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November 02, 6:00-8:00 PM EDT (-4GMT)
BIO: Chris Pittman is a UFO investigator and historian. Born in Massachusetts in 1979, he began investigating local UFO sightings in the mid-1990s. His area of study widened over time, and he eventually focused on looking into historical UFO sightings in North America from early Colonial times through the mid-20th Century. In addition to this historical study, Pittman has been a primary investigator of the anomalous region in southeastern Massachusetts known to paranormal researchers as the “Bridgewater Triangle,” having created the first web site on this topic in 1999. Pittman has written and lectured on paranormal subjects and has appeared in several episodes of the television program Ancient Aliens. He was also featured in the films “The Bridgewater Triangle” (2013) and “The Phenomenon” (2020). Read more →
BIO: Dr. Irena Scott received her Ph.D. from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine in physiology, did post-doctoral research at Cornell University, and has had a professorship at St. Bonaventure University. Her MS was from the University of Nevada, her BS from Ohio State University in astronomy and biology, and she has done research and teaching at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and the University of Nevada. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) employed her in Ph.D. level (GS-11) research in satellite photography including in its Air Order of Battle section, which involved aircraft identification with above top-secret, Sensitive Compartmented Information, clearances. She was employed in MS level work as a Physical Scientist/Cartographer in the DMA Aerospace Center using satellite photography, and she worked at Battelle Memorial Institute. She has been sent for work-related purposes to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
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October 19th, 6:00-8:00 PM EDT (-4GMT)
Alfred J. Quiroz, Professor Emeritus of Art, discusses his UFO/USO incidents while he served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War.
BIO: Born on May 9, 1944 in Tucson, AZ. Upon graduation from High School in 1963, enlisted in the U.S. Navy, served in Vietnam, 1964-65 & 1966. Completed active duty as an Assistant Navigator (E- 5) and received an Honorable Discharge in 1967.
Accepted at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1968. Mentored by Peter Saul, Wally Hedrick, Jeremy Anderson, and Sam Tchkalien. Received two in-house scholarships in 1970 & 1971 and was honored with an early graduation in 1971 BFA Painting.
In 1973 was accepted to the R.I. School of Design, graduated with an MAT in Art Education, in 1974. Taught at two alternative high schools, both private and public and worked for the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts as a Visual Arts Specialist. Active artist in the Providence art scene, he founded and directed two galleries. 1978-79, he was hired as the Project Coordinator for an ESAA federal grant in the Central Falls, R.I. school district.
In 1979, moved back to Tucson to re-establish his studio and base of operations. In 1982, was accepted into the University of Arizona MFA Painting Program, graduated in 1984. Mentored by Robert Colescott, James G. Davis and Bruce McGrew.
In 1985-89, he was selected into the Artist-in-Education Program for the Arizona Commission on the Arts and was a member of the Dinnerware Artist Cooperative in Tucson in that interim. Travelled extensively throughout the state as part of the A.I.E. Program.
In 1988, received the Arizona Artist Award ($25,000) from the Tucson Community Foundation, one of five finalists. 1989, the University of Arizona hired him as an Assistant Professor. Appointed Area Director of Painting, 1993-1995, 1997-2003, 2004-2005 and was the 2D Chair until 2017. In 1995 his work was included in the publication “Redefining American History Painting”, Cambridge University Press. Received Clinton King Purchase Award at Museum of Fine Arts of Santa Fe, 1996. Applied for and received a sabbatical in 1996. Invited to San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico to conduct a mural workshop with members of Grupo Maya. In May 1998, was invited to the Academy of Art and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia as a guest professor to establish an exchange program. In July of 1999, participated in Vision 21 Art Exchange Program, Legends of China Foundation, Beijing, China. In November of 1999, had first international solo exhibition at Gallery B.A.I. in Barcelona, Spain. His work was selected for inclusion for the publication, “George Washington: American Symbol,” Hudson Hills Press, NY, 1999. Read more →
In 1984, I earned a Doctor of Education Degree from Penn State University.
