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Ariel Phenomenon

  Based on the true story of Zimbabwe’s Ariel School UFO sighting, witnessed by over sixty schoolchildren

Directed by Randall Nickerson

Premiering and for purchase at arielphenomenon.com

May 20, 2022 

“I enjoyed the film greatly. It puts the issue in a touching, emotional place.”

– Emmy Award-winning actor and filmmaker Dan Aykroyd

“A unique and moving film, made with humanity, honesty, and a sense of awe. I highly recommend it.”

– Author of UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go On the Record Leslie Kean

“Ariel School Phenomenon is powerful, life-affirming and brought me to tears.”

– Director and producer Josh Boone

“Ariel School Phenomenon brings the mystery alive, revisiting the scene and tracking down original witnesses still struggling to fathom the unfathomable.”

– Award-winning journalist for The New York Times and author Ralph Blumenthal

“The most effective story told on the subject that I have ever seen.”

– Director and special effects supervisor Douglas Trumbull

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Watch the Ariel Phenomenon trailer here.

New York, NY – April 29, 2022 – String Theory Films announces the much-anticipated release of Ariel Phenomenon, the new feature documentary directed by Randall Nickerson. The film explores the infamous Ariel School UFO sighting, witnessed by over sixty schoolchildren at Zimbabwe’s Ariel School in 1994. 

In this first feature film about the event, the story weaves never-before-seen archival media with a cinematic score and striking cinematography that covers a former students’ journey back to the African school – the place that, at the age of nine, shattered her reality. Interviews with witnesses, now scattered across the globe, ask the question many have struggled with for over two decades: what happens when you experience something so extraordinary that nobody believes you? 

The documentary follows Pulitzer Prize-winning Harvard psychiatrist Dr. John Mack’s visit to the Ariel School; his validation of the witnesses made this mass-sighting impossible to ignore. Also profiled is respected BBC war reporter Tim Leach, whose reluctant coverage of the event led him to risk his career on the one story that haunted him the most.

The 100-minute film will be released May 20 at arielphenomenon.com. Please click here to download the EPK for press photos, stills and more information on the cast, crew and director, Randall Nickerson. Please email Chrissy Newton, Chrissy@vocabcommunications.com for an advance screener or to book an interview. 

Audiences may recognize the event from The Phenomenon, the 2020 film directed by James Fox, which dedicated the last twelve minutes to the Ariel School incident and left viewers hungry for a longer film on the subject.

Ariel Phenomenon is uncommon in its approach to the topic of UFOs: the story focuses on the experiencer’s inner turmoil.  That emotion is what Nickerson and his crew set out to capture in the film. “If you subtract the UFO element, this film is simply about the human experience of dealing with, and having to keep secret, a traumatic event that invites judgment,” says Nickerson.

Christopher Seward (Fahrenheit 911, Sicko, One Child Nation, People’s Republic of Desire) collaborated as writer and supervising editor; Los Angeles-based composer Nathaniel Walcott (The Fault in Our Stars, Stuck in Love, pianist for Bright Eyes and touring pianist with the Red Hot Chili Peppers) crafted an expansive score.

The late Douglas Trumbull (special effects supervisor of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Blade Runner) hailed it as “the most effective story told on the subject that I have ever seen.”

The story touches briefly on the career of Dr. John Mack, who, in addition to interviewing the Ariel School students, delved further into the research of alien encounters, authoring the book Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens, while coming under academic review by the Harvard Medical School for his controversial studies. “What’s possible is a matter of worldview,” Mack argues in the film. “What’s real in this culture is completely different from what’s true in other cultures.”

Extensive travel to interview past witnesses, and research to unearth student drawings, photographs, and never-before-seen footage, took over fourteen years, and has resulted in Nickerson’s first feature-length film. “My team and I dug up every type of primary document and media source we could find,” says Nickerson. “Everything in the film is authentic. We didn’t use special effects. You can’t recreate what people actually saw – but the audience can imagine it. And that will make it even more impactful.”

