Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook & Twitter | Tuesday, August 25, 2026 @ 8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
What did retired U.S. Air Force Pararescueman Scott Gearen photograph in the sky over Florida, and could something extraordinary be hiding in plain sight?
Scott joins Martin Willis to discuss his books, *Hiding in Plain Sight* and *Hiding in Plain Sight Volume II*, which document a mysterious aerial phenomenon he witnessed and photographed during a 2019 speaking engagement in Panama City Beach, Florida. Scott believes his series of photographs captures something genuinely unidentified. We’ll examine what he saw, how the images were taken, what they reveal and whether more conventional explanations can be ruled out.
Scott brings an unusually grounded perspective to the subject. He served for more than 22 years in elite U.S. Air Force special operations as a Pararescueman and Special Tactics pioneer. His career included service with JSOC, training in Rendlesham Forest, leading the first MH-53 penetration into Iraq at the beginning of Desert Storm and helping rescue two downed pilots from enemy territory in the Balkans.
We will also discuss the catastrophic 1984 parachuting accident in which Scott fell more than 3,000 feet beneath a destroyed canopy and struck the ground at approximately 100 miles per hour. During the ordeal, he experienced a profound near-death experience that transformed his understanding of consciousness, energy, human connection and what may happen at death.
Does Scott’s military experience make him an especially reliable observer? What exactly appears in his photographs? Could the object represent an unfamiliar aircraft, an atmospheric phenomenon or something even more extraordinary?
Join us for a fascinating conversation about survival, consciousness and the unexplained.
Learn more about Scott Gearen:
https://www.scottgearen.com
BIO: Scott Gearen is a retired U.S. Air Force Pararescueman (PJ) and Special Tactics pioneer with over 22 years in elite special operations, including JSOC and the first Special Tactics Team (now the 24th Special Tactics Squadron).
Enlisting from Tampa, Florida, he earned his maroon beret in 1979. His initial assignment with the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron at RAF Woodbridge, UK (1980), involved extensive nighttime and daytime training in Rendlesham Forest — the site of one of the most famous UAP incidents in history. Read more
