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API Case Files is the official podcast of Aerial Phenomena Investigations. The API team is out to drain the UFO swamp, bringing a real scientific and skeptical approach to the study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. We don't have all the answers, so we investigate.

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API Case Files is the official podcast of Aerial Phenomena Investigations. The API team is out to drain the UFO swamp, bringing a real scientific and skeptical approach to the study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. We don't have all the answers, so we investigate.

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English


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Conversation 20 - Airman Pat at Cannon AFB in the 70s

7/30/2023
Released: 30 July 2023 Duration: 54 Minutes 21 Seconds This is our first anonymous API Conversation, although we are using his real first name of our Witness. A former Air Force F111 technician tells us his story about a UFO encounter captured on RADAR at Cannon Air Force base in New Mexico in the mid 1970s, and what followed after that. If you served with Airman Pat at Cannon AFB in the mid 1970s, or if you were in Clovis, NM at that time, we’d like to hear your side of the story. Music by the Mini Vandals and Carl Goddeu. Links Transcript for this Episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vT5I9on4sNHT7rRQtq8LYATPP4ayGp2y4m0GdCvpEJV5BL5fSmpGBlA8WppUDdNY7xf8C9rm_6PvrM5/pub The 1976 Cannon Air Force Base UFO encounters: https://www.ufoinsight.com/ufos/sightings/1976-cannon-air-force-base-ufo Cannon Air Force Base UFO Incident: https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1976-cannon-airforce-base-ufo-incident/ To contact API: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/contact-us/ To report a sighting: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/report-a-ufo/ The API Case Fiels Podcast page: https://apicasefiles.com The API Video Page: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/api-youtube-channel/ Our Investigations page: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/api-investigations/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/apicasefiles

Duration:00:54:22

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Conversation 19 - Dr. Joan R. Bird

6/25/2022
Recorded: May 5, 2022 Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes Marsha Barnhart talks to Dr. Joan Bird, author of the book Montana UFOs and Extraterrestrials: Extraordinary Stories of Documented Sightings and Encounters. \ Dr. Bird is a Zoologist who specialized in animal behavior. She moved to Montana in 1973 to pursue graduate studies in zoology at the University of Montana, and in 1983 she completed her Ph.D. on inter-island variation in West Indian finches. Dr. Bird worked as a conservation biologist for the Montana Environmental Information Center, The Nature Conservancy, and Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. She has also worked as a fire lookout in both Washington and Montana. Joan freelanced as a nature interpretation writer and has written numerous articles for scientific and conservation publications. Actively involved in women’s empowerment, she was a columnist for Crone Magazine. A lifelong student of unexplained phenomena and long-time member of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, she has worked as a community educator and change agent. When Joan was a teenager, her mother had a near death experience. This engendered a lifelong interest in exploring paranormal and esoteric subjects. And, although steeped in scientific materialism from her academic training, Dr. Bird eventually began to study and attempt to understand the inexplicable. In this episode of API Conversations, Marsha and Dr. Bird discuss the contents of her book, Montana UFOs and Extraterrestrials, and delve into a host of related philosophies, concepts and theories regarding UFO’s, the ET Hypothesis, the Nature of Reality, the possibility of Past Lives and the value of Consciousness Studies. Links Transcript of this Episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRpBKZRw1Vsa6JDRKwHzyAuyS59xy-xWrSb2p9qIBf2GhfLsJOE0HIAK6OWqL_zF1szBNpgVah3-ef9/pub Dr. Joan R Bird, Montana UFOs and Extraterrestrials: https://www.amazon.com/Montana-UFOs-Extraterrestrials-Extraordinary-Documented/dp/1606390570 https://www.humanitiesmontana.org/programs/ufos-and-extraterrestrials-in-montana-with-joan-bird/ The Nick Mariana UFO Incident: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nick_Mariana_UFO_Footage_1950_Great_Falls_Montana.webm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariana_UFO_incident The Malmstrom AFB UFO Incident https://www.cufon.org/cufon/malmstrom/malm1.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgziDyPSUog http://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/ufos/malmstromufo.pdf ET 101 The Cosmic Instruction Manual: https://www.amazon.com/T-101-Instruction- There is a River, the Story of Edgar Cayce: https://www.amazon.com/Story-Edgar-Cayce-There- Passport to the Cosmos: https://www.amazon.com/Passport-Cosmos-Human-Transformation-Encounters/dp/0609805576 The More Beautiful World: https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Hearts-Possible-Sacred-Activism/dp/1583947248 Credits Producer and host: Marsha Barnhart Music credits: D.J. Spooky “Check Your Math” David Allegro “Hybrid”

