Open Minds UFO Radio

In March 1942 the military opened fire on an object that flew over Los Angeles. The incident is referred to as the Battle of Los Angels and is best-known by the icon image of searchlights converging on an object amid explosions from anti-aircraft fire.

Hosts Alejandro Rojas and Martin Willis discuss the latest UFO news including the scientific analysis of materials allegedly from a UFO.

Chase Kloetzke is the Director of Investigations for the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), the largest civilian UFO investigation organization. Chase is in charge of trained field investigators throughout the United States and a several other countries.

George Knapp is an award-winning investigative journalist and is currently Las Vegas Now's I-Team Cheif Reporter. His reporting has made the mysterious Area 51 famous and has uncovered the most extensive scientific study of a paranormal hotspot.

Chris is currently working on launching the UFO Data Acquisition Project (UFODAP). This project will used self contained units that include cameras and other sensors to capture data on UFO events.

David is a UFO researcher and author. In this episode, we discuss why old cases remain significant in UFO research and why credibility is so important to the integrity of UFO investigations.

Ryan is the author of Somewhere in the Skies: A Human Approach to an Alien Phenomenon and is also a contributing writer to the anthology, UFOs: Reframing the Debate.

Chris received his PhD in Chemical Engineering focusing on the study of nanomaterials for use as catalysts and adsorbents from Northeastern University.

Mark O’Connell is the author of The Close Encounters Man: How One Man Made the World Believe in UFOs, a biography of astronomer Dr. J. Allen Hynek. Hynek was a consultant to the U.S. Air Force’s official UFO investigations in the late 40s to the late 60s.

Lee Speigel is a journalist who has also spent decades researching and writing about UFOs.

Stanton is the man who put Roswell on the map and made the alleged crash of a UFO in 1947 the most well-known UFO story in the world. Stanton is retiring this year and this will be his last yearly trek to the UFO festival.

James Abbott is the author of the Outsider's Guide to UFOs. He says, "UFOs may or may not be of this Earth and time, but the huge job of trying to nail them down is incredibly fascinating."

Dr. John Alexander is a retired senior Army officer with decades of experience with a wide range of phenomena.

Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell is a documentary filmmaker and contemporary artist. He launched his series Extraordinary Beliefs in 2015 and since then has created several compelling documentaries on various paranormal phenomena.

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