Former Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet joins Martin Willis to discuss UAP research, undersea anomalies, and reports from submarine personnel of fast-moving unidentified objects detected beneath the ocean. Gallaudet explains his role on the UAP Science Advisory Council reporting to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the challenge of gaining access to relevant data, and why serious scientific investigation is essential. He also shares a brief look at his new leadership memoir, Holding Fast in Heavy Seas, reflecting on his Navy and NOAA career.
Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook & Twitter | Tuesday, July 07, 2026 @ 8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
Former Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet returns to Podcast UFO for an in-depth discussion of UAP, USO, ocean mysteries, government transparency, and the search for answers. Gallaudet clarifies his role on the newly formed UAP Science Advisory Council reporting to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, alongside Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb. He discusses the council’s effort to obtain and analyze Pentagon UAP data, including reports involving possible anomalous objects detected by U.S. submarines. The conversation focuses heavily on undersea anomalies. Gallaudet describes reported encounters in which submarine crews detected objects moving at extraordinary speeds underwater, including one alleged sonar contact recorded at 80 knots. He explains why the oceans, much of which remain poorly explored, may be a logical place for elusive phenomena to operate beyond public observation. We also discuss metallic sphere reports, unreleased military video, the need for rigorous scientific study, artificial intelligence in UAP research, compartmentalization within government programs, and whether the public is finally moving closer to meaningful disclosure. Tim also talks about his new book, *Holding Fast in Heavy Seas*, a leadership memoir reflecting on his Navy career and his time leading NOAA through difficult political and scientific challenges. Could UAP represent advanced adversary technology, unknown engineering, or something genuinely non-human? Tim Gallaudet explains why either possibility deserves serious attention.
Bio: The Honorable Tim Gallaudet, PhD, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (ret) is a career oceanographer and technology consultant. Formerly, he served as the acting Undersecretary and Assistant Secretary of Commerce, acting and Deputy Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and Oceanographer of the Navy. Currently, Gallaudet serves as a strategic advisor and board member for several startups, nonprofits, and research institutions in the ocean, weather, environment, and space sectors. Gallaudet has been interested in UAP since he was young, but his experience as the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory gave him a greater appreciation for their scientific validity. He was recently appointed to the newly formed U.S. UAP Science Advisory Council. Hand-picked by Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb, the council operates under the White House to bring scientific rigor to the investigation of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenanow is a research affiliate for Harvard University’s Galileo Project, an Advisory Board member for Americans for Safe Aerospace, and will provide a keynote address at the Anomalous Aerospace Phenomena Conference hosted by the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies on July 30. As a member of the Ocean Studies Board in the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, and a nominee for the White House Ocean Research Advisory Panel, Gallaudet hopes to advance the scientific study of undersea UAP. He is a fellow at The Explorer’s Club, a distinguished graduate of the University of California, San Diego, a recipient of the U.S. Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award, and holds a bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, as well as master’s and doctoral degrees from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
In 1958, motorists in Elkton, Michigan, were alarmed by the sight of a blue creature with blinking lights and what looked to be a space helmet. Estimates of its size ranged from 2 to 10 feet tall, and mothers who spotted it while looking out the windows of their homes were reportedly worried about letting their children go out at night. The police got involved after a busload of junior high school students spotted it, and it wasn’t long before the mystery was solved.
In the October 31, 2008, Huron Daily Tribune there is an article (page 5 of the pdf) by Traci L. Weisenbach headlined, “50 Years Ago, ‘Little Blue Man’ Shook up Elkton.” After the introduction in which the reader is asked to imagine driving down a country road and spotting “an illuminated, bluish figure moving very quickly, perhaps even dancing,” Weisenbach reveals that the creature was actually a young man dressed in a costume. He and two of his friends had come up with the idea, and with him in costume hidden in the trunk of a car, the other two would drive around and let him out in various locations.
According to Weisenbach, the three men involved were Jerry Sprague, LeRoy Shultz, and Don Weiss, who had just returned after serving in the military. Don Weiss was interviewed and said, “We were 22 or 23 years old and we were looking for work.” He added, “We had a little extra time on our hands.” Read more →
Rony Vernet returns to Podcast UFO to discuss his field investigations into unusual phenomena reported in the Amazon rainforest and other remote regions of Brazil. An electrical engineer and researcher, Vernet shares accounts from indigenous communities involving luminous orbs, humanoid figures, strange lights, apparent equipment interference, and encounters that local residents believe originate from the forest itself. Martin and Rony also discuss the Peru flying humanoid reports, the Varginha case, alleged Brazilian military and police encounters with UAPs and beings, and the difficulty of collecting repeatable scientific data in unpredictable field conditions. Vernet explains his use of cameras, drones, infrared equipment, sensors, and other tools, along with why some of the most striking incidents reportedly involved lost or corrupted recordings. The conversation explores possible physical, spiritual, psychological, and interdimensional interpretations of the phenomenon, as well as Rony’s upcoming work and documentaries.
