Podcast appearances and mentions of James E Mcdonald

In this episode, author Ann Druffel (who passed in 2020) talks about the tragic death of UFO investigator Dr. James E. McDonald and other key issues of concern to the UFO community; paranormal investigator Michael Miley returns to reveal some startling UFO encounters.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paracast-the-gold-standard-of-paranormal-radio--6203433/support.

Greetings Patrons! I'm back with the 66 addendum. If you recall, 1966 was the Swamp Gas year; the straw that broke the camels back for Project Blue Book and led to a civilian study of the UFO phenomenon and Blue Book's files from the University of Colorado. It was the year that Frank Manor saw a glowing pyramid in his back yard, an all girls school saw lights in the swamp, a group of police officers pursued a UFO over state lines and the ominous arrival of the Mothman. On this episode I touch on a number of cases that involve foul odors (stinky portals), humanoids talking to each other, James E. McDonald's viewing of the Robertson Panel Report, and Hyenk's more open policy about the UFOs. There were "saucer nests," "bent headlights," and UFOs and humanoids that pursued children, among other fascinating trends in cases. Sources: All sources used in this episode can be found on our Resources page. Theme song: "Ufo" by Floats, available on Soundcloud, iTunes and Spotify Logo designed by Megan Lagerberg

For the final installment of our Addendum series, we return with some odd humanoids, UFO photos, and a series of encounters with short little men in the bedrooms of many Venezuelan residents. James E McDonald hits up the United Nations and gets denied, and the Condon Committee's woes are only beginning. Sources: All sources used in this episode can be found on our Resources page. Theme song: "Ufo" by Floats, available on Soundcloud, iTunes and Spotify Logo designed by Megan Lagerberg

Science and its many disciplines has always been mystifying, complex and convoluted in the eyes of the lay person. How do we bridge the gap? Well, back in 1961 at Sydney University a physicist Stuart Butler and a maverick film and Television producer Bob Raymond came together to do just that. They created a daily comic strip in the Sydney Morning Herald that would visualise and explain the "Frontiers of Science" in far more palatable terms. It was a huge success on the world wide stage and predicted many scientific and technical achievements that we are seeing today. Link below is to the University archive that has preserved these strips. In 1967 American physicist and intrepid UFO researcher James E. McDonald visited Australia, in a Four Corners interview the clarity of his insight into the UFO situation is made clear. In retrospect his statements sound very contemporary and echo the dismissal of the subject today. On April 8th we will witness a total eclipse of the sun which has created much speculation and fear that is not based in real science Jay and Aspasia try to dispel those misconceptions.https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/6391

Tonight, our guest is Preston Dennett to discuss reports of UFO sightings coming from oceans, lakes, and underground bases. Get his book Undersea UFO Base: An In-Depth Investigation of USOs in the Santa Catalina Channel   USAF Regulation 200-2 (1953–1954) Air Force Regulation 200-2,[55] issued in 1953 and 1954, defined an Unidentified Flying Object ("UFOB") as "any airborne object which by performance, aerodynamic characteristics, or unusual features, does not conform to any presently known aircraft or missile type, or which cannot be positively identified as a familiar object." The regulation also said UFOBs were to be investigated as a "possible threat to the security of the United States" and "to determine technical aspects involved." The regulation went on to say that "it is permissible to inform news media representatives on UFOB's when the object is positively identified as a familiar object" but added: "For those objects which are not explainable, only the fact that ATIC [Air Technical Intelligence Center] will analyze the data is worthy of release, due to many unknowns involved."[55]Blue Book and the Condon Committee (1968–1970)Main article: Condon CommitteeA public research effort conducted by the Condon Committee for the USAF and published as the Condon Report arrived at a negative conclusion in 1968.[56] Blue Book closed down in 1970, using the Condon Committee's negative conclusion as a rationale, thus ending official Air Force UFO investigations. However, a 1969 USAF document, known as the Bolender memo, along with later government documents, revealed that non-public  U.S. government UFO investigations continued after 1970. The Bolender memo first stated that "reports of unidentified flying objects that could affect national security ... are not part of the Blue Book system," indicating that more serious UFO incidents already were handled outside the public Blue Book investigation. The memo then added, "reports of UFOs which could affect national security would continue to be handled through the standard Air Force procedures designed for this purpose."[note 3]In the late 1960s a chapter on UFOs in the Space Sciences course at the U.S. Air Force Academy gave serious consideration to possible extraterrestrial origins. When word of the curriculum became public, the Air Force in 1970 issued a statement to the effect that the book was outdated and cadets instead were being informed of the Condon Report's negative conclusion.[57]Controversy surrounded the report, both before and after its release. It has been observed that the report was "harshly criticized by numerous scientists, particularly at the powerful AIAA ... [which] recommended moderate, but continuous scientific work on UFOs."[56] In an address to the  AAAS, James E. McDonald said he believed science had failed to mount adequate studies of the problem and criticized the Condon Report and earlier studies by the USAF as scientifically deficient. He also questioned the basis for Condon's conclusions[58] and argued that the reports of UFOs have been "laughed out of scientific court".[59] J. Allen Hynek, an astronomer who worked as a USAF consultant from 1948, sharply criticized the Condon Committee Report and later wrote two nontechnical books that set forth the case for continuing to investigate UFO reports.Ruppelt recounted his experiences with Project Blue Book, a USAF investigation that preceded Condon's.[60]FOIA release of documents in 1978. Want Ad-Free Episodes and MORE exclusive content?Here's how:iPhone Users:Subscribe to Mysterious Radio on Apple Podcasts to listen to all of our episodes ad-free, or become one of our exclusive Patreon members to gain access to MORE content!Android Users:Enjoy ad-free episodes, case files, and more when you join us on Patreon. Please copy and paste our link into a text message to all your family members and friends! We'll love you forever! (Check out Mysterious Radio!)  Do you frequently miss episodes of Mysterious Radio? Don't worry; here are some tips to ensure you never miss out again:1. If you haven't already, follow or subscribe to the show to receive updates on new episodes. Even if you have already done this, it's a good idea to click the option again to ensure that you are still subscribed. This is especially important!2. Turn on notifications for new episodes in your podcast app.3. Make sure that your device allows notifications from your podcast app.4. If your app has the option, swipe down to refresh the list of episodes.

