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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110: Sacred Object or Ancient Weapon? Where is the Ark of the Covenant and what technology did it use?

110: Sacred Object or Ancient Weapon? Where is the Ark of the Covenant and what technology did it use?

Even though UFOs are seen everywhere: over the desert, over the ocean, over cities; there's no way to predict when and where they'll show up. Well, no way except for one: build or detonate a nuclear w...

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109: Martian Mysteries: What NASA doesn't want you to know

109: Martian Mysteries: What NASA doesn't want you to know

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Mothman Returns: Point Pleasant Legend to Chicago Terror

Mothman Returns: Point Pleasant Legend to Chicago Terror

This legend beings as so many do. Three gravediggers, working in a cemetery hear something overhead. They look up and see a creature: almost ten feet tall with massive wings perched on a high tree br...

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Shattering the Illusion: Exorcism and the Truth About Possessions

Shattering the Illusion: Exorcism and the Truth About Possessions

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14 Apr 202333min

106: America's Secret Space Program and the Alien Connection: SOLAR WARDEN

106: America's Secret Space Program and the Alien Connection: SOLAR WARDEN

Gary McKinnon was obsessed with UFOs; and believed governments were covering up evidence that UFOs exist. In the year 2000, he decided to do a little digging. Gary was a computer expert so what bette...

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104: What's Hiding Underneath Denver Airport? The Truth about the Strangest Airport in the World

104: What's Hiding Underneath Denver Airport? The Truth about the Strangest Airport in the World

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