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Dr. Roger Leir

Dr. Roger Leir

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Dr. Roger Leir (1934–2014) was a podiatric surgeon renowned for his claims of having surgically removed anomalous objects - alleged alien implants - from the bodies of individuals reporting abduction experiences. As a compelling guest on late-night radio, he presented his surgical findings and laboratory analyses in his book The Aliens and the Scalpel, arguing that the objects defied conventional scientific explanation.

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Episode thumbnail for February 4, 1998: Alien Implants - Dr. Roger Leir

February 4, 1998: Alien Implants - Dr. Roger Leir

Feb 4, 1998
1h 57m
Art Bell speaks with podiatric surgeon Dr. Roger Leir and investigator Daryl Sims about the surgical removal and scientific analysis of objects taken from the bodies of alleged alien abductees. Dr. Leir describes removing a T-shaped metallic object from a woman's foot that was covered in a biological membrane so str...
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Episode thumbnail for May 19, 1998: Mysterious UFO - Dr. Roger Leir & Derrel Sims

May 19, 1998: Mysterious UFO - Dr. Roger Leir & Derrel Sims

May 19, 1998
2h 45m
Art Bell presents a packed evening beginning with Whitley Strieber and Mexican journalist Jaime Maussan reporting on the catastrophic wildfires engulfing Mexico and Central America. Maussan describes the worst environmental crisis in Mexican history, with smoke reaching from Albuquerque to Miami, underground fires b...
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Episode thumbnail for August 29, 2004: Varginha UFO Case - Dr. Roger Leir

August 29, 2004: Varginha UFO Case - Dr. Roger Leir

Aug 29, 2004
2h 51m
Dr. Roger Leir, author of Aliens and the Scalpel, joins Art Bell to discuss alleged alien implants and the Varginha UFO case after Art's long-delayed echo demonstration. Art plays audio recordings captured by operators in Washington and Arizona, walks through the science of radio propagation, and invites listeners t...
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Episode thumbnail for May 22, 2005: Aliens in Brazil - Dr. Roger Leir

May 22, 2005: Aliens in Brazil - Dr. Roger Leir

May 22, 2005
2h 52m
Art Bell welcomes Dr. Roger Leir on the same day Brazil announces it will open its classified UFO files to the world. Leir describes how Brazilian Air Force generals initiated contact with civilian researchers to begin releasing documents, including over 100 photographs from Operation Saucer, a 1977 military investi...
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Episode thumbnail for November 4, 2006: Abductions, Area 51, and Alien Implants - Dr. Roger Leir

November 4, 2006: Abductions, Area 51, and Alien Implants - Dr. Roger Leir

Nov 4, 2006
2h 41m
Art Bell welcomes Dr. Roger Leir, a podiatrist who has become one of ufology's leading figures in physical evidence research. The program opens with election coverage before turning to Dr. Leir's work removing suspected alien implants from abductees. Now on his twelfth surgery, he describes extracting a metallic rod...
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Episode thumbnail for October 21, 2013: Turkish UFOs & Alien Implants - Dr. Roger Leir

October 21, 2013: Turkish UFOs & Alien Implants - Dr. Roger Leir

Oct 21, 2013
2h 57m
Art Bell welcomes Dr. Roger Leir, a podiatric surgeon who has performed 16 surgeries to remove suspected alien implants from abductees. Leir discusses his return after a severe bout with shingles and shares remarkable findings from years of laboratory analysis on the recovered objects, including the discovery of car...