We're taking a bit of a break from our abduction series, and this week, Sequoyah Kennedy from The Nonsense Bazaar joins me to talk a little shit about the C.I.A. In 1952, the new Project Blue Book was riding high. With Captain Edward Ruppelt at the helm, the project was now taking UFOs seriously... but for a limited time. Before long, the project was hampered by press leaks and understaffing, but its open mindedness to the UFO subject never waned. That would all change over the course of two successive weekends in July of 1952 when UFOs would appear over Washington D.C. and cause a massive uproar in the press. An uproar that Blue Book was not prepared to handle. President Truman wanted answers quickly and asked the C.I.A. to step in. Leading to the infamous Robertson Panel, the C.I.A. would set the course of Blue Book's investigations in the following years. All of this was a secret until the report was discovered by the unsung hero of the ufological world, Dr. James E. McDonald. Sources: Flying Saucers (1952) - YouTube UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry by Michael Swords and Robert Powell Firestorm: Dr. James E. McDonald's Fight for UFO Science by Ann Druffel The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects: The Original 1956 Edition by Edward Ruppelt UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Coverup, 1941-1973 by Richard Dolan The Washington D.C. UFO Sightings, 1952 - Think Anomalous (YouTube) Theme song: "Ufo" by Floats, available on Soundcloud, iTunes and Spotify Logo designed by Megan Lagerberg T-Shirt Designs by The Great Desdymona Check out ourstrangeskies.com for all things related to the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UFO researcher and author Ann Druffel dates her interest in the UFO question from 1945 when, as a schoolgirl, she viewed a bright yellowish object, very high in clear blue skies over Long Beach, California. She and her mother, Aileen Walsh McElroy, watched the object as it slowly traveled westerly. After about an hour and one-half, having traveled about 30 degrees from the NNE to the NNW, it then released 15-20 smaller shiny objects, which took varying paths out and away from the main object. Years later, it was determined that this sighting occurred at about the same time the first experimental atom bomb was exploded in New Mexico. Interested in earth mysteries of all kinds, Druffel has researched various aspects of the UFO question and investigated reports of all kinds since 1957. She was one of the first investigators for NICAP, remaining with that organization from April 1957 to 1973. During the NICAP years she became acquainted with the renowned atmospheric physicist, Dr. James E. McDonald, and participated with him in several UFO cases during his six years of UFO research. After NICAP was destroyed by subversive agents from the FBI and CIA who had secretly penetrated into the higher realms of NICAP, Druffel joined the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) with which she is still actively associated as investigator, frequent contributor to their journals and other official capacities. She also joined the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) and contributes articles on California sightings and other UFO subjects to IUR (International UFO Reporter). www.anndruffel.comThe XZBN Network Programming is brought to you by BEAUTIFUL MIND COFFEE - For the coffee that your brain will love, visit Beautiful Mind Coffee, www.beautifulmindcoffee.ca.

Does intelligent life exist? How do we find Alien anomalies? And what are UAP/UFOs? Dr. Ravi Kopparapu joins John Michael Godier to discuss solutions to the fermi paradox and how to study UFOs. Science in Default: Twenty-Two Years of Inadequate UFO Investigations by James E. McDonald http://www.cufon.org/cufon/mcdon2.htm ‘Unidentified Aerial Phenomena,' Better Known as UFOs, Deserve Scientific Investigation https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/unidentified-aerial-phenomena-better-known-as-ufos-deserve-scientific-investigation/

