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Close Encounter Club
by Justin Gearheart
Strange claims. Real experiments. Close Encounter Club investigates the unexplained by putting extraordinary claims to the test.Hosted by Justin Gearheart, each episode brings together firsthand experiencers, experts, and skeptics to explore UFOs, consciousness, altered states, human potential, and the limits of perception.
Episodes
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The DMT Laser Experiment Went Completely Wrong
We tested the refracted DMT laser experiment again with artist Michaela to see if she could visually document the phenomenon. What happened instead was entirely unexpected: while the laser revealed hidden depth on walls and impossible colors on plants, the moment the beam hit human skin, it...
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I Asked an Artist to Contact the Muse
Do artists create ideas, or do ideas come through them? In this episode of Close Encounter Club, we test the idea of “the muse” with artist Nikki Loy. Nikki created two paintings under two completely different creative conditions. One painting came from a strict random prompt with no meditation…
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The Phoenix Lights Flew Directly Over His Family
Nearly 30 years after witnessing the Phoenix Lights, software engineer Dustin Wilkins found an image that stopped him in his tracks. On March 13, 1997, Dustin and five members of his family watched five strange lights approach their cul-de-sac in Tempe, Arizona. The lights began in a mostly...
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He Took DMT. Then a Novel Started Writing Itself (ft. Mike & Sheena Bidwell)
After losing their baby in 2019, Mike and Sheena Bidwell found themselves in a place where nothing seemed to help. Eventually, a therapist friend suggested psilocybin mushrooms as a last resort for grief. That first experience opened a door. Years later, that path led Mike to DMT. But what…
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UAPs Are Testing the Limits of Science (ft. Micah Hanks)
Are UAPs a modern phenomenon, or are they connected to a much older, forgotten history? Join us as we sit down with researcher and host of The Micah Hanks Program to bridge the gap between hard science and the unexplained. In this episode, Micah Hanks dives deep into the transition from UFOs to...
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DMT & The Monroe Institute: How the Brain Filters Reality (ft. Adam Butler)
Millions of people say DMT changed their lives. For Adam Butler, it didn't just change his life—it saved it. In this episode, we sit down with Adam Butler to hear his journey from absolute collapse to a radical spiritual awakening. From losing everything and facing a restraining order to living…
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UFOs Are Leaving Physical Marks: The Data is Real (ft. Dr. Jim Segala)
I’m tired of grainy photos. It's time we start collecting hard data. In this episode of Close Encounter Club, physicist Dr. Jim Segala (formerly of Hal Puthoff’s team) breaks down the measurable physics of UAP encounters. We dive into the "Hitchhiker Effect," the medical aftereffects like lesions...
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I Saw The Simulation: The DMT Code (ft. Danny Goler)
There’s a claim that if you smoke DMT and look into a diffracted laser… you can see the code of reality. Some swear it’s real. Others call it bullsh*t. So we tested it. In this episode, Josh takes DMT on camera and describes everything he experiences in real time—from preparation and Wim Hof...
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S4 Director Presents New Evidence Supporting Bob Lazar (ft. Luigi Vendittelli)
Is there new evidence that supports Bob Lazar’s story? In this episode of Close Encounter Club, we sit down with Luigi Vendittelli, director of S4: The Bob Lazar Story, to discuss his four-and-a-half-year journey working directly with Bob Lazar and bringing this story to life. Luigi shares what…
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It Left a Mark: The UFO & The Brain Tumor
"I went to the barber, and he stopped everything." In one of our most chilling interviews yet, an anonymous witness reveals the terrifying physical mark left behind after a 30-minute encounter with a mysterious green orb. While many UFO sightings end when the light disappears, for this witness…
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Telepathy is Real, We Just Call it "Empathy"
Is empathy simply the ability to understand another person’s emotions… or could it represent something far more mysterious? In this episode of Close Encounter Club, we explore the neuroscience of empathy and the controversial question of whether empathy might resemble a form of emotional…
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The House That Bleeds Water: A Vanishing Man and the Singing Girls
Three people were sitting at a dinner table when they noticed an elderly man walking slowly through their backyard. He looked completely normal. He didn’t react to them. He didn’t seem lost or confused. Concerned, one of them went outside to help him. When she reached out to touch his shoulder…
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The Nebraska TicTac UFO: Raw iPhone Footage from a Backyard Encounter
What if something showed up in the sky… and it shouldn’t have been there? In this episode of Close Encounter Club, we analyze real footage captured by Justin during a strange aerial sighting now known as The Henry Tic Tac UFO Incident. The object moves steadily across the sky. No wings. No…
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He Claims Lasers Reveal the Code of the Universe | Danny Goler
In this episode of *Close Encounter Club*, Justin and Josh are joined by Danny Goler, an independent researcher and creator behind *Code of Reality*, whose work explores perception, consciousness, and informational structure through experimentation and long-form inquiry. The conversation examines...
