by Charles Lear
Hoaxes have been a part of the flying saucer/UFO mystery from its very beginning. Shortly after Kenneth Arnold’s sighting report on June 24, 1947, people started coming forward with physical disks they claimed to have found in their yards, in fields, or to have actually seen flying through the air in flames and then crash. Claimants ranged from school children to professional adults, and there is even a report from a Catholic priest that received a good deal of press. The priest’s case, as well as others of this sort ended up in FBI files. The disks that were displayed were obviously home made, sometimes quite crudely, but there was the possibility that these could be responsible for valid sightings reports by people who were truly mystified. Read more
Nathan comes on to discuss his thoughts on UFOs consciousness, high strangeness and more.
From Japan comes a case originally investigated by renowned Japanese researcher Kinichi Arai. This writer was unable to locate any sources other than blogs written about the case many years later, but it’s worth sharing.
Special Guest Alejandro Rojas joins in for a conversation on sorting things out floating around in the UFO field, his involvement with the SCU (The Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies), the UAP Hearing, the Wilson Document and much more!
While 1954 in America was mostly about the saucers, that year in France was more about the occupants, also known as “humanoids.” It was then that French researcher Aimé Michel came to international prominence as he investigated, collected data, and tried to unravel the mystery. A young Jaques Vallée first became interested in flying saucers at this time. He was later inspired by Michel’s work and went on to achieve prominence as a respected and influential figure in the field.
Exclusive interview with journalist Leslie Kean who was in Washington for the Congressional Hearing on UAP. She discusses the path that led to the hearing, her speaking with committee chair André Carson and breaking the announcement in The New York Times, what it was like being present, and what happened after the hearing concluded.
Randall Nickerson on his film, Ariel Phenomenon which released on May 20th. Playing clips and discussing the 15 years of painstaking work to tell one of the most important stories of a South African schoolyard encounter in 1994. This film shows what the reactions were right after the encounter and how it changed the lives of all who were involved.