Show #435 Notes: Thomas Wertman

Simulcast on KGRA Radio, YouTube, Facebook & Twitch – Tuesday, December 29th, 6:00-8:00 PM EDT (-5GMT)

Thomas’ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ufodyssey/id1453565651

Salt Fork Park
Ohio Corn Crop Circle
Salt Fork, camping spot where missing time occurred

 

LAX Jetpack – UFO?

 

BIO Thomas Wertman
It is said we are all products of our environment. Growing up in the 60’s and watching television shows such as The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits fueled an interest in space and the unknown. Television shows and movies soon led to books, but unfortunately this interest had to be put aside to build a career, raise a family, and earn a bachelors in business and master’s in education.
Now with my family grown and pursing their own careers I decided to return to my lifelong interest in the unknown. The first step was in 2008 by joining the Ohio based group the Cleveland Ufology Project (CUP). CUP was primarily a discussion group that provided an avenue to explore various areas associated with ufology. In 2018 I stepped down as co-director of the group in order to allow more time for private UFO research.
The second step also in 2008 was becoming a member of the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON). Since that time, I have advanced from field investigator to State Director of Ohio. Currently have investigated over 300 cases in Ohio with one of the most interesting involving two fisherman who experienced over three and one-half hours of missing time. In addition to working Ohio cases I have also conducted over 230 investigations in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Puerto Rico for MUFONS Case Assistance Group. If that was not enough, I have participated in over 200 community outreach programs discussing UFO’s, been a featured guest on radio and television shows, participated in three documentaries, played an alien in a short film, and host a podcast called UFOdyssey.
In the back of my mind I’ve often wondered why I’m so passionate about ufology. A series of regressions explored my past in search of a possible connection. The regressions indicated personal encounters with UFOs and nonhuman beings beginning in the 1960s. These experiences if true explain that connection.

Show #434 Notes: Jack Sliwa

Simulcast on KGRA Radio, YouTube, Facebook & Twitch – Tuesday, December 22nd, 6:00-8:00 PM EDT (-5GMT)

BIO: Jack Sliwa is originally from the Boston area, he earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston, Mass. and then an MS in Materials Science from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. While at Northeastern University Jack did a CO-OP at the Charles Stark Draper Labs (CSDL) in Cambridge, Mass. where he worked to design and test Inertial Navigation Instruments. He was selected as CO-OP of the year by the late Dr Draper, Prof. Emeritus of MIT, inventor of Inertial Navigation and founder of Draper Labs. That experience also got me interested in related subjects such as propulsion, communication and sensors of all types. Read more

Show #433 Notes: Tim McMillan

Simulcast on KGRA Radio, YouTube, Facebook & Twitch – Sunday, December 13th, 2:00-4:00 PM EDT (-5GMT)

https://thedebrief.org/

BIO: As a youth growing up in Savannah, Georgia; Lt. Tim McMillan (Ret.) never thought he’d one day end up a police officer. However, in July of 2002, after the murder of two childhood friends, Lt. McMillan found himself consumed with a burning desire to make a positive difference in his community. Less than a year after that tragic July night – at only 21-years old- Lt. McMillan would raise his right hand and be sworn in as a police officer in Garden City Police Georgia.

During his law enforcement career, Lt. McMillan served in a diverse number of roles, including, Patrol Officer; Investigator; Crime Scene Technician; K9-handler; Sergeant, Lieutenant and Assistant Patrol Commander.

Lt. McMillan holds numerous law enforcement certifications including being a criminal investigative and intelligence analyst. Additionally, Lt. McMillan is a P.O.S.T. certified instructor – teaching numerous courses for academy, local, state and federal law enforcement and domestic intelligence officers.

In 2006-2007, Lt. McMillan was named “Officer of the Year” with GCPD. In 2012, while serving as the Part-time Beach Patrol Commander, he was named the 2012 Police Officer of the year for the Tybee Island Police Department. Additionally, of the course of his career, Lt. McMillan was awarded seven Chief’s Accommodations for exceptional service; and in 2004, he was formally commended by Georgia Governor Sonny Purdue for his service during the G8 Summit.

1990s Nellis UFO: https://www.military.com/video/aircraft/unidentified-flying-objects/ufo-filmed-by-us-air-force-at-nellis/904352905001

Show #432 Notes: Ben Smith & MAJ David Toon (ret)

Simulcast on KGRA Radio, YouTube, Facebook & Twitch – Tuesday, December 8th, 6:00-8:00 PM EDT (-5GMT)

Our guest Melanie Kirchdorfer could not make the show due to not feeling well. We will be rescheduling with her.

https://www.history.com/shows/historys-greatest-mysteries

BIO: David Toon retired as an Army Aviation Major of 22 years with a military background in both Military Intelligence and Aviation.  His background includes working as an electronics technician working on Top Secret equipment, and finished his career retiring as an Army Aviation Major with numerous hours in utility, reconnaissance, and attack helicopters.

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Show #431 Notes: Robert Powell

Simulcast on KGRA Radio, YouTube, Facebook & Twitch – Tuesday, December 1st, 6:00-8:00 PM EDT (-5GMT)

https://www.explorescu.org/

Bio: ROBERT POWELL has a BS in Chemistry and is a former collegiate debater. He has 28 years experience in engineering management in the semiconductor industry. While working at Advanced Micro Devices he has taken numerous internal courses related to device physics, design of experiments, and statistical analysis. He helped Advanced Micro Devices develop its first flash memory technology that is used in today’s flash cards for cameras, PCs, video cameras, and other products. His experience includes managing a state-of-the-art chemistry laboratory and managing a Research and Development group that worked on nanotechnology using atomic force microscopes, near-field optical microscopy, and other techniques. Robert is also a co-holder of four patents related to nanotechnology. Robert Powell has been the Director of Research at MUFON from 2007-2017 and created MUFON’s Science Review Board in 2012. He is one of two authors of the detailed radar/witness report on the “Stephenville Lights” as well as the SCU report “UAP: 2013 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico”. Robert is also a member of the Society for Scientific Exploration, the UFODATA project, and the National Space Society. Robert is active with FOIA requests to various government organizations to obtain information on historical cases and is a co-author of a book published in July 2012: UFOs and Government. A Historical Inquiry. Robert currently resides in Austin, Texas.

