Steven Greer, M.D.

48 min 32 sec

THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF THE DISCLOSURE PROJECT, with Dr. Steven Greer. While a majority of American citizens and journalists do not yet know it, one of the most important events of the 21st Century to date took place at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on May 9, 2001. In the main ballroom before 100 journalists, 17 camera crews and 100 interested public, the Disclosure Project, founded by Dr. Steven Greer, presented the testimony of dozens of former military and agency employees which collectively confirms the extraterrestrial presence. Statements were presented in person and via video tape. All witnesses in attendance vowed to repeat their testimony under oath before Congress. This press conference was aired live around the world via the internet and is continuously being downloaded from the Disclosure Project website www.disclosureproject.org along with the witness testimonies. While the near term impact of this event was blunted by the terrorist attacks four months later, it will play an historic role in the disclosure process and will almost certainly be repeated - in or outside of Congress. Take a "tour" with Dr. Greer behind the scenes inside the meetings that led to the Disclosure Project press conference. 

Grant Cameron

1 hr 12 min 4 sec

GLIMPSES OF DISCLOSURE: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COVER-UP, with Grant Cameron. The public's general impression is that of a government which hid away the facts surrounding extraterrestrials and refused to release anything. Those controlling the secret have been painted as evil men who have contempt for the truth and for the people's right to know. "Glimpses of Disclosure" will tell a more complicated story. Those who kept the secrets were men of good will who agonized over releasing the truth. Concerned over the impact of complete disclosure, they took a middle position of carefully releasing the story of the U.S. government's role without allowing anyone to obtain a critical mass of information. Those who controlled the secrets have on a number of occasions purposely released key pieces of the UFO story into the public consciousness through a mixed process of disclosure and disinformation. Glimpses of Disclosure will also look at the efforts of various presidents to release elements of the UFO story, or who actually tried to initiate a complete disclosure. The efforts of the Carter and Clinton administrations will be the focus of this section. 

William Hamilton

1 hr 26 min 35 sec

THE CASE FOR REVERSE ENGINEERING ALIEN TECHNOLOGY, with William Hamilton. The alleged recovery of a flying disk near Roswell, New Mexico in July 1947 has sparked discussions, opinions, and reports that the U.S. Army and Air Force studied the remnants of the disk, especially the methods and modes of its propulsion with the intent of "reverse engineering" the advanced technology found in the alien craft. Is it even possible to comprehend such advanced technology much less attempt to duplicate its function? Alien astronautics is a subject predicated on the existence of intelligent alien life forms whose evolution occurred on an extraterrestrial world and who developed means to travel from their world to other worlds in spacecraft. Reverse engineering is predicated on the fact that we have acquired alien hardware through flight systems failure of an alien spacecraft or through communication and negotiation. Reverse engineering of mechanical parts requires extraction of information about an instance of a particular part sufficient to replicate the part using appropriate fabrication techniques. In a letter to researcher William Steinman, Dr. Robert I. Sarbacher who was with the Washington Institute of Technology, confirms that some of the scientists involved in the study of recovered flying discs were Dr. Vannever Bush, John von Neumann, and Dr. Robert Oppenheimer. New technology such as morphing airplanes and carbon nanotubes may be the result of alien technology back-engineering studies conducted by the military-industrial complex. 

Philip Corso, Jr

47 min 32 sec

THE LEGACY OF COLONEL PHILIP J. CORSO: PART 1, with Philip Corso, Jr. One of the most important milestones since the disclosure process began in earnest after the dissolution of the Soviet empire in 1991 was the publishing in 1997 of The Day After Roswell by Lt. Col. Philip J. Corso with William Birnes (also a speaker). The allegations in this book rocked the foundations of the cover-up. To this day the neither the Army nor the Department of Defense nor any agency of government has formally responded to these allegations. The Washington Post would not even dare write an obituary for this noted Washington insider rather than mention the book. The life story of Col. Corso, who died on July 16, 1998 at 83, is extraordinary. Col. Corso was a decorated officer and a patriot who believed the public should know the truth about the extraterrestrial reality. His son shares this belief and is determined to defend his father's legacy. Paradigm Research Group is pleased to announce Philip Corso, Jr. will come to Washington to talk about his father and the family's experience in the aftermath of one of the most controversial books ever published. In his lecture and workshop he will present information never before revealed to the public. The story of Col. Philip J. Corso is not over. It has only just begun.