 

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Show 504 Notes: Chris Lehto

Simulcast on KGRA Radio, YouTube, Facebook & Twitch – Tuesday, April 26th, 6:00-8:00 PM EDT (-4GMT)

 

Check out Chris’ YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVNKdkLzWuy1oLuCuCv4NCA

For those who seek the truth, we’re creating something big:  https://www.sky360.org/

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COMING TO KGRA RADIO: NIGHTMARE HOUSES

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In November 1971, John List killed his entire family in their Westfield, NJ mansion. He then disappeared for nearly 18 years. Welcome to Nightmare Houses

Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nightmare-houses/id1620999171?i=1000558723816

BIO: Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Chris Lehto was Commander of the US Detachment at the Tactical Leadership Programme in Albacete, Spain. As Chief of Flying Branch, Lt Col Lehto oversaw the execution of three flying courses with no safety incidents. Previous to his final assignment, as Training Systems Assistant Director of Operations for the 56th Training Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, he directed the development, procurement, and sustainment of F-16 simulator training. He overseas program officers for two simulator contracts and represents Luke as F-16 training systems subject matter expert. He was also a crash safety inspector, which he now finds similar to UAP investigations.

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Everything Else Show: Skinwalker Ranch, Brandon Fugal & Erik Bard

Simulcast on Our YouTube Channel, Facebook, KGRA YouTube Channel & Twitch – Wednesday, April 27th, 7:00-8:00 PM ET (-4GMT)

Everything Else Show guests, current ranch owner Brandon Fugal & Principal Investigator and Chief Scientist, Erik Bard. The HISTORY® Channel’s groundbreaking nonfiction series “The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch” returns for season three on Tuesday, May 3 at 10PM ET/PT before moving to its regular timeslot of 9PM ET/PT.

With full, unprecedented access to one of the most infamous and secretive hotspots of paranormal and unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP)-related activities on earth, season three of “The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch” follows the accredited team of scientists, researchers, and experts as they push their experiments beyond anything that has been done on the ranch before. From strange occurrences including unusual spikes in radiation and evidence of mysterious underground structures to inexplicable equipment failures and numerous UAP sightings caught on camera, this 512-acre property located in Utah’s Uinta Basin personifies why truth is often much stranger than fiction. Since the 1950s, Skinwalker Ranch and the area around it has been the site of decades of study and worldwide media attention. Often referred to as ‘UFO alley,’ this Utah locale has become known for the occurrence of numerous anomalous events and strange UAP-related activity. Over the past two years, the team, led by current ranch owner Brandon Fugal and astrophysicist, aerospace engineer and optical scientist Dr. Travis Taylor, has done numerous scientific experiments to engage the mysterious phenomena on the ranch and this season, they are elevating their investigative journey to new heights, inviting guest investigators to take part in experiments – including former government officials and military officers – and revealing new secrets in an attempt to answer the question: what is really happening on Skinwalker Ranch? Anchored by never-before-seen footage of the ranch, coupled with the use of cutting-edge surveillance and scanning technology, and an innovative scientific approach to one of the greatest investigations of the 21st century, the team will apply hard science and make shocking discoveries while going further and risking more than anyone has done on the ranch before. “The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch” is produced for The HISTORY Channel by Prometheus Entertainment. Joe Lessard, David Comtois, Kim Egan, Mark Marinaccio, Matt Crocco and Brandon Fugal serve as Executive Producers for Prometheus Entertainment. Joel Patterson serves as executive producer for Letter 10 Productions. Jennifer Wagman and Mary E. Donahue are the executive producers for The HISTORY Channel. #SkinwalkerRanch #HISTORY #SeasonPremier

504. Chris Lehto

A fascinating conversation with guest Chris Lehto who discusses what he has been up to in the UAP world since our last show together, and his involvement with the UAP Society which aims at discovering the secrets of alien life, by uniting dedicated enthusiasts and scientists from all over the globe, in the search for the truth.

