UNKNOWN — a UFO podcast

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What's UNKNOWN — a UFO podcast about?

This is the UFO modPod–a modern introduction to the UFO phenomenon for a new generation.

This bi-weekly podcast is a round table discussion (or is it saucer shaped?) led by a team of UFO journalists and researchers who approach the UFO subject with responsible skepticism and the scientific, journalistic attention it deserves.

Join this team each episode as they discuss current UFO stories, revisit the history of the modern UFO era, and visit with special guests as they explore the mysterious and fascinating UFO subject.

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Waiting for Government UFO ...

01.11.2021

On this first episode of the year, Jason McClellan discusses the U.S. Department of Defense's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, looks at the recent headlines that claim the Pentagon has 180 days to disclose all its UFO secrets to the ...

UNKNOWN — a UFO podcast episodes:

02.25.2019 Scoutmaster UFO Encounter Jason McClellan, Ryan Sprague, and Shane Hurd discuss the real scoutmaster UFO case that inspired the episode of History's Project Blue Book.
02.17.2019 Green Fireball UFOs Jason McClellan and Shane Hurd discuss the real inspiration for the "Green Fireballs" episode of History's Project Blue Book , as well as other green fireball UFOs from real life.]]>
02.11.2019 Foo Fighters This episode explores the real UFO phenomenon that provided the inspiration for Project Blue Book 's Foo Fighters episode.]]>
02.04.2019 Operation Paperclip On this episode of the UFO podcast UNKNOWN , Jason McClellan and Ryan Sprague are joined by author and spaceflight historian Amy Shira Teitel to discuss the "Operation Paperclip" episode of History's Project Blue Book , and to talk about ...
01.28.2019 The Lubbock Lights Jason McClellan, Maureen Elsberry, and Shane Hurd discuss the third episode of History's show Project Blue Book and the real case of the Lubbock Lights that inspired this episode's story.]]>
01.21.2019 The Flatwoods Monster EPISODE SUMMARY: The subject of the second episode of History's Project Blue Book was the Flatwoods Monster . On this episode of the UNKNOWN UFO podcast, Jason McClellan, Maureen Elsberry, Ryan Sprague, and Shane Hurd discuss the Project Blue Book ...
01.14.2019 Investigating Roswell . . . again The CW recently aired a television special titled Roswell: Mysteries Decoded starring author and podcaster Ryan Sprague. Ryan joins Jason McClellan, Maureen Elsberry, and Shane Hurd on this episode of UNKNOWN to discuss this show and the new investigation he ...
01.07.2019 UFOs in 2019 There are lots of UFO-related things coming in 2019. On this first episode of 2019, Jason McClellan, Maureen Elsberry, and Shane Hurd talk about some of the TV shows, books, and events for UFO fans to look forward to in ...
12.30.2018 Investigating UFOs On this final episode for the 2018 season, Jason McClellan asks Shane Hurd about his personal experience investigating UFOs. The two also discuss the upcoming History series Project Blue Book .]]>
11.19.2018 AlienCon Baltimore 2018 - Live Recording This episode includes the live recording we did on stage at AlienCon Baltimore on November 9th. Ryan Sprague, host of Somewhere in the Skies, and UNKNOWN's Jason McClellan discuss personal UFO sightings, then invite AlienCon audience members to share stories.]]>
11.07.2018 AlienCon Baltimore Preview On this episode of UNKNOWN, Jason McClellan provides a quick preview of what to expect at AlienCon Baltimore—the massive Ancient Aliens fan fest, and he details what he and Ryan Sprague will be up to during the weekend.]]>
10.22.2018 UFOs in the News Why aren't UFO stories covered by the mainstream media? Jason addresses this question on this episode of UNKNOWN.]]>
09.24.2018 Why Did the Sunspot Solar Observatory Really Close? The Sunspot Solar Observatory closed abruptly as the FBI moved in and conducted a secretive investigation during a 10-day period. The mystery surrounding the observatory's closure and evacuation spawned worldwide conspiracies—many involving UFOs and aliens. But what really happened. Jason ...
09.03.2018 Biologic UFOs UFO researchers don't consider spacecraft piloted by extraterrestrials the only possible explanation for strange things in the sky. On this episode of UNKNOWN, Jason McClellan talks about the possibility of undiscovered lifeforms living in our atmosphere. And he tells the ...
08.22.2018 Testing UFO Material Jason McClellan shares his thoughts and personal experiences related to the scientific testing of alleged extraterrestrial material--objects claimed to be from UFOs.]]>
07.30.2018 Mike Damante talks Punk Rock and UFOs: True Believers Author and journalist Mike Damante joins Jason McClellan and Shane Hurd to discuss his new book, Punk Rock and UFOs: True Believers .]]>
