Micah Hanks is a writer, podcaster, and researcher whose interests cover a variety of subjects. In 2012, his book The UFO Singularity explored themes that incorporated futurism and technology–both speculatively, and at times skeptically–into an analysis of UFO phenomena.

Award-winning investigative journalist George Knapp was a recent guest on Open Minds UFO Radio. His interview was so full of important unreleased information that we are providing a transcript of the interview here.

In this episode we discuss how UFO researchers feel about the current state of UFO public perception, The Battle of LA ufo incident, my personal UFO sighting, New York Comic Con coverage of the History Channel's new Project Blue Book series, and more of the latest UFO headlines.

• Did the US Air Force cover up UFO sightings in Project Blue Book? New TV show tells story - Yahoo! Finance
• Inside Story of “Project Blue Book” –The UFO Era & Birth of the Extraterrestrial Hypothesis - The Daily Galaxy
• History Channel's Project Blue Book is Ready to Seek the Truth About UFOs - Syfy Wire
• 5 eerie 'UFO sightings' that sparked rumors of alien life - Fox News
• Movie Review: ‘Aliens At The Pentagon’ - ScienceFiction.com
• UFOs Have A Kind Of Route Through The Mountainous Areas Of Costa Rica (Photos And Videos) - QCostaRica
• I launched a new investigation into the 1973 Coast UFO abduction story. Do you believe? - Sun Herald
• Roswell UFO Researcher to speak at Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico - Roswell Daily Record
• Ralph Story And UFO Mania – 1953 – Past Daily

Open Minds UFO Radio: In March 1942 the military opened fire on an object that flew over Los Angeles. The incident is referred to as the Battle of Los Angels and is best-known by the icon image of searchlights converging on an object while explosions from anti-aircraft fire erupt nearby. Researcher David Marler has researched this case, and when he puts together all of the facts, media stories from the time and government documents on the incident, it is more mysterious than ever.

• The strangest and most convincing UFO sightings which baffled Devon residents - Devon Live
• Here's Why Aliens Will Probably Come in Peace - PC Magazine
• Interactive map tracks every US alien sighting since 1940 - news.com.au
• NASA 60th Anniversary: Why Haven't We Found Aliens Yet? - Newsweek
• Alien abduction, UFO book turns Mississippi man's life upside down again - Clarion Ledger
• Recent daytime UFO sighting over Cape Sable Island being showcased at Shag Harbour UFO Museum Oct. 6 - Yarmouth County Vanguard
• Exclusive ALIENS AT THE PENTAGON Poster and Trailer Reveal - Dread Central

In this episode we discuss SpaceX and Space tourism and the latest UFO news.

Open Minds UFO Radio: Hosts Alejandro Rojas and Martin Willis discuss the latest UFO news including the scientific analysis of materials allegedly from a UFO.

• UFO Case: Japanese Airlines JAL1628 (November 17, 1986) - Black Vault
• Material of Interest: Magnesium-Zinc-Bismuth - The the Stars Academy
• What is behind the decline in UFO sightings? - The Guardian
• Where have all the UFOs gone? Blame the movies - The Star
• Examining the decline: Another look at the data on UFO sighting reports - Syracuse New Times
• Triangular UFOs: A Vivid Account of a Mystery Aircraft Over the Carolinas - Mysterious Universe
• The almighty tussle over whether we should talk to aliens or not - Wired
• New UFO project underway in San Luis Valley - Alamosa News

In this episode we discuss our exclusive Hunt for the Skinwalker interviews, the Mutual UFO Network's UFO investigations, newly discovered government UFO files, researching potentially anomalous alleged UFO materials, and more UFO in the headlines.

Open Minds UFO Radio: Chase Kloetzke is the Director of Investigations for the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), the largest civilian UFO investigation organization. Chase is in charge of trained field investigators throughout the United States and a several other countries. As of June 30, 2018, MUFON has already received over 3600 reports.

• When Dozens of Korean War GIs Claimed a UFO Made Them Sick - History
• Do Aliens Exist? Blink 182 Co-Founder and Ex-Pentagon Official Are Determined to Prove We’re Not Alone - Newsweek
• Diversity in UFO Statistics: The Truth is in the Shapes - Syracuse New Times
• Sunspot observatory closure caused by child porn investigation - Albuquerque Journal
• The Closest Exoplanet to Earth Could Be 'Highly Habitable' - Live Science
• UFO Hunting in the Photoshop Age (Podcast) - Bloomberg
• Bad photoshop fools Iranian media into thinking US aircraft carriers are testing UFOs - Business Insider
• Geek Roda Trip: New Hampshire's Massive UFO Festival - SyFy Wire
• Extras needed for Mt. Pleasant filming of 'Kecksburg' UFO movie - Trib Live

In this episode we discuss the Hunt for the Skinwalker documentary and the secret friends and family premiere Alejandro was able to attend. Alejandro was able to get exclusive interviews with the filmmakers and an interview with journalists and author George Knapp on Open Minds UFO Radio. We also talk about the latests To the Stars, UFO stats and more.

UFO researchers and UFO and Close Encounters of the Third Kind enthusiasts gathered in Hulett, Wyoming for the Devils Tower UFO Rendezvous last weekend. Held near the iconic natural phenomenon made famous from the Steven Spielberg movie, lectures discussed UFO research and the latest UFO news. OpenMinds.tv interviewed several of the speakers on their thoughts on the Close Encounters movie.

Open Minds UFO Radio: George Knapp is an award-winning investigative journalist and is currently Las Vegas Now's I-Team Chief Reporter. His reporting has made the mysterious Area 51 famous and has uncovered the most extensive scientific study of a paranormal hotspot.

This was a live view of a panel at the Devils Tower UFO Rendezvous.

Based on the best-selling book by George Knapp & Dr. Colm Kelleher, Hunt for The Skinwalker investigates the confidential, most extensive scientific study of a paranormal hotspot in human history. This is an exclusive OpenMinds.tv interview with filmmaker Jeremy Corbell at the friends and family pre-premeire screening in Las Vegas.

Open Minds UFO Radio: Chris is currently working on launching the UFO Data Acquisition Project (UFODAP). This project uses self contained units that include cameras and other sensors to capture data on UFO events. He has already built working units ready to be deployed and is working on partnerships to build and deploy more units.

• Why Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Are A National Security Risk And Also An Opportunity For Progress - Medium
• When UFOs Buzzed the White House and the Air Force Blamed the Weather - History
• 'UFO' Movie Delves into Math of Universe Navigation (Exclusive Clip) - Space.com
• Mystery solved: What were the bright lights in the Fort Collins sky Saturday night? - Coloradoan
• A mysterious square aircraft hovering in night sky ‘scared me to death,’ NC man says - Charlotte Observer
• Melbourne family claims to have seen UFO over their house - news.com.au
• I accidentally created a UFO panic in N.J. 8 years ago, man confesses online - NJ.com
• ‘Fallen angels,’ ‘demonic entities’: Encountering extraterrestrial xenophobia - Syracuse New Times

In this episode we discuss more updates with the DoD UFO program, a UFO project to put UFO tracking devices all over the country, awesome free UFO tourism posters, UFO over the White House and more.