January 5, 1998: BIG UFO Disclosure Show - Stephen Bassett, Richard C. Hoagland, Dr. Steven M. Greer, Dr. Edgar Mitchell, Peter Gersten, Robert O. Dean, Jim Marrs
Dr. Steven M. Greer of CSETI outlines his efforts to bring military and intelligence witnesses forward to testify about extraterrestrial contact. Apollo 14 astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell speaks candidly about the convergence of evidence suggesting the UFO phenomenon is real. Attorney Peter Gersten discusses legal actions on behalf of Area 51 workers exposed to toxic materials. Robert O. Dean, a retired command sergeant major, describes a NATO document he encountered that cataloged extraterrestrial involvement with Earth. Author Jim Marrs adds historical and journalistic context to the cover-up narrative.
The guests urge listeners to contact their congressional representatives and the White House before the upcoming State of the Union address, framing the broadcast as a coordinated push for government transparency on the UFO question.
Key Moments
Bassett unveils the three 1998 disclosure initiatives: Stephen Bassett, the only UFO lobbyist in Washington D.C., lays out the three initiatives driving the 1998 disclosure push: the Stargate International congressional petition for an open hearing, the C-SETI-led congressional briefing process, and a Paradigm Research Group full-page Washington Post ad titled 'To the President and Congress of the United States on the Matter of the Extraterrestrial Presence.'
Bassett calls for full amnesty to government officials past and present: Bassett reveals the most consequential clause of the planned Washington Post ad: signatories will call for full amnesty - by presidential pardon or act of Congress - to all members of government, living or dead, for any extra-legal acts, questionable decisions, or technology transfers prior to January 1, 1998. He cites Mandela's South African Truth and Reconciliation Council as the model.
Hoagland reveals the Webster Hubbell book confirmation: Richard C. Hoagland reports that Webster Hubbell's new book 'Friends in High Places' confirms - on the published record - that President Clinton sent his appointed Deputy Attorney General to find out about UFOs and the JFK assassination, and that Hubbell was stonewalled. Hoagland says this corroborates the back-channel conversations Stephen Greer had been having with senior White House staff and the CIA director.
Hoagland's Little Rock Chippendale ambush and the Vincent Foster pivot point: Hoagland describes flying to Little Rock in fall 1994 for a private briefing with close associates of President Clinton on ET evidence - only to arrive at the apartment to find two Chippendale dancers and no briefing. He frames the Vincent Foster death as the moment White House interest in the ET question came to a 'shattering halt' and Whitewater took over.