Peter Robbins

16 min 59 sec

MJ-12 COMMITTEE OF THE MAJORITY: THE STRANGE DEATH OF JAMES FORRESTAL with Peter Robbins. Once the truth embargo is ended it will be necessary to reexamine significant portions of the historical record of the second half of the 20th Century in light of this extraordinary new information with particular emphasis on military/intelligence/political events. In fact, this is already underway. Peter Robbins is investigating the strange death of James Forrestal. In the official account, early on the morning of May 22, 1949, a despondent James Vincent Forrestal, former Secretary of the Navy, chief architect of our modern Department of Defense and recently retired as first Secretary of Defense, threw himself to his death from the 16th floor of the Bethesda Naval Hospital where he was being held under a round the clock Marine guard while being treated for depression. The Navy's five-month investigation concluded that Forrestal had taken his own life. The investigation report was then classified and remains so to this day. James Forrestal is the third official on the list denoting the members of the MJ-12 Committee of the Majority. Peter Robbins will take us through a diverse body of evidence that counters the Navy's contention and makes the case for officially sanctioned murder with a most compelling motive. Peter is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the website www.ufocity.com and writes a column for "UFO Magazine" called "Webwatch." Robbins has been involved with the UFO field for many years. In 1977 he created and produced "The Question of UFOs," a series of six half-hour programs for Channel C, Manhattan Cable TV.

Paul Davids

53 min 3 sec

ROSWELL: THE MAKING OF THE MOVIE "ROSWELL" AND THE OFFICIAL REPLY, with Paul Davds. In 1994, "Roswell-mania" struck nationwide as Paul Davds produced and co-wrote the Showtime film, ROSWELL, starring Kyle MacLachlan, Martin Sheen and Dwight Yoakam. This will be a lecture filled with rare video clips (an amazing, largely different set of visuals than will be shown at the Paul Davds workshop). It will examine the debunking, official denials and attacks on witness credibility that has marked the entire history of the UFO phenomenon. This is given as background for understanding the firestorm the Roswell UFO case unleashed in Washington from 1994 through 1997 which became a three-ring circus on the national stage: Congressman Steven Schiff's inquiry to the Pentagon, the Government Accounting Office investigation, President Clinton's statement from Ireland, and the Air Force reports which officials say make Roswell a CASE CLOSED. The build-up to the 1997 50th anniversary of the Roswell Incident was accompanied by ever-increasing national hysteria -- incredible claims of UFO reality from Lt. Col. Philip Corso, suicides by the Heavens Gate cult, a controversy over apparently fraudulent alien autopsy film and claims and counter-claims about the mysterious MJ-12 documents. Debunking of the Roswell Incident was raised to a shrill and fevered pitch by the government, media news shows and skeptical magazines. Having lived in the center of the Roswell media storm, Davds will reveal how a $25.00 deal made between friends (Paul Davds, Captain Kevin Randle and Donald R. Schmitt) became the famous Showtime TV movie -- and how the film that no one in Hollywood wanted to make suddenly became a project that was rushed to completion for broadcast with a lavish 6 million dollar TV budget, just in time to be officially debunked in a series of Air Force reports and newscasts

Richard Sauder

55 min 33 sec

HIDDEN EMPIRE: UNDERGROUND BASES AND TUNNEL SYSTEMS, with Dr. Richard Sauder. One of the most mysterious and secretive developments of the 20th Century was the coming together of the Cold War, extraterrestrial related phenomena, the national security infrastructure and advances in digging and tunneling technology. The author of Underground Bases and Tunnels: What is the Government Trying to Hide? will present a packed lecture on the extraordinary proliferation of underground military, intelligence and agency facilities, the relationship to the black budget and possible relation to extraterrestrial phenomena. Dr. Sauder may be the world's leading researcher in this particular area of study.

