A seasoned film and TV editor turned independent science communicator.
A YouTube creator with a popular channel that delves into fringe science, UFO/UAP topics, and curiosity-driven investigations.
A presenter who favors open-ended inquiry over definitive conclusions and invites expert voices to fill gaps.
He is not a tenured academic or PhD-holder, but positions himself as a thought-provoking educator. His content—often speculative but firmly rooted in scientific and investigative techniques—has earned him both fans and skeptics.
Simulcast on KGRA Digital Broadcasting, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Tuesday, July 22, 2025 @ 7:00 PM EDT (-5GMT)
BIO Christopher Johnston is a recognized trial attorney and Certified Civil Trial Specialist, with over two decades of litigation experience. An eight-time recipient of the Super Lawyer distinction and a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Chris has successfully argued cases before the Iowa Supreme Court and has built a reputation as a fierce advocate and legal thinker. Beyond the courtroom, Chris, a Founding Member of The Hollywood Disclosure Alliance, is also a lifelong UFOlogist with a background in both astrobiology and space law. He has completed certificate coursework in Astrobiology and earned a Certificate in Space Law through the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), bridging the gap between scientific inquiry and legal accountability in the expanding domain of space exploration. Chris is a contributing member of MUFON (the Mutual UFO Network,) the world’s largest and most prestigious UFO Research Organization. He has authored multiple articles for the MUFON Journal, including The Infratempestrial Hypothesis—a provocative exploration of ancient terrestrial intelligences and their role in shaping humanity’s understanding of the UFO phenomenon Released in 2025, Chris’ debut book, Roswell: The Truth on Trial, reimagines the legendary 1947 UFO crash as a jury trial, complete with opening statements, witness testimony, and closing arguments—placing the reader in the role of juror. Chris brings a rare blend of legal expertise, scientific curiosity, and investigative rigor to the conversation around UAP Disclosure, making him a powerful voice who stands at the intersection of law, science, and the unexplained.
In August 1979, a case out of Minnesota that was chock full of trace evidence, including physical effects displayed by the witness in the aftermath, was investigated by Allen Hendry for the Center for UFO Studies. The incident and the related activity are described two days afterwards in the August 29, 1979, edition of the local Warren, Minnesota, Sheaf.
According to the article (page 8 of the pdf) headlined “Deputy Johnson Stunned by UFO Monday Morning,” Marshall County Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson was in his patrol car about 11 miles west of Stephen, Minnesota, headed south on TH 220 just before 1:30 am when he saw a bright light about a mile away, hovering over the road. Thinking it might be an aircraft in distress, he sped up.
As he did so, the light came towards him, and as it filled the interior of the car, he heard the sound of glass breaking. He lost consciousness and remembered nothing of about 40 minutes after that. The Warren Sheriff’s office received a 1088 (officer in distress) from Johnson at 2:19 am, and he is described as having sounded rational but disoriented. When he was asked about his situation he said, “Something just hit my car – strange. Something attacked my car – brakes locked up. I don’t know what is going on.” He was asked if he needed an ambulance and replied, “I don’t think so. I don’t think I’m leaking blood. My eyes hurt.” Read more →
Simulcast on KGRA Digital Broadcasting, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Tuesday, July 15, 2025 @ 7:00 PM EDT (-5GMT)
BIO: Lori Rehfeldt is a retired U.S. Army Reserve Major who began her military career as an E-1 Airman Basic in the United States Air Force. She served 10 years on active duty and 17 years in the U.S. Army, rising through the ranks with determination and grit. Her debut book, Rendlesham Lone Ranger: Precursor to the Rendlesham Forest Incident, follows her journey from early childhood through her first Air Force assignment at RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge (1978–1980). From a young age, Lori was an empathetic and sensitive individual with strong perceptive—often psychic—gifts. A lack of financial resources led her to enlist, not out of ambition, but out of love and a desire not to burden her mother. Her time at Bentwaters was unlike anything she experienced in her entire military career—intense, mysterious, and energetically charged. The book sheds light on the strange and often unexplained events that occurred there, offering a rare firsthand account of the years leading up to the now-infamous Rendlesham Forest Incident. Today, Lori writes, podcasts, and gardens in Arizona. She hosts God, Aliens, and a Cuppa Coffee, a podcast exploring higher consciousness, spiritual encounters, and extraterrestrial. #RendleshamForest #LoriRehfeldt #PodcastUFO #MartinWillis #UFOs #RAFbentwaters #NonHumanIntelligence #Paranormal #Consciousness #UAP #MilitaryEncounters #Disclosure
