Since former intelligence official David Grusch made his explosive claims about the US government possessing ‘non-human’ crashed craft, the world has been gripped by another bout of UFO fever. In this Rear Vision, we track our modern obsession with this phenomenon, from the ‘flying saucers’ of the 1940’s to the ‘UAPs’ of today.
Guests:
Greg Eghigian - Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University and the author of a forthcoming book about the history of the UFO and alien contact phenomenon.
Chris Impey - University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona.
Leslie Kean - an independent investigative journalist and author of the 2010 book “UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record.”
Shane Harris - Intelligence and national security reporter at The Washington Post.