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James Oberg

James Oberg

SpaceNASASkepticismUFO Analysis

James Oberg is a former NASA mission controller, space journalist, and author recognized for his rigorous skeptical analysis of UFO sightings, space-related claims, and misidentified aerospace phenomena. As a guest on late-night radio, he has provided expert counterpoints to UFO claims using his extensive knowledge of orbital mechanics, rocket plumes, and space debris, earning respect as one of the most informed skeptics in the field.

Area 51 & Bob LazarUFO DisclosureGhost to Ghost & HauntingsPredictions & ProphecyTime Travel

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Star-Crossed Orbits: Inside the U.S.-Russian Space Alliance

Star-Crossed Orbits: Inside the U.S.-Russian Space Alliance

2002

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Episode thumbnail for April 13, 2000: NASA Space Missions & Soviet Disasters - James Oberg

April 13, 2000: NASA Space Missions & Soviet Disasters - James Oberg

Apr 13, 2000
2h 39m
Art Bell welcomes James Oberg, a 22-year veteran of NASA's Mission Control in Houston, for a wide-ranging discussion on the space program's past, present, and future. Oberg describes his front-row seat in the "trench" during shuttle missions and reflects on the Apollo era's spirit of excellence that has since eroded...
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Episode thumbnail for March 12, 2001: The Case for NASA's UFOs - David Sereda & James Oberg

March 12, 2001: The Case for NASA's UFOs - David Sereda & James Oberg

Mar 12, 2001
2h 45m
David Sereda joins Art Bell to discuss Evidence 2001 and NASA shuttle UFO footage, with NASA mission-control veteran James Oberg joining later as a self-described debunker. Art also presents what he calls the best ghost photograph ever submitted to the program, showing a half-materialized figure on a Montreal sidewa...