This is the last of a three-part series of blogs covering the case of an Italian security guard (with the company Val Bisagno), Piero Fortunato Zanfretta, who reported a number of encounters with UFOs and their occupants. After the first incident, he described in conscious recall being confronted by “an enormous green, ugly and frightful creature, with undulating skin, no less than ten feet tall.” Under hypnosis the story came out that he was taken up into a craft where he was interrogated and examined by as many as ten creatures “about 10 feet tall, with hairy green skin, yellow triangular eyes and red veins across the forehead” with metal strips over their mouths. He said they told him they were from the “third galaxy,” wanted to talk to the people of Earth, and would return soon in greater numbers. Italian journalist Rino Di Stefano became interested in the case, stuck with it, and wrote a book about it titled The Zanfretta Case, first published in Italian in 1984 and then in English in 2014. The reader can refer to his website promoting the book for most of the information. What makes this case unique is that there is corroborating evidence in the form of possible landing traces, giant footprints, witness testimony from his co-workers, and observations made during the investigation by the Italian military police known there as the Carabinieri. Read more →
Simulcast on KGRA Digital Broadcasting, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Friday, July 11, 2025 @ 6:00 PM EDT (-5GMT)
In this thought-provoking episode, Martin Willis sits down with Mitch Randall, a groundbreaking inventor, engineer, and AI consultant, whose career spans decades of cutting-edge innovation in radar, wireless technology, and artificial intelligence. From building weather radars for NCAR and chasing tornadoes with the legendary Doppler on Wheels (DOW) trucks, to developing passive radar systems and wireless charging tech featured in TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2007, Mitch’s story is one of relentless curiosity and transformative ideas. Now a key member of Harvard’s Galileo Project, Randall has turned his focus toward AI and space surveillance, helping advance the boundaries of scientific exploration. Topics covered include: How artificial intelligence is reshaping science and society His current work on SkyWatch for the Galileo Project Ethical and philosophical implications of advanced AI Where he thinks AI will lead us, and it is not good Whether you’re fascinated by storm chasing, deep tech, or the mysteries of the universe, this interview is a must-watch.
BIO: Mitch Randall, MSEE, MS Phys, began building scientific instrumentation and research radars in 1984. He joined the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in 1989 where he developed airborne, ground-based, and mobile scientific weather research radars. Randall pioneered Software Defined Radio (SDR) techniques and deployed them in NCAR, NASA, and NOAA radars. He developed a software-based Dopplerization technique for incoherent magnetron radars to create the Doppler On Wheels (DOW) tornado-chasing trucks, upon which was formed the Center for Severe Weather Research in Boulder, CO. His technologies became the industry standard for the meteorological weather radar community in the mid 90s. Working for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2010, Randall developed a millimeter wave channel sounder to characterize real-world cell communications, used to develop today’s 5G networks. Randall co-founded Binet in the 90s to bring passive radar tech to weather radars. Randall co-founded Advanced Radar Corporation in the 2000’s. In 2005 Randall co-founded WildCharge and licensed his wireless charging technology Duracell. This invention was featured in TIME magazine’s “Best Inventions of 2007” issue. Randall is a prolific inventor with licensed toys currently on the market. Randall co-founded Ascendant Artificial Intelligence (AAI), a consulting firm developing custom AI and consumer electronics. In 2021 Randall became a Research Team member of Harvard’s Galileo Project, where he developed and deployed the proof of concept SkyWatch passive radar. Randall is the lead author of the paper describing the system in the Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation. #ArtificialIntelligence #UFOs #RadarTechnology #GalileoProject #MitchRandall #PodcastUFO #StormChasing #DOW #SoftwareDefinedRadio #WirelessCharging #AI #MartinWillis