Show Notes

A UFO and Creature Report From Kofu, Japan: Part 2

by Charles Lear

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In last week’s blog, we took a look at a case from Kofu, Japan, that involved two seven-year-old boys, Masato Kono and Katushiro Yamahata, who reported seeing a saucer-shaped UFO and its occupants in a vineyard in 1975. The creatures were described as having brown heads with pinky-sized, horizontal wrinkles where a face would be; three silver, metallic, two-inch fang-like features where a mouth would be; and two rabbit-like ears with a hole in the middle of each one. One of the creatures confronted the boys and emitted a noise like a sped-up tape recorder in what seemed to be an attempt to communicate. They ran away to Kono’s home where their parents were having dinner and they excitedly told their story. Kono’s mother thought they had made it up as an excuse for being late, but the boys insisted it was true and pleaded with their mothers to go with them and see for themselves. The boys would soon be forgiven for being late and would become the center of attention for many interested parties.

Masako Kono and Hanae Yamahata followed their boys out to a road on the west side of the Hinode Complex where the Konos lived. With them were Hanae’s one-year-old son and four-year-old daughter. From there, they had a view of the vineyard where the boys said they’d seen the saucer and the creatures. Read more

1965 Everglades UFO

My family and I were fishing on loop road in the Everglades and fished into the night. My Father was watching planes on approach to the airport as we fished. He pointed one out to me that was not behaving like the others. It was coming towards us at low level and only a single orange-ish red light was visible. when it got close my Father had us load up. He was in the drivers seat with his hand on the ignition switch as we all watched the light. It was just above the treetops and 150 foot away. It was silent. When it crossed the road the light went out. Dad had enough and started the car. The light came back across the road and went out. Dad took off. We were all spooked.

503. Dr George Gaines

Martin checks in and plays a an amazing 2016 show replay of Dr George Gaines as he speaks about his childhood UFO sighting in 1956, and the United States Air Force Project Blue Book was investigating UFOs. Gaines reported the sighting and was soon grilled for hours by two alleged US Air Force officers including Edward Ruppelt.

A UFO and Creature Encounter Report From Kofu, Japan

by Charles Lear

In 1975, two seven-year-old boys in Kofu, Japan, reported an encounter with a flying saucer and its occupants. They were taken seriously, and an investigation revealed not only other witnesses, but also physical evidence to back up their story. The case was re-examined almost 40 years later by investigators from the Space Phenomena Observatory Center, and in their opinion, still holds up. A report was given to the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization and the Center for UFO Studies by Matsushito Hayashi of the Japan Space Phenomena Association. Both organizations provided summaries (APRO here on page 5; and CUFOS here on page 13) in their publications. A two-part article using extensive Japanese sources was written by Otakupapa. It is titled Kofu Incident: A Creepy Alien Got Off a UFO and Tapped a Japanese Boy on the Shoulder and is posted on otakupapa.net.

According to the article, on Sunday, February 23, 1975, Masato Kono and Katushiro Yamahata were roller-skating on a concrete slab in a vacant lot at around 6:30 p.m. Looking up, they saw two lights moving towards them from the east. According to the version of events in one of Otakupapa’s sources (Kubota, Hachiro UFO to Uchu (UFOs & Space) June 1975, NO.12, 8-17, Universe Publishing Co.), the lights were seen by the boys to be orange objects as they got closer. At this point the boys could see that the objects were circular with three spinning structures on the bottom. The boys’ descriptions of the objects are very much like the “classic” Adamski-type saucer. According to writer Hiroshi Minamiyama (Otakupapa’s other source for this moment in the story) only one object came over to the boys while the other one flew off.