Richard Dolan

54 min 33 sec

NATIONAL SECURITY AND UFOS: THE FOUNDATION YEARS – 1941 TO 1973, with Richard Dolan. Richard Dolan is the author of UFOs and the National Security State, a recent work central to understanding the government management of the extraterrestrial phenomena issue during the second half of the 20th Century. He will provide a historical foundation for UFOs and government secrecy. Drawing on official documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act, he will detail the extreme levels of interest given to UFOs by the U.S. military and intelligence community, despite public statements to the contrary. One reason he offers is that unknown and extraordinary objects have repeatedly violated sensitive U.S. airspace. Frequently, these objects exhibited capabilities far beyond those of military aircraft even today. Dolan's historical analysis will include the origins and development of a secrecy/cover-up posture during the cold war, as well as descriptions of several spectacular military encounters with UFOs. He will also point out why it is unlikely that "true" UFOs in the early years could have been the product of a secret military program. PRG strongly advises any Congressional Members and staffers or political journalists coming to the X-Conference to attend this Lecture. Richard Dolan is the author of "UFOs and the National Security State," published by Keyhole Publishing, which covers the period from 1941 to 1973 and provides a thorough historical analysis of the national security dimensions of the UFO phenomenon.

Nick Pope

1 hr 40 min 35 sec

SECRET HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM’S UFO PROJECT, with Nick Pope. In 1950 the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence commissioned an official study into the UFO phenomenon. The MOD’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Henry Tizard ordered this initiative, and scientific and technical intelligence personnel carried out the study. Nick Pope's lecture will tell the story of this study, and explain how a number of senior political, military and scientific figures become embroiled in discussions and disagreements over policy on UFOs, and over the true nature of the phenomenon itself. In the aftermath of a skeptic versus believer debate that raged at the heart of government, the MOD set up a UFO project to research and investigate the phenomenon. The project was modeled on the USAF's Project Blue Book, and although less well-known, survives to this day. Nick Pope stewarded this work from 1991 to 1994, and his lecture will reveal the secret history of the British Government's UFO project. For more information visit www.nickpope.net 

Walt Andrus

1 hr 1 min 33 sec

THIRTY FIVE YEARS WITH THE MUTUAL UFO NETWORK, with Walt Andrus. During the 30 years he served as the International Director of the Mutual UFO Network, Walt Andrus witnessed the explosion of public awareness, the second stage of Hollywood's ET gravy train (beginning with 2001 Space Odyssey), the final years of NICAP, the emergence of cable television, the rise of the Internet, thousands of related web sites and the birth of the "politics of disclosure" - exopolitics. Throughout this time MUFON was and still is the largest and most recognized public organization engaging the phenomena. The 2005 PRG Hall of Fame recipient will talk about these years and what he learned. 

Stanton Friedman

1 hr 33 min 35 sec

UFO COVER-UP: DEBUNKING THE DEBUNKERS, with Stanton Friedman. At the center of the truth embargo is a core of propaganda promulgated over 50 years in the guise of scientific skepticism. This false "skepticism" came to be known as "debunking." Having given more than 700 lectures about flying saucers in 15 countries; answered more than 35,000 questions; published more than 80 papers, 2 books, a CD-ROM and videos about UFOs and visited 20 document archives; Stanton Friedman has heard all the objections the human mind can conjure in opposition to the extraterrestrial hypothesis. In the workshop, all objections will be discussed such as the notions that interstellar travel is impossible, there is no good evidence for flying saucer reality, secrets can't be kept, aliens engaging the earth would land on the White House lawn, SETI (Silly Effort to Investigate) is sensible science, the Drake Equation predicts extraterrestrial contact is unlikely and other false arguments. For those who want to test their skeptical mettle against this research legend, here is your chance. 

