The Paracast

Gene and special guest cohost Tim Swartz present Dr. Irena Scott, author of Beyond Pascagoula The Rest of the Amazing Story, published by Flying Disk Press. During this episode, Dr. Scott will explore many of the lesser-known and still unknown nooks and crannies of the October 11, 1973 abduction case, yet another abduction plus sightings seen in and around the vicinity around the time of the original event. Her background includes the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), which employed her in Ph.D. level (GS-11) research in satellite photography including in its Air Order of Battle section, which involved aircraft identification with Above Top-Secret, Sensitive Compartmented Information clearances. She was employed in MS level work as a Physical Scientist/Cartographer in the DMA Aerospace Center using satellite photography, and the Battelle Memorial Institute. She has been sent for work-related purposes to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Gene and special guest cohost Curt Collins present Barry Greenwood, who has pursued UFO and other aerial phenomena topics since 1964. He served as an investigator and state section director for Massachusetts MUFON for ten years and specialized in researching government documents in the late 1970s, leading to co-authoring the book “Clear Intent” (with Larry Fawcett) in 1984. He has also published the online “Union Catalog of Periodical UFO Articles,” a massive reference listing of UFO articles published in worldwide periodical literature. Other research has been published in the “MUFON Journal,” “Flying Saucer Review,” “International UFO Reporter,” “Stendek,” “Lumieres dans la Nuit” and a variety of other national and international publications. In more recent years, he has specialized in UFO history, compiling “The New England Airship Wave of 1909” and editing “U.F.O. Historical Revue,” a newsletter issued from 1998 to date.

Gene and special guest cohost Bob Zanotti present veteran outdoorsman and author Steve Stockton, who has been investigating the unexplained for over 35 years. Originally from the mountains of East Tennessee, Steve has traveled all over the country and many parts of the world and now makes his home in Portland, Oregon, near the wilds and “bigfoot country” of the Pacific Northwest. Steve cites as his influences his “gypsy witch” grandmother who told him multitudes of legends and stories as a small child, as well as authors such as Frank Edwards, John Keel, Charles Fort, Loren Coleman, Ivan Sanderson, Colin Wilson and Nick Redfern. His published books include “Strange Things in the Woods” and “More Strange Things in the Woods” as well as the autobiographical “My Strange World,” where he talks about his own experiences dating back to childhood, and “National Park Mysteries and Disappearances” Vols. 1, 2, and 3. He is currently at work on a book of ghost stories and also a book about myths and legends of the Great Smoky Mountains.

Gene and special guest cohost Tim Swartz welcome a return visit from UFO/Fortean investigator Stan Gordon. During this segment, Stan will bring us up to date on the huge number of paranormal encounters he’s investigated in Pennsylvania through the years, including some amazing reports that he received just days before this interview. He’ll include details indicating possible government interest in a Bigfoot case, or was it a visit from the MIB? Stan has been researching UFO sightings, Bigfoot encounters, and other mysterious events since 1959. For many years, he led teams of scientists, engineers, and research specialists to investigate mysterious occurrences. He is the primary investigator of the 1965 UFO crash incident that occurred near Kecksburg, PA that he maintains is still unexplained despite efforts to dismiss it as something conventional.

Gene and special guest cohost Tim Swartz feature UFO author and playwright Ryan Sprague. Ryan is a lead investigator and co-host of the CW television series, Mysteries Decoded and is a regular on the Travel Channel series, Mysteries at the Museum, and will be a regular on the upcoming season of Ancient Aliens, on the History Channel. He is the author of Somewhere in the Skies: A Human Approach to the UFO Phenomenon and is also the creator and host of the Somewhere in the Skies podcast. His UFO research finds him interviewing witnesses in all walks of life about UFO sightings and claimed close encounters. During this episode, Ryan will focus on the state of UFO research. There will also be a pop culture segment about famous musical artists who are interested in the subject.

Gene and special guest cohost Curt Collins present author, astronomer, Internet pioneer and UFO researcher Jacques Vallee. In this episode, Jacques will discuss a controversial book, “Trinity,” that he coauthored with Paola Harris. The book’s main focus is on a possible UFO crash in 1945 in New Mexico, two years before Roswell, as described by the eyewitnesses, two of which were still living as of the time the book was published. He’ll also talk about the database work he did for reclusive hotel magnate Robert Bigelow. Curt also joins Gene in a discussion of the “Voices of the Past,” several prominent UFO researchers from New York and environs from the 1950s and 1960s, and their possible influence to the field. Curt covers the mystery and myths of UFOs at his various sites.

Gene and special guest cohost Bob Zanotti feature Phyllis Galde, Editor and Publisher of FATE magazine. Although many magazines have sadly gone by the wayside, FATE remains the longest continually published paranormal magazine in the world. Six decades before the AMC’s Walking Dead, SyFy’s Paranormal Witness, late-night radio’s Coast to Coast AM, and countless websites, blogs, books, and movies began captivating audiences with true tales of the paranormal — there was FATE — a first-of-its-kind publication dedicated to in-depth coverage of mysterious and unexplained phenomena. This interview focuses on some of the key topics FATE has covered over the years, including UFOs, palmistry, ghosts, auras and other strange and unknown phenomena, including some of Phyllis’ personal encounters.

We present UFO researcher Cheryl Costa, co-author of “The UFO Sightings Desk Reference: United States of America 2001 – 2020,” a book that presents data and analysis for 167,632 sighting reports of UFOs reported by individuals during the first 20 years of the 21st century. Since 1969, the government has claimed no interest in the subject and the press and media either ignore or ridicule mention of UFOs. Yet citizen scientists and nongovernmental organizations have continued to this day the research into this important subject. Cheryl is a native and resident of upstate New York who saw her first UFO at age 12. A military veteran, she’s a retired information security professional from the aerospace Industry. She’s been a speaker at the International UFO Congress and at the MUFON Symposium.