February 12, 2001: NIDS - Colm Kelleher

Colm Kelleher, Deputy Administrator of the National Institute for Discovery Science, joins Art Bell to discuss NIDS investigations, black triangle cases, UFO-related phenomena, and animal mutilations after Loren Coleman's skunk ape segment. Coleman analyzes photographs of an alleged skunk ape taken by an anonymous woman in Sarasota County, Florida. Coleman explains that the creature fits the profile of a smaller, more ape-like primate distinct from the Pacific Northwest Bigfoot, and he notes that enhanced images reveal anatomical details inconsistent with a hoax, including visible canines, fingernails, and proper eye shine for a nocturnal animal.

Kelleher reports on 600 investigated cases received through the NIDS hotline, with 116 involving large, silent, low-flying black triangles displaying extraordinary performance characteristics. He details two cases involving biological effects on witnesses, including radiation-like burns on a child in Maine and dramatic genetic changes in plants exposed to a triangular craft in Saskatchewan.

Kelleher also discusses a newly published statistical analysis linking UFO sightings, mysterious helicopter activity, and animal mutilations around Malmstrom Air Force Base during the 1970s. He addresses the persistent enigma of unmarked silent helicopters seen in association with UFO events and raises the question of whether the phenomenon itself may manipulate human perception.