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"I Knew What Food Felt Like" | A Night of Terror in Remote Alaska | Fred Roehl
In this episode of Close Encounter Club, Justin and Josh speak with Fred Roehl, an Alaska Native subsistence hunter and founder of Subarctic Alaska Sasquatch, about one of the most intense wilderness encounters ever shared on the show. What began as a gold expedition in remote Alaska escalated…
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The Universe is a Simulation & The Physics of Information (ft. Dr. Melvin Vopson)
What happens when a scientist known for his precision and skepticism has a paranormal experience he can’t explain? In EP 21: The Physicist Who Saw a Ghost, host Justin Gearheart speaks with Dr. Melvin Vopson, a theoretical physicist whose groundbreaking research on the Mass–Energy–Information...
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Dr. Jeff Meldrum on Bigfoot Evidence, Sasquatch Footprints & Legacy (1958–2025)
Dr. Jeff Meldrum (1958–2025) was one of the world’s leading experts on Sasquatch, footprints, and human evolution. As a professor of anatomy and anthropology, he brought scientific rigor to a mystery often dismissed by mainstream science — the search for Bigfoot. In this exclusive conversation…
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We Captured a Glitch in Time | Real Footage of the Frozen Band
At a Fleetwood Mac tribute concert in Palm Springs, Keston and Andrea witnessed something impossible: the band slowed, their bodies slumped, and for a few surreal seconds it felt like time itself froze. Even stranger—the moment was captured on video, complete with a bizarre audio anomaly. In this...
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The Hand Movement Robert Maxwell Captured | Vancouver Island Bigfoot
A peaceful cabin retreat should have been the perfect family getaway — until it wasn't. In this chilling firsthand account, Robert Maxwell from the Cabin in the Woods YouTube channel describes the unnerving sequence of events that unfolded deep in the woods, including a rock thrown toward his...
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I Found the Secret US Radar Tracking 'Extraterrestrial' Activity
A former Marine is sent to a secret radar site on Eglin Air Force Base… and discovers they're tracking something far more mysterious than enemy aircraft. In this episode, William Ray Carter reveals what happened inside Site C-6 — a massive radar installation hidden in plain sight. What he saw…
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EP 16: The Astrophysicist Who Saw a UFO ft. Ethan Siegel, Ph.D
What happens when a lifelong skeptic, a science communicator, and an astrophysicist sees something in the sky he can’t explain? In this episode, we step back from the eerie and the unexplainable… and zoom all the way out. To galaxies, black holes, and the limits of what we think we know. We talk...
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The Breathing: Ryan's Story
What does an unexplained encounter sound like from the outside looking in? In this Close Encounter Club bonus episode, host Justin Gearheart sits down with Ryan, husband of Jennifer Jones, to hear his first-hand account of the chilling night his family experienced what they came to call “The...
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Medical Proof: Aliens Healed My Chronic Pain
What if a mysterious sound in the night could change your life forever? In this episode of the Close Encounter Club, host Justin Gearheart sits down with Jennifer Jones of Knoxville, Tennessee, who experienced one of the most chilling and transformative encounters we’ve ever covered. It began…
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I’ve Seen Ghosts Since I Was 2... And They’re Talking Now (ft. Courtney from Jaunty Haunts)
Courtney has been seeing ghosts for as long as she can remember. At first, she kept it to herself—unsure if anyone would believe her. But after opening up, she realized this ability wasn’t just hers alone. It ran deep in the family. What began as a secret became a calling. She started Jaunty...
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EP 13: That One Night – A Truck, Flashing Lights & Unexplained Chaos
Some nights unfold like scenes from a horror movie. In EP13: That One Night, host Justin Gearheart sits down with Annie, who shares a terrifying childhood memory that has haunted her for years. What began as two kids heading outside to grab a DVD turned into a night of pure fear — an old...
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EP 12: The Night Family – Lifelong Alien Encounters & Star Visitors
What if contact with extraterrestrials wasn’t a single moment — but a lifelong relationship? In EP12: The Night Family, host Justin Gearheart speaks with Reddit experiencer ForbiddenSnackie, who has shared her extraordinary story with rare openness and detail. From early childhood drawings of...
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EP 11: Steve Burgess – Past Life Regression, Healing & Consciousness
Can past life regression unlock healing, reveal hidden traumas, and even connect us to lifetimes lived beyond Earth? In EP 11: Steve Burgess – Past Life Regression, Healing & Consciousness, host Justin Gearheart speaks with world-renowned hypnotherapist Steve Burgess, who has guided more than...
