Podcast UFO

Martin Willis of Podcast UFO sits down with former FBI Agent and TV host Ben Hansen to discuss his insights on notable UFO cases, his take on recent UAP crash retrieval claims, and what he believes the future holds for disclosure. Hansen shares his unique perspective from both law enforcement and investigative media experience in this thought-provoking conversation. SHOW NOTES Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

Martin Willis of Podcast UFO interviews writer and researcher Samantha Graves-Brownell about her extensive work investigating Crop Circles and UFO sightings in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Also joining us is Jeff Wilson of the Independent Crop Circle Researchers' Association (ICCRA), who discusses several compelling cases, ground traces, and what makes the difference between a hoax and non-hoax. Through years of dedicated research, Samantha has gathered firsthand accounts from eyewitnesses — including local police officers — and explored patterns and anomalies in the Berkshire region’s long history of crop circles and unexplained aerial phenomena. SHOW NOTES Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

Martin Willis of Podcast UFO sits down with Emmy-winning journalist and political consultant Matt Ford, host of The Good Trouble Show. In this engaging interview, Matt shares his fascinating background, what sparked his interest in UFOs, and his thoughts on where the UAP conversation is headed. https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoodTroubleShow BIO: Matt Ford is an Emmy-winning journalist, producer, and political consultant based in Los Angeles. He’s the creator and host of The Good Trouble Show, where he’s interviewed major voices in the UAP space including Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Christopher Mellon, and Lue Elizondo. Matt is also the Director of Strategy at the UAP Disclosure Fund, helping to shape bipartisan UAP legislation, support whistleblowers, and expand public understanding of the topic. His work has been featured in The Daily Mail, The Debrief, and Crooks and Liars, cementing his role as a trusted voice in national security and government transparency. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

From the very beginning of the flying saucer/UFO mystery, Joseph Allen Hynek played a huge role as an investigator. According to him in his 1972 book, The UFO Experience, in 1947 he was asked to be a scientific consultant for the Air Force’s investigation program (which was then called Project Sign) based at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. He explains he was “then director of Ohio State University’s McMillan Observatory and, as such, the closest professional astronomer at hand.” He remained a scientific consultant for what operated as Project Sign, Project Grudge, and then Project Blue Book as of 1952, up until its termination in 1969. He went on with his own investigations, formed the Center for UFO Studies in 1973, and continued as its director until his death in 1986. In his almost 40 years of involvement with the mystery, Hynek’s beliefs and public stance evolved quite a bit. Read more → Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

Martin Willis sits down with Chad Wanless who begins by discussing his life as an experiencer, then he and Professor David Brian Palachik to explore their groundbreaking discovery of five new UFO observables—adding fresh insight to the ongoing scientific investigation of UAP phenomena. Chad Wanless, MUFON Field Investigator and CCO of the Centre for the Scientific Study of Atmospheric Anomalies (CSSAA), shares findings from his research and his books, Hidden in Plain Sight: Evidence of Exotic UFO Propulsion and the forthcoming Missing Time Too, An Ordinary Man's Extraordinary Journey. Chad’s technical background in mechanical design and 3D modeling gives him a unique perspective on the analysis of anomalous aerial objects. Joining him is Professor David Brian Palachik, President & CEO of CSSAA and co-author of Hidden in Plain Sight. With over 40 years in electrical and electronic engineering—including work with IBM Canada and cutting-edge infrared imaging systems—Palachik brings deep technical and investigative experience to the conversation. He discusses the broader implications of their findings and how CSSAA is leading scientific research into atmospheric anomalies on a global scale. Don’t miss this thought-provoking interview on how new observables could reshape our understanding of UFO phenomena.SHOW NOTES Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

Amidst the reports of drone incursions over military bases and northern New Jersey, there was a story that made the news involving video footage reportedly taken by a co-pilot of an unidentified object in the sky above Manchester Airport in England, along with still shots of what was said to be the same object, seen to be a blue sphere, hovering over the tarmac. As is typical of UFO coverage in the news these days, when it’s not about what government officials think about the phenomenon, the origin of the story was a post on social media with no real names provided for the poster or the source. All that was left for those with an interest in the case was to conduct some rather imaginative analysis of the footage and argue back and forth over the possible alien origin of the object. Read more → Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

In this fascinating episode, Martin Willis of Podcast UFO sits down with Paul Hynek—entrepreneur, futurist, and son of legendary astronomer and UFO researcher Dr. J. Allen Hynek. Paul shares his unique insights on the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence and reflects on his father's pivotal role in shaping public and scientific discourse around the UFO phenomenon.From Project Blue Book to the future of AI, this conversation bridges the past and future in a truly unexpected way.BIO PAUL HYNEK, Wharton MBA, professor of business at Pepperdine. Paul has significant experience in visual effects, virtual reality, and Blockchain, and was instrumental in the sale of Giant Studios to James Cameron following Avatar. Paul is a frequent speaker on startups, future tech, and UFOs. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

