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What NASA’s Apollo Astronauts Actually Photographed — And Why It Still Matters
The word “UFO” tends to trigger one of two responses: credulous excitement or immediate eye-rolling. But when the source material is NASA mission photography and declassified crew debriefing documents — some originally stamped Confidential — it becomes hard…
The 1975 Lumberton UFO Wave: Police Across North Carolina Report a Silent V-Shaped Craft
In the early morning hours of April 3, 1975, shortly after a violent thunderstorm swept through southeastern North Carolina, police officers in the town of Lumberton began reporting something unusual in the sky.
World UFO Day 2025 – Enigma Research Lab Provides UAP Data
Enigma has curated a selection of user-submitted sightings from our 300,000+ report archive and brought them to life in an interactive new website: https://enigmaarchives.io/. The site invites users to examine real UAP cases using the same tools researchers rely on—from radar ov…
Congress Requires Pentagon to Address UFO Disinformation
In 1988, a recently retired U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI) Agent claimed on live television that the government was working with aliens at a secret base in the Nevada desert called Area 51 and that the “extraterrestrials have complete control of this…
Pentagon’s UFO Program confusion and how the New York Times got it wrong
There has been much confusion about the alleged secret Pentagon UFO program the New York Times exposed in 2017, and the problems stem from factual errors and omissions in the article. According to the contract solicitation, the Pentagon created the Advanced Aerospace Weapon Syst…
Huge Luminous Bar of Light Captured on Video Over Spokane Valley, Washington
“It was like a giant light bar,” reports a witness who recorded a video of a large luminous object floating across the night sky over Spokane Valley and submitted it via the Enigma UFO reporting app. “This thing flew right over top of us the best way that I can describe,” the wi…
Open Minds UAP News: Where do we go from here?
In this episode we discuss the state of UAP research and the best path forward. We also cover the latest UAP headlines and look at some recent UAP videos. Open Minds UAP News podcast version: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/uap-where-do-we-go-from-here–65617481 Check out …
Open Minds UAP News: Skinwalker Ranch update with owner Brandon Fugal
In this episode, we interview Brandon Fugal, owner of Skinwalker Ranch in Utah. The ranch is the focus of years of paranormal research and the History Channel show The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch. The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch Season 5 finale Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024 on The Hist…
Open Minds UAP News: UAP Analysis and Science with Dr. Doug Buettner
In this episode we discuss UAP Analysis and Science with Dr. Doug Buettner, Deputy Chief Scientist at the Acquisition Innovation Research Center (AIRC). Dr. Buettner has recently joined the board of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies and has been analyzing cases, including…
Open Minds UAP News: Ball Lightning Science with Dr. Karl Stephan
In this episode we cover the latest news including the passing of Dr. Bruce Maccabee, UAP and Congress news, an interview on ball lightning with Dr. Karl Stephan, and we look at more UAP videos from Enigma Labs. Read more about Dr. Stephan’s work ENIGMA LABS UAP VIDEO ANAL…
Open Minds UAP News: Covering UFOs with Journalist Sarah Scoles
On today’s episode we discuss the latest UAP news, including updates from congress and former AARO chief Sean Kirkpatrick. We also discuss journalist Sarah Scoles’ experience coving UFOs over the last few years. Sarah Scoles’ website Link to Enigma Labs UAPs: U…
Open Minds UAP News: John Greenewald of the Black Vault: Important Update on Alleged UFO Whistleblower
In today’s episode: We talk to John Greenewald, founder of The Black Vault. For decades John has been using FOIA to get formerly classified documents from the government. Recently he received documents showing the correspondence between the DoD and alleged UFO whistleblowe…
Open Minds UAP News: Space.com Managing Editor Brett Tingley