06.24.2018 Roswell Debris Drama Frank Kimbler, a scientist and resident of Roswell, New Mexico, has discovered some interesting things in the desert outside of Roswell where a UFO allegedly crashed in 1947. He's having these artifacts scientifically tested, but his research may be in ...
05.14.2018 Aliens and Beyond with Heidi Gadd Radio host Heidi Gadd visits the show to preview her new UFO project titled, "Aliens and Beyond."]]>
05.01.2018 A discussion about the Mutual UFO Network This special live episode of UNKNOWN (recorded April 29, 2018), features a roundtable discussion about the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), looking at bad publicity, membership exodus, and assessing the relevance of the organization in 2018. The roundtable features Maureen Elsberry, ...
01.16.2018 A Preview of the 2018 International UFO Congress The 2018 International UFO Congress takes place February 14-18 in Fountain Hills, Arizona. On this episode of UNKNOWN, Jason McClellan talks with event MC and organizer Alejandro Rojas about some of this year's highlights. All the event's information is at ...
01.09.2018 A Simplified Approach to UFOs In this first episode of 2018, Jason McClellan offers six suggestions for how to avoid over-complicating the complicated UFO topic.]]>
12.24.2017 Keeping Grounded During a UFO Frenzy On this final 2017 episode of Unknown, Jason McClellan provides some brief comments regarding the recent revelation that the Pentagon operated (and may still operate) a UFO program. He also offers five things to consider regarding this latest information.]]>
11.18.2017 Fighter Jets Intercepting UFOs Jason McClellan highlights a few instances where military fighter jets have been scrambled to intercept UFOs, including a recent incident from October 2017.]]>
11.06.2017 30 Years Ago: The Gulf Breeze UFO Incidents In November 1987, Ed Walters allegedly began experiencing strange encounters with UFOs and extraterrestrials. He photographed several of these sightings, and he claims he telepathically communicated with these hostile visitors. Jason McClellan summarizes this polarizing UFO case, and UFO researcher ...
10.23.2017 To The Stars Academy: A Round Table Discussion On this episode of Unknown, Jason McClellan hosts a round table discussion with Chris Wolford, Mike Damante, and MJ Banias to talk about Tom DeLonge's recent launch of To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science.]]>
09.10.2017 Christopher Garetano: The Dark Files Maureen Elsberry talks with filmmaker Christopher Geretano about his latest exploration into the dark and mysterious alleged occurrences at Camp Hero in Montauk, New York. This History channel special, titled, "The Dark Files," premiered on Friday, September 8.
09.04.2017 UFO Beer, Interconnected Paranormality, and UFO Research with Ryan Sprague Jason McClellan meets up with UFO researcher, author, and podcaster Ryan Sprague in New York to discuss broad paranormal topics while drinking UFO Beer.]]>
08.14.2017 Area 51 Unredacted Remember all the hype back in 2013 when the CIA essentially "declassified" Area 51 by releasing a document via FOIA request with the name "Area 51" unredacted? Well, there were already other government documents out there that openly mentioned Area ...
07.17.2017 Another Roswell Hypothesis The 70th anniversary of the 1947 Roswell UFO Incident saw yet another hypothesis brought forward to explain what crashed in the New Mexico desert. Jason McClellan talks about that, and about the Roswell Incident as a whole, pondering the importance ...
06.26.2017 More MoD UFO Files The British Government just released another batch of its UFO files. ]]>
03.18.2017 Phoenix Lights: The 20th Anniversary March 13, 2017 marked the 20th anniversary of the Phoenix Lights--perhaps the best-known mass UFO sighting event of the modern UFO era.]]>
02.21.2017 Live from the 2017 International UFO Congress Ryan and Jason sneak attack some people with interview questions during the awards banquet at the 2017 International UFO Congress.]]>
02.06.2017 UFO Conferences On this episode, Jason, Maureen, and Ryan talk about some of their experiences at UFO conferences, and discuss some of the good, bad, and ugly elements of traditional events related to UFOs. Ryan also talks a little about his upcoming ...
01.21.2017 Chilean Government UFO Video & CIA UFO Files Welcome to UFO modPod--a modern introduction to the UFO phenomenon for a new generation. On this episode, we have a round table discussion about two recent stories: Story 1: Chile's official government UFO investigation agency released a UFO video recorded ...
01.01.2017 MJ Banias: Philosophy and UFOs Blogger and UFO philosopher MJ Banias visits the show to talk about, well, UFOs and philosophy!]]>
