THE PENTAGON 1997 UFO BRIEFING
Compiled by Giuliano Marinkovic
Special thanks to
Grant Cameron, Richard Dolan, Billy Cox, Bozidar Kemic, Dave Haith
with Danny Silva, Joe Murgia, Chris Wolford and James Iandoli
Created by Giuliano Marinkovic on 2019-04-21
Introduction:
Back in 2008, journalist Billy Cox, Grant Cameron and me were working on the important media story. We were researching allegations that in April 1997 then Rear Admiral J-2 Deputy - Thomas Ray Wilson - (promoted in 1999 to Vice Admiral) met in Pentagon with Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, Commander Willard Miller and Steven Greer.
Rear Admiral Wilson was allegedly briefed about the hidden UFO program that he subsequently located but couldn't submit under his legislative parental control.
On July 28 2008, I was able to locate contact data of Thomas Wilson. I immediately suggested to Grant Cameron that we should forward it to Billy Cox for a potential article on the Pentagon 1997 briefing. The outcome was August 06 2008 article by Billy Cox: "Admiral Never Looked for UFO Data" where Wilson has denied allegations about the hidden UFO program and legislative dispute:
http://devoid.blogs.heraldtribune.com/10086/admiral-never-looked-for-ufo-data/
On January 29 2009, I created short descriptive compilation report and media chronology on the Pentagon UFO Briefing. The next day Edgar Mitchell replied in his email that "it is very accurate".
I have decided to create this media index that could serve as a good chronological overview of the entire story. On this page you can find Main Articles & Video/Audio reports that I detected, captured, recorded and preserved from 1996-2019.
Back in 2008, journalist Billy Cox, Grant Cameron and me were working on the important media story. We were researching allegations that in April 1997 then Rear Admiral J-2 Deputy - Thomas Ray Wilson - (promoted in 1999 to Vice Admiral) met in Pentagon with Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, Commander Willard Miller and Steven Greer.
Rear Admiral Wilson was allegedly briefed about the hidden UFO program that he subsequently located but couldn't submit under his legislative parental control.
On July 28 2008, I was able to locate contact data of Thomas Wilson. I immediately suggested to Grant Cameron that we should forward it to Billy Cox for a potential article on the Pentagon 1997 briefing. The outcome was August 06 2008 article by Billy Cox: "Admiral Never Looked for UFO Data" where Wilson has denied allegations about the hidden UFO program and legislative dispute:
http://devoid.blogs.heraldtribune.com/10086/admiral-never-looked-for-ufo-data/
On January 29 2009, I created short descriptive compilation report and media chronology on the Pentagon UFO Briefing. The next day Edgar Mitchell replied in his email that "it is very accurate".
I have decided to create this media index that could serve as a good chronological overview of the entire story. On this page you can find Main Articles & Video/Audio reports that I detected, captured, recorded and preserved from 1996-2019.
APPENDICES:
Archive of selected e-mails from Giuliano Marinkovic mailing list (2008-2009)
NRO Document with project code names allegedly shown to Wilson during the Pentagon UFO briefing
Archive of selected e-mails from Giuliano Marinkovic mailing list (2008-2009)
NRO Document with project code names allegedly shown to Wilson during the Pentagon UFO briefing
MEDIA CHRONOLOGY
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[Video]
1996-04-19 - NBC Dateline on Edgar Mitchell (This TV feature happened about one year before the Pentagon UFO briefing. It is still added to this media compilation since it provides good introduction about Mitchell. During the making of this TV report, DoD issued usual UFO Fact Sheet statement as a reply to Mitchell's claims.) Transcript: http://www.v-j-enterprises.com/dvmtchl1.html |
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https://archive.org/details/Sheri_Adamiak_-_CSETI_Project_Starlight Transcript excerpt from 12:03 minute mark: SHARI ADAMIAK: We did do a briefing at the Pentagon. JEFF RENSE: That’s very interesting. How did that go? SHARI ADAMIAK: Very interesting and very well. |
[Audio]
1997-04-29 - Jeff Rense Sightings: Interview with Shari Adamiak from CSETI (Steven Greer's assistant) (This is most likely the first media reference on the April 1997 Pentagon UFO briefing that happened almost 3 weeks after the event.) |
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Show notes for May 1997: https://web.archive.org/web/19970605171829/http://www.artbell.com/topics.html Transcript excerpt: Steven Greer: "...Joint chiefs of staff level fellow that I briefed while I was in Washington about a month ago...After he looked at all this and heard the witness, he turned to us and said: ‘Well I have no doubt this is true but I am horrified that I hadn't known about it’...Because of his position. And very, very senior...I can't say who it was but a very, very senior position…And then they begin to come to grips with well: 'Who the hell does know about it, what is going on here?' And then they become frighten." |
