A Weekly Live Recorded Podcast and Blog on UFOs/UAP
Be prepared for a sciencey podcast! Our guest, Robert Schroeder has a longtime theory on the topic that most skeptics use: “They (meaning extraterrestrials) cannot get here from there”. Maybe with Robert’s theory, they could and can? Join us while Robert and I will have a live face to face chat on Cape Cod.
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BIO: Robert Schroeder is the author of the book “Solving the UFO Enigma: How Modern Physics is Revealing the Technology of UFOs”. His book and talk look at the possibility that recent theoretical developments in modern physics such as extra dimensions, warped geometries, potential solutions to the hierarchy problem, etc. along with intriguing evidence from UFO sightings appear to be pointing toward an explanation of UFO technology. His talk consists of a PowerPoint slide show and a short video of pilot sightings of UFOs. Bob retired from Hewlett-Packard after 26 years in operations and product management. His educational background includes a BA in math from Rutgers University, an AS in aerospace engineering and an MBA. He is married with a daughter who is a structural engineer in the DC area. His wife Carol is a high school math teacher at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional HS. Bob served in the US Army between 1966 and 1968 including a tour of duty in Vietnam. A personal accomplishment has been to complete the Boston Marathon three times (but he says three is enough!). He has done talks or appearances at Worcestor Polytechnic Institute; Del Rio UFO Festival, Del Rio, Texas; 2015 MUFON Symposium in Irvine, California; 2014 International UFO Congress in Scottsdale, Arizona; 2015 Phoenix MUFON; Tom Anderson Show FOX News Alaska 95.5 FM KOAN; Billy Cox phone interview at Sarasota, Florida Herald Tribune; Waldorf High School in Belmont, Mass.; Tatnuck Book Store in Westborough, Mass.; Triangle Variety Radio with physicist host Patrick Walters out of North Carolina; NorCal MUFON San Francisco meeting via Skype; Kate Valentine Show WVNJ 1160 AM at studio in Teaneck, New Jersey; etc.
by UFO History Buff & Author, Charles Lear
Chehalis, the county seat of Lewis County in Washington State, is a city that celebrates both UFOs and Bigfoot. For the 75th anniversary of Kenneth Arnold’s sighting over Mt. Rainier (120 miles east) on June 24, 1947, Arnold’s granddaughter, Shanelle Shanz, was among a group of speakers at the Chehalis City Farm during the annual “Flying Saucer Party,” which includes exhibits at and benefits the Lewis County Historical Museum. An event centered around Bigfoot, “Bigfoot: Real or Hoax?” was held on April 15, 2023, at Mcfiler’s Chehalis Theatre with presentations sponsored by the Historical Museum. Even before people started calling large, cryptic, woods-dwelling, hairy humanoids “Bigfoot,” there was an early report of “Sasquatch” terrorizing residents of the Chehalis Reservation (22 miles northwest of the city) in the March 2, 1934, edition of The Province from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. With such deep roots in UFOs and Bigfoot, it’s fitting that there should be a case in the area involving both. Read more
Prof. Greg Eghigian discusses his new book: “After the Flying Saucers Came” which explores humanity’s fascination with UFOs and the possibility of extraterrestrial visitors. Modern UFO sightings, emerging during the Cold War and space age, led to disputed government inquiries, sensational news stories, and dedicated investigators. Greg and Martin get into a very interesting on how people react to the phenomenon and the possibilities of what it all could mean.
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https://www.societyforuapstudies.org/uap-studies-conference-summer-2024
BIO: Greg Eghigian is Professor of History and Bioethics at Penn State University. He is a historian of science and medicine, specializing in the history of science and medicine. He has written books and articles about such things as the history of disability, the history of madness, and the history of criminality. In more recent years, he has turned his attention to researching the history of the global fascination with unidentified flying objects and aliens. This past month saw the publication of his latest book: After the Flying Saucers Came: A Global History of the UFO Phenomenon.
