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Show 703 Notes: Charles Lear

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Simulcast on KGRA Digital Broadcasting, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Tuesday, October 04, 2025 @ 8:00 PM EDT (-5GMT)

 

Blog discussed: https://podcastufo.com/mibs-in-mexico

Frederick Valentich Incident: https://podcastufo.com/pilots-and-planes-swallowed-by-the-ufo

Social media blog discussed: https://podcastufo.com/another-problematic-ufo-report-originating-on-social-media

Website Charles often uses for research: https://www.afu.se

Joe Simonton & Purported Alien Pancake

BIO: Charles Lear has been writing about UFOs for several years and still finds the subject, and the stories of the people involved, fascinating. Besides his interest in all things fortean, his pursuits include paleontology, geology, hiking, bad movies, and music. He has been a theatre person for most of his life. As a performer, he sticks to Shakespeare, and he makes his living as an I.A.T.S.E. Local One welder/carpenter in the construction shop of the Metropolitan Opera. His first saucer book was “The Flying Saucer Investigators,” second title, “Crashed Saucers and Malevolent Aliens.”and he’s just published his second, titled, “The Flying Saucer Investigators, Edition II”

MiBs in Mexico

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by UFO History Buff & Author, Charles Lear 

In the August 1975, APRO Bulletin, the front-page story, headlined “UFOs ‘Escort’ Mexican Aircraft” has details of a pilot’s reported UFO encounter. Backing him up is confirmation from the air traffic controller who was in contact at the time. What’s not included are details of the aftermath, which include reports by the witness of encounters with Men in Black. This part of the story can be found in the 1990 book, The UFO Silencers by Timothy Green Beckley, and in the 1997 British UFO Research publication (page 21 of the pdf) by Robert Bull, Men in Black: A Preliminary Report.

According to the Bulletin, at 10:30 a.m. on May 3, 1974, 23-year-old Carlos Antonio de los Santos Montiel, took off from Zihuatenajo, state of Guerrero, in his Piper Aztec 24 with the registration, XB-XAU. He was headed for Mexico City on a cloudy day with poor visibility and had to climb to 14,500 feet to get above it.

When he was over Tequesquitengo, he dropped down to try and get a look at Lake Tequesquitengo so he could verify his position. When he got below the clouds, fog and mist near the ground blocked his view of the lake, but his attention was quickly drawn to another matter altogether. To his right, he saw a 3-meter-diameter saucer with a cupula on top that had what looked like a small window and an antenna. He looked to his left and saw an identical object. Both were 20 centimeters above the wings and about 1 ½ meters from the cabin. Read more →

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The U.N., UFOs, ICUFON, and SBI

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Waldheim Meeting. Credit: ICUFON Archives

by UFO History Buff & Author, Charles Lear 

On October 7, 1977, Prime Minister of Grenada Sir Eric Gairy gave a 90-minute speech during the 32nd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations urging the organization to create an agency that would monitor UFOs. This led to a presentation and panel discussion over one year later, organized and produced by Lee Speigel, that included Dr. J. Allen Hynek, Dr. Jacques Vallée, and Col. Gordon Cooper. While this was considered a high point at the time in terms of gaining respectability for the UFO Waldheim Meeting. Credit: ICUFON Archives subject (Grenada issued a set of stamps in 1978 commemorating Gairy’s efforts) and still is today, not everyone was happy about it, particularly the directors of the Scientific Bureau of Investigation, formed in January of 1979. Read more →

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SHOW 702 NOTES: Joshua Bertrand

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Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Thursday, October 09, 2025 @ 8:00 PM EDT (-5GMT) | Friday on KGRA Digital Broadcasting @ 6:00 PM ET

Is the famous “Tic Tac” a home-grown technology? In this deep-dive, Martin Willis sits down with mathematician and technologist Joshua Bertrand to explore the cutting edge—and century-long history—of America’s lighter-than-air programs, vacuum-based aerogels, and the black-budget pathways that may intersect with the Nimitz Incident. Bertrand (B.Math, University of Waterloo; Computer Science honors; former EA/industry engineer) has spent nearly a decade cross-referencing open sources, defense programs, and material-science breakthroughs.

We cover:

Aerogel & laser-induced graphene: printing electronics into polyimide hulls; rigid “vacuum balloons”; station-keeping swarms; multi-medium propulsion via thermal pumping; stealth & low-drag profiles.

Nimitz (2004): training range context, multiple simultaneous objects, the speed “assumption,” and a test-range scenario including LASH (Littoral Airborne Sensor, Hyperspectral) tethered balloons launched from subs.

Project Walrus & cargo airships: how DARPA’s hybrid UL lighter-than-air efforts evolved into modern platforms—and why Congress lost oversight.

Materials & provenance: Kistler, Monsanto, Los Alamos; tektites; and a MUFON-handled Russian aerogel sample with intriguing lab notes.

We also discuss technology leakage, Five Eyes contractor pipelines, and why transparent congressional oversight matters.