Martin Willis is joined by Donna Killeen, UFO Jack, Kelly Hughes, and Sam Milodragovich for UFO Headlines, discussing the latest developments in the UAP and UFO world. Martin and Donna share highlights from the recent Disclosure Forum in Washington, DC, including Martin’s question to Representative Eric Burlison about government file releases, private-sector crash-retrieval claims, and the search for more meaningful transparency. The panel also discusses the latest UAP records release, unusual orb reports, the role of skeptics, government disclosure efforts, archival research, and major historic cases including Roswell, Ariel School, Phoenix Lights, and Rendlesham Forest. They also explore the larger questions: Could there be multiple intelligences behind the phenomenon, and what evidence would it take for the public to truly accept the reality of UAPs?
Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook & Twitter | Thursday, July 02, 2026 @ 8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
Join us for UFO Headlines, Martin Willis is accompanied by Donna Killeen, UFO Jack, Kelly Hughes, and Sam Milodragovich for a discussion of the latest UFO and UAP news stories.
Martin will also share his firsthand experience attending the Disclosure Forum in Washington, D.C., including the panel discussions, key speakers, conversations behind the scenes, and his overall impressions from the event.
Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook & Twitter | Thursday, July 02, 2026 @ 8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
Martin Willis speaks with Brazilian UFO researcher Rony Vernet about his extraordinary fieldwork in the Amazon rainforest, where he has investigated reports of unusual aerial phenomena and encounters described by local and Indigenous residents. Rony discusses a recent mission in Brazil in which he deployed infrared cameras, sensors, satellite internet, communications equipment, and other monitoring tools in an effort to document events scientifically. He reports that multiple cameras and sensors captured an astonishing UAP-related incident, including the apparent shutdown of one camera. According to Rony, the data is being carefully analyzed in preparation for possible scientific papers, with the full material intended for public release. During his time in the Amazon, Rony says he personally witnessed several distinct types of phenomena: • Reported “poltergeist-like” activity, including unexplained sounds, flashing lamps, battery drainage, radio interference, frozen smartphones, and camera shutdowns • Low-flying orange lights and blinking spherical objects reportedly entering the forest • A steady orange-to-red sphere resembling a ball of fire • A luminous fog or aurora-like formation that reportedly became dense, formed a large three-dimensional shape, and was connected to a disturbing local incident • A luminous entity, recorded by multiple pieces of equipment, said to emit a humming sound, illuminate its surroundings, project an oval-shaped object near the ground, and silence the natural sounds of the forest before disappearing We also discuss accounts involving Indigenous communities in the Amazon and their reported encounters with UFOs and alleged non-human entities. Rony shares why he believes the Amazon may be one of the most important—and least understood—areas for serious UAP research. What is happening deep within the Amazon rainforest, and could carefully collected data help bring these accounts into a more scientific conversation?
Guest Joe Biscotto, founder of the rapidly growing UAP Reporting Center and host of Beyond Top Secret. Joe discusses his background in law enforcement, his lifelong fascination with UFOs and the unexplained, and how he built one of the fastest-growing UAP news platforms online. We also talk about UFO disclosure, investigating sightings, social media’s impact on the subject, and his work with The Contact Report.
Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook & Twitter | Tuesday, June 30, 2026 @ 8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
Tonight on Podcast UFO, Martin Willis speaks with Joe Biscotto, creator of the rapidly growing UAP Reporting Center on X, which has attracted more than 60,000 followers and millions of monthly views covering UFO and UAP news, investigations, and analysis. Joe discusses his lifelong fascination with the unexplained, dating back to childhood interests in UFOs, Bigfoot, and other mysteries, along with late-night listening sessions to Art Bell on Coast to Coast AM that helped shape his passion for the subject. Before entering the UAP media world, Joe worked in law enforcement, an experience that continues to influence his investigative approach with an emphasis on credibility, integrity, and evidence-based reporting. We discuss the growth of UAP Reporting Center, the current state of UFO disclosure, investigative techniques, social media’s role in shaping the conversation, and the challenges of separating signal from noise in one of the most controversial topics today. Joe also talks about The Contact Report, his investigative UAP news website where witnesses can submit sightings for review and possible investigation. In addition, Joe shares details about hosting Beyond Top Secret on the UAP Reporting Center YouTube channel, covering major UFO events including Contact in the Desert, and his upcoming book currently being represented to publishers, which he says could make significant waves in the UFO community.
Topics include: • UFO disclosure and current UAP developments • Investigating witness reports • Social media and the modern UFO conversation • Historic vs. modern UFO cases • Contact in the Desert coverage • The future of UAP research and reporting
BIO: Joe Biscotto is based in Pennsylvania, where he lives with his wife, Georgette, their three children, and their Australian Shepherd, Baker. Before entering the business world, Joe worked in law enforcement—an experience that continues to shape his approach through credibility, integrity, and a level-headed perspective.
Joe has been fascinated by the strange and unexplained for as long as he can remember. Even as a child, while others gravitated toward sports books, he was drawn to UFOs, Bigfoot, the Bermuda Triangle, and other mysteries. That curiosity deepened during his teenage years when he discovered Art Bell’s Coast to Coast AM, often listening late at night under the covers. His interest in the unexplained has remained with him ever since.