While at Penn State, I concentrated my studies around my curiosities related to acoustics, aesthetics, music, and research design.
My precise approach to advanced research was a direct result of Penn State’s Graduate School awarding my doctoral dissertation an excellent rating.
I have more than 25 years of experience teaching on all levels of instruction. At the higher education level, I was an adjunct professor at Penn State University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, New Mexico State University, and South Texas College.
As a public school teacher I taught in both elementary and secondary schools.
Also, I successfully worked for more than 17 years as an administrator, curriculum specialist, change agent, troubleshooter, and turnaround specialist for educational institutions, local governments, state governments, and the US government.
From June 1992 to October 1993, I was a Senior Consultant and the State Music Education Supervisor for the Ohio Department of Education.
During those years, I was an active member of a consortium known as the Ohio Partnership.
A goal of the Ohio Partnership was to implement Discipline-Based Art Education (DBAE) into Ohio’s schools.
Discipline-Based Art Education (DBAE) was an educational program formulated by the J. Paul Getty Trust.
From June 2005 to September 2007, I was employed by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to oversee all aspects of turning around the educational system on the Navajo Nation.
Revised an education system by utilizing the Navajo Language and Culture.
Interpreted and implemented Federal, State, Local and Tribal Laws.
Trey is the current Director of the Oxford Paranormal Society and the Anomalous Studies and Observation Group.
He grew up in Atlanta. While in school he was awarded Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Boy Scouting. While a Boy Scout Trey Earned the 50-miler award three times for backpacking and paddling trips in excess of 50 consecutive miles. In 1982 he was awarded a scholarship to attend the prestigious American Wilderness Leadership School located in Jackson, Wyoming. In 1983 he graduated from Norcross High School which is located just outside of Atlanta.
He entered college at the University of West Georgia and decided to major in psychology. UWG is home to a world-renowned psychology department and one of the few universities offering degrees with a humanistic and transpersonal focus. At the UWG psychology program Trey had a chance to study with such luminaries as William Roll, Mike Arons, Don Rice, Chris Anstoos and others. When studying at UWG, Trey was awarded an US Army scholarship while a ROTC cadet and was inducted into two honor societies, Pi Gamma Mu and Omicron Delta Kappa.
In 1987, Trey completed his bachelor’s degree in psychology and was also awarded a minor in anthropology. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the US Army and branched as Military Intelligence.
After college Trey worked as a private investigator investigating insurance fraud and also attended the Army Intelligence Officers Basic Course at Ft. Huachuca, AZ. In the spring of 1988 he was certified as an All source Intelligence Officer (35D). He was assigned to the 372nd Military Intelligence Detachment and then the 337th Tactical Exploitation Battalion, both in the Army Reserves. An injury ended Trey’s military career and he is now a disabled veteran.
In 1989 Trey entered Federal Government service as a Security Specialist. During his federal career Trey has received training and experience in various specialties to include intelligence analysis, security of WMD, anti-terrorism, counter-intelligence, emergency management, physical security, personal security, response to CBRNE incidents, incident command, operations security, information security and many others.
He has also taken many courses in combat pistol and rifle gun fighting.
In 2008-2009 Trey served a tour in Afghanistan as an Operations and Anti-terrorism officer.
Trey is also an EMS First Responder, Combat Lifesaver, Rescue SCUBA Diver, a certified Military Emergency Management Specialist, certified DoD security professional and Extra Class Amateur Radio Operator.
Trey has been awarded the Department of the Army Achievement Medal for Civilian Service, the Commander’s Award for Civilian Service twice, and the Army Superior Unit Award, Global War on Terrorism Civilian Service Medal and the NATO International Security and Assistance (ISAF) Medal.
