Ross Coulthart exchanged e-mails with Sean Kirkpatrick asking him for an interview.

Apparently someone from Defense "leaked" Kirkpatrick email and phone number to Ross Coulthart.

Ross Coulthart asked him for an interview, he said he would love to support media interviews and he referred him to the Pentagon Public Relations office, they handle media engagements.

Sean Kirkpatrick also said: "My team has been working with them to try and engage more with the public on the work that AARO has been doing for the past year."

Source: Need to Know podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oVa3xU34Dk

https://open.spotify.com/episode/11AouyLRtOMWaAd9HhpGjY

Description:

We have contact! No, not that kind. Ross has made contact with Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, head of The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. Ross shares his email exchange with Kirkpatrick, including the Latin motto on his email signature. Ross and Bryce talk about what may, or should, be the next level of Congressional hearings (maybe the full Intelligence Committee, not just a sub-committee). Ross really wants the intelligence community's Inspector General at that next hearing to answer one important question. And both have advice for nudging your lawmaker about the UAP issue: forget email, write a real letter!