In last week’s blog, we looked at the first two UFO and occupant encounters reported by Italian security guard Piero Fortunato Zanfretta. The case was investigated by the Carabinieri (Italian Military Police) and evidence was found in the form of possible landing traces in the first and second instances with the addition of huge footprints in the second. In conscious recall, Zanfretta described encountering “an enormous green, ugly and frightful creature, with undulating skin, no less than ten feet tall.” Under hypnosis after the first instance, he said he was taken to a bright, hot place and examined by “monsters about 10 feet tall, with hairy green skin, yellow triangular eyes and red veins across the forehead” (he also described them having metal strips over their mouths) that told him they were from the “third galaxy,” wanted to talk to the people of Earth, and would return soon in greater numbers. Italian journalist Rino Di Stefano became interested in the case, stuck with it, and wrote a book about it titled The Zanfretta Case, first published in Italian in 1984 and then in English in 2014. The reader can refer to his website promoting the book for most of the information. Read more →
In the last couple of blogs, we looked at the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena 1978 UFO Chronology, which was unusual for the large number of humanoid reports with space suits, helmets and antennas in the descriptions. We also noted that there seemed to have been a flap in Italy in December and that one case listed that month is worthy of individual attention. The principal witness/experiencer was Piero Fortunato Zanfretta, and his story was investigated by Italian journalist Rino Di Stefano, who wrote a book about it that he published in 2014 titled The Zanfretta Case. Read more →
Simulcast on KGRA Digital Broadcasting, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Tuesday, July 01, 2025 @ 7:00 PM EDT (-5GMT)
In this exclusive interview with Timothy Phillips, the former Acting Director of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), about the U.S. government’s investigation into Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs).
Topics include:
The inner workings and challenges of AARO
Allegations of confiscated data from the 2004 Nimitz “Tic Tac” incident
The credibility of whistleblower claims and legacy programs
The implications of highly compartmentalized programs for future disclosure
Radar-confirmed UFO speeds and propulsion mysteries
Historical sightings of triangular craft before the era of stealth aircraft
The “Gremlin” tech initiative and future data collection efforts
Phillips responds to public criticisms of AARO’s transparency and offers insight into what the U.S. government may—or may not—know about the UAP phenomenon.
BIO: Timothy A. Phillips Former Acting Director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. Mr. Timothy A. Phillips assumed the duties of the Deputy & Acting Director All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in October 2023. He is a Senior National Intelligence Service executive appointed in 2006 with over 40 years of government experience serving in a variety of senior Intelligence Community assignments in the field and at agency headquarters. Mr. Phillips is a retired United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel serving in peacekeeping, humanitarian, or combat operations in Lebanon, Somalia, Kuwait, Iraq, Joint Task Force Bravo, and JTF 510. Mr. Phillips’s educational achievements include a Master’s in Business and Information Resources Management from Webster University, Master of Military Science from the Marine Corps University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Arizona. He is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute, Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security Executive Leaders Program, Defense Acquisition University, the Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and the Armed Forces Staff College. He has completed executive leadership and management programs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, George Washington University Executive Leadership Development Program, George C. Marshall European
Center for Security Studies, and the Intelligence Community Executive Leaders
program. Mr. Phillips served on the Council on Foreign Relations as a National
Intelligence Fellow.
#UAP #UFO #AARO #TimothyPhillips #Disclosure #PodcastUFO #TicTacUFO #Whistleblowers #MartinWillis #GremlinTech #TriangleUFO #RadarUFOs #NimitzEncounters #GovernmentDisclosure
Simulcast on KGRA Digital Broadcasting, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Friday, June 27, 2025 @ 6:00 PM EDT (-5GMT)
BIO: Ben Hansen was the lead host and investigator of the TV show Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files which originally aired three seasons on the Syfy Channel and now can be seen on Destination America. The Fact or Faked team investigated videos and photos of alleged paranormal events to determine if they had a natural explanation, were hoaxed, or if they remained unexplained. In addition to responding to UFO cases, the six-person team also led audiences around the world in search of ghosts, Bigfoot, chupacabras, mermaids, and other unusual occurrences. More recently, Hansen appeared on UFO’s Declassified which aired on the Smithsonian Channel and History Canada, Mysteries of the Outdoors and Expedition Unknown on the Travel Channel, and Paranormal Lockdown and Ghosts of Shepherdstown on Destination America.
