September 8, 1997: Roswell - Richard C. Hoagland, Frances Barwood, Stephen Bassett, Linda Moulton Howe

Richard C. Hoagland leads a panel of prominent UFO researchers examining the 50th anniversary implications of the Roswell incident. Frances Barwood, the Phoenix city councilwoman who demanded investigation into the Phoenix Lights, joins Stephen Bassett and Linda Moulton Howe to analyze decades of government secrecy and coverup efforts. The discussion covers new witness testimonies, recently declassified documents, and physical evidence that supports extraterrestrial explanations for the 1947 crash. Barwood shares her experience confronting official denials and media ridicule following her public statements about the Phoenix UFO sightings. Bassett discusses his political advocacy for UFO disclosure and the growing pressure on government agencies to release classified information. Howe contributes her investigative journalism perspective, examining patterns of official disinformation and suppression tactics used to discredit witnesses and researchers. The panel explores connections between Roswell and contemporary UFO incidents, suggesting that government knowledge of extraterrestrial contact extends far beyond what officials acknowledge. Their combined expertise spans military testimony, physical evidence analysis, and political advocacy, providing comprehensive examination of America's most famous UFO case. The program demonstrates how the Roswell incident continues to generate new evidence and witness testimony that challenges official explanations and demands accountability from government agencies involved in the alleged coverup.