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Colm Kelleher

Colm Kelleher

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Colm Kelleher, Ph.D., is a biochemist and scientific investigator who served as deputy administrator of Robert Bigelow's National Institute for Discovery Science (NIDS), where he led the research team studying the infamous Skinwalker Ranch in Utah. As a guest on late-night radio, he provided firsthand accounts of the bewildering phenomena documented in his book Hunt for the Skinwalker, co-authored with journalist George Knapp.

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Episode thumbnail for June 15, 1999: NIDS Investigations, Brookings Report - Colm Kelleher

June 15, 1999: NIDS Investigations, Brookings Report - Colm Kelleher

Jun 15, 1999
2h 2m
Art Bell welcomes Dr. Colm Kelleher of the National Institute for Discovery Science to discuss a groundbreaking Roper survey on public attitudes toward extraterrestrial contact. The poll reveals that 80% of influential Americans believe the government would suppress evidence of alien life, while significant gaps eme...
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Episode thumbnail for February 12, 2001: NIDS - Colm Kelleher

February 12, 2001: NIDS - Colm Kelleher

Feb 12, 2001
2h 55m
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 w...
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Episode thumbnail for July 17, 2001: NIDS Research - Colm Kelleher | EMP Burst - Ted Randall

July 17, 2001: NIDS Research - Colm Kelleher | EMP Burst - Ted Randall

Jul 17, 2001
3h 11m
Ted Randall describes an apparent EMP burst at WJKM radio, and Colm Kelleher of NIDS discusses paranormal research after Art Bell's medical absence. Randall, chief engineer for a Nashville radio group, describes a devastating energy burst that struck WJKM radio in Hartsville, Tennessee on July 6, 2001. On a clear bl...
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Episode thumbnail for August 29, 2001: NIDS Research Projects - Colm Kelleher

August 29, 2001: NIDS Research Projects - Colm Kelleher

Aug 29, 2001
2h 6m
Art Bell speaks with Colm Kelleher, deputy administrator of the National Institute for Discovery Science, about the Chilbolton crop glyphs and ongoing animal mutilation investigations. Kelleher reports that the formations have sparked the most intense debate among NIDS scientists in years, with physicists and engine...
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Episode thumbnail for April 24, 2004: Black Triangle Phenomena - Colm Kelleher

April 24, 2004: Black Triangle Phenomena - Colm Kelleher

Apr 24, 2004
2h 51m
Colm Kelleher, administrator of the National Institute for Discovery Science, joins Art Bell to discuss black triangle sightings, NIDS case patterns, and Art's own Pahrump encounter after a climate segment with co-author Whitley Strieber. Strieber discusses The Day After Tomorrow film and a NASA memo prohibiting emp...
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