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Dr. Michael P. Masters is a professor of biological anthropology at Montana Tech in Butte, Montana. He received a Ph.D. in Anthropology from The Ohio State University in 2009, where he specialized in human evolutionary anatomy, archaeology, and biomedicine. Dr. Masters spent the following decade developing a broad academic background that unites the fields of anthropology, astronomy, astrobiology and physics, to examine the premise that UFOs and Aliens are simply our distant human descendants, returning from the future to study us in their own hominin evolutionary past. His new book, Identified Flying Objects: A Multidisciplinary Scientific Approach to the UFO Phenomenon, challenges readers to consider new possibilities while cultivating conversations about our ever-evolving understanding of time and time travel. In this episode, we discuss Michael’s research and what inspired him to do this research and write the book. Read more about Dr. Michael Masters and his book at: idflyobj.com. Watch Dr. Michael Masters' presentation at the 2019 International UFO Congress here.
Witness of Another World is a recently released documentary about Juan Pérez, an Argentinian gaucho (cowboy) who claims to have had an incredible encounter as a child. His close encounter garnered media attention when it occurred and was investigated by famed UFO researcher Dr. Jacques Vallée. Juan’s encounter had long-lasting and profound effects on him that continue to influence his life. In this interview, we talk to the creator and director of the film, Alan Stivelman. Alan tells us why he decided to make a UFO film, how he came upon Juan, and how he was able to get Vallée to participate in the movie. For more information on the film, and to watch the trailer and purchase the film, visit: WitnessOfAnotherWorld.com. To read a review of the film on Vice, visit: I Study UFOs and This Is the Best UFO Documentary Ever Made
Danny Silva runs the website SilvaRecord.com where he covers UFO news and information. He focuses on developments and information related to UFOs. He focuses on the work of the DoD's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), and the To the Stars Academy (TTSA). With all of the information coming out about UFO investigations related to both of these groups, Danny has done a great job keeping people apprised of their latest news. Danny also does a great job digging up new info. In this episode, we will be discussing one of Danny's latest discoveries. He has acquired correspondence from TTSA to the government of India. We will discuss TTSA's apparent international outreach and other recent TTSA news. Read more about Danny at SilvaRecord.com. Read the headlines at OpenMinds.tv.
Lee Speigel is a career media personality who has worked as a print and broadcast reporter for CBS, NBC, ABC, and others. His latest mainstream media position was as a staff writer for the Huffington Post, reporting mostly on the UFO phenomenon and other paranormal topics. He is currently working with filmmaker James Fox on the documentary The Phenomenon set to be released in the fall. Lee has also just started a podcast on the KGRA network called Edge of Reality with Lee Speigel. In this interview, we talk to Lee about the latest UFO news, the documentary, and his new podcast. Visit Lee at www.LeeSpeigel.com Listen to his podcast at: www.kgraradio.com/edge-of-reality-radio/
Karen Brard is the owner of the International UFO Congress. The 2019 event will be held September 4th through the 8th in Phoenix, Arizona. With over 20 speakers over five days, the event is widely held as one of the most important and anticipated annual UFO events. Open Minds UFO Radio host Alejandro Rojas is the emcee of the event. In this episode, Karen and Alejandro review the speakers at this year's event and share information about their recent adventures promoting the conference. For more information on the International UFO Congress visit: www.UFOCongress.com UFO Headlines: www.openminds.tv/category/ufoheadlines Help keep the UFO info coming: Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/alejandrotrojas
Sean Cahill was the Chief Master-at-Arms on the USS Princeton in 2004 during a multi-day UFO encounter. At the time, the Princeton was part of the Nimitz Carrier strike group. In November of 2004, the Nimitz Strike Group was conducting training exercises off the coast of San Diego when it picked up odd readings on radar. Eventually, an F-18 jet fighter was zeroed in to observe one of the objects and reported seeing a 40-foot long smooth, white object that looked like a TIC TAC. Later that day the object was caught on infrared video. In this interview, Sean discusses his experience being on board when the sightings occurred. He also shares his sighting at the time. Sean also appeared on the History Channel's Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation. Sean shares his experience on the show and what it was like working with Luis Elizondo, the former head of the Pentagon's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP). AATIP investigated military UFO cases. Read Sean's recent Medium articles here: https://medium.com/@sean.cahill UFO Headlines: www.openminds.tv/category/ufoheadlines Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/alejandrotrojas
