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May 1, 1998: Spy Satellites - Ron Regehr & Derrel Sims
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Art Bell brings together spy satellite designer Ron Regehr and former CIA operative Derrel Sims for a discussion about what U.S. surveillance satellites have detected in Earth's atmosphere. Both guests report sudden unexplained telephone outages just before airtime. Regehr explains the five degrees of satellite image resolution and reveals that by 1978, sensors could resolve objects down to four-tenths of an inch, with current technology likely an order of magnitude better.
Regehr shares data obtained through the Freedom of Information Act showing 316 "fast walker" detections recorded between 1973 and 1992 by geosynchronous orbit sensors. These objects displayed time-intensity profiles that could not be matched to any known aircraft or natural phenomena. He also describes a 1964 incident in which an Atlas F ICBM launched from Vandenberg was filmed being destroyed by a UFO that circled it and fired light beams at the missile. The Soviet Union expressed concern that mass UFO transitions could trigger false identification as a missile attack.
Sims discusses his discovery of the pilots who intercepted UFOs over Washington, D.C. in 1952, revealing they were threatened into silence after landing. He describes collaboration with Regehr to correlate abduction cases with satellite detection data, potentially proving UFO presence at abduction locations during reported events. Both guests also question why Mars imagery appears deliberately degraded compared to known satellite capabilities.
Regehr shares data obtained through the Freedom of Information Act showing 316 "fast walker" detections recorded between 1973 and 1992 by geosynchronous orbit sensors. These objects displayed time-intensity profiles that could not be matched to any known aircraft or natural phenomena. He also describes a 1964 incident in which an Atlas F ICBM launched from Vandenberg was filmed being destroyed by a UFO that circled it and fired light beams at the missile. The Soviet Union expressed concern that mass UFO transitions could trigger false identification as a missile attack.
Sims discusses his discovery of the pilots who intercepted UFOs over Washington, D.C. in 1952, revealing they were threatened into silence after landing. He describes collaboration with Regehr to correlate abduction cases with satellite detection data, potentially proving UFO presence at abduction locations during reported events. Both guests also question why Mars imagery appears deliberately degraded compared to known satellite capabilities.