In today’s episode: We talk to Brett Tingley, Managing Editor at Space.com who has covered UAP as a journalist on other outlets such as Scientific American, The War Zone, Popular Science, the History Channel, Science Discovery, and The Debrief. We also cover the latest UFO…
Open Minds UAP News: The AARO UAP Historical Report and Special Guest Dr. Michael Masters on The Extratempestrial Model
In today’s episode: We’ll look at more Enigma UAP video submissions, cover the latest news including the controversial report released this week from the Pentagon’s UAP research team. We also have a special guest, Dr. Michael Masters, professor of Biological Anthropology, …
Open Minds UAP News: The State of UAP
We are back! Open Minds UFO Radio is now Open Minds UAP News. It has been a wild ride the last few years for those interested in UFOs, or UAP? In this episode, we will talk about the difference. Despite the government finally coming out and admitting UAP demonstrates a potential…
Psychologist Carl Jung’s Fascination with UFOs
Some view Carl Jung as a UFO debunker, others as a UFO believer, but the truth is he was somewhere in the middle. Either way, it is certain that Jung was an avid UFO researcher and fascinated with the topic. He wrote a book about the psychological symbolism and the role the UFO …
Exploring the Billy Meier Case
Extraterrestrials from another dimension began visiting a young boy in 1942. These visitors imparted wisdom and guidance to the boy to prepare him to become a great prophet. When he became a man, the extraterrestrials permitted him to snap photographs and record video of their s…
Brandon Fugal: The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch Season 2 Interview
Brandon Fugal is the owner of Skinwalker Ranch. As the Chairman of Colliers International in Utah, Brandon is one of the most prominent businessmen and real estate developers in the Intermountain West. From an early age, he has also been fascinated with the mysteries of our univ…
Open Minds UFO Radio Newscast – 2/19/2021 – Special Guest: Martin Willis
Join us as host Alejandro Rojas discusses the UFO news of the week with a guest. This week’s guest: Martin Willis. Items we discussed: Alejandro’s William Shatner Interview on its own (YouTube) The UFO Legend of Unknown “Metal Alloys” Housed in a Secret Las Vegas Warehouse…
Open Minds UFO Radio Newscast – 2/12/2021 – Special Guests: William Shatner and Martin Willis
Join us as host Alejandro Rojas discusses the UFO news of the week with a guest. This week’s guests: William Shatner and Martin Willis. That’s right! I will be playing a recording of an interview I did with William Shatner this week on Ancient Aliens and UFOs. Items we dis…
William Shatner On Looking For Ancient Aliens
William Shatner discusses The UnXplained’s major crossover event with Ancient Aliens, and what Gene Rodenberry knew about extraterrestrial life. Willam Shatner’s The UnXlplained and Ancient Aliens are combining forces to figure out the mysteries of the universe. Typically,…
Open Minds UFO Radio Newscast – 2/05/2021 – Special Guest: Martin Willis
Join us as host Alejandro Rojas discusses the UFO news of the week with a guest. This week’s guest: Martin Willis. Items we discussed: Register for AlienCon UFO Panel FREE with Thursday, February 11 – 8:00 PM ET with me, Nick Pope, John Greenewald, and Chase Kloetzke Astro…
Open Minds UFO Radio Newscast – 1/29/2021 – Special Guest: Martin Willis
Join us as host Alejandro Rojas discusses the UFO news of the week with a guest. This week’s guest: Martin Willis. Items we discussed: The Proof is Out There (History Channel): https://www.history.com/shows/the-proof-is-out-there Resident Alien (SYFY): https://www.syfy.com/resid…
Open Minds UFO Radio Newscast – 1/22/2021 – Special Guest: Douglas Smythe
Join us as host Alejandro Rojas discusses the UFO news of the week with a guest. This week’s guest: Douglas Smythe. Items we discussed: Ben Hansen Talks Discovery+’s UFO Witness (Den of Geek) Skinwalker Ranch, UFOs, and life after death discussed in exclusive interview wit…
Ben Hansen Talks Discovery+’s UFO Witness
Den of Geek: Join us live as our UFO expert Alejandro Rojas interviews former federal agent turned paranormal investigator Ben Hansen, host of the new series UFO Witness on Discovery+.