12.15.2016 Amy Shira Teitel: Space, UFOs, and alien life Author, TV/YouTube personality, and spaceflight historian Amy Shira Teitel visits the show to discuss space, UFOs, and extraterrestrial life. She also describes the new podcast she's launching with Jason McClellan. Also on this episode, Ryan Sprague updates the historically significant ...
12.01.2016 Peter Levenda: Sekret Machines Researcher and author Peter Levenda visits the show to discuss his upcoming non-fiction contribution to Tom DeLonge's Sekret Machines franchise. Jason McClellan, Maureen Elsberry, and Ryan Sprague discuss a "sexy" story that has been in the news lately--a story based ...
11.14.2016 Tea Krulos: Monster Hunters Jason McClellan, Maureen Elsberry, and Ryan Sprague discuss the recently announced upcoming book in Tom DeLonge's Sekret Machines franchise. The historical UFO case presented on this episode is the Levelland UFO Incident of 1957. And Maureen interviews writer/author Tea Krulos.
11.01.2016 Ryan Sprague: Somewhere in the Skies This is UFO modPod–a modern introduction to the UFO phenomenon for a new generation. Jason, Maureen, and Ryan discuss the recent WikiLeaks hype surrounding emails from John Podesta's Gmail account where UFOs are mentioned. They also present and discuss the ...
04.04.2016 The government and UFOs This is UFO modPod–a modern introduction to the UFO phenomenon for a new generation. On this abbreviated episode, Jason McClellan talks about Tom DeLonge's recent appearance on Coast to Coast AM where DeLonge claimed that government insiders confirmed to him ...
03.21.2016 Mike Damante: Punk Rock and UFOs This is UFO modPod–a modern introduction to the UFO phenomenon for a new generation. On this episode, Jason McClellan, Maureen Elsberry, and Ryan Sprague discuss the recently launched ExoMars mission. They also discuss the unbelievable and disturbing story of Kyle ...
03.07.2016 Lynne Kitei: The 19th anniversary of The Phoenix Lights This is UFO modPod–a modern introduction to the UFO phenomenon for a new generation. On this episode, Jason McClellan and Ryan Sprague discuss the passing of astronaut Edgar Mitchell, John Podesta confirming Hillary Clinton's commitment to probing the UFO issue, ...
02.22.2016 Micah Hanks: Science, philosophy, and UFOs This is UFO modPod–a modern introduction to the UFO phenomenon for a new generation. On this episode, Jason McClellan and Maureen Elsberry discuss a recent alleged military UFO whistleblower and a new book by scientists about UFOs and extraterrestrial life. ...
02.08.2016 Chuck Zukowski: Are aliens behind cattle mutilation? This is UFO modPod–a modern introduction to the UFO phenomenon for a new generation. On this episode, Jason McClellan, Maureen Elsberry, and Ryan Sprague discuss Tom DeLonge's latest UFO-related project, as well as some of the latest astrobiology news. Then ...
01.25.2016 Jennifer Stein and Peter Robbins: The Travis Walton Incident This is UFO modPod–a modern introduction to the UFO phenomenon for a new generation. On this episode, Jason McClellan, Maureen Elsberry, and Ryan Sprague discuss the alleged alien abduction of Travis Walton in 1975. Then Ryan meets up with Jennifer ...
01.12.2016 Grant Cameron: Clinton, Podesta, and UFOs This is UFO modPod–a modern introduction to the UFO phenomenon for a new generation. On this episode, Jason McClellan, Maureen Elsberry, and Ryan Sprague discuss the following current UFO-related news stories: A UFO fleet likes to appear over Santiago every ...
12.28.2015 Don Meers: Director of 'Australien Skies' This is UFO modPod–a modern introduction to the UFO phenomenon for a new generation. On this episode, Jason McClellan and Ryan Sprague discuss the following current UFO-related news stories: – Jennifer Lawrence is worried about an alien invasion – NASA ...
12.14.2015 Jeremy Corbell: Investigative Filmmaker This is UFO modpod–a modern introduction to the UFO phenomenon for a new generation. On this episode, Jason McClellan, Maureen Elsberry, and Ryan Sprague discuss the following current UFO-related news stories: - That South Africa UFO: A lame attempt at ...
11.16.2015 Ben Hansen: A recent development with the Battle of Los Angeles UFO case This is UFO modpod –a modern introduction to the UFO phenomenon for a new generation. On this episode, Jason McClellan, Maureen Elsberry, and Ryan Sprague discuss the following current UFO-related news stories: - The UFO/missile off the California coast - ...
11.02.2015 Leslie Kean: Scientifically Studying UFOs This is UFO modpod--a modern introduction to the UFO phenomenon for a new generation. On this episode, Jason McClellan, Maureen Elsberry, and Ryan Sprague discuss the following current UFO-related news stories: The topic of aliens in Chapman University's Study of ...

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