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Jonathan Reed

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Jonathan Reed is a controversial figure who claimed to have encountered and incapacitated an alien being in a remote forest in Washington state in 1996, presenting alleged physical and biological evidence of the encounter. As a guest on late-night radio, his detailed and dramatic account, including purported alien artifacts and a wrist-mounted device, generated intense fascination and equally intense scrutiny within the UFO research community.

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LINK: An Extraterrestrial Odyssey

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Episode thumbnail for December 28, 1998: Encounter with Alien - Dr. Jonathan Reed & Robert Raith

December 28, 1998: Encounter with Alien - Dr. Jonathan Reed & Robert Raith

Dec 28, 1998
2h 27m
Art Bell welcomes back Dr. Jonathan Reed and Robert Raith to revisit one of the most controversial alien encounter stories ever told on the program. Dr. Reed recounts his 1996 experience in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state, where he claims his dog was killed by a small humanoid creature that he then struck...
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Episode thumbnail for December 9, 1999: The Captured Alien - Jonathan Reed & Robert Raith

December 9, 1999: The Captured Alien - Jonathan Reed & Robert Raith

Dec 9, 1999
3h 37m
Art Bell revisits the controversial story of Dr. Jonathan Reed, who claims to have encountered and captured an alien being in the Pacific Northwest woods. Tonight's broadcast introduces new witnesses and forensic evidence, including never-before-seen photographs of an alien artifact with hieroglyphic symbols and gol...
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Episode thumbnail for April 20, 2000: Alien Contactee - Jonathan Reed

April 20, 2000: Alien Contactee - Jonathan Reed

Apr 20, 2000
40m
Art Bell revisits what he calls the most controversial alien contact story of modern times with Dr. Jonathan Reed and his associate Robert Wraith. Reed recounts his 1996 encounter in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State, where he says he struck and apparently killed a small creature that had attacked and destro...
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Episode thumbnail for March 16, 2001: Alien in the Freezer - Dr. Jonathan Reed

March 16, 2001: Alien in the Freezer - Dr. Jonathan Reed

Mar 16, 2001
3h 28m
Dr. Jonathan Reed returns to Art Bell with Robert Rafe for the controversial "alien in the freezer" story after Robert Steenson's report on Dean Kamen's "Ginger" device. Steenson reveals what he believes is the true identity of the mysterious invention known as "Ginger" or "IT." Using secretly recorded video from a...
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Episode thumbnail for September 18, 2013: Alien Encounter - Jonathan Reed

September 18, 2013: Alien Encounter - Jonathan Reed

Sep 18, 2013
3h 29m
Art Bell speaks with Dr. Jonathan Reed, who returns to share what he calls one of the most compelling alien contact cases ever documented. Reed recounts the October 1996 incident near Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, where his golden retriever Susie was killed by a small, dark, vibrating being. After striking the creatu...