by UFO History Buff & Author, Charles Lear
Bennewitz picIn December of 1979, Paul Bennewitz, a man who wrote he had been studying the UFO phenomenon since 1948, was told by his wife that she heard a high-pitched buzzing sound right over their house after being woken up by their small dog who was barking before dawn one morning. Bennewitz had been recently seeing strange lights over Archuleta Mesa in Dulce, New Mexico, and thought to himself (not wanting to alarm his wife) that maybe what he had been observing was now observing him. His house, in the Four Hills neighborhood east of Albuquerque, had a second-floor observation deck with a view of the Manzano Weapons Storage Area at Kirtland AFB to the south. He began watching the skies nightly and managed to capture images over the MWSA of what he was convinced were brightly lit objects with unusual characteristics. This set off a train of events that involved the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, a self-proclaimed CIA-trained disinformation agent, and a well-known author and UFO researcher. What Bennewitz caught on film tends to get lost in the many tellings of this story, but a detailed examination can be found in the 2012 book, X Descending by Christian Lambright, from which the details of above account were taken. Read more
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Guest Alan Pearce discusses the profound and often surreal journey of coma survivors and delves into the mysteries of consciousness unlocked by near-death experiences. In his book COMA and Near Death Experiences he explores, from the stunning liberation of the mind from the body to the risks posed by coma-inducing treatments, this exploration unveils a spectrum of conscious states experienced during comas, revealing both the beautiful and disturbing dimensions of these encounters.
BIO: Alan Pearce is a journalist, broadcaster, former BBC correspondent, and author of several books. He has contributed to numerous publications, from Time Magazine to The Sunday Times of London.
Join our guests Krys and Ariel as they discuss how they have done a deep dive into the fascinating world of UFOs. From compelling sightings to unexplained phenomena, they explore the mysteries surrounding unidentified flying objects and more. Krys also discuses her own encounters.
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Martin’s interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVCEES64PaE
Broad Haven UFO Encounter: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-38723643
Ariel Phenomenon: https://arielphenomenon.com/
The Elephant in the Room YouTube Channel:
BIO: Krys Devine is a content creator, aspiring artist, author, public speaker, shapeshifter (reinvents herself as needed), dreamer – both figuratively and literally – and UFO Experiencer and Enthusiast. She is married to her soulmate of 32 years and has four amazing adult children, each with four beautiful partners. Having medically retired from a 33-year career in healthcare encompassing multiple front-line and leadership roles, she is a non-combat disabled veteran whose service began in the United States Navy as a Hospital Corpsman. Krys is currently pursuing her graduate degree in consciousness and transformative studies from the JFK School of Psychology at National University, having completed her bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership in 2012. A highlight of Krys’s UAP advocacy was her attendance at the inaugural UAP Congressional Hearing in July of 2023. Her brief curiosity about UAP in the summer of 2021 quickly transformed into a series of sightings of anomalies and various phenomena that she captured on film over two years while residing in San Diego. These experiences prompted a deep dive into the nature of the phenomenon, as well as involvement in the #ufotwitter community, fostering friendships and relationships with other experiencers. These ongoing ontological questions have spurred her to further explore the topic. As the co-host of the Elephant in the Room podcast on YouTube alongside her co-host, Ariel, Krys approaches the podcast as a student, refraining from claiming to have definitive answers. Instead, she shares her experiences and personal interpretations while learning from the diverse guests – experiencers, researchers, and thinkers – in the field, driven by a never-ending curiosity and a pursuit of more questions.
BIO: Ariel is a mother, writer, content creator, and former teacher. Her journey has been a multifaceted one, shaped by her diverse interests and experiences. With a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and Biblical studies, along with an endorsement in English as a second language, Ariel initially embarked upon a teaching career. After teaching for a short amount of time, Ariel got married, started a family, and transitioned into the role of a devoted stay-at-home mother to her two precious girls. However, her passion for teaching and learning never waned and over the years she has consistently found various ways to continue improving her writing skills and working with children in an educational setting. Ariel has been captivated by the enigma known as the UFO phenomenon for quite some time now. Her grandfather had an experience with a hovering metallic disk when he was a teenager, and he passed his curiosity about the unknown onto her. In 2020 she officially dove head first into the topic and has since become a beloved member of the UFO Twitter community after she garnered much attention when in 2022 Lue Elizondo shared an article she wrote. These days she is particularly interested in researching and understanding how world religions and society at large might react to and cope with the disclosure of the existence of non-human intelligence.