[Audio]
1997-05-08 - Coast to Coast: Art Bell interviews Steven Greer (This is probably second media reference on the J-2 briefing that happened only about a month after the event. Greer is not naming Wilson here but the "Joint Chiefs of Staff" meeting is referenced so the context is evident. Audio is part of my private archives.) |
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[Article]
2000-05-01 - Jane's Defence Weekly: Pentagon's Hidden Budget - by Bill Sweetman |
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[Article]
2000-05-21 - The Boston Globe: UFO theorists gain support abroad, but repression at home - by Leslie Kean (Commander Willard Miller referenced) |
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[Article]
2000-06-27 - The Irish Independent: UFOs, is the truth out there? - by Leslie Kean (Commander Willard Miller referenced) |
http://ufoupdateslist.com/2000/sep/m15-016.shtml (Meeting with J-2 referenced) http://ufoupdateslist.com/2000/sep/m14-008.shtml |
[Article]
June 2000 - VSD Magazine: USA: UFOs and National Security - by Leslie Kean |
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[Article]
2001-05-01 - Edgar Mitchell Leaves Cooperation with Steven Greeer |
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[Audio]
2005-01-26 - The Jack Blood Show - Steven Greer Referenced J-2 Briefing |
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https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Truth-Forbidden-Steven-Greer/dp/0967323827 (check pages 151-152: Passage starts with this text: "The day after the congressional briefings...") |
[Book]
2006-04-28 - Hidden Truth: Forbidden Knowledge - by Steven Greer |
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[Video]
2007-06-25 - HRT: The Pentagon UFO Briefing: Interview with Astronaut Edgar Mitchell (organized and prepared by Kresimir Misak, Giuliano Marinkovic and physicist Bozidar Kemic) |
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[Audio Clipping]
2007-05-23 - UFO Undercover: Richard Dolan referenced Pentagon J-2 UFO briefing |
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[Audio]
2007-07-01 - Paracast: Richard Dolan referenced Pentagon UFO briefing from 59:21 minute mark |
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[Audio]
2007-11-25 - Paracast: Richard Dolan referenced Pentagon UFO briefing from 36:42 minute mark |
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Part 1: https://web.archive.org/web/20081230020926/http://dsc.discovery.com/space/qa/alien-ufo-edgar-mitchell.html Part 2: https://web.archive.org/web/20081230024851/http://dsc.discovery.com/space/qa/alien-ufo-edgar-mitchell-02.html Mirror: https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code=XZthLO7Zxc5q0Udsnq4c0oeVwQBA6Rmrdzak |
[Article]
2007-11-25 - Discovery Channel: Apollo Astronaut Chats About UFO, Alien Belief - by Irene Klotz (Pentagon UFO Briefing referenced) |
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[Video]
2008-07-04 - Larry King Live: Astronaut Edgar Mitchell vs Bill Nye regarding Pentagon UFO Briefing Transcript: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0807/04/lkl.01.html Companion Article: 2008 - Clinton Not the Only One in the Dark - by Grant Cameron http://www.presidentialufo.com/old_site/edgar_mitchell.htm |
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2008-07-05 - Extremely Annoying Larry King Skeptic 7/4 w/Edgar Mitchell https://www.theparacast.com/forum/threads/extremely-annoying-larry-king-skeptic-7-4-w-edgar-mitchell.2108/ 2008-07-06 - Latest Larry King Live - Download links and background data - Forum Thread by Giuliano Marinkovic https://www.theparacast.com/forum/threads/latest-larry-king-live-download-links-and-background-data.2112/ 2008-07-23 - Apollo 14 Astronaut claims UFO Coverup! https://www.theparacast.com/forum/threads/apollo-14-astronaut-claims-ufo-coverup.2214/ 2008-07-26 - Outing Adm.Wilson on Larry King!! https://www.theparacast.com/forum/threads/paracast-activism-outing-adm-wilson-on-larry-king.2228/ 2008-07-28 - Wernher von Braun - another Mitchell's source for reality of UFOs - Forum Thread by Giuliano Marinkovic https://www.theparacast.com/forum/threads/wernher-von-braun-another-mitchells-source-for-reality-of-ufos.2240/ |
[Paracast Forum Threads]
2008-07-05 - 2008-07-28 |
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Audio 1: 2008-07-22 - Initial Interview with Mitchell https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code=XZWE8O7ZlElSTENRAOyEHp1glpKlmmoJDB3k Audio 2: 2008-07-23 - NASA Reacts to Mitchell's Statement https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code=XZPE8O7Z7KowujSCfqkl5HVv54RsWLk0VnT7 |
[Audio]
2008-07-22 - Kerrang Radio with Nick Margerrison: Interview with Edgar Mitchell (This is legendary episode that caused international media wave on Mitchell and subsequent references on Pentagon UFO Briefing in other media outlets) |
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[Video]