Seriah is joined by Red Pill Junkie, Super Infra Man, and Chris Ernst to discuss stories from the Fortean classic "Readers' Digest Mysteries of the Unexplained". Topics include a hurricane in Britain, volcanoes on the moon, ball lightning, an astronomer's sighting of a bright light on the moon, a weird fog in colonial Connecticut, W.T. Watson, a mirage of an entire city in Ireland, Jeremy Corbell and Skinwalker Ranch, Fata Morgana, Hy Brasil, co-ocurring earthquake and sunspots and howling sounds, an astronomer's sighting of a micro-planet within Earth's orbit, Tabby's Star, rogue planets, dark days and strange clouds, volcanic activity, forest fires, fire tornadoes, meteorites and lightning, the planet Vulcan, assumptions in science, big discoveries and citizen scientists, a flaming cylinder, Dr. James E. McDonald and fire tornadoes, lunar lights, energy sources on the moon, helium-3, strange bubbles, the yellow day, pyramids or horns appearing on the moon, a bizarre cloud, a wave of darkness in Oshkosh Wisconsin, a dust storm on Mars, strange episodes of darkness, causeless fires, a transient shadow on the moon, a lost Soviet Mars probe, life on Mars, Tesla's received signals, Edison vs Tesla, free energy, Marconi and the death ray, volcanoes and UFOs, the Ufology Tarot deck, a trench-digging fireball, a freakish blast of heat, a weird electrical encounter, an object orbiting Earth, activity in the solar system, a meteor in Russia, public reaction to disclosure, bizarre indoor ball lightning, Garry Nolan and Christopher "Kit" Green, and much more! This is wide-ranging, fascinating discussion!

💻 #AlaCartaIB3 | Ja disponible el programa 11x02 (edició 406) i 2n de la 11a temporada de Font de Misteris. ‍🔬 L’edició ha començant recordant com li pot canviar la vida a un científic que te una experiència extranya. Aprofundírem en el tràgic cas de James E. McDonald. ✈️ També hem recordat alguns exemples de dones viatgeres que amb el seu exemple, foren pioneres a finals del segle XIX. 🔎 I la darrera part del programa, la dedicàrem a recordar la figura de entre d’altres, un artista plàstic, escriptor, periodista, corresponsal de guerra, José Aranda, que ens va deixar de manera sobtada aquest estiu a Mallorca. Va ser entrevistat en un parell d’ocasions a Font de Misteris i les seves declaracions de fa uns anys no varen deixar indiferència i malauradament sembla que agafen protagonisme en el convuls moment històric que estem vivint. 📻 Pots escoltar el programa els dissabtes i els diumenges de 23h a 00h sintonitzant IB3 Ràdio als dials FM: 106.8 (Mallorca), 88.6 (Menorca), 93.7 (Eivissa i Formentera), 89.2 (Alcúdia, Andratx i Sóller), 92.7 (Calvià). #FontdeMisterisIB3 IB3

1966 near Melbourne, Australia almost an entire school witnessed Unidentified Flying Objects. Soon after the military showed up and shit got awkward. Full scale government cover up!!? You be the judge!Sipping a Peach Amaretto Sour this episode. Cheers to hunky meteorologists! Drink recipes along with pictures and other fun stuff on our InstagramThank you for listening! You can support the show by subscribing, rating and reviewing on podcast platforms. Thank you for all your support!Happyhourgetsweird@gmail.comInstagramTwitterTikTokOther ways to support the show:Buy us a coffee/cocktailSources:Westall 66: A Suburban UFO MysteryA documentary Hosted and investigated by Shane Ryan and directed by Rosie Joneshttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yePuBSftyhQhttp://www.ufor.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Summaries-of-James-E-McDonald's-1967-Australian-UFO-Witnesses-Audio-Recordings.pdfhttps://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/westall-ufo-incident-was-actually-government-radiation-testing-reports-reveal/news-story/b6c6056bf60f378809f19327eb1c23fchttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sPHVvg-dXOsufor.asn.auWikipedia

Seriah is joined by Red Pill Junkie, Super Infra Man, and Chris Ernst to discuss stories from the Fortean classic "Readers' Digest Mysteries of the Unexplained". Topics include a hurricane in Britain, volcanoes on the moon, ball lightning, an astronomer's sighting of a bright light on the moon, a weird fog in colonial Connecticut, W.T. Watson, a mirage of an entire city in Ireland, Jeremy Corbell and Skinwalker Ranch, Fata Morgana, Hy Brasil, co-ocurring earthquake and sunspots and howling sounds, an astronomer's sighting of a micro-planet within Earth's orbit, Tabby's Star, rogue planets, dark days and strange clouds, volcanic activity, forest fires, fire tornadoes, meteorites and lightning, the planet Vulcan, assumptions in science, big discoveries and citizen scientists, a flaming cylinder, Dr. James E. McDonald and fire tornadoes, lunar lights, energy sources on the moon, helium-3, strange bubbles, the yellow day, pyramids or horns appearing on the moon, a bizarre cloud, a wave of darkness in Oshkosh Wisconsin, a dust storm on Mars, strange episodes of darkness, causeless fires, a transient shadow on the moon, a lost Soviet Mars probe, life on Mars, Tesla's received signals, Edison vs Tesla, free energy, Marconi and the death ray, volcanoes and UFOs, the Ufology Tarot deck, a trench-digging fireball, a freakish blast of heat, a weird electrical encounter, an object orbiting Earth, activity in the solar system, a meteor in Russia, public reaction to disclosure, bizarre indoor ball lightning, Garry Nolan and Christopher "Kit" Green, and much more! This is wide-ranging, fascinating discussion! - Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast Outro Music from DramaScream with Fire Download

