Show 717 Notes: Jesse Merl

Simulcast on KGRA Digital Broadcasting, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Tuesday, December 02, 2025 @ 9:00 PM EST (-5GMT)

BOB LAZAR :https://podcastufo.com/the-bob-lazar-conundrum-muddying-the-ufo-waters

Jesse Merl is a multi-exit tech entrepreneur, media personality, and unapologetic voice in combat sports and culture. The founder of Major League Fantasy Inc., Jesse has built and sold companies at the intersection of tech, entertainment, and digital communities, earning coverage in outlets like Forbes and Business Journal. As the host of the hit YouTube channel Jesse ON FIRE, he has cultivated a passionate audience with millions of views, known for sharp takes on MMA, business, politics, and the cultural battles shaping our time. His commentary mixes insider business acumen with raw, unfiltered honesty, a combination that makes him equally magnetic and polarizing. Beyond the mic, Jesse is pioneering in Web3 as co-founder of High Value Target (HVT) and Frogmen, NFT projects that bring authenticity, patriotism, and storytelling into the digital art space. He is also an angel investor, always seeking ventures that disrupt the norm. Jesse’s energy, entrepreneurial insights, and bold approach to life make him a powerful guest for shows that want conversations about innovation, personal transformation, fight culture, and the unvarnished truth of where society is headed.

Two Co-workers Share Their UFO Stories

by UFO History Buff & Author, Charles Lear 

This past week, I found myself in the position of having two co-workers who are UFO witnesses and decided to take advantage of this and have them tell their stories for this blog.

The first story is that of Ilya Vett, 54, who has been with the organization for over three years, and he first told it to me not long after I met him. He grew up in the area of New Paltz, New York, which is near Pine Bush and the Hudson Valley. Both of those areas are notorious for UFO flaps in the 1980s (Ilya and I went to the 2022 Pine Bush UFO Fair where I met up with Martin), which is when Ilya said he had his sighting. Ilya also told me that his wife, prior to their marriage, had a sighting of a UFO with her family while they were driving. According to him, when they got home, it was over their house.

As for Ilya’s story, he recorded it for me on his own time not prompted by any questions from me. According to him, he and some friends were riding their bikes on Prospect Street in New Paltz sometime in the fall (school had started) “in the early 80s.” It was dark, and they were heading north towards Henry W. Dubois Drive. The area was undeveloped at the time, and there were “a lot of trees” on both sides of the road. They heard what Ilya indicated through vocalizations was a combination of a whoosh and a hum, though he settled on it not being “distinct.” Read more

SHOW 716 Notes: Matthew Szydagis

Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Thursday, November 27 (THANKSGIVING), 2025 @ 8:00 PM EST (-5GMT) | Friday on KGRA Digital Broadcasting @ 6:00 PM EST

https://www.albany.edu/news-center/news/2025-ualbany-receives-major-gift-advance-scientific-research-unidentified-aerial

(1) https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/21/10/939
(2) https://knuthlab.org/papers/knuth—kavli-2024—galactic-colonization.pdf
(3) https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.12738
(4) https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.06794
(5) https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.00558

BIO: Professor Matthew Szydagis received his B.A., M.S., and Ph.D.
degrees from the University of Chicago in 2005, 2006, and 2011,
respectively, then continued his work in physics as a postdoctoral
scholar at the University of California Davis (2010-2014). Since 2014,
he has been a professor at the University at Albany (UAlbany)
Department of Physics, pursuing experimental particle astrophysics, in
particular the direct laboratory detection of dark matter WIMPs
(Weakly Interacting Massive Particles) underground, and general
detector development for “rare event” searches. He works on the LZ
liquid-Xenon based experiment and is the developer of the NEST (Noble
Element Simulation Technique) software, and co-developer of the
“snowball chamber” supercooled water technology with his colleague
Prof. Cecilia Levy, as well as the AngelCore reactor technology. After
a recent donation from Mr. Tony Gorman to UAlbany he is also pursuing
UAP research with his colleagues Prof. Levy and Prof. Kevin Knuth as a
more serious effort.
https://www.albany.edu/physics/faculty/matthew-szydagis

SHOW #715 Notes: Clas Svahn

Simulcast on KGRA Digital Broadcasting, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Tuesday, November 25, 2025 @ 9:00 PM EST (-5GMT)

In this deep-dive conversation, Swedish UFO researcher and AFU archivist Clas Svahn joins Martin Willis to explore newly declassified documents from Sweden’s security police and military— including a major 1970s operation to intercept unknown craft crossing into Norway. Clas also discusses a rare 1971 humanoid encounter, Sweden’s most compelling historic UFO cases, and new scientific insights into strange lights (will-o’-the-wisps). We take a broader look at mysterious sightings across Russia, China, and Europe, and get updates on AFU’s latest collections and its growing global role in preserving UFO history. A must-watch for anyone fascinated by Scandinavian UFO research, credible witnesses, and revelations emerging from long-sealed archives.

https://www.afu.se

https://csblogg.ufo.se

Starlink
Failed Russian Launch over Norway

BIO: Clas Svahn is one of Europe’s most respected UFO researchers and the leading authority on Sweden’s UFO history. A journalist and investigator since the 1970s, he has spent over 45 years documenting UFOs, close encounters, military reports, and high-strangeness cases across Scandinavia. He is the co-founder and longtime chairman of UFO-Sverige, known for its systematic, boots-on-the-ground investigation model, and he serves as deputy director of AFU (Archives for the Unexplained)—the world’s largest UFO and paranormal archive, preserving millions of documents, case files, and rare collections. Svahn has authored more than 30 books, collaborated with major figures such as Jacques Vallée and Timothy Good, and appears regularly on TV, radio, and documentaries. Known for his balanced, evidence-driven approach, he is widely regarded as Sweden’s central UFO historian and one of the world’s most important archivists of anomalous phenomena.