Open Minds UFO Radio Newscast – 1/15/2021
Join us as host Alejandro Rojas discusses the latest UFO news. Items discussed: Object that whizzed by Earth probably came from alien world, Harvard professor asserts (CBS News) The Proof is Out There interview (Den of Geek) Deadline Looms for Pentagon UFO Report(Mystery Wire) L…
The Proof is Out There – Tony Harris Talks UFOs + More Phenomena!
Den of Geek: Join us LIVE as UFO expert Alejandro Rojas interviews TV Journalist Tony Harris, host of HISTORY’s new series The Proof is Out There. The new series takes an in-depth look at some of the most incredible and thought-provoking videos of unexplained phenomena and…
Open Minds UFO Radio Newscast – 12/18/2020 – Special Guest: Martin Willis
Join us as host Alejandro Rojas discusses the UFO news of the week with a guest. This week’s guest: Martin Willis. Items we discussed: Rojas Report: Presentation: ETs & Religion – How belief in ET life has influenced religions & inspired new ones CIA Operative Join…
Rojas Report: ETs & Religion – How belief in ET life has influenced religions & inspired new ones.
ETs and Religion: How the belief in extraterrestrial life has influenced religions and inspired new ones. It is often said that if we found intelligent extraterrestrial life, religions would be devastated. However, most religions already discuss extraterrestrial life, and have f…
Open Minds UFO Radio Newscast – 12/11/2020 – Special Guest: Douglas Smythe
Join us as host Alejandro Rojas discusses the UFO news of the week with a guest. This week’s guest: Douglas Smythe. Items discussed: Monoliths: Why are these strange monuments appearing around the world? OLD LEAKED PHOTO SURFACES OF PURPORTED UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENA My twi…
Open Minds UFO Radio Newscast – 12/04/2020 – Special Guest: Martin Willis
Join us as host Alejandro Rojas discusses the UFO news of the week with a guest. This week’s guest: Martin Willis. Articles we referenced: The Debrief website: www.thedebrief.org ‘FAST MOVERS’ AND TRANSMEDIUM VEHICLES – THE PENTAGON’S UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENA TASK FORCE LEA…
Rojas Report: Tim McMillan on UFO news and his new venture “The Debrief”
Tim McMillan is a retired law enforcement official and investigative writer focused on national security, the intelligence community, and defense technologies. You can find him online at lttimmcmillan.com or on Twitter @lttimmcmillan. Items referenced: The Debrief website: www.t…
Rojas Report: MJ Banias on UFO news and his new venture “The Debrief”
MJ Banias is a journalist and author who writes about technology and culture. You can find him online at mjbanias.com, or on Twitter @mjbanias. The Debrief website: www.thedebrief.org ‘FAST MOVERS’ AND TRANSMEDIUM VEHICLES – THE PENTAGON’S UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENA TASK FORC…
Open Minds UFO Radio Newscast – 11/25/2020 – Special Guest: Adam Kehoe
Join us as host Alejandro Rojas discusses the UFO news of the week with a guest. This week’s guest: Adam Kehoe. Info we discussed: The Debrief – New website that will be posting THE “big news” next week Adam Kehoe’s twitter Paper we discussed – The …
Open Minds UFO Radio Newscast – 11/20/2020 – Special Guest: Martin Willis
Join us as host Alejandro Rojas discusses the UFO news of the week with a guest. This week’s guest: Martin Willis. Items referenced: Decades of Government UFO Gaslighting Exposed Rojas Report: Filmmaker James Fox on new documentary The Phenomenon Debrief (New MJ Banais, Tim McMi…
Open Minds UFO Radio Newscast – 11/13/2020 – Special Guest: Martin Willis
Join us as host Alejandro Rojas discusses the UFO news of the week with a guest. This week’s guest: Martin Willis. Items discussed: Stars and Stripes interview with James Fox and Chris Mellon Phoenix MUFON James Fox interview Peter Reali presentation on Drake’s Equation fo…
Rojas Report: Robert Powell on the Future of Government UAP Research
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 took numerous internal courses related to device physics, design of experiments…
Open Minds UFO Radio Newscast – 10/23/2020 – Special Guest: Douglas Smythe
Join us as host Alejandro Rojas discusses the UFO news of the week with a guest. This week’s guest: Douglas Smythe. Article we discussed: How US Intelligence Community Insiders Got the Senate’s Attention Regarding UFOs Listen to this episode on Patreon.  