UFO researcher and author Ann Druffel dates her interest in the UFO question from 1945 when, as a schoolgirl, she viewed a bright yellowish object, very high in clear blue skies over Long Beach, California. She and her mother, Aileen Walsh McElroy, watched the object as it slowly traveled westerly. After about an hour and one-half, having traveled about 30 degrees from the NNE to the NNW, it then released 15-20 smaller shiny objects, which took varying paths out and away from the main object. Years later, it was determined that this sighting occurred at about the same time the first experimental atom bomb was exploded in New Mexico. Interested in earth mysteries of all kinds, Druffel has researched various aspects of the UFO question and investigated reports of all kinds since 1957. She was one of the first investigators for NICAP, remaining with that organization from April 1957 to 1973. During the NICAP years she became acquainted with the renowned atmospheric physicist, Dr. James E. McDonald, and participated with him in several UFO cases during his six years of UFO research. After NICAP was destroyed by subversive agents from the FBI and CIA who had secretly penetrated into the higher realms of NICAP, Druffel joined the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) with which she is still actively associated as investigator, frequent contributor to their journals and other official capacities. She also joined the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) and contributes articles on California sightings and other UFO subjects to IUR (International UFO Reporter). www.anndruffel.com Now listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv or www.xzoneuniverse.com *** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Zone TV Channel Radio Feed (Free - No Subscription Required) - https://www.spreaker.com/show/xztv-the-x-zone-tv-show-audio The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com (Free)To contact Rob McConnell - misterx@xzoneradiotv.com

Seriah continues a fascinating discussion with researcher and author Charles Lear. Topics include Albert K. Bender, "Other Worlds" magazine, Gray Barker, the International Flying Saucer Bureau, "Space Review" newsletter, Men In Black, Max Steiner Appreciation Society, French UFOs and humanoids, Aime Michel, Jacques Vallee, Marius Dewilde, Jim and Coral Lorenzen, Major Donald Keyhoe, APRO vs. NICAP, UFO flaps and grid patterns, Earth Lights, conscious plasma, errors in reporting affecting the popular consciousness, the phenomenon appearing as what people expect to see, a French mayor who banned UFOs and ordered the police to detain any occupants, a strange detail of the Hopkinsville goblin incident, the importance of original sources in paranormal research, Japanese UFO and "alien" encounters, non-humanoid visitors, a Japanese farmer who becomes a contactee, Japanese investigator Kinichi Arai, the International UFO Lab in Fukushima, the Fox sisters and Spiritualism, Ted Bloecher, Civilian Saucer Intelligence [CSI, lol], Robert Honeycutt encounter, Joshua Cutchin and "The Brimstone Deceipt", a bizarre 1950's encounter in California involving multiple witnesses and entities and craft, Morris K. Jessup, the "Philadelphia Experiment", T. Townsend Brown and anti-gravity, James A. Lee, exceptional sightings in Texas, an incredible encounter in Papua New Guinea featuring an Australian priest, Betty and Barney Hill, people injured by UFOs, Latin American UFO encounters, an abduction and missing time in the Everglades, James E. McDonald, Alan J. Hynek, swamp gas and ball lightning, criticism of the Air Force, Project Blue Book, Major Hector Quintanilla, and much more! This is one not to be missed!

Seriah continues a fascinating discussion with researcher and author Charles Lear. Topics include Albert K. Bender, "Other Worlds" magazine, Gray Barker, the International Flying Saucer Bureau, "Space Review" newsletter, Men In Black, Max Steiner Appreciation Society, French UFOs and humanoids, Aime Michel, Jacques Vallee, Marius Dewilde, Jim and Coral Lorenzen, Major Donald Keyhoe, APRO vs. NICAP, UFO flaps and grid patterns, Earth Lights, conscious plasma, errors in reporting affecting the popular consciousness, the phenomenon appearing as what people expect to see, a French mayor who banned UFOs and ordered the police to detain any occupants, a strange detail of the Hopkinsville goblin incident, the importance of original sources in paranormal research, Japanese UFO and "alien" encounters, non-humanoid visitors, a Japanese farmer who becomes a contactee, Japanese investigator Kinichi Arai, the International UFO Lab in Fukushima, the Fox sisters and Spiritualism, Ted Bloecher, Civilian Saucer Intelligence [CSI, lol], Robert Honeycutt encounter, Joshua Cutchin and "The Brimstone Deceipt", a bizarre 1950's encounter in California involving multiple witnesses and entities and craft, Morris K. Jessup, the "Philadelphia Experiment", T. Townsend Brown and anti-gravity, James A. Lee, exceptional sightings in Texas, an incredible encounter in Papua New Guinea featuring an Australian priest, Betty and Barney Hill, people injured by UFOs, Latin American UFO encounters, an abduction and missing time in the Everglades, James E. McDonald, Alan J. Hynek, swamp gas and ball lightning, criticism of the Air Force, Project Blue Book, Major Hector Quintanilla, and much more! This is one not to be missed! - Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast Download