A 1940 UFO and Alien Encounter Report

by UFO History Buff & Author, Charles Lear 

While June 24, 1947, marks the beginning of the modern-day UFO mystery, claims of earlier encounters and incidents, Maury Island for example, are found throughout the literature. One such case is that of Udo Wartena, a Dutch immigrant working as a miner for the Northwest Mining Syndicate in Broadwater County, Montana. Wartena claimed that in 1940, an alien invited him to go on board a huge flying saucer.

The case came to light in the 1990s, and is based on the testimony of Wartena just before he died in 1989. Prior to this, he reportedly kept the story to himself, not even telling his wife. It was included in the 1993 book, Aliens and UFOs by James L. Thompson. Australian researcher Warren P. Aston looked into it after reading the book and presented his findings at the July 1997 Mutual UFO Network International Symposium in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Read more

Show 713 Notes: Ryan Kralik

Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Thursday, November 20, 2025 @ 8:00 PM EST (-5GMT) | Friday on KGRA Digital Broadcasting @ 6:00 PM EST

Links & Social Media 
It From Us | Information-first Framework Website 
It From Us Substack 
 
It From Us YouTube 
It From Us on Medium 
It From Us Twitter/X
It From Us Tiktok 
Published Articles 
Greek Reporter 
The Hidden Code Behind Ancient Greece’s Enduring Civilization
Ancient Origins 
Lost Civilizations: The Myth Crafted by Colonialism
Ancient Origins
Hard Drives of the Ancients: Megalithic Architecture as Encoded Memory

BIO: Ryan Kralik is an author, researcher, and communications strategist whose work examines the foundations of physics, consciousness, and culture through an information-first lens. Drawing on principles from systems theory, quantum physics, and cognitive science, he explores how information behaves as the underlying architecture of reality—linking the physical, biological, and mental worlds into a single coherence-driven process. His forthcoming book, It From Us – An Information-First Framework and the Purpose of Consciousness, presents a model in which matter, life, and awareness are emergent expressions of information organizing itself toward stability and meaning. A trained remote viewer and lifelong investigator of anomalies, Kralik approaches questions about UAPs, psi phenomena, and consciousness with the same analytical rigor he applies to communication and technology—seeking a unified, evidence-based understanding of how reality encodes experience.

Show 712 Notes: Australia’s Iconic Researcher, Bill Chalker Returns

Simulcast on KGRA Digital Broadcasting, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Tuesday, November 18, 2025 @ 9:00 PM EST (-5GMT)

https://theozfiles.blogspot.com

https://www.project1947.com

BIO: Bill Chalker Intrigued by UFO reports since about 1966, when his home town of Grafton, in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, became the focus of UFO activity that attracted national headlines, Bill began undertaking deeper research and investigations from 1969, when his home region of northern NSW again became the focus of UFO reports. The 1969 publication of the notorious Condon Report, which concluded that there was nothing of scientific value in studying UFOs, had a different effect on Bill. Unlike most, he examined the massive report and realised there was a massive disconnection between the conclusions and the actual case studies. More than a third of their cases were unexplained. This set Bill on a deeper investigation of the UFO enigma. He joined the American based APRO (Aerial Phenomena Research Organisation) group, which confirmed his growing awareness of the global dimensions of the UFO mystery.

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PART II: The Rise and Fall of Interest in the British Crop Circle Mystery

In last week’s blog, we looked at the beginning of the modern crop circle phenomenon that first got the attention of the media and UFO researchers in 198o. This was described in the 1986 report compiled by Paul Fuller and Jenny Randles (written by Randles) for the British UFO Research Association titled Mystery of the Circles. According to Randles, the idea that UFOs had something to do with the mystery came from the fact that the first circles appeared in the West Country in the area of Warminster, which had become famous in the 60’s as a UFO hotspot. When we left off, that idea was falling out of favor with researchers, particularly Ian Mrzyglod of the newly formed organization, PROBE, who is quoted from the March 1982, Vol. 2, No. 4, PROBE Report: “…even to suggest that the flattened circles were UFO landing nests is wildly speculative wishful thinking, without any foundation.” After a lull in attention in 1982, things picked up after eight sets of five circles appeared that were made up of one large circle surrounded by four smaller circles at equidistant locations. Prior to this, there had been only single circles or two or three in a row.

Playing a large part in the media attention was the fact that the circles appeared in the summer, often called the silly season due to the fact that stories of a less-than-serious nature are used as filler in the midst of what is traditionally a slow news period. And, it did get silly. One example presented by Randles is Daily Express columnist Jean Rook being sent to one of the sites “to come up with a lovely, poetic ode to ‘E.T.,’” the titular alien from the movie. According to Randles, Rook “found physical evidence of his presence in the midst of one of the rings – a poppy.”

Randles emphasizes that “serious UFO investigators refused to get involved” and notes that she, herself, refused to appear on BBC and ITV television, even though she had a new book to promote, The Pennine UFO Mystery. Read more

Show 711 Notes: Danielle Silverman

Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Thursday, November 13, 2025 @ 8:00 PM EDT (-5GMT) | Friday on KGRA Digital Broadcasting @ 6:00 PM ET

https://nigelkerner.com

BIO: Danielle Silverman is a UK based researcher and editor. She has worked for over 30 years alongside the late author Nigel Kerner and having collaborated on all three of his books she remains profoundly inspired by his ground-breaking explanation of the rationale behind alien visitation, not only defining what these visitors were but how they came to be.