771. Former NASA Greg Martins

Retired NASA aerospace engineer Greg Martins joins Martin Willis to discuss his 35-year career at Goddard Space Flight Center, a childhood UFO sighting and his claimed extraterrestrial encounters through dreams, meditation and out-of-body experiences. Greg also explores consciousness, the Akashic Records, “home planets,” Oversouls and the experiences described in his book, Star Journey Home. Martin approaches these extraordinary claims with an open mind and gentle skepticism.

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770. Mike Gold: NASA’s UAP Files

Former senior NASA official and space policy expert Mike Gold joins Martin Willis and special co-host, astronomer Marc D’Antonio, for a candid discussion about NASA, UAP and the stigma that continues to discourage serious scientific investigation. Gold explains that NASA’s UAP Independent Study Team was never asked to examine historical cases or analyze UAP evidence; instead, it was tasked with determining whether NASA should investigate the subject and which agency resources could be used. He discusses proposals to employ artificial intelligence and machine learning to search NASA’s enormous archives, add UAP to NASA’s confidential Aviation Safety Reporting System, and independently examine unexplained imagery from the Moon, Mars and space—including the unusual triangular formation photographed during Apollo 17. The conversation also examines allegations of altered or withheld NASA imagery, professional threats faced by academics who merely ask questions about UAP, and why Gold believes stigma creates a national security vulnerability by providing potential cover for adversarial drones. Gold says disclosure should be viewed as a continuing process of releasing and objectively examining data, and he believes increasingly significant material may emerge as the government works through declassification. The discussion concludes with commercial spaceflight, SpaceX, America’s competition with China, manufacturing human tissue and pharmaceuticals in microgravity, the future of Mars exploration, and why greater government transparency could help restore public trust. Join us for a thoughtful, science-based conversation that follows the evidence without assuming the answer.

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A Policeman Hit by One of Those UFOs

by UFO History Buff & Author, Charles Lear 

In our last blog, about a boy who claimed he’d been hit in the chest by a paralyzing beam of light from a UFO, we wrote, “Reports of people suffering physical effects after being zapped by UFOs appears often enough in UFO literature that an author could devote an entire book to them.” Proving our point, we stumbled upon a similar case involving a policeman as we were looking for material for this week’s blog. Whereas the former case only had a single witness, the case we’re looking at this week has multiple witnesses.

In the April 8, 1975, Stillwater Gazette, there is an article (page 5 of the pdf) by Jim McLaughlin headlined, “UFOs Spotted Near Ellsworth.” According to McLaughlin, Pierce County, Wisconsin, Sheriff Christianson “reported a rash of UFO’s [sic] near the Ellsworth area Monday night and early Tuesday.”  At 11:25 p.m., there was a report from Ellsworth farm resident James Koehler who said that he and his wife had seen three UFOs hovering over their trailer home. The responding officer “reported only a badly frightened German Shepherd dog at the site.” Read more →

Show 771 Notes: Greg Martins

Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook & Twitter | Thursday, July 30, 2026 @ 9:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)

Retired NASA aerospace engineer Greg Martins joins Martin Willis to discuss his remarkable journey from designing systems for spacecraft to exploring consciousness, extraterrestrial contact and the Akashic Records. During his 35-year career at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greg worked on Space Shuttle payloads and deployable mechanical systems for satellites, including NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. At the same time, he was privately exploring meditation, remote viewing, telepathy, astral travel and what he describes as contact with beings from other star systems. Greg will share his early UFO and extraterrestrial experiences, his out-of-body encounters during Native American Vision Quest ceremonies and his claimed communications with beings associated with the Pleiades, Alpha Centauri, Arcturus, Aldebaran and Sirius. We will also discuss the central ideas behind his award-winning book, Star Journey Home: Connect with Your Home Planet and Oversoul. What are the Akashic Records? Could a person’s soul originate somewhere beyond Earth? What does Greg mean by a “home planet” and Oversoul—and how does he reconcile these extraordinary experiences with the analytical mind of a NASA engineer?