Seriah continues a fascinating discussion with researcher and author Charles Lear. Topics include Albert K. Bender, "Other Worlds" magazine, Gray Barker, the International Flying Saucer Bureau, "Space Review" newsletter, Men In Black, Max Steiner Appreciation Society, French UFOs and humanoids, Aime Michel, Jacques Vallee, Marius Dewilde, Jim and Coral Lorenzen, Major Donald Keyhoe, APRO vs. NICAP, UFO flaps and grid patterns, Earth Lights, conscious plasma, errors in reporting affecting the popular consciousness, the phenomenon appearing as what people expect to see, a French mayor who banned UFOs and ordered the police to detain any occupants, a strange detail of the Hopkinsville goblin incident, the importance of original sources in paranormal research, Japanese UFO and "alien" encounters, non-humanoid visitors, a Japanese farmer who becomes a contactee, Japanese investigator Kinichi Arai, the International UFO Lab in Fukushima, the Fox sisters and Spiritualism, Ted Bloecher, Civilian Saucer Intelligence [CSI, lol], Robert Honeycutt encounter, Joshua Cutchin and "The Brimstone Deceipt", a bizarre 1950's encounter in California involving multiple witnesses and entities and craft, Morris K. Jessup, the "Philadelphia Experiment", T. Townsend Brown and anti-gravity, James A. Lee, exceptional sightings in Texas, an incredible encounter in Papua New Guinea featuring an Australian priest, Betty and Barney Hill, people injured by UFOs, Latin American UFO encounters, an abduction and missing time in the Everglades, James E. McDonald, Alan J. Hynek, swamp gas and ball lightning, criticism of the Air Force, Project Blue Book, Major Hector Quintanilla, and much more! This is one not to be missed! - Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast Download

UFO researcher and author Ann Druffel dates her interest in the UFO question from 1945 when, as a schoolgirl, she viewed a bright yellowish object, very high in clear blue skies over Long Beach, California. She and her mother, Aileen Walsh McElroy, watched the object as it slowly traveled westerly. After about an hour and one-half, having traveled about 30 degrees from the NNE to the NNW, it then released 15-20 smaller shiny objects, which took varying paths out and away from the main object. Years later, it was determined that this sighting occurred at about the same time the first experimental atom bomb was exploded in New Mexico. Interested in earth mysteries of all kinds, Druffel has researched various aspects of the UFO question and investigated reports of all kinds since 1957. She was one of the first investigators for NICAP, remaining with that organization from April 1957 to 1973. During the NICAP years she became acquainted with the renowned atmospheric physicist, Dr. James E. McDonald, and participated with him in several UFO cases during his six years of UFO research. After NICAP was destroyed by subversive agents from the FBI and CIA who had secretly penetrated into the higher realms of NICAP, Druffel joined the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) with which she is still actively associated as investigator, frequent contributor to their journals and other official capacities. She also joined the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) and contributes articles on California sightings and other UFO subjects to IUR (International UFO Reporter). www.anndruffel.com Now listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv or www.xzoneuniverse.com *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Zone TV Channel Radio Feed (Free - No Subscription Required) - https://www.spreaker.com/show/xztv-the-x-zone-tv-show-audio The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com (Free) To contact Rob McConnell - misterx@xzoneradiotv.com

UFO researcher and author Ann Druffel dates her interest in the UFO question from 1945 when, as a schoolgirl, she viewed a bright yellowish object, very high in clear blue skies over Long Beach, California. She and her mother, Aileen Walsh McElroy, watched the object as it slowly traveled westerly. After about an hour and one-half, having traveled about 30 degrees from the NNE to the NNW, it then released 15-20 smaller shiny objects, which took varying paths out and away from the main object. Years later, it was determined that this sighting occurred at about the same time the first experimental atom bomb was exploded in New Mexico. Interested in earth mysteries of all kinds, Druffel has researched various aspects of the UFO question and investigated reports of all kinds since 1957. She was one of the first investigators for NICAP, remaining with that organization from April 1957 to 1973. During the NICAP years she became acquainted with the renowned atmospheric physicist, Dr. James E. McDonald, and participated with him in several UFO cases during his six years of UFO research. After NICAP was destroyed by subversive agents from the FBI and CIA who had secretly penetrated into the higher realms of NICAP, Druffel joined the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) with which she is still actively associated as investigator, frequent contributor to their journals and other official capacities. She also joined the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) and contributes articles on California sightings and other UFO subjects to IUR (International UFO Reporter). www.anndruffel.com Now listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv or www.xzoneuniverse.com *** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Zone TV Channel Radio Feed (Free - No Subscription Required) - https://www.spreaker.com/show/xztv-the-x-zone-tv-show-audio The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com (Free)To contact Rob McConnell - misterx@xzoneradiotv.com