BRYCE ZABEL: A winner of the WGA award for screenwriting, Bryce Zabel has created and produced five primetime television series, including fan favorites Dark Skies and The Crow, and worked on a dozen TV writing staffs. A produced feature (Atlantis, Mortal Kombat) and miniseries (Blackbeard, Pandemic) writer, Bryce’s latest film, The Last Battle, based on a New York Times bestseller. His Breakpoint alternate history book series is the winner of the prestigious Sidewise Award for Surrounded by Enemies: What if Kennedy Survived Dallas? and continues with the publication of Once There Was a Way: What if The Beatles Stayed Together?. He was the first writer since Rod Serling elected to serve as Chairman/CEO of the Television Academy, the organization that awards the Emmys. He has taught screenwriting as an Adjunct Professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, reported on-air as a CNN correspondent, and won multiple awards for investigative reporting for PBS. https://whatifufos.com
Kathleen Marden: Bio: Kathleen Marden is a leading ufologist who, since 1990, has been researching the perplexing nature of UFOs and the non-human entities associated with highly advanced aerial vehicles, not through the work of others, but via her own groundbreaking research, investigation, and experimentation. Her research has extended to archival collections and the US government’s involvement in the investigation of UFOs and its major studies. This has combined to give her a depth of knowledge that few possess.
She earned a B.A. degree in social work and was employed as an educator and education services coordinator while attending graduate school. She is a certified practitioner of regression hypnosis and the Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique. Her interest in UFOs and contact began in 1961, when her aunt and uncle, Betty and Barney Hill had a close encounter and subsequent abduction in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. She spent fifteen years in painstaking investigation of the Hill abduction case and continues to seek the scientific analysis of the compelling evidence.
She has worked on three comprehensive studies on nearly 5,000 experiencers, two of which she initiated and saw to the end and has five professionally published books. Her bestseller with nuclear physicist Stanton T. Friedman (1934-2019) is “Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience”. She and Stanton worked together for nearly 14 years and collaborated on two additional books “Science Was Wrong” and “Fact, Fiction, and Flying Saucers”. Her book with Denise Stoner “The Alien Abduction Files” includes her investigation of six intergenerational cases of abduction/contact. Her fifth book “Extra Terrestrial Contact: What to Do When You’ve Been Abducted” is a comprehensive guide to contact for Experiencers, those who love them, professionals who work with Experiencers, and the interested public. Additionally, she is a contributor to the Edgar Mitchell FREE Foundation’s “Beyond UFOs: The Science of Consciousness and Contact with Non Human Intelligence”. Her essays have been published in several additional books and magazines. Her books are available in all formats on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Autographed copies can be purchased on her website at www.kathleen-marden.com
She has given on-camera commentary on the Discovery, History, National Geographic, Destination America, Science, and Travel channels and on several documentaries. Most recently, her work has been featured on Ancient Aliens and several Travel Channel shows. Kathleen has lectured at conferences across the United States and in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and the UK. Additionally, she has given video lectures in Denmark and China.
First half hour, Robert Salas comes on to make an announcement, It is time for the U.S. Congress to hold public hearings on the Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP). There are many ex-military witnesses who can verify UFO incidents of nuclear weapons bases. Main show guest Martin Keller discusses that the world is hopefully witnessing the Big Thaw about the UFO/UAP subject in mainstream media, the military and in government. His book: The Space Pen Club – a timely historical, cultural and true personal story – takes readers on a compelling insider’s journey that provides fresh insights into how we got to this point.
