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January 8, 1999: Disclosure '99 - Stephen Bassett & Peter Davenport
Published 1 year, 10 months ago
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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 massive diamond-shaped craft with a starburst center traveling west at low altitude. Bassett outlines his strategy for pressuring Congress, arguing that the end of the Clinton impeachment saga will create a political vacuum ripe for the disclosure issue.
Dr. Steven M. Greer joins to announce his Witness Archive Project, an effort to record broadcast-quality testimony from nearly 200 military witnesses before they pass away. Richard C. Hoagland discusses anomalous weather radar signatures he believes reveal a covert defense system, and teases a forthcoming Fox television special linking Cydonia on Mars to a chamber beneath the Sphinx in Egypt. Attorney Peter Gersten of Citizens Against UFO Secrecy reflects on lessons learned from the Robert Stevens hoax.
Throughout the evening, the guests debate whether disclosure can come through political channels or requires a civilian-led media effort to overwhelm government secrecy. Bassett suggests President Clinton, seeking a post-impeachment legacy, could become the ideal disclosure president.
Dr. Steven M. Greer joins to announce his Witness Archive Project, an effort to record broadcast-quality testimony from nearly 200 military witnesses before they pass away. Richard C. Hoagland discusses anomalous weather radar signatures he believes reveal a covert defense system, and teases a forthcoming Fox television special linking Cydonia on Mars to a chamber beneath the Sphinx in Egypt. Attorney Peter Gersten of Citizens Against UFO Secrecy reflects on lessons learned from the Robert Stevens hoax.
Throughout the evening, the guests debate whether disclosure can come through political channels or requires a civilian-led media effort to overwhelm government secrecy. Bassett suggests President Clinton, seeking a post-impeachment legacy, could become the ideal disclosure president.