2008-07-25 - Fox News: Edgar Mitchell describes the Pentagon 1997 UFO Briefing (Reference starts from 02:27 minute mark. During the piece host wants to know the identity of the Pentagon officer although that info could be obtained with some research.) |
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[Video]
2008-08-01 - CBS New York: Edgar Mitchell vs Buzz Aldrin on UFOs (Pentagon UFO Briefing vaguely referenced) Companion post by Giuliano Marinkovic: http://ufoupdateslist.com/2008/aug/m03-001.shtml |
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[Article]
2008-08-06 - Admiral: Never looked for UFO data - by Billy Cox |
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http://ufoupdateslist.com/2008/aug/m09-018.shtml (Richard Dolan sent this email to my private email list where Errol Bruce-Knapp was also a member. Errol subsequently posted Dolan's email to his UFO Updates mailing list where it is now preserved) |
[Post]
2008-08-06 - Re: Admiral Never Looked For UFO Data - by Richard Dolan |
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[ATS Forum]
2008-08-06 - Admiral Wilson's statement about the Pentagon Briefing - Forum Thread by Giuliano Marinkovic |
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[Post]
2008-08-07 - Bozidar Kemic replies to Giuliano Marinkovic mailing list with a forward from Edgar Mitchell |
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[Paracast Forum]
2008-08-07 - Admiral Wilson's statement about the Pentagon Briefing - Forum Thread by Giuliano Marinkovic |
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[Post]
2008-08-11 - Re: Admiral Never Looked For UFO Data - by Dave Haith |
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[Video]
2008-08-11 - Fox News: Hannity's America: Edgar Mitchell describes the Pentagon 1997 UFO Briefing (Briefing reference starts from 02:44 minute mark) |
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[Audio] 2009-02-22 - Paracast: Richard Dolan referenced Pentagon UFO briefing from 80:38 minute mark |
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[Video]
2009-04-11 - FIONS Conference with Edgar Mitchell (Pentagon UFO Briefing reference starts from 03:50 minute mark) Companion notes: - https://web.archive.org/web/20090415070135/http://fions.org:80/ddnewsletter.html - http://www.colinandrews.net/UFO-EdgarMitchell-X-Conf.html |
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[Video]
2009-04-20 - X Con Press Conference with Edgar Mitchell (Pentagon briefing referenced from 05:23 minute mark) |
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[Video]
2010-01-18 - HRT: Giuliano Marinkovic comments the Pentagon UFO Briefing (Clip in Croatian language) |
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https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Generals-Pilots-Government-Officials-ebook/dp/B0036S4C66 (check pages 233-238 on Commander Willard Miller) |
[Book]
2010-08-10 - UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record - by Leslie Kean |
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[Audio Clipping]
2010-08-13 - Kate Valentine Show: Leslie Kean referenced Commander Willard Miller |
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[Audio Clipping]
2010-08-13 - The Joiner Report: Leslie Kean referenced Commander Willard Miller |
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[Audio Clipping]
2010-08-15 - Coast to Coast: George Knapp interviewed Leslie Kean (During Hour 2 from 20:17 minute mark, Leslie referenced Commander Willard Miller) |
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[Book]
2012-05-22 - A.D. After Disclosure: When the Government Finally Reveals the Truth About Alien Contact - by Richard Dolan & Bryce Zabel |
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0967799511/
(J-2 briefing referenced in the book) |
[Book]
2013-01-12 - UFOs and the National Security State: The Cover-Up Exposed, 1973-1991 - by Richard Dolan |
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[Audio]
2013-02-08 - World Puja Network: Interview with Commander Willard Miller |
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[Video]
2013-03-03 - The Joe Rogan Experience with Steven Greer (The Pentagon Briefing referenced from 78:05 minute mark) Audio: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-joe-rogan-experience/e/46640146 |
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[Video]
2013-04-29 - Citizen Hearing on Disclosure: Steven Greer describes the Pentagon UFO Briefing |
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[Article]
2016-09-27 - Aviation Week: Classified Pentagon Programs Will Cost $68 Billion In 2017 - by Bill Sweetman |
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[Post]
2016-09-27 - Explanation of the NRO Document (This document was allegedly shown to Wilson at the Pentagon UFO Briefing) |
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[Audio]
2018-11-06 - The Cameron Files (J-2 transcript referenced during the show intro) |
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[Video]
2018-12-08 - Grant Cameron's Lecture on the Field (J-2 transcript referenced from 38:18 minute mark) |