Check out Greg’s Book: https://www.gregmartins.com/star-journey-home-the-book

BIO: Greg Martins is an award-winning author, intuitive and retired aerospace engineer who spent 35 years at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. After graduating from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1984, he worked on Space Shuttle payloads and later developed deployable mechanical systems for satellites, including serving as lead mechanical engineer for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter’s High Gain Antenna System. Alongside his NASA career, Greg spent decades exploring consciousness, meditation, remote viewing, telepathy, astral travel, the Akashic Records and human-extraterrestrial connections. His experiences include reported encounters with star beings through dreams, meditation and Native American Vision Quest ceremonies. Greg retired from NASA in 2018 and published his award-winning book, Star Journey Home: Connect with Your Home Planet and Oversoul, in 2025. The book combines stories from his aerospace career with his personal exploration of extraterrestrial contact, spiritual origins and the nature of consciousness.

Show 770 Notes: Mike Gold: NASA’s UAP Files

Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook & Twitter | Thursday, July 30, 2026 @ 8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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Former senior NASA official and space policy expert Mike Gold joins Martin Willis and special co-host, astronomer Marc D’Antonio, to discuss NASA’s handling of unidentified anomalous phenomena and the powerful stigma that has prevented serious scientific investigation for decades. Gold served on NASA’s UAP Independent Study Team but says the panel was never tasked with examining historical UAP evidence. Now, as part of a new independent effort, he intends to help investigate unexplained imagery and data contained within NASA’s archives, including unusual objects in space, lunar anomalies, astronaut observations, missing or blurred imagery, and possible artificial structures and tracks on the Moon. We will discuss why NASA never followed its initial study with a serious examination of the evidence, whether defense and intelligence agencies possess additional space-based UAP data, and why Gold considers the stigma surrounding UAP a genuine national security threat. Mike will also address the possibility of nonhuman intelligence, claims of classified knowledge concerning the Moon, advanced propulsion, government transparency, the Artemis program, America’s renewed race to the lunar surface, and the danger of falling behind China in space. Mike Gold is an attorney, aerospace executive and internationally recognized space policy expert who previously held several senior leadership positions at NASA, helped develop the Artemis Accords, negotiated international agreements for the Lunar Gateway, and received NASA’s Outstanding Leadership Medal. Join us live and bring your questions!

BIO: Michael Gold, President, Redwire Space: As President of Redwire’s space business segment, Michael Gold is responsible for the company’s activities across eight facilities in the United States and Europe, including the production of solar arrays; microgravity research, development and manufacturing; docking and berthing systems; onboard computers and avionics; Very Low Earth Orbit and Low Earth Orbit spacecraft; digital engineering; and structures, mechanisms and robotics. Prior to joining Redwire, Mr. Gold served as NASA’s Associate Administrator for Space Policy and Partnerships, Acting Associate Administrator for the Office of International and Interagency Relations, and Senior Advisor to the Administrator for International and Legal Affairs. At NASA, he led the development and implementation of the Artemis Accords, negotiated binding agreements supporting NASA’s first lunar resource purchase, and helped reform planetary protection regulations. His work earned him NASA’s Outstanding Leadership Medal in 2021, the International Astronautical Federation’s Excellence in International Cooperation Award in 2024 and an Aviation Week Laureate Award in 2025. Before NASA, Mr. Gold was Vice President of Civil Space at Maxar Technologies and General Counsel for the company’s legacy Radiant Solutions business unit. He also spent thirteen years at Bigelow Aerospace, where he established the company’s Washington office, oversaw the launches of the Genesis 1 and 2 spacecraft, and received a NASA Group Achievement Award for the development and deployment of the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module aboard the International Space Station. Mr. Gold currently serves on the Executive Board of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, having previously served as its Vice Chair and Treasurer. In 2022, he was appointed to NASA’s Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Team, which subsequently received NASA’s Silver Group Achievement Award. He also chaired the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee from 2012 to 2019 and served on the NASA Advisory Council, chairing its Regulatory and Policy Committee. Mr. Gold has authored numerous law review articles and editorials concerning commercial space and has testified before both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate as an expert in commercial space, space law and policy, and UAP. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he founded and led the Journal of Constitutional Law.

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769. Darcy Weir

Filmmaker Darcy Weir joins Martin Willis and UFO Jack for a candid conversation about psychic phenomena, remote viewing, UFO experiencers, whistleblowers, and separating credible evidence from compelling fiction. They explore Project Stargate, Phil Schneider, Travis Walton, Bob Lazar, government disinformation, secret technology, CE5, Jake Barber, and strange entities reported in cases such as Voronezh and Pascagoula. Visit PodcastUFO.com to explore hundreds of historical UFO articles by Charles Lear and support the show for an ad-free experience.