by UFO History Buff & Author, Charles Lear
After the termination of Project Blue Book was announced on December 17, 1969, throughout the early months of 1970, much was made in the press of the fact that the Air Force was no longer in the flying saucer/UFO game. Then, the existence of a physics textbook being used at the Air Force Academy that had an entire chapter devoted to UFOs became known to UFO researchers, and it was mentioned (briefly on page 4 of pdf) in the May-June 1970 APRO Bulletin that “it caused quite stir in UFO circles in the first half of 1970.” The mainstream press didn’t become aware of it until an article was published in the October 11, 1970, issue of the National Enquirer with the headline “Air Force Academy Textbook Warns Cadets that UFOs May be Spacecraft Operated by Aliens from Other Worlds.” As sensational as this headline is, it isn’t far from the truth, and after news of the chapter’s existence was published in the mainstream press, it was quickly revised. Remarkably, the author of the chapter was a major in the Air Force who was a physics professor at the Air Force Academy. Read more
Join us for an intriguing discussion with guest DR ROGER STANKOVIC as we delve into the mysterious “Havana Effect” on UFO witnesses. The Havana Syndrome, initially discovered affecting US diplomats and intelligence staff at the former U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba in November 2016, has since been reported globally.
Also featured in this episode, LES VELEZ, founder of the Organization for Paranormal Understanding and Support (OPUS), shares insights into this non-profit organization, which was established in 1994 to provide support and education for individuals experiencing unusual, paranormal, or anomalous phenomena.
Additionally, JEREMY RAY recounts his incredible UFO encounter and shares his experiences working for Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS). This fascinating interview is one you won’t want to miss!
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BIO: Dr Roger Stankovic, MUFON’s National Director for Australia & New Zealand, is a former neuroscientist, who completed his doctoral thesis at the University of Sydney in motor neuron disease, and is now a lecturer in human pathology, at the Department of Technical & Further Education, Sydney, Australia. As a member of the UAP Medical Coalition, Roger is now combining his skills and knowledge in neuropathology, to research the effects of UAP’s on the human central nervous system. Proximity to a UAP can cause physical effects, also known as, ‘Anomalous Health Incidents’ (AHI).
BIO: Les Velez has led OPUS for more than twenty-five years, from the organization’s initial
inception through more than two decades of building connections across the industry, ultimately forming the OPUS Network. Les is also the author of The Unknown Other and the Existential Proposition of Alien Contact, which explores the mystery of non-human intelligences through a series of first-hand accounts of extraterrestrial encounters from OPUS Community Members.Find out more about the OPUS Network, or inquire about getting help: https://www.opusnetwork.org/
BIO: Jeremy Ray, formerly a STAR team investigator for MUFON. The last 20 years Jeremy has been conducting UFO investigations in California, Texas, and Colorado. In 2008 he was promoted to STAR team investigator and worked with Bigelow Aerospace Advance Space Studies (BAASS) on high level UFO cases. Jeremy has represented MUFON on several radio and television shows. He has also been a guest speaker at MUFON symposiums.
Robert K. Wittman had a remarkable career as an FBI agent for 20 years, from 1988 to 2008. Specializing in art theft and cultural property crime, Robert became the FBI’s go-to expert for these types of cases. His impressive work undercover led to the recovery of over $300 billion worth of stolen art and property across 20 different countries. His extensive undercover operations are detailed in his book, Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World’s Stolen Treasures. He has fascinating art crime stories.
In 2008, after 20 years with the FBI, Robert Wittman retired from the Bureau and brought his expertise to the private sector. He sought to create a Security and Recovery Consulting firm that would draw on his unique investigative experience to protect its clients from losses related to theft, fraud or forgery. Since its inception, Robert Wittman Inc. has grown far beyond its original vision, providing protection and recovery services to more than 100 public and private collections worldwide. Robert Wittman Inc. continues to proudly serve a diverse portfolio of institutions, auction houses, collectors, galleries, insurance companies and Nations committed to protecting their cultural assets.
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