,The Light Gate” welcomes researcher/author Christopher O’Brien. Date: January 8th, 2024 Episode: 37 Discussion: High Strangeness in the San Luis Valley About The Guest: Since 1992, Christopher O'Brien has investigated over one thousand paranormal events reported in the San Luis Valley--located in South-central Colorado/North Central New Mexico. Working with law enforcement officials, ex-military, ranchers, and an extensive network of skywatchers, from 1992 to 2002 he documented one of the most intense waves of unexplained activity ever reported from a single geographic region of North America. His ten-year investigation resulted in the three books of his "mysterious valley" trilogy, The Mysterious Valley, Enter the Valley, and Secrets of the Mysterious Valley. His meticulous field investigation of UFO reports, unexplained livestock deaths, Native American legends, cryptozoology, secret military activity and the folklore, found in the world's largest alpine valley, has produced one of the largest databases of unusual occurrences gathered from a single geographic region. He is currently working with a team of specialists installing a high-tech video surveillance and hard-data monitoring system in and around the San Luis Valley. His 2009 book Stalking the Tricksters distills his years of field investigation and research into an ingenious unified paranormal theory that is sure to create intense interest and controversy. His latest book Stalking the Herd (600 pages) is being called "The Bible of cattle mutilations books" and has received dozens of positive reviews. It is the first book on the subject that objectively examines the unexplained livestock death phenomenon—one of the most perplexing mysteries of our times. He has also written many articles for such publications as Open Minds, Fate Magazine, UFO Universe, UFO encounters and many others. (He’s also an accomplished musician!) His media credits include “Coast to Coast,” and all the other major radio shows and podcasts. He has appeared on TV shows such as, Ancient Aliens, Weird or What, Conspiracy Theory and UFO Hunters. He has worked with such shows as, Sightings, Inside Edition, Extra, Showtime's Sci-Friday Chronicles, UFO Files, Exploring the Unknown, The Unexplained, Secrets of:, Profiles in Ufology, Unexplained Mysteries and so many others. He is the recipient of two EBE film festival awards. He also hosted his own regional Colorado/New Mexico radio show, Mysterious Valley Report (1996-1999), and published the bi-monthly Mysterious Valley Report (1993-2000.) He is a sought-after speaker at UFO conventions, so we are lucky to have him joining us tonight! LINKS: http://ourstrangeplanet.com https://www.facebook.com/christopher.obrien.3363