How US Intelligence Community Insiders Got the Senate’s Attention Regarding UFOs
When they couldn’t get credible data regarding UFOs in front of the Secretary of Defense, two intelligence insiders hatched a plan to get the world to pay attention and succeeded. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) has requested that the Director of Nationa…
Rojas Report: Dr. Kevin Knuth – Mainstream Science and UAP Research
Prof. Knuth (http://knuthlab.org/) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University at Albany (SUNY) and is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Entropy (MDPI). He is a former NASA computer scientist having worked for four years at NASA Ames Research Center…
Rojas Report: Filmmaker James Fox on new documentary The Phenomenon
James Fox is the Executive Producer and Director of several critically acclaimed UFO documentaries, 50 years of Denial, Out of the Blue, and I Know What I Saw. Out of the Blue aired on the Sci-Fi channel, and I Know What I Saw aired on the History channel. He recently released h…
Open Minds UFO Radio Newscast – 10/16/2020 – Special Guest: Martin Willis
Join us as host Alejandro Rojas discusses the UFO news of the week with a guest. This week’s guest: Martin Willis. Items we covered: James Fox on the Rojas Report Physicist Kevin Knuth on the Rojas Report Lue Elizondo on Twitter Trump appears to threaten aliens with ‘milit…
Open Minds UFO Radio Newscast – 10/09/2020 – Special Guest: Martin Willis
Join us as host Alejandro Rojas discusses the UFO news of the week with a guest. This week’s guest: Martin Willis. Items discussed: The NY Times and the Unreported UAP Encounters – The Black Vault The Phenomenon movie website Get The Phenomenon movie and ALL the bonus cont…
Rojas Report: Nick Pope – UFOs and the UK and US Government
Nick Pope worked for the Ministry of Defence investigating UFO reports in the 90s. Now he is a UFO pundit, often speaking to media outlets around the world on the UFO topic. In this interview, we will discuss recent news and Nick’s thought on what will come of the Senate I…
Open Minds UFO Radio Newscast – 10/02/2020 – Special Guest: Douglas Smythe
Join us as host Alejandro Rojas discusses the UFO news of the week with a guest. This week’s guest: Douglas Smythe Links to items we discussed: Interview with Nick Pope Progress, vs Congress A Reminder to Our Elected Officials Why They Should Take UFOs Seriously. By Luis Elizond…
Rojas Report: Adam Kehoe, PhD on the UAP Task Force recent UAP news
Adam Kehoe has a PhD in Information Science and is interested in ML/AI, data science, and defense policy issues. He has been blogging about Unidentified Aerospace Phenomenon (UAP aka UFOs) with a focus on the policy issues related to the creation of an official UAP Task Force an…
Open Minds UFO Radio Newscast – 9/25/2020 – Special Guest: Martin Willis
Join us as host Alejandro Rojas discusses the UFO news of the week with a guest. This week’s guest: Martin Willis. Stories we discussed: The Carter Administration’s Attempt to Create a NASA UFO Commission Japan defense chief instructs SDF what to do on UFO sightings   Link …
The Carter Administration’s Attempt to Create a NASA UFO Commission
Forty-three years ago was the last time the U.S. government considered creating an official commission to investigate and report on UFOs. Despite Washington’s efforts to dissuade the public from any interest in UFOs through the 1969 issuance of the University of Colorado’s Condo…
Somewhere in the Skies: A Young Voice of Truth
The second edition of Somewhere in the Skies: A Human Approach to the UFO Phenomenon, by Ryan Sprague, has been released. This is great news because Sprague’s voice is one of truth and integrity within a field of misinformation and confusion. With contemporary culture̵…
Rojas Report – Presentation: Astronomers and UFOs
Often people will ask me, “If there are so many UFOs, why aren’t astronomers seeing them?” They are! In fact, astronomers have been some of the most influential advocates for the serious study of UFOs. We review some of these sightings and the incredible contributions astronomer…