Bryan Bender is the defense editor for POLITICO Pro and can be seen adding commentary on the History Channel’s Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation. He was previously a D.C.-based reporter for the Boston Globe and Jane’s Defence Weekly, where he covered US military operations in the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and the Balkans. Bryan also writes about terrorism, the international arms trade, and government secrecy. He is the author of “You Are Not Forgotten,“ the story of an Iraq War veteran’s search for a missing World War II fighter pilot in the South Pacific. He is currently a board member of the Military Reporters and Editors Association. Regarding UFOs, Bender has broken several important stories. He published an article revealing the Pentagon’s secretive UFO program, the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), the same day as the New York Times. For that story, the Department of Defense (DoD) confirmed to him AATIP did exist and that a career intelligence officer, Luis Elizondo, ran it. Bender also broke the news regrind the Navy creating new UFO reporting guidelines and another story revealing that US Senators were briefed on UFOs. In this interview, we discuss how Bender came to know AATIP existed, how he vetted that information, and his thoughts on the nature of government UFO research and where it may this all might lead to. Read more about Bryan and read his articles at Politico.com. UFO Headlines: www.openminds.tv/category/ufoheadlines Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/alejandrotrojas
Chuck Zukowski and Heather Taddy are co-hosts of the Travel Channel’s new series Alien Highway. Along with Chuck’s son, Daniel, they are investigating paranormal incidents and hot spots. For the past 30 years, Chuck has been an IC Mask Design Engineering contractor. He’s been on microchip design teams working on projects as simple as optics for traffic light controllers, and as complex as Spy Satellites, Deep Space Probes, and LIDAR technology. Chuck was also a volunteer Deputy Sheriff for El Paso County Sheriff’s Department for eight years and was terminated for running animal mutilation investigations within his county. As a UFO/Paranormal Field Investigator, Chuck has been researching and Field Investigating the unknown for more than three decades. Heather Taddy starred on A&E’s hit television series “Paranormal State,” which chronicled investigations from the world-renowned college-run club at Pennsylvania State University, The Paranormal Research Society (PRS). Serving as the Team Documentarian, Taddy traveled across the country, helping and educating families experiencing paranormal activity. Showing no fear when it comes to the paranormal, Taddy is often seen on the series isolating her self in some of the world’s most notoriously haunted locations. In this episode, we talk about some of what we will see in the show, what it was like conducting investigations together and how their various paranormal interests relate to one another. Read more about the show on the Travel Channel website. UFO Headlines: www.openminds.tv/category/ufoheadlines Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/alejandrotrojas
Filmmakers Jon Sumple and Jack Roth make up two-thirds of J3Films; a film company focused on sharing stories of the unexplained. Their first film, Extraordinary: The Stan Romanek Story, covered the story of a man who claims to have been abducted by aliens. Although Romanek has been busted faking events and has been convicted of crimes, many feel some of the paranormal experiences he claims to have experienced really occurred. While working on the film, Jack and Jon say they came in contact with many others claiming to have similar experiences, including some who claims to have been impregnated during alien abduction experiences. This is the topic of J3Films’ second project, Extraordinary: The Seeding. In this interview, we talk to the filmmakers about what inspired them to do the film and tackle such controversial and strange topics, and their feelings about the credibility of the witnesses in their movie. Read more about their films at: www.j3films.com UFO Headlines: www.openminds.tv/category/ufoheadlines Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/alejandrotrojas
Nick Pope worked for the British government’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) for nearly 20 years beginning in the mid-1980s. For several of those years, Nick staffed the UFO desk, investigating UFOs and handling press inquiries on the matter. He now as a media commentator and freelance journalists, often invited by major news networks to share insight into the UFO phenomenon and governments reactions. In this episode, we discuss recent UFO news regarding the US and British governments. In the UK, the MoD has released what they claim are the final UFO documents in their files. According to Nick, these documents show there were disagreements between various departments on how to handle the UFO issue. In the US, the Department of Defense (DoD) has also been sending mixed messages on the UFO matter. BONUS INTERVIEW: At the end of the show, we also got in a quick interview with Anthony Lappe, the Executive Producer and Showrunner of History’s Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation. We discuss their findings at Guadalupe Island and the show’s upcoming coverage of the briefing of Congress and other government leaders on UFOs by Navy UFO witnesses. Lappe also shares his view on the President’s recent comment on UFOs. Nick Pope's website: NickPope.net History’s Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation website. UFO Headlines: www.openminds.tv/category/ufoheadlines Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/alejandrotrojas
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