Open Minds UFO Radio: In this episode, we explore the mysteries of space and the potential for extraterrestrial life. Lee has written several stories lately on these topics, so we review these stories and the possibility that we are on the cusp of the scientific discovery of life not of this earth.

Open Minds UFO Radio: Larry has been into UFOs for decades, and has had his own amazing sighting. After he retired from a career as a computer programmer, he decided to put his skills to use as a UFO investigator.

A Texas witness at Lake Jackson reported a loud rumbling sound “like thunder” that shook the house and was followed by an unusual whining sound, according to testimony in Case 80863 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

A North Carolina witness at Elizabeth City reported watching a triangle UFO hover under 500 feet over his vehicle, according to testimony in Case 81565 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

A Kentucky witness at Coxs Creek recalled a UFO incident from 2014 where a disc-shaped object was observed hovering over a neighbor’s home shortly after it appeared someone had entered his home late at night, according to testimony in Case 80839 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

A California witness at Hollywood reported watching a “large UFO” moving over the Hollywood Bowl-101 Freeway area, according to testimony in Case 80813 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

Open Minds UFO Radio: Richard Thieme is an author and professional speaker focused on the deeper implications of technology, religion, and science for twenty-first century life. Richard has also had a lifelong interest in the topic of UFOs.

• Strange light in the sky: Video shows UFO - Chinchilla News
• UPTEGROVE: Oval UFO sighted in southwestern Hickory County - Christian County Headliner
• Ford Transit-sized UFO 'landed in Devon field to abduct cows for genetic material' - Plymouth Herald
• Fake News in 1947 Was the Reason for a Real Life X-File - Motherboard
• Florida Citizens Mistake Bright Meteor for UFO - The Monitor Daily

In August of 1965, an American business man was on a passenger flight from Mexico City to Tucson, Arizona when a large airborne object joined in formation with their plane in flight.

• Spring Valley welcomes extraterrestrials - Bluff Country Reader
• Interesting theory about aliens - Blasting News
• 'UFO' mystery film project shooting in Cincinnati features 'X-Files' star - WCPO
• Time machine, recording studio, travel destination: Inside southern California's mind-bending Integratron - nine.com.au
• Will Antimatter Engines Power the First Starships? (Video) - Space.com

Stories in this week's show: Hillary’s campaign manager’s leaked UFO emails, Hillary campaign manager held UFO meeting with USAF generals, rock star and top secret aircraft developer, & Is a U.S. Air Force general from Wright-Patterson helping Tom DeLonge obtain official UFO disclosure?

• The 37th Parallel makes strong case for UFOs - USA Today
• Stephen Hawking warns us to stop reaching out to aliens before it's too late - Science Alert
• Backyard Travel: Aliens have landed - The Rocky Mountain Collegian
• Strange Pinging Sound In Canada To Be Investigated (VIDEO) - The Camping Canuck
• EmDrive: Leaked Nasa paper reveals 'Star Trek' microwave thruster does work - The International Business Times

A Michigan military veteran at Roscommon reported watching a hovering black, triangle UFO near Camp Grayling with an odd light configuration, according to testimony in Case 80122 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

• Three UFO Cases That Will Blow Your Mind - CW33
• 'UFO' sightings in skies above Vienna and Graz - The Local
• ‘UFOs Over Arizona’ - Verde Independent
• Experts dismiss reported ‘UFO’ sighting - County Echo
• 'Aliens?!' How the News Will Spread in a Digital Age - Seeker

Regardless of whether one believes the UFO phenomenon is real or not, what is clear from the Air Force's own records is that they have taken at least a hand full of UFO reports seriously since 1969, despite claims to the contrary, and they do not seem to feel obligated to share this information with the public. We at Open Minds feel differently.

Open Minds UFO Radio: Lee Speigel is a staff writer for The Huffington Post. He has the unique position of being able to write about UFOs, among other topics, for a major media outlet. His two most recent front page stories have been about John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, and Podesta's leaked emails.

The recent WikiLeaks of Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, John Podesta's, emails have upset and embarrassed her campaign. It has also brought media focus on Podesta's interest in UFOs, and one of the most intriguing string of emails reveals a Google Hangout meeting that took place between rocker Tom DeLonge, a couple of USAF generals, and an executive of Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division. Skunk Works is the group that worked with the CIA to build Area 51, and still develops advance, top-secret, air craft there to this day.

In early December, 2008, I received an email from a gentleman by the name of Malcolm Williams. Mr. Williams had been a career officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF) and his rank was Flight Lieutenant.

A Colorado witness at Longmont reported watching a silent, boomerang-shaped UFO moving 200 feet above neighboring homes, according to testimony in Case 79692 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

An Oregon witness at Eugene reported watching a triangle-shaped UFO with three orange lights that eventually cloaked itself and disappeared, according to testimony in Case 79421 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.