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June 18, 1997: Mars Pathfinder - Richard C. Hoagland

Jun 18, 1997
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Art Bell continues with Richard C. Hoagland as listeners and critics weigh in on the previous night's prediction that NASA will delay the Mars Pathfinder landing from July 4th to July 20th. Hoagland defends his methodology against accusations of convoluted reasoning, explaining that the celestial cartography he mapped through decades of mission data was validated by former NASA engineers who helped land men on the moon.

A caller presents alternative research on the Great Pyramid, claiming its cornerstone was laid in 3434 B.C. based on polar star alignments and connecting its construction to the biblical figure Enoch. The caller ties the Phoenix name itself to Pa-Henok, meaning "father of the house of Enoch," and offers spectral analysis data linking pyramid stone to a rare rhyolite found only near Racine, Wisconsin.

Art and Hoagland field questions from callers across the country about the connections between Phoenix, Atlanta, Masonic symbolism, and NASA's trajectory decisions. Hoagland reveals plans to relocate his Enterprise Mission headquarters to the Southwest, closer to Phoenix, citing the region's significance in both native Hopi traditions and the unfolding investigation.

Key Moments

  1. Hoagland doubles down: Pathfinder will land July 20, not July 4: After hostile faxes from listeners, Bell pins Hoagland to his prediction: that NASA will, by some method, delay Pathfinder's landing from the announced July 4 to July 20 to satisfy a 30-year celestial pattern. Hoagland says it's no longer opinion, that the pattern is too robust to be accidental.

  2. Phoenix question: why didn't NASA just pick the 20th to begin with?: Bell reads a listener question asking why, if NASA wants to land on the 20th, they didn't just announce that date originally. Hoagland's answer: there's a contingent inside NASA pushing toward Cydonia who don't want the public to know they're aiming there, so the cover story has to shift mid-mission.

  3. Phoenix Lights caller asks Hoagland: is this connected?: A Phoenix caller tells Hoagland she's been getting shivers listening and asks whether the March 13 Phoenix Lights are tied to the Pathfinder pattern. Hoagland answers without hesitation: absolutely, links it to his meeting with Councilwoman Frances Barwood and the cover-up she's encountered for simply asking the question.

  4. Hoagland announces move from Manhattan to the Southwest: Hoagland reveals on air that within the next two weeks the entire Enterprise Mission is relocating from Manhattan to the Southwest, near Phoenix, citing Hopi traditions, Los Alamos, and the upcoming NASA Discovery moon mission as reasons that part of the country is pivotal for the next phase.