William Birnes

52 min 2 sec

COLONEL PHILIP J. CORSO AND THE POLITICS OF DISCLOSURE, with Dr. William Birnes. Phil Corso once told Bill Birnes during the course of working on the manuscript for The Day after Roswell, that the Army never had to worry about disinformation or a conspiracy to hide the truth because the public was more than willing to hide the truth for them. In other words, the UFO community itself, such as it was in the 1950s and '60s was so focused on some of the wilder stories about trips to Venus and creatures from nearby planets that the rock solid evidence of UFOs, right before the eyes of the American public, largely went unnoticed. Real sightings, witness reports from the military and from credible public safety officers were dismissed as wild ravings by the tabloid press and never even covered by mainstream media. Corso said that the government never actually had to worry about disclosure because the truth of the matter was so self-evident it was in plain sight and nobody was looking at it. This is the springboard for the presentation about Corso and how in his final lectures before academic audiences, he was able to present his story, stripped of all the hype and derogatory criticism, in a way that people could understand it. Corso's story encompassed far more than UFOs, although the Roswell file and his technology transfer program certainly became prominent in the latter part of his life. Of course, he was able to keep what he knew about the Roswell crash and the debris retrieved a secret. 

Linda Moulton Howe

58 min 3 sec

UFO CRASH RETRIEVALS: SECRETS KEPT IN THE INTEREST OF U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY, with Linda Moulton Howe. Journalist Linda Moulton Howe is an Emmy Award-winning investigative, reporter and editor of the science, environment and real X-Files website, www.Earthfiles.com and correspondent for Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and Dreamland with Whitley Strieber. "It is the collective view of this investigative body that the aircraft recovered by the Army and Air Force units ... are not of United States manufacture for the following reasons: a) The circular, disc-shaped 'platform' design does not resemble any design currently under development by this command nor of any Navy project. b) The lack of any external propulsion system, power plant, intake, exhaust either for propeller or jet propulsion, warrants this view." From document signed by U. S. General Nathan F. Twining, July 10, 1947 This presentation plus video and audio is excerpted from Linda Moulton Howe's extensive research about U. S. government knowledge and cover-up of UFO crash retrievals and reverse engineering of advanced technology, as well as information from the UFO crash/retrieval status reports produced by Leonard H. Stringfield between 1978 and 1994 after his honorable discharge from the U. S. Air Force.

Paola Harris

42 min 32 sec

ITALY, COLONEL CORSO AND THE VATICAN: PART 1, with Paola Harris. International Journalist and researcher Paola Leopizzi Harris will discuss how the Italian media, newspapers, TV, magazines handle the coverage of UFO related events. She will cover several of the most notable cases including the visits of Colonel Philip Corso to Italy, the disclosure efforts of Monsignor Corrado Balducci and this year's Italian coverage of the Travis Walton Story on major prime time TV . From her early work with Dr. J. Allen Hynek to her current efforts to bring researchers to Italy through Starworks Italia, Ms Harris will explain the great importance of networking information world wide to prepare humanity for disclosure. Drawing upon the researcher for her new book, Connecting the Dots: Making Sense of the UFO Phenomenon, she will discuss "field investigations" and the research process she uses in order to piece together a very complex picture of the extraterrestrial presence on the planet.

Terry Hansen

1 hr 3 min 3 sec

NEWS MEDIA COMPLICITY AND THE TRUTH EMBARGO, with Terry Hansen. A mesmerizing account of his investigation into whether some of America's most influential news organizations, many having maintained close ties to the U.S. intelligence community, have willingly suppressed full and accurate news coverage of extraterrestrial related phenomena for a variety of "national-security" reasons. Hansen reveals the remarkable and persistent difference in UFO-related news coverage exhibited by local and national news organizations and reviews the history of censorship and propaganda during the twentieth century and the evidence for media-government collusion over the course of the half-century-long UFO controversy. Terry Hansen is an independent journalist with an interest in scientific controversies and the politics of mass media. He is author of The Missing Times: News Media Complicity in the UFO Cover-up. He has organized and moderated two symposiums about the science and politics of UFO research for the Science Museum of Minnesota. Hansen holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in science journalism, both from the University of Minnesota. He was a founding partner of KFH Publications, Inc., a Seattle computer-magazine publishing company. This presentation covers some of the more recent and important stories that have been suppressed by the media cartels and powers-that-be.  