Hansen graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Sociology and Criminology. He then went to work for several years investigating child physical abuse and sex crimes before moving on to employment with the FBI. He now uses the skills he learned in interviewing and investigation methodology to focus his research on techniques to validate UFO witness testimony and filter out hoaxers and cases with natural explanations. As a night vision and thermal imaging equipment dealer, Hansen also works with technology manufacturers to improve low-light video recording with the goal of improving the documentation of the UFO phenomenon. https://benhansen.com
SAMANTHA GRAVES-BROWNELL is a researcher and writer whose work has been featured in publications ranging from the Saturday Evening Post to Thomson Wadsworth and Cengage Learning textbooks, along with numerous newspapers and trade magazines, including Edible Grand Traverse and Wine & Craft Beverage News. Currently, the development writer and an educator with Hoosac School, Samantha works with students on identifying and assessing primary source materials. Her interests include early American history, Native American oral histories, environmental conservation and cultural landscapes, and ecological design. Website: https://sgravesbrownell.square.site
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Jeffrey Wilson, M.Sc., Director and co-founder of the Independent Crop Circle Researchers’ Association (ICCRA) has been investigating crop circles that have been reported in the United States since 1996, and has visited well over 100 during the last twelve years. He was an early member of the Center for Crop Circle Studies (CCCS), in both the UK and USA branches before both organizations went defunct. He has been a contributor of USA crop circle reports to the Crop Circle Connector website since 1996. He was a frequent contributor to Crop Circle News until that website closed. His crop circle research has been covered by numerous newspapers across the USA, he is frequently interviewed on Linda Howe’s Earthfiles website, he’s been a guest on various national and local TV networks, as well as national and local radio programs including Coast to Coast A.M. with George Noory.
Wilson wanted to write his Master’s thesis on crop circles but couldn’t get any academics to sponsor it. Instead he received a grant for his thesis from NASA under the Michigan Space Grant Consortium to analyze and map geologic reflectivity data from NASA’s Lunar Prospector Mission. Wilson now works as an analyst in private industry.
Ray Stanford, longtime friend of the show and longtime fixture in the UFO/flying saucer scene, passed away on June 14. In the early days of Podcast UFO, he was a regular guest and caller, and was always enthusiastic and passionate in any discussion he was engaged in. He reached out to me when I was just starting out as a blogger with both praise and caution, and in one instance, chastised me for using a picture of a saucer nest as an illustration for one reported in Westall, Australia, for which there was no picture.
Ray was born on June 21, 1938, and was a colorful and controversial figure on the scene, having started out as a contactee, along with his brother Rex. They cowrote a book together titled Look Up, which was published in 1958 when Ray was just 19. He claimed up until 1980 to be in communication with various entities via trance channeling. Books he’s written on his own have subjects ranging from aura reading (What Your Aura Tells Me, 1978) to the Socorro Incident (A Socorro “Saucer” in a Pentagon Pantry, 1976) involving the report of a landed craft and two humanoids by Socorro Police Sgt. Lonnie Zamora. This is what I wrote in a blog way back when about Ray’s involvement in that case:
A researcher and NICAP member, Ray Stanford, had arrived in Socorro after Hynek and had tried in vain to make contact with Zamora. He went to the police station on Wednesday morning and was told by the dispatcher, Mike Martinez, that Zamora was in the southern section of town. Stanford, convinced Zamora was at the landing site, asked Martinez to make a call on the radio. Chavez answered and said they wanted privacy while Hynek was investigating, but Hynek interrupted and invited Stanford to come out as long as he came alone. Read more →