🚨 In this powerful one-on-one interview, former U.S. Air Force Captain Robert Salas fires back at the recent Wall Street Journal article suggesting that Cold War-era UFO encounters were disinformation efforts to protect classified military programs. Salas, a key witness to the famous 1967 Malmstrom Air Force Base incident—where 10 nuclear missiles mysteriously went offline during a UFO encounter—calls the article’s claim of an “EMP test” factually wrong and deliberately misleading. SHOW NOTES Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

Join Martin Willis of Podcast UFO for an exclusive one-on-one interview with former UK police detective and leading UFO researcher Gary Heseltine, as he dives deep into his groundbreaking book, NON-HUMAN: The Rendlesham Forest Incidents – 42 Years of Denial. Often called "Britain’s Roswell," the Rendlesham Forest incident remains one of the most compelling and controversial UFO cases in modern history. In this interview, Gary reveals new evidence, firsthand witness accounts, and why he believes the truth has been systematically hidden for over four decades. SHOW NOTES Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

Join podcaster Martin Willis as he sits down with award-winning investigative journalist Ross Coulthart for an in-depth one-on-one interview that delves into Coulthart’s groundbreaking work on the UFO/UAP phenomenon. Known for his fearless reporting and commitment to uncovering the truth, Coulthart opens up about his journalistic journey, his experiences covering the UAP subject for NewsNation, and what he believes the public deserves to know. Dean Alioto joins Martin after Ross to chat about his film screening and more at Contact in the Desert. 💬 In this exclusive interview: Ross discusses the challenges of reporting on UAPs in mainstream media, Insights into his interviews with whistleblowers and intelligence insiders, The state of U.S. government transparency on UFOs, The global implications of UAP revelations, What’s next for serious investigative journalism in the disclosure movement, Whether you're a skeptic, believer, or just curious about the truth behind the headlines, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss. SHOW NOTES Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

John Keel, most well-known as the author of the 1975 book, The Mothman Prophecies, was a controversial figure in flying saucer/UFO world back in the late 1960s and throughout the 70s due to his unorthodox views. He was first and foremost a fortean (interested in all things strange) and it was his view that whatever was behind the flying saucer/UFO phenomenon was not extraterrestrial and might be behind other phenomena as well. From May 1969 to April 1974, Keel put out the “irregular newsletter,” Anomaly. He asked those wishing to receive a copy to send him a self-addressed, stamped manila envelope, and the number of copies he printed depended on the number of envelopes he received. For fans of Keel, issue No. 1 provides a detailed look at his views and investigative methods (in the form of “concrete suggestions for investigating the phenomena”) just after his adventures in West Virginia and New York that he chronicled in The Mothman Prophecies. Read more → Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

This week on Podcast UFO, host Martin Willis speaks with constitutional attorney and longtime disclosure advocate Danny Sheehan about the explosive new white paper from the New Paradigm Institute (NPI), Disinformation: The U.S. Government’s Suppression of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena and Advanced Science. Written by NPI’s Kevin Wright, the paper details how U.S. government agencies have used secrecy, disinformation, and classification to suppress knowledge of UAPs and advanced technologies. He believes that the "National Security State" (refers to the collection of institutions, laws, and personnel within a country dedicated to formulating, enforcing, and ensuring the continuity of its national security policy) is suppressing evidence when it comes to the UAP Topic. SHOW NOTES Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

Martin Willis welcomes special co-host, filmmaker Dean Alioto, for an exclusive interview with Captain Ron (Janix)! Get the inside scoop on Contact in the Desert 2025 — one of the world’s premier events focused on UFOs, UAPs, and consciousness. Captain Ron shares what’s in store for this year’s event, including guest highlights, trending topics, and the growing momentum behind disclosure and human advancement. SHOW NOTES Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

Could our planet be under the quiet watch of an alien civilization that's a million years ahead of us? In this fascinating conversation, economist and futurist Robin D. Hanson explores a bold and thought-provoking theory: that Earth might be subtly monitored by highly advanced extraterrestrials—perhaps as caretakers, silent observers, or participants in a vast, ancient experiment. Hanson, author of The Age of Em and co-originator of the "Great Filter" hypothesis, brings a unique interdisciplinary perspective, blending economics, evolutionary theory, and speculative futurism. We dive into the possibility that humanity may not be alone in its evolutionary journey—and that we might even share a distant, hidden past with these alien watchers. SHOW NOTES Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

Join us for a captivating deep-dive as longtime UFO researcher and Podcast UFO blogger Charles Lear returns to share revelations from decades of investigative work into the UFO phenomenon. In this exclusive interview, Charles discusses the 2nd edition of his book, The Flying Saucer Investigators, which explores the mystery and the people who looked into it between 1947 and 1969. SHOW NOTES Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