UFO researcher and author Ann Druffel dates her interest in the UFO question from 1945 when, as a schoolgirl, she viewed a bright yellowish object, very high in clear blue skies over Long Beach, California. She and her mother, Aileen Walsh McElroy, watched the object as it slowly traveled westerly. After about an hour and one-half, having traveled about 30 degrees from the NNE to the NNW, it then released 15-20 smaller shiny objects, which took varying paths out and away from the main object. Years later, it was determined that this sighting occurred at about the same time the first experimental atom bomb was exploded in New Mexico. Interested in earth mysteries of all kinds, Druffel has researched various aspects of the UFO question and investigated reports of all kinds since 1957. She was one of the first investigators for NICAP, remaining with that organization from April 1957 to 1973. During the NICAP years she became acquainted with the renowned atmospheric physicist, Dr. James E. McDonald, and participated with him in several UFO cases during his six years of UFO research. After NICAP was destroyed by subversive agents from the FBI and CIA who had secretly penetrated into the higher realms of NICAP, Druffel joined the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) with which she is still actively associated as investigator, frequent contributor to their journals and other official capacities. She also joined the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) and contributes articles on California sightings and other UFO subjects to IUR (International UFO Reporter). www.anndruffel.com Now listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv or www.xzoneuniverse.com *** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Zone TV Channel Radio Feed (Free - No Subscription Required) - https://www.spreaker.com/show/xztv-the-x-zone-tv-show-audio The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com (Free)To contact Rob McConnell - misterx@xzoneradiotv.com

UFO researcher and author Ann Druffel dates her interest in the UFO question from 1945 when, as a schoolgirl, she viewed a bright yellowish object, very high in clear blue skies over Long Beach, California. She and her mother, Aileen Walsh McElroy, watched the object as it slowly traveled westerly. After about an hour and one-half, having traveled about 30 degrees from the NNE to the NNW, it then released 15-20 smaller shiny objects, which took varying paths out and away from the main object. Years later, it was determined that this sighting occurred at about the same time the first experimental atom bomb was exploded in New Mexico. Interested in earth mysteries of all kinds, Druffel has researched various aspects of the UFO question and investigated reports of all kinds since 1957. She was one of the first investigators for NICAP, remaining with that organization from April 1957 to 1973. During the NICAP years she became acquainted with the renowned atmospheric physicist, Dr. James E. McDonald, and participated with him in several UFO cases during his six years of UFO research. After NICAP was destroyed by subversive agents from the FBI and CIA who had secretly penetrated into the higher realms of NICAP, Druffel joined the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) with which she is still actively associated as investigator, frequent contributor to their journals and other official capacities. She also joined the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) and contributes articles on California sightings and other UFO subjects to IUR (International UFO Reporter). www.anndruffel.com Now listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv or www.xzoneuniverse.com *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Zone TV Channel Radio Feed (Free - No Subscription Required) - https://www.spreaker.com/show/xztv-the-x-zone-tv-show-audio The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com (Free) To contact Rob McConnell - misterx@xzoneradiotv.com

UFO researcher and author Ann Druffel dates her interest in the UFO question from 1945 when, as a schoolgirl, she viewed a bright yellowish object, very high in clear blue skies over Long Beach, California. She and her mother, Aileen Walsh McElroy, watched the object as it slowly traveled westerly. After about an hour and one-half, having traveled about 30 degrees from the NNE to the NNW, it then released 15-20 smaller shiny objects, which took varying paths out and away from the main object. Years later, it was determined that this sighting occurred at about the same time the first experimental atom bomb was exploded in New Mexico. Interested in earth mysteries of all kinds, Druffel has researched various aspects of the UFO question and investigated reports of all kinds since 1957. She was one of the first investigators for NICAP, remaining with that organization from April 1957 to 1973. During the NICAP years she became acquainted with the renowned atmospheric physicist, Dr. James E. McDonald, and participated with him in several UFO cases during his six years of UFO research. After NICAP was destroyed by subversive agents from the FBI and CIA who had secretly penetrated into the higher realms of NICAP, Druffel joined the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) with which she is still actively associated as investigator, frequent contributor to their journals and other official capacities. She also joined the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) and contributes articles on California sightings and other UFO subjects to IUR (International UFO Reporter). www.anndruffel.com Now listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv or www.xzoneuniverse.com *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Zone TV Channel Radio Feed (Free - No Subscription Required) - https://www.spreaker.com/show/xztv-the-x-zone-tv-show-audio The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com (Free) To contact Rob McConnell - misterx@xzoneradiotv.com

UFO researcher and author Ann Druffel dates her interest in the UFO question from 1945 when, as a schoolgirl, she viewed a bright yellowish object, very high in clear blue skies over Long Beach, California. She and her mother, Aileen Walsh McElroy, watched the object as it slowly traveled westerly. After about an hour and one-half, having traveled about 30 degrees from the NNE to the NNW, it then released 15-20 smaller shiny objects, which took varying paths out and away from the main object. Years later, it was determined that this sighting occurred at about the same time the first experimental atom bomb was exploded in New Mexico. Interested in earth mysteries of all kinds, Druffel has researched various aspects of the UFO question and investigated reports of all kinds since 1957. She was one of the first investigators for NICAP, remaining with that organization from April 1957 to 1973. During the NICAP years she became acquainted with the renowned atmospheric physicist, Dr. James E. McDonald, and participated with him in several UFO cases during his six years of UFO research. After NICAP was destroyed by subversive agents from the FBI and CIA who had secretly penetrated into the higher realms of NICAP, Druffel joined the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) with which she is still actively associated as investigator, frequent contributor to their journals and other official capacities. She also joined the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) and contributes articles on California sightings and other UFO subjects to IUR (International UFO Reporter). www.anndruffel.com Now listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv or www.xzoneuniverse.com *** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Zone TV Channel Radio Feed (Free - No Subscription Required) - https://www.spreaker.com/show/xztv-the-x-zone-tv-show-audio The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com (Free)To contact Rob McConnell - misterx@xzoneradiotv.com

