Coast to Coast - 2024-12-22 - Biggest UFO Stories of 2024

Biggest UFO Stories of 2024

Hosted by
George Knapp

Guests:
Marik von Rennenkampff, Bryce Zabel, Jeremy Corbell

Sunday - December 22, 2024

In the first hour, Marik von Rennenkampff, a former analyst with both the US Department of Defense and the State Department, spoke with George Knapp about UAP disclosure and the numerous drone sightings in the news. He told listeners how his initial skepticism about UFOs shifted after watching Commander David Fravor's interview on Joe Rogan's podcast, where Fravor spoke about his involvement in the famous "Tic Tac" UFO sighting. "I recognized that Commander Fravor was 100% the real deal," von Rennenkampff asserted. He then praised the courage of military personnel who have come forward to discuss their experiences. "It is career suicide... nobody wants to be the 'UFO guy,'" he noted. "The stigma is still strong... especially in the Air Force."

Von Rennenkampff discussed the controversial tenure of Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, the former head of the Pentagon's UFO investigation program, AARO. He criticized Kirkpatrick's rushed reports and emotional responses to critics, suggesting a lack of credibility and transparency in his leadership. "There are unreported UFO retrieval and reverse engineering programs," he insisted.

Turning to the recent drone incursions over sensitive military sites, von Rennenkampff described the situation as a "crisis." He noted that advanced counter-drone technology has failed to identify or neutralize these UAP, which "hovered, stalked, and flew over" critical areas. "It's astounding that this is still a mystery," von Rennenkampff remarked. He also pointed to historical parallels with similar incidents from the 1960s and 1970s.

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In the second hour, screenwriter and producer Bryce Zabel further explored the many recent reports of drone sightings. He highlighted the geographical extent of these events, stating that "this is a global phenomenon." Zabel pointed out the confusion surrounding the government's responses, and he expressed skepticism about official claims that they are not foreign adversaries. He also criticized the media's coverage as inconsistent, suggesting that the public is increasingly frustrated by a lack of transparency.

On the contentious issue of whether to shoot down the unidentified drones, he referenced pilot Ryan Graves, who cautioned, "It's never a good idea to shoot something when you don't know what it is." Zabel emphasized the potential risks surrounding these sightings, suggesting that some of the objects could be advanced technologies mimicking human-made designs. "They [could] assume a form that's... not really threatening," he noted, while speculating that otherworldly entities might be conducting a sociological experiment.

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The final part of the show featured Jeremy Corbell speaking about the congressional UAP hearings over the past 18 months. He remarked that "the first hearing was really powerful because it was kind of like a strategic surprise," as credible witnesses spoke under oath. He expressed frustration over the lack of firsthand witnesses in subsequent hearings, revealing that some whistleblowers were "forbidden from speaking to Congress" without a subpoena—a situation he called a "cosmic pickle."

Corbell also touched on the Immaculate Constellation program, a data aggregation operation aimed at better understand UAPs. He questioned the whereabouts of crucial footage related to this initiative, and criticized Congress for what he described as a lack of transparency. "They lied to the American public," he insisted. Corbell accused Congress of functioning like a "counterintelligence operation" aimed at identifying whistleblowers while silencing them.

The conversation then shifted to the controversial "jellyfish video" that Corbell released, which shows an unidentified object near a military base. He expressed frustration at ongoing attempts to dismiss the footage as unremarkable.