In 2023, Joe launched UAP Reporting Center on X (formerly Twitter) as a way to become actively involved in a subject he had long followed. The account quickly grew beyond expectations and now has more than 60,000 followers, generating millions of views each month. Joe approaches the platform with a strong commitment to honesty, integrity, and responsible reporting.
Through UAP Reporting Center, Joe covers current UAP news, explores historic and modern UFO cases, and aims to provide a reliable source of information amid the noise surrounding the topic. He also runs The Contact Report, a website featuring UAP news, investigative articles, and a reporting portal for witnesses to submit sightings—some of which are reviewed and investigated. His law-enforcement background, combined with his study of the MUFON Investigator’s Field Manual, gives him a distinctive perspective on UAP investigations.
Joe is also the host of Beyond Top Secret on the UAP Reporting Center YouTube channel, where he interviews leading voices in the UFO field and beyond. The program provides a platform for thoughtful conversations about current developments, investigations, and where the UAP conversation may be headed.
He has also written a book on the UAP topic, which is currently being represented to publishers by his agent. Joe believes the book will make a meaningful impact in the field and looks forward to discussing it publicly once it is released.
We often write about UFO cases that end up being neglected as other more dramatic cases grab the attention of investigators and the press. A case that was doomed to just this sort of treatment involved reports on October 22, 1973, out of Indiana. This was just after the October 12th Pascagoula Incident and the October 18th Coyne Helicopter Incident, and while all three cases share the front page of the September-October 1973 APRO Bulletin, the Indiana case faded into obscurity as the other two became classics.
We first came across this case in the 1975 Center for UFO Studies publication, Physical Traces Associatedwith UFO Sightings: A Preliminary Catalogue, compiled by Ted Phillips and edited by Mimi Hynek. The case shows up on page 95, and it’s included in the catalogue because there were traces found in a field the day after the sightings. The source for the report is given as the afore-mentioned issue of the APRO Bulletin. Read more →
Rhys Dalton-Morgan joins me from Contact in the Desert for a fascinating conversation about a remarkable family connection to one of Australia’s most intriguing UFO cases. Rhys’s grandfather, a decorated RAF fighter pilot and later operations head of the vast Woomera Test Range in South Australia, reportedly witnessed a bright disc-shaped object during the era of Black Knight rocket testing. According to Rhys’s research, the object was seen over the range by multiple personnel, appeared to circle a missile site, and then accelerated away at extraordinary speed. The case has since led Rhys into a deeper investigation of his grandfather’s military background, including a reported early involvement with a secret U.S.-U.K. UFO inquiry. We also discuss Rhys’s mother’s personal experiences, the role of respected Australian researcher Bill Chalker, the strange history surrounding Woomera, and some of Australia’s most compelling cases. Later, Rhys gives an excellent overview of the 1966 Westall school UFO incident, including the witnesses, reported landings, unusual aircraft, alleged military response, and some lesser-known details surrounding the event. We also touch on Australian high strangeness, alleged abduction cases, cryptid reports including the Yowie, and why the UFO phenomenon may be far more complex than simply unexplained technology.
Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook & Twitter | Tuesday, June 23, 2026 @ 8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
Rhys Dalton-Morgan joins me from Contact in the Desert for a fascinating conversation about a remarkable family connection to one of Australia’s most intriguing UFO cases. Rhys’s grandfather, a decorated RAF fighter pilot and later operations head of the vast Woomera Test Range in South Australia, reportedly witnessed a bright disc-shaped object during the era of Black Knight rocket testing. According to Rhys’s research, the object was seen over the range by multiple personnel, appeared to circle a missile site, and then accelerated away at extraordinary speed. The case has since led Rhys into a deeper investigation of his grandfather’s military background, including a reported early involvement with a secret U.S.-U.K. UFO inquiry. We also discuss Rhys’s mother’s personal experiences, the role of respected Australian researcher Bill Chalker, the strange history surrounding Woomera, and some of Australia’s most compelling cases. Later, Rhys gives an excellent overview of the 1966 Westall school UFO incident, including the witnesses, reported landings, unusual aircraft, alleged military response, and some lesser-known details surrounding the event. We also touch on Australian high strangeness, alleged abduction cases, cryptid reports including the Yowie, and why the UFO phenomenon may be far more complex than simply unexplained technology.
It often happens that reported UFO incidents get lost when the media is focused on one of more reports that might be more sensational. This seems to have been the situation in Italy in 1979. There had been a flap in Italy throughout 1978 and a case in December involving a security guard in Torriglia, Fortunato Zanfretta, who claimed with corroboration from supervisors, coworkers, and the Carabinieri (Italian military police) that he had been abducted by huge yellow-eyed creatures on multiple occasions, dominated the news in Italy at that time. What seems like it should have received a good deal of attention from not only the press, but investigators as well, is a case that was reported in an Irish newspaper on January 3, 1979. An extensive search that included the publications of the major foreign and domestic UFO organizations in existence at the time, and even Italian UFO publications, found no other mentions of a case that involved the Interior Ministry and reports by several Rome police officers. Read more →