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From the High Desert

A Cultural History of Art Bell

UFO Disclosure

Disclosure-era conversations on government files, military witnesses, black projects, national security secrecy, and the public fight to bring UFO evidence into the open.

36 Episodes
Episode thumbnail for March 3, 2007: UFO Incidents - Nick Pope & Whitley Strieber
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March 3, 2007: UFO Incidents - Nick Pope & Whitley Strieber

Mar 3, 2007
2h 38m
Art Bell speaks with Whitley Strieber and Nick Pope about a massive wave of UFO activity, with particular focus on sightings near nuclear installations in Iran. Strieber connects this to historical patterns, citing General Arthur Exons confirmation that the Roswell debris was not of this world and Eisenhowers allege...
Episode thumbnail for March 18, 2006: UFO Sightings - Nick Pope
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March 18, 2006: UFO Sightings - Nick Pope

Mar 18, 2006
2h 29m
Art Bell speaks with Nick Pope, who ran the British government's UFO project at the Ministry of Defence. Pope describes how his initial skepticism faded after years of investigating military and civilian reports, with roughly five percent of cases defying explanation. He recounts a 1993 wave of UK sightings when a m...
Episode thumbnail for November 10, 2006: Open Lines | UK Disclosure & Crop Circles - Nick Pope
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November 10, 2006: Open Lines | UK Disclosure & Crop Circles - Nick Pope

Nov 10, 2006
2h 38m
Art Bell opens with open lines as Typhoon Queenie threatens the Philippines. He covers the Democratic sweep of Congress and poses a pointed question: can the American psyche survive another military defeat after Vietnam? Callers weigh in on Iraq, immigration, and U.S. policy.The show takes an unexpected turn when a...
Episode thumbnail for June 11, 1995: The Government & UFOs - George Knapp
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June 11, 1995: The Government & UFOs - George Knapp

Jun 11, 1995
1h 13m
George Knapp, the investigative journalist who broke the Area 51 story, joins Art Bell to discuss his groundbreaking trip to Russia and the treasure trove of previously classified UFO documents he brought back. Knapp reveals that the Russian Ministry of Defense has studied UFOs at the highest levels since the late 1...
Episode thumbnail for April 30, 1998: UFO Disclosure - Stephen Bassett & Dr. Steven M. Greer
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April 30, 1998: UFO Disclosure - Stephen Bassett & Dr. Steven M. Greer

Apr 30, 1998
2h 42m
Art Bell hosts UFO lobbyist Stephen Bassett and Dr. Steven M. Greer of C-SETI for a wide-ranging discussion about the state of UFO disclosure. Bassett announces the launch of his Paradigm Research Group website featuring the "Paradigm Clock," modeled after the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists' Doomsday Clock, tracking...
Episode thumbnail for May 7, 1998: UFOs & Government Knowledge - Robert O. Dean
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May 7, 1998: UFOs & Government Knowledge - Robert O. Dean

May 7, 1998
3h 17m
Art Bell welcomes retired Command Sergeant Major Robert O. Dean, who spent 27 years in the U.S. Army and held a cosmic top-secret clearance at NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. Dean describes a classified 1964 NATO study called "The Assessment" that concluded Earth has been under survey by multiple e...
Episode thumbnail for October 14, 2015: Disclosure - Steven Greer
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October 14, 2015: Disclosure - Steven Greer

Oct 14, 2015
2h 22m
Art Bell opens with breaking news about the star KIC 8462852, where astronomers detected a light pattern suggesting possible alien megastructures, before welcoming Dr. Steven M. Greer of the Disclosure Project. Greer reacts by noting that classified programs have already imaged massive artificial objects in our own...
Episode thumbnail for May 4, 2001: Disclosure Project, Government Coverups - Steven M. Greer
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May 4, 2001: Disclosure Project, Government Coverups - Steven M. Greer

May 4, 2001
2h 51m
Art Bell welcomes journalist Leslie Keane, who reports on a new study by retired NASA scientist Richard Haynes documenting over 100 cases where pilot UFO sightings affected aviation safety. TWA Captain Phil Schultz described a round silver craft with portholes that descended from above and nearly collided with his a...
Episode thumbnail for September 17, 2013: New Energy - Steven Greer
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September 17, 2013: New Energy - Steven Greer

Sep 17, 2013
3h 29m
Art Bell welcomes Dr. Steven M. Greer, founder of the Disclosure Project and the Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence, for a wide-ranging discussion on UFO secrecy and suppressed energy technology. Greer recounts his private briefings with CIA Director James Woolsey and the head of the Defense Intel...
Episode thumbnail for January 26, 2000: Disclosure 2000 Is This the Year - Stephen Bassett
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January 26, 2000: Disclosure 2000 Is This the Year - Stephen Bassett