BOAA 415 The concluding installment of our special BoA:Audio "miniseries" with Ann Druffel, wrapping up our in-depth discussion on Firestorm: Dr. James E. McDonald's Fight for UFO Science

Boaa 414 The middle portion of our special BoAAudio miniseries with Ann Druffel sees the first half of our in-depth discussion on Firestorm Dr. James E. McDonald's Fight for UFO Science.

UFO researcher and author Ann Druffel dates her interest in the UFO question from 1945 when, as a schoolgirl, she viewed a bright yellowish object, very high in clear blue skies over Long Beach, California. She and her mother, Aileen Walsh McElroy, watched the object as it slowly traveled westerly. After about an hour and one-half, having traveled about 30 degrees from the NNE to the NNW, it then released 15-20 smaller shiny objects, which took varying paths out and away from the main object. Years later, it was determined that this sighting occurred at about the same time the first experimental atom bomb was exploded in New Mexico.Interested in earth mysteries of all kinds, Druffel has researched various aspects of the UFO question and investigated reports of all kinds since 1957. She was one of the first investigators for NICAP, remaining with that organization from April 1957 to 1973. During the NICAP years she became acquainted with the renowned atmospheric physicist, Dr. James E. McDonald, and participated with him in several UFO cases during his six years of UFO research. After NICAP was destroyed by subversive agents from the FBI and CIA who had secretly penetrated into the higher realms of NICAP, Druffel joined the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) with which she is still actively associated as investigator, frequent contributor to their journals and other official capacities. She also joined the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) and contributes articles on California sightings and other UFO subjects to IUR (International UFO Reporter). She was a U. S. consultant and regular contributor for the British research journal FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR) through 2004. For Your Listening Pleasure all the radio shows available on The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network with our compliments, visit - https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv. The ‘X' Zone Broadcast Network Shows and Archives - https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - for more information visit http://www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com

UFO researcher and author Ann Druffel dates her interest in the UFO question from 1945 when, as a schoolgirl, she viewed a bright yellowish object, very high in clear blue skies over Long Beach, California. She and her mother, Aileen Walsh McElroy, watched the object as it slowly traveled westerly. After about an hour and one-half, having traveled about 30 degrees from the NNE to the NNW, it then released 15-20 smaller shiny objects, which took varying paths out and away from the main object. Years later, it was determined that this sighting occurred at about the same time the first experimental atom bomb was exploded in New Mexico.Interested in earth mysteries of all kinds, Druffel has researched various aspects of the UFO question and investigated reports of all kinds since 1957. She was one of the first investigators for NICAP, remaining with that organization from April 1957 to 1973. During the NICAP years she became acquainted with the renowned atmospheric physicist, Dr. James E. McDonald, and participated with him in several UFO cases during his six years of UFO research. After NICAP was destroyed by subversive agents from the FBI and CIA who had secretly penetrated into the higher realms of NICAP, Druffel joined the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) with which she is still actively associated as investigator, frequent contributor to their journals and other official capacities. She also joined the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) and contributes articles on California sightings and other UFO subjects to IUR (International UFO Reporter). She was a U. S. consultant and regular contributor for the British research journal FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR) through 2004.For Your Listening Pleasure all the radio shows available on The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network with our compliments, visit - https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv.The ‘X' Zone Broadcast Network Shows and Archives - https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotvThe ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - for more information visit http://www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com

UFO researcher and author Ann Druffel dates her interest in the UFO question from 1945 when, as a schoolgirl, she viewed a bright yellowish object, very high in clear blue skies over Long Beach, California. She and her mother, Aileen Walsh McElroy, watched the object as it slowly traveled westerly. After about an hour and one-half, having traveled about 30 degrees from the NNE to the NNW, it then released 15-20 smaller shiny objects, which took varying paths out and away from the main object. Years later, it was determined that this sighting occurred at about the same time the first experimental atom bomb was exploded in New Mexico.Interested in earth mysteries of all kinds, Druffel has researched various aspects of the UFO question and investigated reports of all kinds since 1957. She was one of the first investigators for NICAP, remaining with that organization from April 1957 to 1973. During the NICAP years she became acquainted with the renowned atmospheric physicist, Dr. James E. McDonald, and participated with him in several UFO cases during his six years of UFO research. After NICAP was destroyed by subversive agents from the FBI and CIA who had secretly penetrated into the higher realms of NICAP, Druffel joined the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) with which she is still actively associated as investigator, frequent contributor to their journals and other official capacities. She also joined the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) and contributes articles on California sightings and other UFO subjects to IUR (International UFO Reporter). She was a U. S. consultant and regular contributor for the British research journal FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR) through 2004.