Show #430 Notes: Philip Mantle & David Clarke

PHILIP MANTLE BIO: British author / co-author, publicist, lecturer, broadcaster and researcher of Unidentified Flying Objects. UFO research: Philip Mantle’s interest in UFO research began in l979 when he joined the British UFO Research Association (BUFORA), and Yorkshire UFO Society (YUFOS). 1985: Nominated ‘Investigator of the year’ by YUFOS. 1987: Appointed to Council of management of BUFORA. Subsequently acted as Press Officer, Conference Organiser, and Secretary to the National Investigations Committee l988: Appointed England’s representative for the Mutual UFO Network’s (MUFON) l992: Awarded honorary member of the Research Institute on Anomalous Phenomena (RIAP), a science based UFO-study group based in the Ukraine. l993: Appointed Director of Investigations for BUFORA. Although extremely active in the field of UFO research, Philip Mantle has relinquished his various appointed positions, due to professional commitments, with the exception of honorary membership of RIAP.

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Show #429 Notes: Whitley Strieber

Simulcast on KGRA Radio, YouTube, Facebook & Twitch – Tuesday, November 17th, 6:00-8:00 PM EDT (-5GMT)

 

BIO: Whitley Strieber is the author of over forty works of both fiction and nonfiction. His books The Wolfen, The Hunger, Communion, and The Coming Global Superstorm (as The Day After Tomorrow) were all made into feature films. His sci-fi series Alien Hunter became the SyFy Channel series Hunters. His latest releases include A New World and Afterlife Revolution.

In 1985, Whitley had a close encounter of the third kind. It led to the writing of the epic bestseller Communion that changed the way the world thinks about this enigmatic experience. When he eventually realized that the experience could not be attributed to known factors, he began making an effort to recontact what he calls “the visitors.” The response has been ongoing for the past thirty years and has been chronicled in several of his works. Many people have encountered the visitors with Whitley, placing it among the most witnessed paranormal events in history.

His website, unknowncountry.com, is among the largest in the world dealing with paranormal phenomena and his podcast, Dreamland, has been produced weekly for twenty years.

Show #428 Notes: Irene Previn

Simulcast on KGRA Radio, YouTube, Facebook & Twitch – Tuesday, November 10th, 6:00-8:00 PM EDT (-5GMT)

https://www.patreon.com/MartinWillisPodcastUFO

BIO: Irene Previn is an Australian visual artist and designer, and keen on uncovering the mystery behind UFOs.

About five years ago, after moving from her home town to work on a new project in Melbourne, Irene heard about Westall incident from her workmates. This occurred in the neighbourhood of her new workplace. At that time, she had never heard of it, let alone of a UFO sighting with over 200 witnesses, so her curiosity was piqued. She then took some of her workmates with her to have a look at the place where it happened.

She was allowed in to Shane Ryan’s private Westall Facebook group and learned more about the incident by watching Rosie Jones’s documentary, Westall 66: A Suburban UFO Mystery.

Surprised to see that no-one was organising any kind of celebration or acknowledgement marking the 50th anniversary of the event, Irene organised one herself. She posted a public invitation to join a picnic at The Grange Reserve, where the saucer was seen hovering close to the ground.

To her surprise, people turned up, even including some of the witnesses who willingly shared details of the experiences. Following the event, James Rigney contacted her requesting a meeting. She did not know him from a bar of soap, and was concerned that he might be a weirdo UFO guy. Prior to hearing about the Westall incident, her idea of anyone that took the sighting of flying discs seriously was, that they needed urgent medical attention. Read more

Show #427 Notes: Paul Stonehill

Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook & Twitch – Saturday, October 31st, 6:00-8:00 PM EDT (-4GMT)

Russia’s USO Secrets: Unidentified Submersible Objects in Russian and International Waters

Paul’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ParanormalResearchPaulStonehill/videos

Paul Stonehill is a published author, lecturer, and researcher of Eurasian (including the Caucasus Mountains, Ukrainian, Russian, East European, Central Asian, and Far Eastern) paranormal phenomena. His articles have been translated and published in several languages. After the demise of the USSR, his articles were also published in Russia, Ukraine, and Central Asian republics. In October of 1993, OMNI Magazine featured a story about Paul’s work, and the research center he had created back in 1991 (Russian Ufology Research Center). Paul has appeared in such shows as Ancient Aliens, Sightings; U.S., German and Japanese productions. His areas of expertise are: paranormal phenomena in the Eastern Europe, Russia, Central Asia, and China (PRC); Russian history; warfare in the former USSR; cross-cultural training. Paul grew up in the United States but is fluent in Russian and knows Ukrainian. He has consulted and was interviewed for several TV programs (Discovery, TNT, History Channel, Sightings, and others), as well as numerous radio shows. He began research of Soviet and Russian UFOlogy and paranormal phenomena in his youth, back in the USSR. Paul’s published books include: The Soviet UFO Files (1998, in English, Czech and Dutch); Paranormal Mysteries of Eurasia (2011) And co-written with Philip Mantle Expediente Soviet UFO (in Spanish); UFO Case Files of Russia; Mysterious Sky: Soviet UFO Phenomenon ; Russia’s Roswell Incident; Russia’s USO Secrets. The books have been published in 7 languages, and more translations are planned.