Just a theory:

I had interviewed him back in September, but could not release the video until the documentary went live in December. He only told me the original Nellis story, but didn't add anything related to the stories that have come out in recent weeks, which frankly seem fanciful and incredible to me.

So the theory is thus: he had been under a lot of stress and strain with the intelligence community. He was trying to get a job that required a TS/SCI clearance, and he was very concerned that the government would yank it, and he would not get the job.

However, again, just a theory, I think someone in the IC approached him and told him that in order to reinstate or keep his clearance, he did not have to retract his original story, but he would have to dilute it with some dis/misinfo to appease the government and maintain his clearance. The new stories that have popped up since September are a likely result of that "collaboration."

Again, this is just a theory.