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Season 2 Episode 30.  Host Michael Ryan and Commentator Christine Scott take a deep dive into The Prochner Farm Incident.  During the early morning hours  of August 4, 1968 three members of the Prochner family witnessed a large UFO hovering over their house and their barn.  The farm was located near Qu'appelle, Saskatchewan.  The three family members were father William Prochner, his son Kenneth and Kenneth's grandmother Julius Prochner.  There was also evidence of the UFO landing on the Prochner farm as well.  This was investigated by RCMP constable F. W. Pushka, RCMP constable Cassidy of the Regina Identification Section  and Colonel R. D. Anderson of the Canadian military.  If you would like to read Michael Ryan's blog interview with Robert Hastings (UFOs and Nukes) go here.  Today's audio excerpt is taken from the book:  Aliens Are With Us by Bill Rountree.   You can buy his book on Amazon websites around the world.  If you would like to visit Bill Rountree's website go here.  If you would like more information about Contact in the Desert go here.  Travis Walton has been added to the Hanger 18 UFO Conference being held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.  If you would like more information go here.  

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Season 2 Episode 29.  Host Michael Ryan interviews retired Major Harold Skaarup.  Major Skaarup spent 40 years in Canadian Army Intelligence and he was deployed in Cyprus, Bosnia-Herzegovina and in Afghanistan.  He was also stationed at the NATO base in Lahr, Germany and the NORAD base at Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado.  He talks about NORAD and UFOs, his long friendship with Stanton Friedman and talks about if it is possible for military personnel to keep secret programs hidden from elected officials.  Major Skaarup has also written over 30 books including the book Visitors: Questions and Answers.  You can visit his website here.  If you would like to find out more about the Stanton Friedman exhibit at the Fredricton Museum go here.  If you would like to read Michael Ryan's interview with Robert Hastings, go to his blog here.  If you would like to find out more about the Shag Harbour UFO Expo 2024 go here.  If you would like to find out more about the Wright-Patterson UFO Conference go here. 

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Season 2 Episode 28.  Host Michael Ryan and commentator Christine Scott take a deep dive into The Bear Point Incident.  Five witnesses from two location see between 5 and 6 UFOs from two different locations in Nova Scotia, Canada.  Lawrence Smith and his brother Gene first see the UFOs near Bear Point (which is not that far from Shag Harbour).  The second set of witnesses, Cpl. Timothy Nielson (from CFS Barrington), June Smith and Cathelene Smith (not related to Lawrence and Gene Smith) see almost the same set of UFOs from an area near Smithville, Nova Scotia.  Also involved in the investigation was Commanding Officer Cal Rushton (CFS Barrington) and RCMP officer R.E. Keeping.  If you would like to know more about Dorothy Kilgallen read Mark Shaw's book The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What's My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen.  If you would like to find out more about Grant Cameron's cruise go here.  Today's book excerpt is from the book Time Lost by Elyse Douglas.  Available on Amazon websites around the world.

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Season 2  Episode 27.  In part 2 of Michael Ryan's interview with Jan Aldrich, Jan talks about UFO researcher Ted Blocher and John Musgrave from British Columbia.  He also gives his thoughts of Jackie Gleason's UFO research and his experiences with James McDonald and Ann Druffel.  He also talks about recent research into UFOs during the Vietnam war and why saving UFO history is so important.  Finally, after researching UFOs for over six decades he gives his opinion of what the UFOs are.  If you would like to find out more about Jan Aldrich's Project 1947 website go here.  If you would like to check out Chris Rutkowski's 2023 Canadian UFO Survey go here. 

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Season 2 Episode 26.  Host Michael Ryan interviews UFO legend Jan Aldrich about his 60 plus years in ufology.  In part 1 of a 2 part interview, Jan talks about the people and places that he has met in his UFO journey.  The highlight of part 1 is his explanation of the 1968 Minot Air Force Base UFO case that had many witnesses, multiple radar confirmations and visual sighting by the crew of a B-52.  If you would like to read a very detailed and investigated report go here.  If you would like to know more about Jan's Project 1947 website go here.  This episode is dedicated to the memory of William Husak.

