Podcast appearances and mentions of james mcgaha

For episode 55 of Legend Amy finally talks about one of her favorite topics, Aliens! Have you ever been minding your business when all of the sudden a giant flying object with flashing red lights is chasing you down? That's what happened to Norman Muscarello and a few others near Exeter the night of September 3, 1965. Many theories of what they might have seen have been brought forth but leave it up to Joe Nickell and James McGaha to come in with a theory 45 years later that fits the bill. But does it really? Don't forget to submit your stories at our email thisislegendpod@gmail.com or on our website, https://www.thisislegendpod.com/contact

S2-E24 He disappeared in MID-AIR!! Was Cessna pilot abducted by aliens? Pilot Frederick Valentich took off from Melbourne Australia for a short trip to a nearby island. The weather was perfect for a nighttime flight. However, less than an hour into the flight Valentich radioed contact with a strange object. After just five minutes of conversation with ground control, his communications ceased…and he was never heard from again! So what happened to pilot Frederick Valentich? Join us on this episode as we try to find out the answer to a bizarre mystery! And as always, you'll get the answer to this week's Tuesday Quiz from the Facebook Page. RESOURCES: · The Valentich Disappearance: Another UFO Cold Case Solved (2013) by James McGaha and Joe Nickell: Skeptical Inquirer.org · Valentich Disappearance: New Evidence and a New Conclusion (2000) by Richard F. Haines and Paul Norman: Society For Scientific Exploration (includes flight transcript) MUSIC: Our intro song: Knockers by Cinco Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/cinco/knockers License code: WOV5PUB9XXLYRORN Our outro song: Lost Places Music by Julius H from Pixabay Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/ak/rebirth License code: SIML2BOTYV7GMHDK Blank Light by Adi Goldstein on Music from Uppbeat Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/adi-goldstein/blank-light License code: KWRSKNEKZXTN6RZX Haunted House Music by Caffeine Creek Band from Pixabay Thriller-Ambient-14563 unfa from Pixabay Drum Roll by Chris Wyman Special Effects: Small-airplane-flyby-13849 by Blender Timer from Pixabay Air-traffic-control-33498 by City Rocker from Pixabay --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/richard-wright15/message

This time Matt is joined by James McGaha and Sam Appelbaum of Portland's own Luna Vista. Luna Vista has a great new record coming out on Feb 11th called "Somerset," and the music you here here is taken from the title track.Check out Luna Vista on Bandcamp here for music, merch, and Somerset preorders.

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 

Neil Tyson and Eugene Mirman turn a speculative, scientific eye towards Unidentified Flying Objects. Featuring UFO investigator James McGaha and SETI Senior Astronomer Seth Shostak. Now extended with Neil and Eugene answering Cosmic Queries about UFOs. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at https://www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/

From the archive: 1992 Georgia Skeptics Conference. James McGaha - On UFOs

James McGaha is a retired USAF pilot, skeptic, astronomer and director of the Grasslands Observatory. He held a TOP SECRET security clearance and was involved in numerous classified operations, including operations in the so-called “Area 51.” His current work includes astrometry and photometry of asteroids and supernovae. He has discovered 15 asteroids and 56 comets and provided optical identification of gamma-ray burst GRB 030329. He has provided over 1900 M.P.E.C. publications on near earth asteroids. He was the winner of the 2002 Shoemaker NEO Grant. Asteroid 10036 McGaha is named in his honor. He is scientific consultant to CSI (Committee for Skeptical Inquiry) and a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. For over thirty-five years he has investigated, lectured, and been interviewed as a UFO expert.

James McGaha is a retired USAF pilot, astronomer and director of the Grasslands Observatory. He held a TOP SECRET compartmented security clearance and was involved in numerous classified operations including operations in the so-called "Area 51." His current work includes astrometry and photometry of asteroids and supernovae. He has discovered 15 Asteroids and 52 Comets and has over 1700 M.P.E.C. publications on Near Earth Asteroids. He is the winner of the 2002 Shoemaker NEO Grant. He has appeared widely in the media, having actively promoted science and debunked pseudoscience for over 35 years, focusing on belief in UFOs and astrology. He is the founder and chairman of the Tucson Skeptics and a Scientific Consultant to the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. In this interview with D.J. Grothe, James McGaha talks about his astronomer- beginnings as a skeptic of UFOs, and the limitations of the term "UFO." He answers how open-minded he is about the possibility that extraterrestrial beings are visiting the earth today. He talks about the origins of UFO belief with the science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, along with Fate, a magazine promoting paranormal belief. He talks about the history of Project Bluebook and the Condon Report. He details qualities of human perception that may explain UFO accounts, and explores some of the reasons people may adhere to UFO belief. He explains the famous Phoenix Lights sightings. He explores how to respond to those who have unshakable belief in unsupportable UFO claims. He compares qualities of contemporary UFO mythology with certain aspects of religious belief, including views of apocalypticism and salvation. And he talks about the dangers that belief in UFOs pose to a civil society.