Friday, June 19, 2020Jan Aldrich and Gordon Lore join Erica to discuss the recent passing of Ann Druffel, the author of "Firestorm: Dr. James E. McDonald's Fight for UFO Science" and, other women who have made important contributions in the field of UFO studies. Jan Aldrich is a researcher and historian on the UFO topic. You can read more about his work on Project 1947.Gordon Lore is the former secretary and investigator for NICAP (The National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena). He has also authored several books on the topic including " Strange Effects of UFOS" and "Mysteries of the Skies".

One of history's most interesting cases! What happened that night, so long ago, in 1956? Was it a bird, a meteor? Or perhaps something out of this world. Other strange things have happened in the area, for example Britain's most famous case in 1980, the Rendlesham forest incident. Is this in any way related? Probably not. A summary from Wikipedia: The commonly cited sequence of events is recorded in the original Project Blue Book file by the USAF, subsequently analysed by the Condon Committee's report and by atmospheric physicist James E. McDonald.The incident began at the USAF-tenanted RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk, on the evening of 13 August 1956. This was a dry, largely clear night with, observers noted, an unusually large number of shooting stars, associated with the Perseid meteor shower.At 21:30, radar operators at the base tracked a target, appearing similar to a normal aircraft return, approaching the base from the sea at an apparent speed of several thousand miles per hour. They also tracked a group of targets moving slowly to the north-east which merged into a single very large return (several times the strength of that from a B-36) before moving off the scope to the north, as well as a further rapid target proceeding from east to west.[4]A T-33 trainer from the 512th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, crewed by 1st Lieutenants Charles Metz and Andrew Rowe, was directed to investigate the radar contacts, but saw nothing. No visual sightings of the objects were made from Bentwaters in this period with the exception of a single amber star-like object which was subsequently identified as probably being Mars, then low in the south-east.[5]At 22:55, a target was detected approaching Bentwaters from the east at a speed estimated around 2000–4000 mph. It faded from the scope as it passed over the base (possibly suggesting anomalous propagation as a source for the target, although ground-based radars almost always have a blind spot overhead), reappearing to the west. However, as it passed overhead a rapidly moving white light was observed from the ground, while the pilot of a C-47 at 4000 feet over Bentwaters reported that a similar light had passed beneath his aircraft. At this point, Bentwaters alerted the U.S.-tenanted RAF Lakenheath base, 40 miles to the north-west, to look out for the targets.[6] Ground personnel at Lakenheath made visual sightings of several luminous objects, including two which arrived, made a sharp change in course, and appeared to merge before moving off. The angular size of these objects was compared to that of a golf ball at arm's length, and they were stated to dwindle to pinpoint size as they moved away, an observation which seemed to rule out a bolide or bright meteor.[6]The final phase of the incident was described in some detail by Technical Sergeant Forrest Perkins, who was the Watch Supervisor in the Lakenheath Radar Air Traffic Control centre, and who wrote directly to the Condon Committee in 1968. Perkins claimed that two RAF De Havilland Venom interceptors were scrambled and directed towards a radar target near Lakenheath. The pilot of the first Venom achieved contact, but then found that the target manoeuvred behind him and chased the aircraft for a period of around 10 minutes despite the latter's taking violent evasive action; Perkins characterised the pilot as "getting worried, excited and also pretty scared".[7] The second Venom was forced to return to its home station due to engine problems; Perkins stated that the target remained on their screens for a short period before leaving on a northerly heading. Is there anything else to the sighting? Tune in for Agents ETA and Anderson as they discuss this fascinating case.

Suzanne Chancellor interviews author and UFO researcher Ann Druffel where they discuss her research on the UFO phenomenon, spanning over fifty years. Intrigued by the subject after a close encounter as a small child, her fascination led her to become involved with the National Investigations Committee of Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) and MUFON. Author of the book Firestorm: Dr. James E. McDonald's Fight For UFO Science about the life and untimely death of Dr. James E. McDonald.Ann continues to find the answers to the many questions surrounding the abduction scenario, and who these extraterrestrial beings really are.

In his second lecture on UFOs, Donderi reviews the UFO evidence in detail and outlines the relationship between the evidence and the psychology of perception, motivation and belief. He also covers the interactions between skeptics like Carl Sagan and non-skeptical scientists and scholars like James E. McDonald and C.G. Jung. Finally, in keeping with the [...]

Author Ann Druffel talks about the tragic case of UFO investigator Dr. James E. McDonald and other issues of concern to the UFO community; paranormal investigator Michael Miley returns to reveal some startling UFO encounters.

Author Ann Druffel talks about the tragic case of UFO investigator Dr. James E. McDonald and other issues of concern to the UFO community; paranormal investigator Michael Miley returns to reveal some startling UFO encounters.

The concluding installment of our special BoA: Audio ''miniseries'' with Ann Druffel, wrapping up our in-depth discussion on Firestorm: Dr. James E. McDonald's Fight for UFO Science.

The middle portion of our special BoA:Audio ''miniseries'' with Ann Druffel sees the first half of our in-depth discussion on Firestorm: Dr. James E. McDonald's Fight for UFO Science.