MJ Banias is the author of "The UFO People: A Curious Culture." He is an educator, writer and blogger. He was a former field investigator with the Mutual UFO Network, has been featured on multiple podcasts and radio shows, and contributes to Mysterious Universe and RoguePlanet. His work has been included in Fortean Times, FATE Magazine, and in a book entitled UFOs: Reframing the Debate.He lives in Canada with his wife, two children, and a massive cat.   

In this episode we talk to MJ about what he had found when taking a closer look at those who are interested in the UFO phenomenon. Are UFO people a community on their own? How does the UFO topic effect the general public? What does MJ feel the future for the UFO topic holds? How is all of this changing as these recent UFO developments permeate the wider public? We will cover all of this and more in this fascinating episode.

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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 whistleblower David Grusch. Grusch has claimed, including on the record during a congressional hearing, that DoD’s AARO UAP program has not reached out to him. New documents may show otherwise. We also cover the latest UFO/UAP News and look at a couple weird videos from the Enigma app.
The Black Vault Website
FOIA Documents Reveal AARO’s Authorized and Repeated Attempts to Engage with David Grusch
Link to Enigma Labs UAPs:
Known Object
Unidentified Object
Download the FREE Enigma app here
Report your sighting to Enigma here
Feedback: openmindsufonews@gmail.com
Subscribe to the Podcast: https://openmindsuapnews.podbean.com/
Links to articles and info discussed:
SETI chief says US has no evidence for alien technology. ‘And we never have’
Rep. Robert Garcia on AARO SCIF briefing
UAP Caucus Co-Chairs Luna & Burchett (& Ogles) post-SCIF briefing “nothing burger”
Rep. Eric Burlison: “My skepticism was probably more validated” in AARO SCIF briefing
Steven Spielberg Returning To Sci-Fi For New Original UFO Movie
History and Origin of KONA BLUE
KONA BLUE proposal
July 26, 2023: Hearing on UAP before the subcommittee on national security, the border, and foreign affairs of the committee on oversight and accountability transcript
AARO Director Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick Holds an Off-Camera Media Roundtable

John Greenewald of the Black Vault: Important Update on Alleged UFO Whistleblower

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/UAP News and look at a couple weird videos from the Enigma app.
PLUS…ENIGMA LABS UAP VIDEO ANALYSIS:
Link to Enigma Labs UAPs: 
Known object
More curious object
Download the FREE Enigma app here
Report your sighting to Enigma here
Feedback: openmindsufonews@gmail.com
Brett Tingley on Space.com: https://www.space.com/author/brett-tingley
Subscribe to the Podcast: https://openmindsuapnews.podbean.com/
Links to articles and info discussed:
SCU Conference
UAP: Reporting and scientific assessment in the EU. Exchange of views in the European Parliament
A Century of Observations from VASCO | Beatriz Villarroel at SCU’s AAPC 2023 (Talk + Q&A)
Portland Community College Offers New Class on UFOs
Beneath the Surface: We May Learn More about UAP by Looking in the Ocean
Forget the Skies, the U.S. Military Is Looking for UFOs Below the Waves
The New Scientific Revolution of Anomalous Phenomena | Tim Gallaudet at SCU’s AAPC 2023 (Talk + Q&A)
He quit heading the Pentagon’s UFO office. Now a report of his has shaken up ufology
UK UFO sightings mapped: Nearly 2,000 unexplained objects spotted in our skies in last four years
‘UFO visits’ near key nuclear installations in Tamil Nadu baffle experts
What UFO Cultists Can Teach Us About Political Paranoia Today
A new religion has Americans looking to the stars
UFOs: Close Encounters of the National Security Kind
If ‘the truth is out there’ about UAPs, Eric Burlison wants to know

Open Minds UAP News: Space.com Managing Editor Brett Tingley

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, to discuss an alternative to the Extraterrestrial hypothesis he calls The Extratempestrial Model.
PLUS…ENIGMA LABS UAP VIDEO ANALYSIS:
Link to Enigma Labs UAPs: 
Known object
More curious object
Download the FREE Enigma app here
Report your sighting to Enigma here
Feedback: openmindsufonews@gmail.com
Dr, Michael Masters’ books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3VhUWKE
Subscribe to the Podcast: https://openmindsuapnews.podbean.com/
Links to articles and info discussed:
Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on the Historical Record Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, Volume 1
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume 1
The 4 Big Questions the Pentagon’s New UFO Report Fails to Answer
Did ‘alien’ debris hit Earth? Startling claim sparks row at scientific meeting
DOD developing ‘Gremlin’ capability to help personnel collect real-time UAP data
UFO transparency: Bipartisan push to establish UAP committee
Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies nuclear facility papers
US once considered a program to reverse-engineer alien spacecraft, Pentagon report reveals
The Strange Time-Warp Case of Corporal Armando Valdés

The AARO UAP Historical Report and Special Guest Dr. Michael Masters on The Extratempestrial Model

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. We'll also talk about how we got to this place of stagnation when it comes to UAP research, the players (The Pentagon, Congress, NASA, and the UFO Community) and their current positions, and how we’ll be moving things forward...together.

Open Minds UAP News: The State of UAP

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: 
Watch my interview with Dr. Avi Loeb: https://youtu.be/60ixc725nIQ​

MJ Banias - The UFO People: A Curious Culture

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