Show 768 Notes: Darcy Weir

Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook & Twitter | Tuesday, July 21, 2026 @ 8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)

Filmmaker Darcy Weir joins Martin Willis to discuss his documentary *The Psychic Phenomenon* and explore the mysterious connection between extraterrestrial encounters, consciousness, telepathy, and remote viewing. **UFO Jack also joins Martin in the studio**, bringing another perspective to this fascinating conversation. Darcy examines the U.S. government’s secret psychic-intelligence programs, reports of telepathic communication with nonhuman beings, and the possibility that consciousness plays a central role in the UFO phenomenon. Are UAP simply physical craft, or does the mystery extend into areas of reality we are only beginning to understand? We also attempt to separate paranormal facts from fiction. How can we distinguish credible evidence from misidentification, suggestion, sensationalism, or deception? Could some reported encounters occur partly within consciousness? Are UFOs, psychic abilities, apparitions, and other paranormal events separate mysteries—or different expressions of something much larger?

Here are 5 films streaming completely free!

 

🔺 Secret Space UFOs: Fast walkers & Rise of the TR3B Military secrecy, covert aerospace programs, and the biggest cover-up questions you never thought to ask. ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIol5hApCfw&rco=1

 

& https://youtu.be/iAW7N5Q7vv4?si=vx4JHpXz6uWHIUkp

 

🌍 Puerto Rico’s UAP The 2013 Aguadilla Homeland Security incident is the most analyzed UAP footage ever captured. Hard data, real answers. ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Qs3bJIDLQ

 

📡 Pascagoula 73 1973. Two fishermen. One encounter that changed everything. Still unexplained 50 years later. ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/show/SCf_vgYIAGbRro6iHBIlHB4g

 

🎬 Dark Alliance: The Next Generation Not everything in the disclosure space is truth. This one teaches you how to tell the difference. ▶️ https://tubitv.com/movies/100053908/dark-alliance-the-next-generation

 

Start with whichever grabs you and let me know what you think 🙂

BIO: DARCY WEIR, is a documentary filmmaker who over the past two decades has chosen to explore some of the most intriguing topics of discussion today, including UFOs, Cryptids, and even Bitcoin. He has completed over 15 feature-length documentaries on these topics, all of which are available on Amazon Prime and Apple. His goal is to make the world of UFOs more accessible to the general public by shedding light on the subject in new ways.

 

PART 2: Boy Hit with Paralyzing Beam of Light from a UFO

by UFO History Buff & Author, Charles Lear 

In last week’s blog, we looked at a case involving a 13-year-old boy (the investigators chose to keep him and his family anonymous) who said that on December 4, 1980, he saw a UFO and was hit in the chest by a beam of light from it that temporarily paralyzed him. The case was investigated by Joe Nyman and Ed Fogg of the New England UFO Study Group, and they wrote a report that was published on the front page of the January 1981 issue of the group’s publication, the New England UFO Newsletter. After the investigators told him to look for any unusual marks, the boy discovered a red mark on his chest, which they saw and photographed. During questioning, it came out that during his encounter, he had heard squeaky mumbling noises in his head that varied in pitch “like a two-year-old would do.” He added that “they seemed educated” and that “something was trying to say something.” That night, he started talking in his sleep, his mother recorded it, and the case took on a new aspect. Read more →

768. Marc D’Antonio on UAP File Drop Videos and Images

Astronomer and veteran photo/video analyst Marc D’Antonio joins Martin Willis to examine highlights from the 40 UAP files released by the government on July 10. Marc analyzes several intriguing images and videos, including possible aerostats, balloon clusters, fast-moving objects, and the widely discussed “star-shaped UFO.” He explains how infrared sensors, diffraction, parallax, camera movement, and missing metadata can make ordinary objects appear extraordinary—and identifies one case that remains a genuine puzzle. Marc also shares his own unexplained observation of two satellite-like lights making a dramatic 40-degree turn.

