June 7, 2002: A Journalist's Encounter with Alien Beings - Phillip H. Krapf | The Amazing Kreskin Banned
Retired Los Angeles Times editor Phillip Krapf joins to discuss an urgent communique from the Verdants, an alien species he claims contacted him in 1997. Krapf reports that the Verdants have warned they will abandon Earth and halt diplomatic efforts if any faction uses a nuclear weapon. He explains their broader mission to establish relations with species approaching deep space capability, and how the post-9/11 security climate reversed their earlier optimism about humanity's readiness.
The program also features open lines where callers discuss global tensions between India and Pakistan, the nature of alien contact, and George Noory's upcoming role as vacation fill-in host. Art announces his first real vacation in years, scheduled for late June, praising Noory as someone who truly understands the spirit of the show.
Key Moments
Kreskin admits 'deception' on the air: Confronted with his own press release, Kreskin concedes that the Las Vegas UFO event he predicted on Coast to Coast was, in Art's words, 'deception' from the start, framed as a demonstration of how an enemy could manipulate mass imagination.
Art bans Kreskin from Coast to Coast: After accusing Kreskin of staging an 'act of terrorism' on the imaginations of his audience, Art tells him on air that he is banned from the show forever, then explains to listeners why honest visionaries are different from a guest who planned to deceive.
Krapf on why the Verdants make contact: Retired LA Times journalist Phillip Krapf gives the short version of his abduction: taken from his bedroom in 1997, recruited as a 'deputy envoy,' and told the Verdants approach species only when they are on the verge of deep space and isolate them if diplomatic relations fail.
Verdants threaten to pull away: Krapf clarifies that the Verdants are not predicting nuclear war as prophecy; they are warning that if humans go down that road, they will simply withdraw and end the diplomatic effort entirely.
Faction inside the Verdants overruled in August 2001: Krapf reveals that on his second visit he learned of a faction among the Verdants that believed humans were not ready, and that the decision to proceed with contact anyway was made in August 2001, weeks before September 11.