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EPISODE · Jun 13, 2025 · 59 MIN

Stephen Bassett - Wall Street Journal UFO Disinformation? Direction and Misdirection of UAP Disclosure

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In this episode with Stephen Bassett we discuss and respond to the Wall Street Journal article titled, “The Pentagon Disinformation That Fueled America’s UFO Mythology.” Bassett is not convinced that UFOs were invented by the government. Like the 2024 AARO Historical Report, we discuss the historical innacuracies regarding Robert Salas and the March 24th, 1967, Malmstrom Air Force Base UFO incident when missile silos were exposed to a UFO wihch deactivated the nuclear warhead carrying missiles. We also cover the contradictions within the article and the phenomenal feats supposedly faux UFOs.Also: Whistleblowers Matthew Brown, David Grusch, Jake Barber, Luis Elizondo and more continue to emerge. But is it enough to make a difference to breakthrough the barrier blocking UFO disclosure?Steve Bassett is Executive Director of Paradigm Research Group. He is a political activist and Disclosure advocate who has spoken to audiences in 20 countries about the political implications of UAP/ET phenomena and Disclosure – the formal confirmation by heads of state of an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race. In 2013 PRG organized and conducted a “Citizen Hearing on Disclosure” at the National Press Club in Washington. In November of 2014 PRG launched a two-year political initiative out of Washington, DC that injected the ET issue into the 2016 presidential campaign. In December 2023, Steve co-founded The Hollywood Disclosure Alliance in Los Angeles. He can be found at: Directors - Paradigm Research Group https://x.com/stevebassett?s=21&t=O53-Gmek079SYdU5cspDjQ☕️ Wherever you listen to podcasts, please give a good rating and review.☕️ Please subscribe help the channel grow. SUBSCRIBE, like, comment, and click the YouTube Notification Bell so you don’t miss a show. Thank you!https://www.youtube.com/mysticlounge HALF LIGHT documentary: https://tubitv.com/movies/678744/half-light 

In this episode with Stephen Bassett we discuss and respond to the Wall Street Journal article titled, “The Pentagon Disinformation That Fueled America’s UFO Mythology.” Bassett is not convinced that UFOs were invented by the government. Like the 2024 AARO Historical Report, we discuss the historical innacuracies regarding Robert Salas and the March 24th, 1967, Malmstrom Air Force Base UFO incident when missile silos were exposed to a UFO wihch deactivated the nuclear warhead carrying missiles. We also cover the contradictions within the article and the phenomenal feats supposedly faux UFOs.Also: Whistleblowers Matthew Brown, David Grusch, Jake Barber, Luis Elizondo and more continue to emerge. But is it enough to make a difference to breakthrough the barrier blocking UFO disclosure?Steve Bassett is Executive Director of Paradigm Research Group. He is a political activist and Disclosure advocate who has spoken to audiences in 20 countries about the political implications of UAP/ET phenomena and Disclosure – the formal confirmation by heads of state of an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race. In 2013 PRG organized and conducted a “Citizen Hearing on Disclosure” at the National Press Club in Washington. In November of 2014 PRG launched a two-year political initiative out of Washington, DC that injected the ET issue into the 2016 presidential campaign. In December 2023, Steve co-founded The Hollywood Disclosure Alliance in Los Angeles. He can be found at: Directors - Paradigm Research Group https://x.com/stevebassett?s=21&t=O53-Gmek079SYdU5cspDjQ☕️ Wherever you listen to podcasts, please give a good rating and review.☕️ Please subscribe help the channel grow. SUBSCRIBE, like, comment, and click the YouTube Notification Bell so you don’t miss a show. Thank you!https://www.youtube.com/mysticlounge HALF LIGHT documentary: https://tubitv.com/movies/678744/half-light

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