About this episode
Award-winning investigative journalist George Knapp shares insider knowledge about government UFO research and the systematic cover-up of extraterrestrial contact evidence. Knapp discusses his exclusive access to Bob Lazar and other whistleblowers, providing details about reverse-engineered alien technology programs at classified military installations. The conversation examines Russian UFO research and comparative disclosure policies, revealing how different governments have handled the extraterrestrial question. Art Bell explores Knapp's journalistic methodology and the professional risks associated with reporting on classified aerospace projects and government black operations. Knapp presents evidence from military encounters with unknown craft and discusses the intelligence community's increasing acknowledgment of unexplained aerial phenomena. The discussion covers documented cases where military personnel have been ordered to remain silent about UFO encounters and the systematic intimidation of witnesses who violate security oaths. Art Bell probes Knapp's sources within the defense establishment and examines the credibility of various whistleblower testimonies. This episode features one of journalism's most respected UFO investigators sharing information that governments have spent decades trying to suppress, providing unprecedented insight into the reality of extraterrestrial contact and official efforts to conceal it.