Robert Salas is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, class of 1964. He served seven years on active duty before separating from the Air Force in 1971. While on active duty he worked as a Weapons Controller, flew target drones, commanded inter-continental ballistic missiles as a launch officer, and a worked as an Air Force missile propulsion engineer on the Titan III program. From 1971-73 he worked as a safety and reliability engineer for Martin-Marietta Aerospace and Rockwell International on Space Shuttle design proposals. From 1974 until his retirement in 1995 he worked for the Federal Aviation Administration as an aircraft structures certification engineer. From 1991-93 he served as an FAA attache to the U.S. Embassy in Indonesia, advising that government on aircraft certification. Since 1998 he has worked as a mathematics teacher. In 2005 he published the book Faded Giant with co-author James Klotz which details his UFO incident while stationed at Malmstrom AFB, Montana in 1967. In 2013, he published Unidentified – The UFO Phenomenon, providing new details on the phenomenon as a whole. On September 27, 2010 he co-sponsored a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington DC where he and six other ex-military witnesses testified to the reality of the UFO incidents at U.S. nuclear weapons bases. In May 2013, he participated in the Citizen’s Hearing on Disclosure at the National Press Club, Washington DC. Mr. Salas has spoken at International conferences in Norway, France, England, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, South Africa, Costa Rica, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil. He has been publicly speaking about his incident at UFO conferences, radio and television since 1996.
Martin Keller is a former pop culture journalist, published author and unproduced screenplay writer, whose work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Leaders, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Final Frontier, Billboard, Utne Reader, Right On! the Star Tribune, the Mpls -St. Paul Business Journal, City Pages and others, with appearances on “Today,” “48 Hours,” PBS, Public Radio and more. Keller also has written Hijinx & Hearsay: Scenester Stories from Minnesota’s Pop Life. For the past 25 years, he has worked as an award-winning public relations pro, including an adventurous stint for The Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI). The Space Pen Club is based, in part, on that period.
BARRY GREENWOOD has pursued UFO and other aerial phenomena topics since 1964. Served as an investigator and state section director for Massachusetts MUFON for ten years. Specialized in researching government documents in the late 1970s, leading to co-authoring the book “Clear Intent” (with Larry Fawcett) in 1984. Also edited the newsletter “Just Cause” for “Citizens Against UFO Secrecy” (CAUS) from 1984 to 1998. Other research has been published in the “MUFON Journal,” “Flying Saucer Review,” “International UFO Reporter,” “Stendek,” “Lumieres dans la Nuit” and a variety of other national and international publications since the mid-1970s. In more recent years, he has specialized in UFO history, compiling “The New England Airship Wave of 1909” and editing “U.F.O. Historical Revue,” a newsletter issued from 1998 to date. Also contributed to the history book “UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry” (2012).
He has also published the online “Union Catalog of Periodical UFO Articles” (www.greenwoodufoarchive.com), a massive reference listing of UFO articles published in worldwide periodical literature. His UFO periodical collection is the foundation for a complete reference set of publications in the English language. He is currently an associate of “Project 1947,” and the “Sign Historical Group” (SHG), both historical collection efforts on odd aerial phenomena. Oversees of one of the larger archives of historical UFO materials in existence, encompassing the papers of CAUS as well as numerous record holdings saved from dispersion or destruction, including the Raymond Fowler UFO case files, the records of the Meteor Research Society, the HUMCAT case files of Ted Bloecher, the U.S. Air Force 1952 Project Blue Book clipping service, and a newspaper clipping collection compiled from dozens of sources, now comprising nearly three hundred volumes. He has spent thousands of hours in library and archive research at Harvard, MIT, Boston University, University of Arizona, Boston Public Library, Library of Congress and the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and Suitland, Maryland, and has assisted in research for the two-volume “UFOs and the Extraterrestrial Contact Movement” by George Eberhart, 1986.
He has held memberships in the American Astronomical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and as a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society.
DAVID MARLER has had a lifelong interest in the UFO subject and has actively investigated and researched the subject for 31 years. He joined The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) in 1990 as a Field Investigator Trainee. Since then, he has served as Field Investigator, State Section Director, as well as Illinois State Director.
During his tenure with MUFON, he had conducted numerous investigations into alleged UFO sightings and related experiences. He has discussed the subject of UFOs on numerous radio and television news programs over the years. He has also lectured on the subject to numerous school and adult audiences including at the university level. Read more →