522: DEEP DIVE / UNREDACTED: How Paul Bennewitz and Ed Ruppelt Saved the World from Aliens and the CIA

522: DEEP DIVE / UNREDACTED: How Paul Bennewitz and Ed Ruppelt Saved the World from Aliens and the CIA

In August 1988, Paul Bennewitz had a mental breakdown, convinced of an alien and government conspiracy against him. His supposed proof of UFOs over New Mexico drew the attention of an Air Force counterintelligence agent. This agent fed Bennewitz's belief in aliens for years, ultimately leading to his institutionalization. The summer of 1952 saw a flurry of UFO activity over Washington, D.C. Edward J. Ruppelt of Project Blue Book seemed the only one taking it seriously amidst bureaucratic obstacles. After a scientific panel recommended downplaying UFO reports to avoid hysteria, Ruppelt retired. His subsequent book criticized the change in UFO policy. Both he and Bennewitz asked too many questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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59: Why Ancient People Didn't See the Color Blue

59: Why Ancient People Didn't See the Color Blue

Here's a philosophical question for you. If a color doesn't have a name, can we still see it?   Many years ago, the human eye evolved to give us the ability to see about a million colors.   That's a l...

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58: The Most Paranormal Place On Earth - What's Happening on Mount Shasta?

58: The Most Paranormal Place On Earth - What's Happening on Mount Shasta?

MYSTERIES OF MOUNT SHASTA   There is no other place on earth steeped in more mystery than Mount Shasta.   Aliens, ghosts, underground bases and interdimensional portals. Check.   Lost cities, strange ...

26 Kesä 202225min

50: Why Superstitions Are Good For You

50: Why Superstitions Are Good For You

What do Ponce De Leon, Alexander The Great and Jason Giambi all have in common?    Superstitions.   What are superstitions? Why do we believe them?   Although there are a lot of weird superstitions ou...

26 Kesä 202213min

55: Another Carrington Event? You Are NOT Prepared for the Coming Solar Storms

55: Another Carrington Event? You Are NOT Prepared for the Coming Solar Storms

WE'RE DUE FOR ANOTHER CARRINGTON EVENT  On September 1, 1859, astronomer Richard Carrington was observing a huge sunspot. Suddenly, a flash of intense white light burst from the sun's surface.  He had...

26 Kesä 202222min

49: Alien Bases On The Moon | The Amazing True Story of Ingo Swann

49: Alien Bases On The Moon | The Amazing True Story of Ingo Swann

THE MAN WHO SAW ALIEN BASES ON THE MOON   Ingo Swann claimed to be a psychic who was employed by the CIA to remote-view the dark side of the moon. Specifically to look for an alien presence.  It sound...

26 Kesä 202225min

45: It's All FAKE | The Dead Internet Theory

45: It's All FAKE | The Dead Internet Theory

What if all of our online existence is fake?   You, me, everyone; we're living in a real-life Matrix. Designed to distract us from the truth: that we're just drones in a digital ant-hill. We live, wor...

26 Kesä 202217min

47: Legend of the Moon Eyed People | Before Christopher Columbus?

47: Legend of the Moon Eyed People | Before Christopher Columbus?

LEGEND OF THE MOON-EYED PEOPLE   Across the Southern Appalachian mountains, from Georgia up through North Carolina, hundreds of unusual stone structures have been discovered.   Some date back hundreds...

26 Kesä 202219min

42: MIT Computer Predicts the World Will End in 2040 - First Signs Appear in 2020

42: MIT Computer Predicts the World Will End in 2040 - First Signs Appear in 2020

COMPUTER PREDICTS WORLD WILL END IN 2040   In 1704, using a series of calculations, Isaac Newton predicted the world would end sometime around the year 2060.   Almost 300 years later, in 1973, a compu...

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