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Skeptic Check: New UFO Evidence

Skeptic Check: New UFO Evidence

FromBig Picture Science


Skeptic Check: New UFO Evidence

FromBig Picture Science

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Jan 29, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It was a shocker of a story, splashed across the New York Times front page: The existence of a five-year long, hidden Pentagon investigation of UFOs.  With one-third of the American public convinced that aliens are visiting Earth, could this study finally provide the proof? We consider how this story came to light and what the $22 million program has produced.  Does the existence of a secret study mean there’s now decent proof of extraterrestrial craft in our skies?  We take a look at the evidence made public so far. And why, six years after the study ended, are we learning about it now? Guests: James Oberg - Space journalist, historian and former NASA employee James McGaha - Retired Air Force pilot, astronomer and director of the Grasslands Observatory Ben Radford - Deputy editor of Skeptical Inquirer magazine and a Research Fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry 
Released:
Jan 29, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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