Jan 26, 2000
3h 4m
Art Bell hosts the third installment of the Disclosure series with political activist Stephen Bassett, the only registered lobbyist in the United States representing extraterrestrial phenomena research organizations. Bassett recounts how the first two Disclosure programs in 1998 and 1999 raised expectations that the...
Episode thumbnail for January 8, 1999: Disclosure '99 - Stephen Bassett & Peter Davenport
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January 8, 1999: Disclosure '99 - Stephen Bassett & Peter Davenport

Jan 8, 1999
2h 45m
Art Bell hosts a special evening devoted to the state of UFO disclosure, featuring political lobbyist Stephen Bassett and a lineup of prominent figures in ufology. Peter Davenport of the National UFO Reporting Center opens the show with a fresh sighting report from Paradise, California, where a pilot witnessed a mas...
Episode thumbnail for September 10, 2006: ET Disclosures - Dr. Steven M. Greer
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September 10, 2006: ET Disclosures - Dr. Steven M. Greer

Sep 10, 2006
2h 38m
Art Bell welcomes Dr. Steven M. Greer, founder of the Disclosure Project, who delivers explosive claims about extraterrestrial contact during the Apollo moon missions. Greer states that multiple sources confirmed Neil Armstrong encountered extraterrestrial vehicles upon stepping off the lunar module, and that Armstr...
Episode thumbnail for February 27, 2005: Government Disinformation Programs - Greg Bishop
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February 27, 2005: Government Disinformation Programs - Greg Bishop

Feb 27, 2005
2h 53m
Art Bell interviews Greg Bishop, author and researcher who has spent years investigating the intersection of UFO phenomena and government disinformation. Bishop describes how intelligence agencies actively plant false information within the UFO community to discredit genuine witnesses, create confusion, and protect...
Episode thumbnail for December 6, 2003: UFOs and Alternative Energy - Bob Lazar
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December 6, 2003: UFOs and Alternative Energy - Bob Lazar

Dec 6, 2003
2h 51m
Bob Lazar, president of United Nuclear and a controversial figure in ufology, returns to Art Bell to discuss UFOs, Area S4, gravity propulsion, and alternative energy after a first-hour interview with gambler Amarillo Slim Preston. Slim shares stories from his memoir, including making a cat pick up a Coke bottle by...
Episode thumbnail for June 15, 2001: ET Disclosure - Dr. Steven M. Greer
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June 15, 2001: ET Disclosure - Dr. Steven M. Greer

Jun 15, 2001
2h 48m
Art Bell welcomes Dr. Steven M. Greer, founder of the Disclosure Project, fresh from his landmark May 9, 2001 press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Over 20 military, government, and intelligence witnesses testified before a global audience of more than one billion people about extraterrestr...
Episode thumbnail for July 22, 1999: UK UFO Reports - Nick Pope
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July 22, 1999: UK UFO Reports - Nick Pope

Jul 22, 1999
1h 47m
Art Bell interviews Nick Pope, a Ministry of Defence employee since 1985 who investigated approximately 300 UFO cases per year for the British government. Pope describes how roughly 10 percent of those reports involved structured craft capable of speeds and maneuvers far beyond known technology. He details the 1978...
Episode thumbnail for March 5, 1998: Hollywood & UFOs - Bruce Rux
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March 5, 1998: Hollywood & UFOs - Bruce Rux

Mar 5, 1998
2h 22m
Art Bell welcomes author Bruce Rux to discuss his book "Hollywood vs. the Aliens," which argues that U.S. military and intelligence agencies have used Hollywood films to shape public perception of UFOs since the 1950s. Rux has analyzed over 600 movies in the genre and traces connections between filmmakers and defens...
Episode thumbnail for April 25, 1996: UFOs - Richard C. Hoagland
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April 25, 1996: UFOs - Richard C. Hoagland

Apr 25, 1996
3h 14m
Richard C. Hoagland returns to break down a cascade of extraordinary developments. Edgar Mitchell has just appeared on NBC Dateline claiming the government covered up the Roswell crash. Carl Sagan has publicly admitted on KABC radio that Hoagland might be right about structures on Mars. And Art Bell has received all...
Episode thumbnail for September 2, 1994: UFOs - John Lear
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September 2, 1994: UFOs - John Lear