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767. Dean Alioto & Samantha Graves

Historian Samantha Graves briefly shares a new research questionnaire collecting close-encounter reports from Western Massachusetts and the Berkshires. Then filmmaker Dean Alioto joins Martin Willis to discuss The Experiencers: Full Disclosure, an eight-year documentary project exploring classic abduction cases, contemporary experiencers, shared encounters, regression research, PTSD, and the challenge of presenting extraordinary testimony with credibility and empathy. They also examine why experiencers remain largely absent from congressional UAP hearings and why their stories may be essential to any meaningful discussion of full disclosure. The film is available on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+.

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SHOW 768 NOTES: Marc D’Antonio

Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook & Twitter | Thursday, July 16, 2026 @ 8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)

On July 10, 2026, the Pentagon released the fourth tranche of UAP records under the government’s PURSUE initiative—40 files drawn from agencies including the Pentagon, NASA, the CIA, FBI, and Department of Energy. Returning guest Marc D’Antonio joins Martin Willis to review some of the highlights from the release, including several of its most visually puzzling videos and images. Among them are a strange six-pointed object tracked over the Yellow Sea, unusual infrared targets recorded in the Indo-Pacific region, and a bizarre paired or cluster-like formation. Are these genuinely anomalous objects, conventional craft seen under unusual conditions, or distortions created by military imaging systems? Marc examines what the footage appears to show—and what cannot be determined from the limited information provided.

Marc holds a degree in astronomy and serves as MUFON’s Chief Photo/Video Analyst. As CEO of FX Models, he has extensive experience with physical models, CGI, visual effects, and the many ways convincing imagery can be created or misinterpreted. He has appeared as a UFO investigator and scientific commentator on CNN, Discovery, History, National Geographic, the Science Channel, NASA’s Unexplained Files, and What on Earth? Marc also collaborated with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Douglas Trumbull on UFOTOG2, a remote detection system developed to bring more rigorous observational technology to UFO research.

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Show 767 Notes: Dean Alioto

Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook & Twitter | Tuesday, July 14, 2026 @ 8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)

Filmmaker Dean Alioto, a longtime friend of Podcast UFO and a returning guest, joins Martin Willis to discuss his documentary The Experiencers: Full Disclosure. The film examines one of the most challenging and often overlooked areas of the UFO/UAP subject: the people who report direct, deeply personal encounters with the phenomenon. While congressional hearings and official investigations tend to concentrate on military sightings, national security, sensor data, and government transparency, the experiencer aspect is rarely discussed in Washington. Why are these accounts largely absent from the public disclosure conversation? Is the subject considered too difficult, too personal, or simply too extraordinary for the average person to accept? Dean discusses the making of the film, the individuals whose stories it presents, and the challenges of approaching extraordinary testimony with sensitivity and credibility. We also explore why the experiencer question may ultimately be essential to understanding the broader UFO/UAP mystery—and why genuine “full disclosure” could involve far more than government documents or military videos. The conversation focuses primarily on Dean’s film, its development, its message, and what he hopes audiences will take away from it. The Experiencers: Full Disclosure is available on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+. Keep Your Eyes to the Sky.

Samantha Graves Experiencer Survey: https://phenomena-record-vault.base44.app/

Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-experiencers-full-disclosure/umc.cmc.3jcdw2xt3pol5eam03tubo1ls

Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H16NZLGL?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

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.

Boy Hit With Paralyzing Beam of Light

by UFO History Buff & Author, Charles Lear 

Reports of people suffering physical effects after being zapped by UFOs appears often enough in UFO literature that an author could devote an entire book to them. In 1980, there was such a report out of Foxboro, Massachusetts, that was looked into by local investigators. A detailed account and analysis of the case by Ed Fogg and Joe Nyman appears in the January 1981 New England UFO Newsletter, put out by the New England UFO Study Group, under the front-page headline, “Light-Beam Paralysis, Possible Communication, and Physical Effects in Foxboro, Ma. Close Encounter.”

In a preface to the report, it is explained that while the witness, a 13-year-old boy, and his parents had given permission to have their names made public, the investigators chose to keep them anonymous to avoid “unthinking publicity” and “inquiry bordering on harassment” they’d seen with other cases. Read more →

766. Tim Gallaudet

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.

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SHOW 766 NOTES: Tim Gallaudet

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.

New Book Holding Fast in Heavy Seas: https://rb.gy/l2nhsg

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.

 

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