BIO: Joshua Bertrand is a Canadian technology researcher. Joshua graduated with a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo in 2002. He spent 20 years working as a database storage expert for Reuters, Cisco Systems, Electronic Arts, and SAP Canada. In his retirement, he researches Aerogels, Lighter-than-Air technologies and their intersections with the UAP/UFO Phenomenon. He can be reached on X/Twitter at the account korea_ufo

“LASH” :  https://x.com/korea_ufo/status/1811627408757252509

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Show 701 Notes: Inside the Nations’s Largest UFO Archive | David Marler

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Simulcast on KGRA Digital Broadcasting, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Tuesday, October 07, 2025 @ 9:00 PM EDT (-5GMT)

 

 

👉 Learn more about NUFOHRC: https://nufohrc.org

RAY STANFORD’s Archive Fundraiser: https://shortifyme.co/QsJnp

BIO: David has had a lifelong interest in the UFO subject and has actively
investigated and researched the subject for 31 years. He joined The Mutual
UFO Network (MUFON) in 1990 as a Field Investigator Trainee. Since then,
he has served as Field Investigator, State Section Director, as well as Illinois
State Director. Read more →

Show 699 Notes: Nugent Cantileno

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Simulcast on KGRA Digital Broadcasting, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Tuesday, September 30, 2025 @ 9:00 PM EDT (-5GMT)

 

BIO: Nugent Cantileno is a creative professional working at the intersection of film, media, and cultural storytelling. As Co-Director of a Long Island–based film office, he oversees production logistics, liaises with local agencies, and helps bring major projects to life across the NYC/Long Island region. In addition to this role, Nugent has worked with major networks including Fox News, further expanding his expertise in media and production. He also pursues independent filmmaking and content creation, blending industry experience with a sharp, pop-culture-savvy perspective. With a background rooted in storytelling, entertainment, and audience engagement, Nugent has built a personal brand that bridges professional film work with digital creativity. His projects range from coordinating large-scale shoots to developing interactive, narrative-driven content for social platforms, always with a focus on innovation, humor, and cultural resonance.

Show 700 Notes: Jensine Andresen

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Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Thursday, October 02, 2025 @ 8:00 PM EDT (-5GMT) | Friday on KGRA Digital Broadcasting @ 6:00 PM ET

Publications by Dr. Jensine Andresen on Extraterrestrial Intelligence (ETI) and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). Kindle and print versions of these books are available on Amazon.com. PDFs of some publications are available on Jensine Andresen’s profiles on Academia.edu and ResearchGate.net.

  1. “Two Elephants in the Room of Astrobiology.” In Astrobiology: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy, edited by Octavio A. Chon Torres, Ted Peters, Joseph Seckbach, and Richard Gordon, 193-231. Hoboken, NJ/Beverly MA, Wiley/Scrivener.
  2. Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Academic and Societal Implications, edited by Jensine Andresen and Octavio A. Chon Torres, 2-6. Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.: Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Two chapters: “Cartographies of Knowledge and Academic Maps” and “Mind of the Matter, Matter of the Mind.”
  3. Bohm’s Interpretation of the Quantum Theory: Implications for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (ETI) and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). KDP.
  4. Extraterrestrial Ethics. London: Ethics Press.
  5. Hyperconflation: Recommending a Relational Alternative to the Datacentric Approach to UAP.
  6. Hyperconvergence: Religion, Politics, and UFOs.
  7. Safe Space: Demilitarizing Space for Humans and Extraterrestrials.
  8. Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: The Argument for Unilateral Restraint.
  9. Supranational Folly: ETI and the Decentralization of Human Society.
  10. Which Science?

BIO: Jensine Andresen (Ph.D. Harvard University) holds a B.S.E. in Civil Engineering from Princeton University, where she also earned a Certificate from theSchool of Public and International Affairs. She completed an M.A. degree at Columbia University in Social Anthropology with a focus on China. She also earned A.M. (master’s) and Ph.D. degrees at Harvard University from the Committee on the Study of Religion with a focus on Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. Dr. Andresen was an Assistant Professor at Boston University in the interdisciplinary doctoral program on Science, Philosophy, and Religion. She also worked as an Officer of Research, Associate Research Scholar at Columbia University. In addition to her work in academia, Dr. Andresen also has held positions in finance, business, and government.

A 1981 Close Encounter Report from Australia

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by UFO History Buff & Author, Charles Lear 

In the January 12, 1982, New South Wales, Australia Pix-People, there is an article (page 11 of the pdf) by “Australia’s leading authority on UFOs and psychic phenomena,” John Pinkney, headlined “UFO terror grips a NSW township.” Pinkney’s weekly column for the publication is “The Pinkney Report–Investigating the Incredible.” It seems there was a flap in the town of Nowra, and one case in particular is reported to have been investigated by the Scientific Bureau of Investigation. SBI had its own publication at the time, and a report on the case was published in the Vol. 3, No. 6 SBI Report. SBI was based in Staten Island, NY, and one member readers might recognize was Peter Robbins, who is listed as art director for the magazine.

