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Aerial Phenomena

  • 2021 – 2022
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary
  • 2 seasons
  • 6.0/10

From the beginnings of the UFO phenomena in the 1940s to the evolution of public disclosure through the subsequent decades, historian Richard Dolan highlights key events and figures from within the US government to expose obscured truths.

Latest: Season 2 · 2021

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  1. E1. The CIA's UFO Admission

    Oct 11, 2021 · 13m

    Richard Dolan reveals information on a secret CIA memo from August 1952 outlining the incredible documentation of UFOs reaching amazing speeds. The CIA also documents the characteristics, shape, and sizes of these UFOs, some of which were said to be gigantic.

  2. E2. The Year UFO Secrecy Nearly Ended

    Oct 11, 2021 · 16m

    Richard Dolan describes how hundreds if not thousands of UFOs were sighted in the skies over the United States in 1952. This resulted in 1952 earning the title 'The Year of the Flying Saucer'.

  3. E3. Contact vs. Abduction

    Oct 20, 2021 · 19m

    What is the difference between contact and abduction, and do these modern occurrences have historical correlations? Richard Dolan explores strange contact cases from throughout the centuries.

  4. E4. The Curious Case of the CIA Director Roscoe Hillenkoetter

    Jan 31, 2022 · 14m

    In this episode, Richard Dolan reveals the relationship between CIA Director Roscoe Hillenkoetter and UFO investigative author Donald Keyhoe of the organization NICAP (National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena).

  5. E5. Waving At Friendly Aliens

    Feb 7, 2022 · 12m

    Richard Dolan describes an unusual incident in 1959 that unfolded in New Guinea, when many witnesses (including well-known priest Reverend Gill) witnessed a disc shaped craft hovering in the sky.

  6. E6. Failed UAP Recovery in the Pacific

    Feb 14, 2022 · 13m

    Several documented military operations resulted in direct experiences with UAP. Richard Dolan describes the details of high-altitude nuclear detonation tests carried out by the U.S. military, known as 'Operation Dominic'.

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