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Season 2 Episode 25.  Host Michael Ryan interviews author Paul Schatzkin about his biography of Thomas Townsend Brown The Man Who Mastered Gravity: A Twisted Tale of Space, Time and the Mysteries in Between.   Townsend Brown was a man of mystery.  Were his inventions classified? Why was  he dropped behind German lines near the end of WWII?  What did he know about UFOs?  If you would like to buy The Man Who Mastered Gravity go to Amazon websites around the world and buy the book there.  If you would like to know more about Paul Schatzkin you can go to his website here.  Today's audio excerpt is from the book The Man Who Mastered Gravity.  If you would like to watch the YouTube video of MP Larry Maguire go here.  

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Season 2 Episode 24.  Host Michael Ryan interviews PEI UFO investigator David Ross.  They talk about The UAP 53 Team, Ross' UFO Facebook page and a few PEI UFO cases including the little known Ebenezer UFO Incident.  What crashed into a forest at Ebenezer, PEI?  The RCMP was there and Canadian military helicopters and something was taken away on a flat bed truck covered in a tarp...shades of Kecksberg.  Christine Scott's book review of Fact, Fiction and Flying Saucers by Stanton Friedman and Kathleen Marden. If you would like to read Robert Hasting's article go here.  If you would like to visit David Ross' UFO Facebook page go here.  If you would like to contact David Ross and the UAP 53 Team you can reach him at: [email protected]. If you would like to find out more about Gary Heseltine's UK Pilots Reporting UAP go here.

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Season 2 Episode 23.  Host Michael Ryan interviews Benny Grandahl who represents Scandinavian UFO Information a UFO organization that has been operating in Denmark since 1957.  Benny talks about the UFO scene in Denmark and the case of Danish police officer Evald Maarup who was hit with a beam of light from a 50 foot wide UFO.  To find out more about Benny and the Danish UFO scene go to these websites:  SUFOI Home page go here.  SUFOI Facebook page go here.  UFOmagasinet.dk is here.  Benny's LinkedIn page go here.  Today's audio excerpt is from the book NO RETURN written by David Booher.  David's book is available on Amazon websites around the world.  If you want to read about the Temagami, Ontario UFO case go here.

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Season 2 Episode 22. Host Michael Ryan interviews author Linda Powell about her biography of Major Donald E. Keyhoe.  Her book not only covers Keyhoe, but also many of the people and events in ufology in the early days.  She pays special attention to Townsend Brown, Captain Edward J. Ruppelt and groups like APRO.  She opens up on the history of NICAP and how it was always on the brink of disaster.  You can purchase Linda Powell's book, Against The Odds at Amazon websites around the world.  Today's audio excerpt is from the Major Donald E. Keyhoe book, The Flying Saucers Are Real.  If you would like to read the article on wind turbulence in the New Science go here.

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Season 2 Episode 21.  Host Michael Ryan talks about secrecy the shrouds the subject of UFOs around nuclear generating stations.  He talks about investigative journalist Daniel Otis and his struggles to get info out of Ontario Power Generation.   He also talks about Ontario ufologist Dennis Prophet and his booklet which highlight cases of UFOs over Pickering Nuclear power plant.  An interesting case from the night of February 4, 1975 is highlighted.  Many witnesses of UFOs including 3 ambulance drivers and a Durham Regional Police Officer.  Christine Scott gives a book review of The Man Who Mastered Gravity: A Twisted Tale Of Space, Time and the Mysteries in Between by Paul Schatzkin.  There is no book audio excerpt this week.  This week's shout out city is Thurlby, UK.  This was sent in by Kevin Baumber who sent me a wonderful email about the place he lives.  Kevin makes some amazing  metal sculptures which look like animals.  To see his work go to welderbeasts.com   

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Female announcer:  Joy Ryan
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