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Boomerang Over my Car in 1984

New to your podcast in 1984 , I lived in Yonkers I worked in New Rochelle and was coming home as I got onto the Cross County Parkway I noticed 2 lights , really low ,I thought it was plane but it was so slow,it wasn’t flying past me, so I started going slow I was on a 5 Lane Highway the two lights turn into 4 then 6. I was just so amazed it was floating and going so slow and it was so so low I didn’t understand what I was looking at I ended up stopping on the parkway I flicked my high beams, got out of my car and the thing literally just stopped, turned and then floated towards me, stop over my car and it just hovered all I could think about was how is it not falling and how could it just be floating then I noticed they had no nose no tail .i was crossing off what it should have been. As it was over me I could see underneath it it was literally no higher than maybe a 50 story building it was just so low and so huge, made no noise,I could see the belly…the pipes, ducts…it looked like the ceiling of an industrial buildings basement. It was all black and huge HUGE. It was about 1:30 in the morning , as I Stood out my car and pointed up to other vehicles pass by but did not stop near me and then at some point I was talking to them in my head asking who and where are they from things of that sort and then I just got really spooked and jumped back in my car and I started to drive away . I kept looking back as it slowly turned and went back the way it came. As I advanced I would turn my head back every two3 seconds and then the last time it wasn’t there anymore. But I don’t think it just disappeared I believe there’s a radius based on its perspective that can only be seen with in that radius. This is why it appears to skip and blink out, and also why one block sees it but not another down the street. NOW, What should’ve been a 20 minute drive home took me an hour and a half when I arrive home at 3:30 it didn’t understand how it was so late I literally woke up my whole family and being a New Yorker ,my sisters told me to shut up and go to bed. I was 19 or 20 I’m 57 now, live in LA and last year on February 19 I remember because it was the day before my birthday at 8 o’clock in the morning saw this little white dot in the sky zipping across the sky it was so tiny and we thought yeah maybe just a plain really really high but then it stopped and then it went back the way it came it was so amazing the incident in the 80s, 2other car stopped but we never spoke to each other I have often wondered who they were and I wonder what happened during my missing time just want you to understand It was so big and it was just floating so slow there was nothing too compare it to
Since then I always look up I believe I’ve seen a total of 3 yap’s to date. Somehow,I believe I can tune into other frequencies at certain times,I capture ghost in pics. Orbs and balls of light in the clouds.
I’m open to talk if you have any questions, thank you Tony

Show #502 Notes: Micah Hanks

Simulcast on KGRA Radio, YouTube, Facebook & Twitch – Tuesday, April 12th, 6:00-8:00 PM EDT (-4GMT)

 

BIO: Micah Hanks is a writer, podcaster, researcher and speaker whose interests cover a variety of subjects, including history, archaeology, science, and the future of humankind. A longtime researcher and proponent of the scientific study of unidentified aerial phenomena, or UFOs, Micah has authored a number of books and has contributed many essays, articles and blogs to various publications. He is a contributing member to the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, and host of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as a number of other podcasts. Micah is also the cofounder, Editor-in-Chief, and creative force behind The Debrief, a news site that explores the latest in science and disruptive technology, as well as the latest breaking developments related to the U.S. government’s investigations into UAP.

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A UFO Abduction in Cergy-Pontoise?

by Charles Lear

On November 26, 1979, police in the French agglomeration community of Cergy-Pontoise received a strange missing person report from two distressed young men. According to Jean-Pierre Prévost and Salomon N’Diaye, their friend, Franck Fontaine, disappeared after a ball of light that was accompanied by three or four luminous spheres engulfed the car he was in. This resulted in not only an investigation by the police but also GEPAN (Groupe d’Études des Phénomènes Aérospatiaux Non-identifiés), the unit of CNES (Centre National D’études Spatiales) tasked with dealing with UFO reports.

According to an article on the case titled L’Affaire de Cergy-Pontoise, posted on rrO.org, Fontaine, 18, Prévost and N’Diaye, both 25, were loading a Ford station wagon with jeans they were going to try and sell at Gisors market. They saw a light heading towards the ground at a “not too fast speed.” Fontaine drove towards where he thought it might have made impact after telling the other two to meet him there. Prévost and N’Diaye went back to their nearby apartments, N’Diaye to get a camera and Prévost to get another load of jeans. Read more