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Attorney Christopher Johnston Presents a Mock Trial on the 1947 Roswell UFO Incident This Week on The Paracast.

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This Week's Episode (July 13, 2025): Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present a unique approach to evaluating the 1947 Roswell, NM UFO event: a mock trial. The guest is Christopher Johnston, J.D., a renowned trial attorney and Certified Civil Trial Specialist based at the Law Group of Iowa in Des Moines. He has held a lifelong fascination with UFOs, and this passion has resulted in the publication of his first novel, Roswell: The Truth on Trial: The Evidence Speaks – You Decide. The novel has been described by D. Boeke, a Senior Researcher with the U.S. Department of Energy (Ret.), as, “The X-Files meets Law and Order!” Beyond the courtroom, Chris, a Founding Member of The Hollywood Disclosure Alliance, is also a lifelong Ufologist with a background in both astrobiology and space law. He has completed certificate coursework in Astrobiology and earned a Certificate in Space Law through the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), bridging the gap between scientific inquiry and legal accountability in the expanding domain of space exploration. Chris is a contributing member of the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) and has authored multiple articles for the MUFON Journal, including The Infratempestrial Hypothesis—a provocative exploration of ancient terrestrial intelligence’s and their role in shaping humanity’s understanding of the UFO phenomenon . This episode focuses not just on the Roswell trial, but on this fascinating look at the UFO mystery. His website: lawgroupofiowa.com/blog/putting-roswell-on-trial-a-legal-look-at-ufo-evidence-and-government-claims

After The Paracast — Available exclusively to Paracast+ ssubscribers by July 12: Attorney Christopher Johnston, J.D., returns to talk about such topics as his novel, Roswell: The Truth on Trial: The Evidence Speaks – You Decide. Speaking with Gene and cohost Tim Swartz, the bill of fare focuses on actual legal cases involving UFOs, and Chris’ opinions of how an ideal jury might be selected. Also on the agenda: The influence of UFOs in rock music, and the uncanny sources of inspiration of some of the greatest music artists. renowned trial attorney and Certified Civil Trial Specialist based at the Law Group of Iowa in Des Moines. He has held a lifelong fascination with UFOs. Beyond the courtroom, Chris, a Founding Member of The Hollywood Disclosure Alliance, is also a lifelong Ufologist with a background in both astrobiology and space law. He has completed certificate coursework in Astrobiology and earned a Certificate in Space Law through the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), bridging the gap between scientific inquiry and legal accountability in the expanding domain of space exploration. Chris is a contributing member of the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) and has authored multiple articles for the MUFON Journal, including The Infratempestrial Hypothesis—a provocative exploration of ancient terrestrial intelligence’s and their role in shaping humanity’s understanding of the UFO phenomenon. His website: lawgroupofiowa.com/blog/putting-roswell-on-trial-a-legal-look-at-ufo-evidence-and-government-claims

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Contactees — or Alien Mind Control Victims?
By Tim R. Swartz

The UFO phenomenon is complex and offers no easy answers. On one side UFOs appear to be physical, constructed machines, flown by creatures who claim to be from other planets. On the other side is its unphysical nature, with UFOs and the strange beings associated with them manifesting like ghosts. People who are unlucky enough to get caught up in the confusing world of UFOs and their occupants are often subjected to weird forms of possession, behavioral changes and mind control. Victims of UFO abduction usually report periods of “missing time” which is almost certainly achieved with some kind of mental manipulation of the abductee.

The late John Keel speculated that the contactee syndrome is a fundamental reprogramming process. No matter what frame of reference is being used, the experience usually begins with either the sudden flash of light or a sound - a humming, buzzing or beeping. The subject’s attention is riveted to a pulsing, flickering light of dazzling intensity. They find they are unable to move a muscle and are rooted to the spot.

Next the flickering light goes through a series of color changes and a seemingly physical object begins to take form. The light diminishes revealing a UFO, or an entity of some sort. What is really happening is that the percipient is first entranced by the flickering light. From the moment they feel paralyzed; they lose touch with reality and begin to hallucinate. The light remains a light, but the contactees mind is hypnotized to see a spaceship and/or a strange alien creature.

Keel writes in his book, The Mothman Prophecies, that he was concerned with the falsified memories of the contactees. “I wondered what happened to the bodies of these people while their minds were taking trips in flying saucers. Trips that often lasted for hours, even for days.”

A young college professor in New York State was haunted by the same question in 1967. After investigating a UFO-related poltergeist case, he suffered possession and was led to believe that he had committed a daring jewel robbery while he was in a trance or possessed state. He abandoned Ufology and nearly suffered a total nervous breakdown in the aftermath.

Are contactees and abduction victims being used by exterior intelligence’s to carry out crimes, even murder? The answer is a disturbing yes. If you review the history of political assassinations you will find that many were performed by so-called religious fanatics who were obeying the “voice of God,” or were in an obvious state of possession when they committed their crime. Assassins such as Sirhan Sirhan, who murdered Robert Kennedy, had a strange fascination with the occult and hypnosis. It is not unusual for them to say that they have no recollection of committing the crime…a telltale indication of mind control.

In contactee parlance, persons who perform involuntary acts are said to be “used.” A contactee may feel a sudden impulse to go for a pointless late-night walk or drive. During that drive they encounter, they think, the space people and is abducted. Actually their body goes on to, say, Point A where they pick up a letter or object left there by another contactee. They carries the letter or objects to Point B and deposits it. Later they have no memories of these actions.