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[Audio]
2018-12-19 - Fade to Black: Interview with Richard Dolan (Segment on Pentagon UFO Briefing and interview transcript with J-2 starts from 137:18 minute mark) |
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[Audio]
2018-12-28 - Black Vault Radio: Interview with Grant Cameron (Segment on interview transcript with J-2 starts from 123:17 minute mark) |
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[Audio]
2019-01-24 - Spaced Out Radio: Interview with Grant Cameron (Segment on the J-2 interview transcript starts from 110:51 minute mark) |
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[Audio]
2019-03-11 - Spaced Out Radio: Interview with Michael Hall (Segment on the J-2 interview transcript starts from 64:17 minute mark) Show Notes by reddit user Kiwibonga: https://www.reddit.com/r/ufo/comments/bffyam/paraphrased_notes_on_michael_w_halls_interview_on/ |
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[Audio]
2019-03-26 - UFO News Network Sunday: Interview with Michael Hall (Segment on the J-2 interview transcript starts from 42:58 minute mark) |
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[Reddit]
2019-04-19 - Initial Reddit Leak by LAF01234 |
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https://www.reddit.com/r/aliens/comments/bwjjb2/leak_httpsimgurcoma7d5xigk/ Companion material: Philip Mantle authenticates second Reddit leak: - https://www.facebook.com/philip.mantle.9/posts/10158547415163266 - https://www.facebook.com/philip.mantle.9/posts/10158547438853266 - https://www.facebook.com/philip.mantle.9/posts/10158559604233266 - https://www.facebook.com/philip.mantle.9/posts/10158574228888266 |
[Reddit]
2019-06-04 - Second Reddit Leak by LAF01234 |
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[Video]
2019-06-07 - Post Disclosure World: Overview of the J-2 Transcript (Section starts from 05:55 minute mark) |
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[Video]
2019-06-08 - Richard Dolan: UFO Leak of the Century |
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[Article]
2019-06-09 - UFO Leak of the Century: Richard Dolan Analyzes the Admiral Wilson Leak |
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[Twitter]
2019-06-09 - Eric Davis comments crashed and landed UFO technology |
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[Audio+Video]
2019-06-10 - The Fenton Perspective: Interview with Michael Hall on the J-2 Leak |
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Audio: https://jimmychurchradio.com/michael-hall-on-fade-to-black/ Video: Part 1: https://www.facebook.com/michaelhall3200/videos/10218628416277921/ Part 2: https://www.facebook.com/michaelhall3200/videos/10218629388862235/ Part 3: https://www.facebook.com/michaelhall3200/videos/10218629409742757/ Part 4: https://www.facebook.com/michaelhall3200/videos/10218629579987013/ Part 5: https://www.facebook.com/michaelhall3200/videos/10218629902715081/ Part 6: https://www.facebook.com/michaelhall3200/videos/10218629985117141/ |
[Audio+Video]
2019-06-10 - Fade to Black: Interview with Michael Hall on the J-2 Leak |
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[Audio+Video]
2019-06-11 - UFO News Network Sunday: Interview with Michael Hall on the J-2 Leak |
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[Video]
2019-06-11 - Richard Dolan: Ufology Turned Upside Down. The Admiral Wilson Leaks and More |
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[Audio]
2019-06-12 - UFO News Network Sunday: Interview with Paul Dean on the J-2 Leak |
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[Article]
2019-06-12 - Notes on a 2002 meeting between Dr Eric Davis and Admiral Thomas Wilson: the source of the Grant Cameron document speaks out - by Keith Basterfield |
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[Article]
2019-06-12 - The UFO leak of the century (?) - Billy Cox returns to the story 11 years later |
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[Article]
2019-06-14 - Don Schmitt comments the Wilson leak (from 09:28 minute mark) |
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[Article]
2019-06-15 - On the provenance of the purported Davis/Wilson document - by Keith Basterfield |
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[Facebook]
2019-06-15 - Grant Cameron announced release of the third document |
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[Video]
2019-06-15 - Richard Dolan: The Wilson Leak: Latest Developments |
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[Article]
2019-06-15 - The Wilson Leak: Latest Developments: by Richard Dolan |
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[Facebook]
2019-06-17 - Grant Cameron releases the third document (Bigelow/Mitchell Letter) |
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[Article]
2019-06-17 - Revelations of the third kind - The Bigelow/Mitchell 1996 letter emerges - by Keith Basterfield |
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[Audio]
2019-06-17 - Spaced Out Radio: Grant Cameron explains his involvement in the Wilson saga |