Join us for an exclusive conversation with Anthony DeLorenzo and Ryan S. Wood, co-authors of the powerful and thought-provoking book: "UFOs: Who Knows?: Quotations from Famous People: Celebrities, Science, Military, Religion, Politics, and Government." 🛸 What do world leaders, military generals, scientists, celebrities, and religious figures really think about UFOs? We also discuss a recent UFO sighting by Anthony, as well as MJ-12 documents, and much more. This Week's Blog: Night of the Saucers in Trancas, Argentina, 1963 Podcast UFO Merchandise Show Notes Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

The history of UFOlogy is made up of stories that range from genuine mystery to outright fraud. The choice of what to take seriously and what to discard can be difficult for those in the early stages of exploring the subject. A good maxim to start with might be “consider the source,” and some good claims to examine with this in mind are those involving metals (lately referred to as “metamaterials”) said to have been recovered from flying saucers/UFOs.Metamaterial is a word that popped up in UFO world thanks to To The Stars Academy announcing in a July 25, 2019, press release that it had “acquired multiple pieces of metamaterials and an archive of initial analysis and research for their controversial ADAM Research Project.” It is explained that ADAM stands for “Acquisition and Data Analysis of Materials” which is an “academic research program” for the purpose of “exploiting of exotic materials for technological innovation.” Read more → Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

In this interview, Podcast UFO host Martin Willis sits down with the Tedesco Brothers—John and Gerry—engineers and fearless UFO/UAP researchers who have spent years chasing the unknown. Armed with cutting-edge technology and their custom-built research vehicle, Nightcrawler: Eye on the Sky, they have captured 8 jaw-dropping videos of unexplained aerial phenomena over Long Island’s mysterious coast. Using infrared, radar, and advanced sensors, they reveal evidence that challenges everything we think we know. THIS SHOW IS DEDICATED TO EARL GREY ANDERSON (APRIL 27, 2025) This weeks' blog by Charles Lear Show notes are linked in episode page below Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

After Project Blue Book was shut down in 1969, private UFO groups were the only organizations left in the U.S. that would take UFO reports, and the two biggest were the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena and the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization. Donald Keyhoe was ousted as NICAP’s director just three days before the December 17, 1969, press release announcing Blue Book’s termination, and NICAP quickly became a shadow of its former self while APRO, run by its founders Jim and Coral Lorenzen, remained a formidable and influential organization. That same year, a group of APRO investigators living in the Midwest organized by Walt Andrus as the Tri State Study Group, decided on May 31st to branch off from APRO and operate as the Midwest UFO Network. This was in reaction to the Lorenzens’ move towards a more centralized management strategy seeking to direct all field investigations from their office in Tucson, Arizona. The Lorenzens, particularly Coral, who had a reputation for being contentious (she frequently took out her ire in the pages of the APRO Bulletin, and her earliest targets as far back as 1952 were Albert K. Bender and James W. Moseley) took the Midwestern group’s decision personally and held a grudge for years to come. The Midwest UFO Network soon outgrew its Midwestern boundaries and the name was changed to the Mutual UFO Network in 1973. A rivalry developed between the two, and this resulted in clashes when they happened to converge on a given case, and a prime example of this is the 1981 Cash-Landrum case. Read more → Part II n last week’s blog, we began looking at documents that provide a behind the scenes look at the rivalry between the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization and the Mutual UFO Network. APRO was founded in 1952 by Coral and Jim Lorenzen and MUFON was founded in 1969 by members who split off from APRO amidst bad feelings. Things came to a head during the investigation of the 1981 Cash-Landrum incident. As it was reported to have taken place in Huffman, Texas, APRO handed the case over to the director of the Houston-based Vehicle Internal Systems Investigative Team, John Schuessler, who was also the deputy director of MUFON. Coral wrote an article one and a half years after the reported incident that was published in the June 1982 Vol 30, No. 6 APRO Bulletin headlined “Rumors Permeate Cash-Landrum Case” wherein she claimed to know that what witnesses Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum, and Colby Landrum saw was a “U.S. experimental aircraft.” She also insinuated that Schuessler, MUFON director Walt Andrus, and former Project Blue Book consultant and founding director of the Center for UFO Studies J. Allen Hynek were part of a cover-up as they all had ties to various government organizations. Schuessler responded with a five-page letter to Jim Lorenzen defending himself and pleaded that if APRO had real knowledge of what it was the witnesses saw, he should share it as all three witnesses, particularly Betty Cash, seemed to have suffered the effects of radiation poisoning. This week, we’ll begin with Coral’s response. Read more → Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

In this episode of Podcast UFO, host Martin Willis dives deep into the mysterious world of UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) and the tech that might be behind them — joined by cybersecurity expert Thom Hastings. With over 20 years in IT and a decade in security, Thom brings a hacker’s edge to the conversation. From red teaming and penetration testing to digging through cyber dumpsters for clues, his unconventional methods and curiosity have led him into the fascinating overlap between cybersecurity, and the search for truth about UFOs. Website: https://www.ufohackers.org This week's Blog by Charles Lear: https://podcastufo.com/a-1970-ufo-and-occupant-case-from-finland/ Podcast UFO T-ShirtsSHOW NOTES Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.