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June 19, 1997: Open Lines - Phoenix Lights
Published 2 years, 5 months ago
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Art Bell opens with a declaration that he has never witnessed a period of greater high strangeness in his 13 years of broadcasting. He presents a stunning chronology from June 19th, 1997: Arizona Governor Fife Symington announces a full investigation of the Phoenix Lights at 12:45 p.m., returns to federal court at 1 p.m., then calls an emergency press conference at 5 p.m. reversing course entirely and presenting the whole matter as a joke with a staffer dressed as an alien.
UFO investigator Bill Hamilton describes the March 13th sightings in detail, noting at least four separate events including a massive V-shaped object witnessed by thousands. Councilwoman Frances Barwood, who faced political retaliation for simply requesting an investigation, confirms reports of unusual FBI presence in Phoenix and military convoys moving toward the city. Both guests express bewilderment at the governor's abrupt reversal.
Richard C. Hoagland returns to address how his predictions from just 24 hours earlier appear to be unfolding, connecting the Phoenix events to NASA's Mars mission timeline. Whitley Strieber then joins to discuss media orchestration, the upcoming Air Force Roswell explanation involving German lifting bodies, and the broader implications of coordinated national coverage appearing months after the original sighting.
UFO investigator Bill Hamilton describes the March 13th sightings in detail, noting at least four separate events including a massive V-shaped object witnessed by thousands. Councilwoman Frances Barwood, who faced political retaliation for simply requesting an investigation, confirms reports of unusual FBI presence in Phoenix and military convoys moving toward the city. Both guests express bewilderment at the governor's abrupt reversal.
Richard C. Hoagland returns to address how his predictions from just 24 hours earlier appear to be unfolding, connecting the Phoenix events to NASA's Mars mission timeline. Whitley Strieber then joins to discuss media orchestration, the upcoming Air Force Roswell explanation involving German lifting bodies, and the broader implications of coordinated national coverage appearing months after the original sighting.