Ann Druffell

1 hr 9 min 3 sec

THE FIRESTORM: DR. JAMES E. MCDONALD’S FIGHT FOR UFO SCIENCE, with Ann Druffel. Ann will expand on her new book, Firestorm, which tells the important story of Dr. James McDonald. Her book and presentation powerfully demonstrate what researchers have gone through to bring a truth to the public which the public's elected and appointed officials did not want acknowledged. Of all the researchers who intersected with the process and prospects of governmental public disclosure, none was more intellectually suited and had collected more scientifically valid data than Dr. James E. McDonald, a prominent scientist and professor with the Institute of Atmospheric Physics and the University of Arizona at Tucson. He had unprecedented high-level contacts, and during his scientific career introduced numerous groundbreaking projects in meteorology and climatology under ONR contracts and with top scientific organizations. Between 1958-1971 he worked closely with science-oriented UFO groups nationwide and in several foreign countries. He gave hundreds of talks on UFOs before top scientific organizations, influencing numerous scientists to take the UFO question seriously and in 1968 was instrumental in bringing about one of only two public Congressional hearing, thus far, on the UFO subject. His premature death, a suicide, at age 51 stands as a warning to researchers, for McDonald was under surveillance by unknown sources. McDonald had the right methodology, adequate empirical data, and always presented his facts in strictly scientific terms. In seeking disclosure, we must follow his lead, for those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.

Timothy Good

41 min 32 sec

BEYOND TOP SECRET: UFOS AND USOS (UNIDENTIFIED SUBMARINE OBJECTS), with Timothy Good. Beyond Top Secret UFOs and USOs (unidentified submarine objects) remain the most highly classified subject on Earth. In his fully illustrated presentation, drawing on the latest evidence, the highly respected researcher and best-selling author will outline the involvement of intelligence agencies in North America, South America and Europe in top-secret investigations. He will describe some little-known and disturbing cases reported by military and civilian pilots, army and naval personnel, and discuss contacts with ETs reported by highly credible witnesses, such as a former British deputy chief of Strike Command and Equerry to HM The Queen and Prince Philip, and a former CIA communications specialist, currently a respected Brazilian scientist. Good will also discuss his meeting at the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office at the Pentagon in 1998, and some of the information provided to him over the years by his contacts in Washington, including revelations via a high-ranking source who worked at the Pentagon with the USAF Air Staff and Joint Staff. 

Richard Dolan

1 hr 29 min 5 sec

NATIONAL SECURITY AND UFOS: THE RECENT YEARS – 1973 TO THE PRESENT, with Richard Dolan. Richard Dolan will expand his lecture on UFOs and government secrecy to cover the last thirty years. This in fact is the time frame in the forthcoming second volume of his, UFOs and the National Security State, due for release in 2005. Dolan's approach combines a rigorous adherence to verifiable facts with the willingness not to shrink from logical conclusions. Working strictly from historical documents and verified sources, he will describe the amazing story of military encounters with UFOs since the mid-1970s. In addition, Dolan will delve into the history of Area 51 and assess the state of our knowledge of what is actually going on there. This includes assessing the critical issue of whether or not the "deep black" world has developed its own "flying saucers." He will explain why UFO secrecy continues to this day and emphasize why this topic is one of grave concern for all of humanity. Richard Dolan is the author of "UFOs and the National Security State," published by Keyhole Publishing, which covers the period from 1941 to 1973 and provides a thorough historical analysis of the national security dimensions of the UFO phenomenon.