Sep 2, 1994
3h 28m
John Lear, airline captain and son of Learjet inventor Bill Lear, returns to Art Bell for a rare and wide-ranging conversation tracing the history of UFO encounters from the 1947 Roswell crash through four decades of government secrecy. Holding 18 world speed records and over 17,000 flight hours, Lear brings an avia...
Episode thumbnail for February 9, 1994: UFOs - John Lear
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February 9, 1994: UFOs - John Lear

Feb 9, 1994
2h 19m
John Lear returns for an extended broadcast as Art Bell again recounts his triangular UFO sighting near Pahrump, Nevada, before diving deep into government secrecy, alien contact, and the nature of human existence.Lear describes the multi-tiered classification system beyond top secret, revealing 28 levels of crypto...
Episode thumbnail for December 24, 2006: UFOs and ETs - David Sereda
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December 24, 2006: UFOs and ETs - David Sereda

Dec 24, 2006
2h 39m
Art Bell welcomes filmmaker and researcher David Sereda for a Christmas Eve discussion about UFOs, extraterrestrial contact, and the future of humanity. Sereda describes his own close encounter with a triangular craft in Berkeley in 1968 and outlines a theory connecting the Phoenix Lights to Pythagorean mathematics...
Episode thumbnail for May 29, 2005: UFOs in the USSR - Paul Stonehill
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May 29, 2005: UFOs in the USSR - Paul Stonehill

May 29, 2005
2h 54m
Art Bell welcomes Paul Stonehill, a Kiev-born researcher who immigrated to the United States in 1972, for a deep examination of UFO phenomena across the former Soviet Union. Stonehill draws on decades of research into declassified Soviet military reports, intelligence files, and eyewitness accounts to reveal encount...
Episode thumbnail for August 8, 2004: Disclosure Project CSETI - Dr. Steven M. Greer
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August 8, 2004: Disclosure Project CSETI - Dr. Steven M. Greer

Aug 8, 2004
2h 52m
Art Bell hosts Dr. Steven M. Greer, founder of the Disclosure Project and CSETI, for an explosive discussion about UFO secrecy and government cover-ups. The episode opens with open lines focused on close encounter reports, as callers from across the country share detailed sightings of massive black triangles, glowin...
Episode thumbnail for June 13, 2004: Mexican UFOs - David Sereda
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June 13, 2004: Mexican UFOs - David Sereda

Jun 13, 2004
2h 52m
Art Bell speaks with David Sereda about the Mexican military's release of infrared footage showing multiple unidentified objects tracked by an Air Force surveillance plane. David brings a unique perspective as someone who spent years working alongside top physicists on nuclear fusion and hydrogen energy breakthrough...
Episode thumbnail for March 21, 2004: UFOs - John Lear
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March 21, 2004: UFOs - John Lear

Mar 21, 2004
2h 53m
Art Bell welcomes back John Lear, son of Learjet inventor Bill Lear, for a wide-ranging conversation about his decades in ufology. Lear recounts his aviation career, including setting a world speed record in a Learjet and racing at Reno, before describing how Bud Hopkins' book Missing Time launched his UFO research...
Episode thumbnail for April 11, 2001: UFOs, Crop Circles, & Ancient Sites - Paul Coulbeck
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April 11, 2001: UFOs, Crop Circles, & Ancient Sites - Paul Coulbeck

Apr 11, 2001
2h 52m
Art Bell welcomes Canadian writer Paul Coulbeck, who investigated the extraordinary claims of Daniel Hammer, a French-Canadian carpenter who says he was abducted from his living room in 1975. According to Hammer, two humanoid beings took him aboard a granite-interior spacecraft, shrunk him to atomic size, and guided...
Episode thumbnail for November 19, 1997: UFOs - Whitley Strieber
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November 19, 1997: UFOs - Whitley Strieber

Nov 19, 1997
3h 32m
Art Bell welcomes author Whitley Strieber for an evening of extraordinary reports from the world of UFOs and close encounters. The program opens with Peter Davenport of the National UFO Reporting Center providing a detailed update on the mysterious lights seen streaking across Pacific Northwest skies the previous we...
Episode thumbnail for November 17, 1997: UFOs & Area 51 - David Adair
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November 17, 1997: UFOs & Area 51 - David Adair

Nov 17, 1997
3h 20m
Art Bell welcomes rocket scientist David Adair, who recounts his extraordinary journey from building rockets as a child in rural Ohio to a classified encounter at Area 51. Adair describes growing up around NASCAR machine shops with access to titanium, aircraft aluminum, and cryogenic fuels, which allowed him to buil...