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EP 10: The Wyong UFO Incident — Orbs, Wheel of Light, Triangle
A quiet night at an Australian golf resort turned into one of the most astonishing UFO encounters we’ve ever covered. In EP 10: The Wyong UFO Incident, host Justin Gearheart speaks with Clark Watson about a sighting that began as a distant flashing light over the coast and escalated into aerial...
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EP 9: The Rising (Part 3) – Jeff Selver’s Hybrid Human Prophecy & Alien Agenda
What if aliens weren’t just visiting — but actively planning to replace humanity? In EP 9: The Rising (Part 3), host Justin Gearheart concludes his three-part conversation with Jeff Selver, whose lifelong contact story pushes into the most unsettling territory yet. Traveling alone across Canada…
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EP 8: Escape from Lahaina – Intuition, UFOs & the Voice That Saved Her Life
What if a voice in your head told you to drop everything and leave — and it ended up saving your life? In EP 8: Escape from Lahaina, host Justin Gearheart speaks with Michaela, a cruise ship bartender whose mysterious intuition led her to quit her job in Hawaii just one week before the deadly...
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EP 7: The Rising (Part 2) – Jeff Selver’s UFO Piloting & Venus City Encounter
What if an alien abduction didn’t just take you aboard a craft — but let you pilot one to a hidden city on Venus? In EP 7: The Rising (Part 2), host Justin Gearheart continues his conversation with Jeff Selver, whose story pushes far beyond a typical UFO encounter. After being shown visions of…
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EP 6: I Forgive You – Past Lives, Premonitions & Karmic Encounters
What if a dream of your own death wasn’t just a dream — but a memory from another lifetime? In EP 6: I Forgive You, host Justin Gearheart sits down with Michael Clifford, a retired audio engineer whose life has been shaped by vivid dreams, powerful premonitions, and what he believes are glimpses…
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Bad Aliens – Matt Hurley on Abductions, Mutilations & UFO Truths
What if the UFO phenomenon isn’t benevolent at all — but something far darker? In this Close Encounter Club bonus episode, host Justin Gearheart sits down with Matt Hurley, founder of BadAliens.info, one of the most controversial and unflinching resources on UFO research. Matt’s work focuses on…
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EP 5: The Rising (Part 1) – Jeff Selver’s Abduction & Higher Consciousness
What happens when an alien encounter shatters everything you believe about reality? In EP 5: The Rising (Part 1), host Justin Gearheart speaks with Jeff Selver, an author and consciousness researcher whose extraordinary abduction story began when he was just 16 years old. Jeff describes being…
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EP 4: Noble Park – Josh’s Haunted Encounter, UFOs & How We Met
What if the scariest moment of your life wasn’t a dream — but something sitting at the end of your bed? In EP 4: Noble Park, host Justin Gearheart speaks with Josh from Melbourne, Australia — the very conversation that would later lead Josh to become the producer of Close Encounter Club. This is...
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EP 3: Black Dog of Hanging Hills – Connecticut’s Ghostly Legend
What if a ghostly black dog could decide your fate? In EP 3: Black Dog of Hanging Hills, host Justin Gearheart explores one of Connecticut’s most enduring legends with guests Tristan and Christina, who encountered something unexplainable on a hike near Castle Craig. The folklore says that if you...
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The New Jersey Drones – Ret. Major Ben Hewitt on UFOs & Radar Truths
What’s really flying over New Jersey — hobby drones, advanced tech, or something we can’t explain? In this Close Encounter Club bonus episode, host Justin Gearheart speaks with Retired Air Force Major Ben Hewitt, a veteran aviator and former air battle manager with over 20 years of global…
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EP 2: Milford Has Been Shot – Premonitions, Synchronicity & Fate
What if a single sentence spoken in the middle of the night could predict tragedy? In EP 2: Milford Has Been Shot, host Justin Gearheart speaks with Christopher from Omaha, Nebraska, who shares a chilling family story that has echoed through generations. In the 1960s, Christopher’s mom suddenly...
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EP 1: The Miters Hill Incident – Miriam’s Gray Alien Encounter in Mexico
What if your faith and your reality collided in the middle of the night? In EP 1: The Miters Hill Incident, host Justin Gearheart introduces the very first Close Encounter Club story — and it’s one of the most unsettling we’ve ever covered. Miriam, a 26-year-old makeup artist from Monterrey,...
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Strange claims. Real experiments. Close Encounter Club investigates the unexplained by putting extraordinary claims to the test.Hosted by Justin Gearheart, each episode brings together firsthand experiencers, experts, and skeptics to explore UFOs, consciousness, altered states, human potential, and the limits of perception.
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Strange claims. Real experiments. Close Encounter Club investigates the unexplained by putting extraordinary claims to the test.Hosted by Justin Gearheart, each episode brings together firsthand experiencers, experts, and skeptics to explore UFOs, consciousness, altered states, human potential, and...
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