Voices From The Sky

In his book Passport to Magonia, Jacques Vallee writes of a chilling account of possible alien mind control in the former Soviet Union. “In 1971, an eminent scientist in the field of plasma research, died under suspicious circumstances; he was murdered by a mentally disturbed woman who pushed him into the path of a train at the Moscow subway station. The accused women claimed that a ‘voice’ from space had instructed her to kill this particular man, and she felt unable to resist the order.”

Vallee has also stated that he has heard from “trustworthy sources” that Russian police are disturbed about the recent increase in cases of this nature. “Quite often,” Vallee maintains, “Mentally unstable people are known to run wildly across a street, protesting they are being pursued by Martians, but the present wave of mental troubles is an aspect of the UFO problem that deserves special attention.”

Ukrainian UFO researcher Anton A. Anfalow reports that after the fall of the former Soviet Union, dozens of UFO research groups sprung up in an attempt to finally investigate the thousands of UFO reports that had been suppressed by the government.

Because of their efforts, many prominent researchers soon found themselves being harassed and physically attacked by unknown assailants. These assailants would often act like muggers, but would then forego easier prey to target UFO investigators.

One such attack led to the murder of well-known Russian scientist and Ufologist Dr. A. Zolotov. Dr. Zolotov was attacked by a knife-wielding stranger in the town of Tver. Russian authorities say that the attacks were being carried out by individuals suffering from a “type of mental illness where the person claims that voices from alien beings are ordering them to kill certain people.” Cases such as this have led some to speculate that the wave of alleged abductions of humans is part of an agenda by extraterrestrials to control mankind with the help of electronic implants.

Physical implants may be used for long-term efforts by unknown intelligences, but there are many reported UFO incidents where people were influenced mentally without any apparent physical connection.

In The Eye of The Beholder

In his book, UFOs: The Psychic Solution, Jacques Vallee related an amazing case that happened on the night of November 17, 1971. Two men, Paulo Gaetano and Elvio B. were driving near the town of Bananeiras, a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.

Gaetano noticed that the car was becoming difficult to steer and mentioned this to Elvio. His companion reacted by saying that he was tired and wanted to sleep. Next, the car suddenly died and Paulo had to pull off onto the shoulder. He then saw a strange, egg-shaped object hovering over the road.

The UFO projected a red beam of light at the car and at the same time, several small beings materialized and took Gaetano out of the stalled car. The man was taken into the craft and placed onto a small table. After tying down his arms, the entities lowered down a device that looked like an x-ray machine. With this device, the beings collected blood from a cut near his elbow.

Next, Gaetano was shown two pictures; one was a map of the town of Itaperuna, the other was a photograph of an atomic explosion. At this point, Gaetano doesn’t remember what happened or how he got back to the car. He did tell investigators later that he remembered being helped by Elvio, but did not recall how they got home.

Elvio's story on what happened that night is very different. He said that near Bananeiras, Gaetano had begun to act nervous, saying there was a flying saucer following them. Elvio didn’t see any UFO behind them, there was only a bus. Elvio added that the car had slowed down and stopped, and that Gaetano had gotten out and collapsed behind the car, with the door on the driver's side remaining open.

Elvio managed to get Gaetano on his feet and boarded the bus that had been behind them. The pair went to the town of Itaperuna, where Gaetano was examined by the first-aid station. The police went to the site and found the car still on the side of the road. Elvio could not explain what had happened to Gaetano and why the car door was open. He did not remember when Gaetano had got out, and could not explain why they had left the car behind and taken the bus. The police found no trace on the car that could explain the wound on Paulo's arm.

Vallee comments that some experiments with microwaves suggest it is becoming technically feasible for sensory impressions to be projected into people's minds at a distance. He asks: “Is this part of the technology that is involved in the UFO phenomenon? Are we dealing with a technology that systematically confuses the witnesses?”

UFO encounters may actually take place on several different levels…a physical level, a mental level and an astral or spiritual level. Whatever the source is for the intelligence behind the UFO phenomena, it apparently can operate in ways that are completely outside of the realm of known science. This is why many religious leaders over the years have warned about avoiding any contact with UFO intelligences. The fact that these unknown entities can influence people on a spiritual level is frightening and is reminiscent of the ancient mythologies of demons and other malevolent spirits.

In a declassified memo dated February 17, 1994, former Naval Intelligence Commander Scott Jones, Ph.D. wrote to White House Presidential Science Advisor John Gibbons: “Whatever Roswell turns out to be, it is only the opening round. I urge you to take another look at the UFO Matrix of Belief that I provided you last year. My mention of mind-control technology at the February 4 meeting was quite deliberate. Please be careful about this. There are reasons to believe that some governmental group has interwoven research about this [mind-control] technology with alleged UFO phenomena. If that is correct, you can expect to run into early resistance when inquiring about UFOs, not because of the UFO subject, but because that has been used to cloak research and applications of mind-control activity.”

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Tim R. Swartz is an Indiana native and Emmy-Award winning television producer/videographer, and is the author of a number of popular books including The Lost Journals of Nikola Tesla, Gef the Talking Mongoose. His most recent books, along with author Sean Casteel are Weird Time – Exploring the Mysteries of Time and Space, and Mimics - The Others Among Us.

As a photojournalist, Tim Swartz has traveled extensively and investigated paranormal phenomena and other unusual mysteries in such diverse locations as the Great Pyramid in Egypt to the Great Wall in China. He has worked with major television networks both national and international.

Tim has appeared on the documentary “The Myth of Tesla,” as well as The History Channels programs "Ancient Aliens,” “Evidence," "Ancient Aliens: Declassified,” "The UnXplained," and “Histories Greatest Mysteries.” Tim is also the co-host of The Paracast with Gene Steinberg at www.theparacast.com

His website is: www.weirdtimebook.com

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