Duration:01:46:59

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Episode 18 - Orbs ‘a Plenty

7/26/2021
Released: 26 July 2021 Duration: 42 minutes, 41 seconds This episode of API Case Files covers three recent cases. Paul reports on a daylight sighting from the Isle of Man (Case 21-023) detailing how two men pursued three orbs until the lights disappeared. This encounter took place May 27th, 2021 and is especially provocative because a day before some else on the Island of Man saw and reported a single orb just like what our Witness saw. Two days before the Isle of Man sighting, a Witness in Brooklyn, NY shot footage of three self-illuminated orbs in a triangle configuration cruising up the East River towards Manhattan. Marsha interviewed the Witness in that case. Marsha also details a case from central Ohio of a mother and son who had a close encounter that so startled their senses they became sick to their stomachs for several hours afterwards. Witness Sketches in case 20-018 (Ohio) Links: Video in Case 21-023 (Isle of Man): https://youtu.be/nm8m_UuAyOk Witness submitted video in Case 21-026 (Brooklyn): https://youtu.be/RBdRMDU9z_A Report of Investigation for Case 21-018 (Ohio): https://aerial-phenomenon.org/redacted-report-of-investigation-for-case-21-018-ohio/ Our Investigations page: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/api-investigations/ Report your UFO sighting: https://reportaufo.org Our Witness FAQ: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/witness-faq/ Our Ethics policy: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/about-api/api-ethics-statement/ Credits: Producer and host: Marsha Barnhart Post production: Paul Carr Music credits (order of appearance): Alien Chronicler/Box Cat Games Pinckney Z-Arc Alien Chronicler I am Free DJ Spooky

Duration:00:42:39

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Episode 17 - I Know What I Remember

6/7/2021
Released: 7 June 2021 Duration: 59 minutes, 30 seconds Central Casting Saucer Spotted Outside Louisville; a Colorado Campout Overhead Light Show; and a Terrifying Idaho Orb Encounter Several really good cases to cover in this episode! A mother and daughter saw a right-out-of-central-casting flying saucer maneuvering over them in the early evening of December 11, 2020. They were in a large urban area just outside Louisville. And we hear from a Colorado camper who got more than he bargained for under the stars the night of May 13, 2021: a mass of seemingly connected white lights cavorting in the sky for several hours as he and a companion took in the spectacle. A Witness in Caldwell, Idaho on May 17, 2021 recorded an orb flying along that seemingly changed directions to fly towards him. It stopped momentarily over his house as he took cover under an awning in fear of what it might do next! Also in this podcast, Paul Carr presents another in his series of Unidentified Science episodes. He covers the issues surrounding fallible human recall. We also introduce you to our newest API Investigator, Roger Draper. He hails from the San Francisco area and, with a background in law enforcement, investigation, and his DOD experience, he’s a real bonus addition to the team! Links: Case 20-045 Middletown, KY Witness Drawing: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NQJZtgsw1huwyygaDTnIlMEB8x-oNg2c/view?usp=sharing Case 21-021 Pueblo, CO Link to Witness Drawing: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vS8e78BbTtoUGbmriL2k09e09TkVIT_D/view?usp=sharing Link to 21-021 Witness Footage: https://youtu.be/NokywRtMy0E Case 21-019 Caldwell, ID Link to Footage on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/nf2udx/i_just_saw_this_tonight_i_hope_theres_an/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf API Website http://aerial-phenomenon.org/ Make a UFO Report: https://reportaufo.org API Investigations: http://aerial-phenomenon.org/api-investigations/ Credits: Producer: Marsha Barnhart Post production: Paul Carr Music: Alien Chronicler: “TractorBeamed” and “Pretend It’s Just a Dream” https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Alien%20Chronicler Rhennessey: “Feelings” https://soundcloud.com/rrhennessey RainSleep: “Translucent Heart” https://freemusicarchive.org/curator/Creative_Commons BoxCat Games: https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Box%20Cat%20Games Alien Chronicler: https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Alien%20Chronicler D J Spooky: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/DJ_Spooky/none_given_1098/14_-_DJ_Spooky_-_Check_Your_Math This podcast is released under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-alike license.

Duration:00:59:30

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Episode 16 - Lights, Camera, Action!