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[Audio]
2019-06-17 - Fade to Black: Steven Greer explains his involvement in the Wilson saga |
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[Video]
2019-06-18 - Richard Dolan: The Leak: New Revelations |
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https://www.earthfiles.com/2019/06/18/part-1-leaked-15-page-ewd-notes-about-ufos-e-t-s-and-back-engineering-ufo-tech/ https://www.earthfiles.com/2019/06/19/part-2-leaked-11-page-memorandum-from-physicist-eric-davis-to-bob-bigelow-nids/ https://www.earthfiles.com/2019/06/19/part-3-6-fingered-6-toed-autopsy-of-alien-humanoids-after-may-31-1947-ufo-disc-crash/ |
[Article]
2019-06-18 - Earthfiles: Part 1: Leaked 15-Page “EWD Notes” About UFOs, E.T.s and Back-Engineering UFO Tech - by Linda Moulton Howe [Article] 2019-06-19 - Earthfiles: Part 2: Leaked 11-Page Memorandum from Physicist Eric Davis to Bob Bigelow, NIDS - by Linda Moulton Howe [Article] 2019-06-19 - Earthfiles: Part 3: 6-Fingered, 6-Toed Autopsy of Alien Humanoids After May 31, 1947, UFO Disc Crash - by Linda Moulton Howe |
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[Article]
2019-06-19 - A voice from the grave: by Billy Cox (Wilson Leak referenced) |
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[Audio]
2019-06-19 - Fade to Black: Grant Cameron explains his involvement in the Wilson saga |
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[Audio]
2019-06-19 - Spaced Out Radio: Interview with Melinda Leslie (Wilson Leak referenced from 132:33 minute mark) |
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[Twitter]
2019-06-20 - Eric Davis comments Kit Green NIDS Memo (Nids Memo and the Wilson Leak originate from the same Reddit leaker) |
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[Video]
2019-06-20 - UFO News Network Sunday: Melinda Leslie comments the Wilson Leak |
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[Video]
2019-06-20 - Joe Rogan Experience #1315 - Jeremy Corbell gives his and George Knap's insight into the Wilson Leak (from 68:31 minute mark) |
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[Video]
2019-06-22 - Richard Dolan on AlienCon (Wilson leak referenced from 03:29 minute mark) |
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[Article]
2019-06-23 - New Questions and answers - James Rigney - by Keith Basterfield |
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[Video]
2019-06-23 - Richard Dolan comments the Wilson Leak and mentions his conversation with George Knapp on the leak (from 04:24 minute mark) |
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[Video]
2019-06-24 - UFO News Network Sunday: Frank Stalter and Chant Hannah gave their evaluation of the Wilson Leak |
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[Article]
2019-06-24 - The Advanced Theoretical Physics Project - documents from their first meeting - by Keith Basterfield |
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[Audio]
2019-06-24 - The Fenton Perspective: Interview with Melinda Leslie on the Wilson Leak |
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[Video]
2019-06-25 - Richard Dolan: Answering Questions on the Wilson Leak & More |
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[Video]
2019-06-28 - Robert Fleischer and Dirk Pohlmann comment the Wilson Leak |
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[Video]
2019-06-29 - Richard Dolan comments the Wilson Leak (from 08:10 minute mark) |
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[Facebook]
2019-06-30 - Richard Doty comments comments Kit Green NIDS Memo via Grant Cameron |
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[Audio+Video]
2019-06-30 - Coast to Coast: UFO Leaks & Revelations with Steven Greer and Richard Dolan |
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[Article]
2019-07-05 - Ex-SAPOC member: No UFO talk: by Billy Cox |
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[Article]
2019-07-11 - You can’t always get what you want: by Billy Cox Oke Shannon comments the Wilson Leak |
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[Facebook]
2019-07-12 - Don Ecker's take on the Wilson Leak |
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[Video]
2019-07-16 - Podcast UFO: Michael Hall on the Wilson Leak |
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[Video]
2019-07-21 - Grant Cameron and Richard Dolan comment the Wilson Leak |
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[Article]
2019-07-22 - The Drive: Special Access Programs And The Pentagon's Ecosystem Of Secrecy - by Tyler Rogoway |
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[Video]
2019-07-27 - The Black Vault Radio: Tim McMillan comments the Wilson Leak |
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[Video]
2019-08-01 - UFO News Network Sunday: Frank Stalter and Chant Hannah gave their evaluation of the Wilson Leak |
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[Video]
2019-08-02 - Awakening Conference: Richard Dolan's Lecture on the Wilson Leak |
