It] just doesn’t make a lick of sense.”
Coulhart: a formerly respected journalist
Coulthart built his reputation in mainstream Australian journalism, working as an investigative reporter and later a chief correspondent for 60 Minutes Australia. Over decades in television and print, including roles with the Nine Network and Seven Network, he covered national security, crime, and political scandals, earning industry awards and a profile as a hard-hitting interviewer.
His reporting often focused on misconduct within powerful institutions, and he was known in Australian media circles as an aggressive, sometimes polarizing, investigator willing to challenge official narratives.
In recent years, Coulthart has shifted his focus to unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), authoring In Plain Sight and becoming a prominent on-air advocate for claims that governments are concealing evidence of non-human craft.
Through appearances on podcasts, cable news segments, and his role with NewsNation, he has amplified whistleblower accounts and allegations of secret crash-retrieval programs.
Coulthart has also suggested that large, concealed objects of unknown origin may be hidden in certain locations, and secret international agreements could exist to control the public disclosure of non-human technology. On programs for NewsNation and in his book, he has given a platform to whistleblowers who allege the existence of reverse-engineering projects and covert special access programs.
Supporters describe him as continuing his tradition of scrutinizing authorities; critics argue he has moved from hard-nosed investigative journalism into promoting extraordinary claims that remain unproven, recasting the veteran reporter as one of the most visible media figures in the modern UFO/UAP debate.
Published: Mar 3, 2026 04:07 pm