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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39: Bigfoot Aliens KGB? Dyatlov Pass explained -- and solved

39: Bigfoot Aliens KGB? Dyatlov Pass explained -- and solved

KGB, BIGFOOT or ALIENS? WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AT DYATLOV PASS?   When the helicopter rescue team arrived at the Dyatlov Pass in February 1959, the nine missing hikers had been dead for weeks.   The mor...

26 Jun 202225min

36: Project: STARGATE. The CIA, Mars and... Time Travel.

36: Project: STARGATE. The CIA, Mars and... Time Travel.

PROJECT STARGATE: CIA, PSYCHICS, MARS AND ... TIME TRAVEL   When the first human visits Mars, it will be the biggest scientific breakthrough since landing on the Moon. Probably bigger.   But what if I...

26 Jun 202214min

35: The Thing Embassy Incident: How Russian children and the KGB trolled America for years

35: The Thing Embassy Incident: How Russian children and the KGB trolled America for years

FOR SEVEN YEARS, SOVIET AGENTS SPIED ON THE AMERICAN EMBASSY UNDETECTED   In 1945, Soviet children presented the ambassador with a gift to commemorate the friendship of the US and the Soviet Union. A ...

26 Jun 202214min

Sonic Weapons, Havana Syndrome and The Fear Frequency

Sonic Weapons, Havana Syndrome and The Fear Frequency

Do some horror movies use sounds of a *specific frequency* to amp up the scare factor? Yes.  Can infrasound and ultrasound damage the human body? Yes.  Has sound been used as a real-world weapon? Yes....

26 Jun 202214min

33: When will we upload our consciousness to the cloud?

33: When will we upload our consciousness to the cloud?

When will we upload our consciousness to the cloud?   As long as people have been alive, they've wanted to stay alive.    For centuries, explorers have searched for the fountain of youth. And today, s...

26 Jun 202213min

34: How Long Can Humans Live Without Their Head?

34: How Long Can Humans Live Without Their Head?

HOW LONG DO ANIMALS (and people) SURVIVE WITHOUT THEIR HEADS?   Does a human head remain conscious after being separated from its body?   It sure does. But just how long do you actually survive? Not t...

26 Jun 202211min

31: The Latitude Society - Game, Business, or Cult? (Yes.)

31: The Latitude Society - Game, Business, or Cult? (Yes.)

THE LATITUDE.  How do you join a cult without knowing it?   Here's how it happened to thousands of people in San Francisco just a few years ago. You're with a trusted friend; maybe on a hike, or sitti...

26 Jun 202221min

30: The Phantom Time Hypothesis -- The Middle Ages Never Happened

30: The Phantom Time Hypothesis -- The Middle Ages Never Happened

According to a German historian, the year is actually 1724. He says our calendar is a lie and a big chunk of the Middle Ages never happened.   Which says that back in 1000 AD, there was a conspiracy b...

26 Jun 202214min

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