According to Pinkney, “dozens of people” were “caught up in bizarre events” in Nowra, which is 150 km south of Sydney: railway men reported they saw lights hovering over abandoned mineshafts; a foal was found with its leg cut off “neatly from its shoulder; a “huge, brightly lit object” paced a bus with 40 passengers “for seven minutes, before vanishing up a shaft of light in the clouds;” a newspaper man saw a mass of what looked like meteorites fly up from the ground into the air in 1978; a 12-meter-diameter ring was found burned into a field after a farmer told police that “a weird thing had crashed on his property, starting a bushfire;” and two hunters shot at a two-meter-tall, human-like entity that vanished and left an overpowering odor that made one of the hunters sick for several hours.  Pinkney’s main focus, however, is on a case involving not only some unusual trace evidence, but physical effects on the witness as well.

According to Pinkney, Frank Burke, a pastrycook, was driving through the Kangaroo Valley heading home from work at around 10:30 p.m. when a “blazing light” engulfed the car. Burke said it lit up the area in a radius of around 25 feet and “was so intense I could have read the fine print of a newspaper or counted the ants at the roadside.” He was listening to music coming from a cassette player/recorder sitting on the seat next to him, and it stopped playing as soon as the light came down. Read more →

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SHOW 698 NOTES: Travis Walton on 50 Years Since 1975 & Skyfire Summit

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Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Thursday, September 25, 2025 @ 8:00 PM EDT (-5GMT) | Friday on KGRA Digital Broadcasting @ 6:00 PM ET

Skyfire Summit (Sedona, Oct 17–20, 2025):
Tickets & details: https://sedonamufon.org/skyfire-summit
Location & travel info: https://visitsedona.com
About the Guest:
Travis Walton is the author of Fire in the Sky and the subject of one of the most discussed UFO close-encounter cases of the past century.
About the Host:
Martin Willis is an antiques and fine-art appraiser and host of Podcast UFO (est. 2011), featuring interviews with pilots, researchers, and eyewitnesses across 700+ episodes.

A 1999 High Strangeness Case from Argentina

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Near the end of the 20th century, human abducting, cattle mutilating, Grey aliens flying sport-model saucers dominated the popular UFO narrative. However, there are reports that differ greatly from such accounts that offer insight into what might be an even stranger phenomenon. In the September 12, 1999, edition of the Trenque Lauquen paper, La Opinión, there is an article (page 16 of the pdf) headlined “Extraterrestrial Encounter?” It tells the tale, mostly in the words of the witness, Carlos Colón, a resident of Trenque Lauquen, who said he had a strange encounter on August 25th. During a follow-up investigation by a Spanish UFOlogist almost 20 years later, Colón shared details of the aftereffects of his encounter which he had formerly chosen not to share with the press and other investigators.

According to the article, Colón was “a well-known mechanic of agricultural machinery” and often travelled on the roads around Trenque Lauquen in his pickup truck. He had originally wanted to keep his story to himself and was still concerned that he wouldn’t be taken seriously. Read more →

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PART 2: A 1981 MiB Report From British Columbia Canada

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by UFO History Buff & Author, Charles Lear

In last week’s blog, we looked at a case from British Columbia that involved two witnesses who said they not only saw a UFO on the night of October 3, 1981, described as an upside-down flying saucer with its dome underneath surrounded by four lights that were in the 3,6,9, and 12 o’clock positions, but also had encounters with MiB types afterwards. The main witness, a 16-year-old who ran his own security company, Grant Breiland, reportedly took a photo that was not developed at the time of the article. The other witness, identified only as “N.B.” was a 19-year-old male who said he saw the same object. Breiland was interviewed extensively by former University of Victoria linguistics professor, Dr. P.M.H. Edwards. Edwards wrote a report that was published in the Vol. 27, No. 4, January 1982 Flying Saucer Review.

When we left off, Breiland had just been confronted in the glass-doored vestibule of a shopping mall by two men dressed in extremely dark blue clothing. They were stiff and robotic, had tanned faces and lips the same color, no eyebrows, and “Eton crop” haircuts. He was scared by not only their non-human appearance, but also by the fact that there were suddenly no people to be seen anywhere, which was the case during the entire encounter. According to Edwards, they asked him what his name was, where he lived, what his phone number was, and he refused to answer. After staring at him for five seconds, they turned on their heels “as one man,” walked outside (it was raining), crossed the sidewalk to the road, went left, and walked in sync in a military fashion. Breiland followed them and watched as they walked onto a muddy, excavated field and then vanished before his eyes. He ran to the spot where they disappeared and saw they had left no footprints. Read more →

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SHOW 697. NOTES AND VIDEO

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Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Thursday, September 18, 2025 @ 8:00 PM EDT (-5GMT) | Friday on KGRA Digital Broadcasting @ 6:00 PM ET

BIO: Award-winning filmmaker and UFO Researcher, Dean Alioto has produced numerous specials for A+E, Bravo and Discovery, as well as consulted on the successful James Fox UFO documentary The Phenomenon. Dean was featured in the Paramount + documentary Unknown Dimensions: The Story of Paranormal Activity as the creator of the first ever found footage movie The McPherson Tape and the enigmatic UPN TV movie Alien Abduction: Incident In Lake County. Dean recently completed a 7-year filmmaking journey, spanning 4 countries and over 60 interviews for his new documentaries: The Alien Perspective and the newly released Life Beyond Earth.