11/10/2020
Released: 11 November 2020 Duration: 60 minutes Lots of cases to discuss! The API team is joined by two new members, Molly and Dan. Paul goes into detail on a dazzling Ohio sighting with terrific night vision camera footage, and talks about a recently reported 2014 close encounter experienced by a woman in San Francisco. Marsha presents cases in TN and GA that COULD be drones, but may be true unknowns. She also highlights the issue of hyper-sensitivity to UFO sightings by some Witnesses. Paul and Marsha discuss a case in Estonia, new Investigator Molly talks about her first case, and the team ruminates on a brief blue flash seen in the sky near Tokyo bay. Links: Case 20-030 Lakeview, OH Footage on API Case Files YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7wVeAM50tY Case 20-023 San Francisco, CA: https://myufowebsite.com/2019/05/27/august-30-2014/ Case 20-038 (Estonia): Full image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jqKDupx94QMclBRKIThYkwlSY_51d28N/view?usp=sharing Zoomed image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kIMJE1ipW8aBRAMi_H95uh3N--u82I7L/view?usp=sharing Credits: Host and Producer: Marsha Barnhart Contributors: Molly, Dan, Paul Postproduction: Paul Carr Episode 16 Music: Devildog by Ergo Phizmiz: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5427375/ Extrapolation by Scott Buckley https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/ Translucent Heart by Rain Sleep https://freemusicarchive.org/curator/Creative_Commons Close to the Distance by Scott Holmes https://www.scottholmesmusic.com/ Biggie by Biggie https://freemusicarchive.org/curator/Creative_Commons Enclosed by Ketsa: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/ BoxCat Games: https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Box%20Cat%20Games Alien Chronicler: https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Alien%20Chronicler D J Spooky: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/DJ_Spooky/none_given_1098/14_-_DJ_Spooky_-_Check_Your_Math

Duration:00:59:57

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Conversation 18 - Curt Collins

3/26/2020
Recorded: 25 March 2020 Released: 26 March 2020 Duration: 69 minutes, 36 seconds A conversation with UFO blogger and researcher Curt Collins of the blog Blue Blurry Lines. Recently, together with Roger Glassel, Curt has published research into the complicated and ethically thorny relationship between the government's AAWSAP program, Bigelow Aerospace, and MUFON. Links: Blue Blurry Lines Tim McMillan: Inside the Pentagon's Secret UFO Program The Pentagon UFO Program's Secret Partner Breaking the Silence: AATIP's Secret Partner Speaks Keith Basterfield: AATIP or AAWSA Paul Dean: The Advanced Aerospace Weapon Systems Application Program Conversation with Simone Mendez The Carpenter Affair Tyler Rogoway: Tom DeLonge’s Origin Story For To The Stars Academy Describes A Government UFO Info Operation Bigelow Aerospace Lays off All Employees The Cash-Landrum UFO Case Document Collection The Roswell Slides Research Group Host script Report Your UFO sighting Contact API Credits: Host and Producer: Paul Carr Music: DJ Spooky

Duration:01:09:32

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Conversation 17 - Eric Wojciechowski, part 2

2/2/2020
Recorded: 24 January2020 Released: 2 February 2019 Duration: 51 minutes, 27 seconds Following up on Part 1, Paul Carr and Eric Wojciechowski talk about cyborgs, ageing, self-driving cars, uncanny valleys, narrow vs. general AI, Elon Musk, Shazam, drug dealers, Henry Rollins in Iran, Charlie Hebdo, future fiction plans, Tolkien, virtual conferences, surprising endings to novels, and much more. Links Eric's Amazon Page Freedom Cocktail Eric on Twitter Jesus and Mo The Postman Always Rings Twice Credits Host and Producer: Paul Carr Music: DJ Spooky, George Hrab

Duration:00:51:18

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API Conversation #16 - Eric Wojciechowski, Part 1

1/25/2020
Recorded: 24 January 2020 Released: 25 January 2020 Duration: 52 minutes, 45 seconds Part 1 of Paul Carr's lightly edited conversation with author Eric Wojciechowski. We discuss virtual UFO conferences, Eric's early fascination with the Ancient Astronaut theories of Zecharia Sitchin, his difficult choices in writing Chasing Disclosure, sleep paralysis and false memories, a shadow person experience, artificial intelligence, and much more. Eric Wojciechowski lives with his wife and two children in Livonia, Michigan. Usually writing essays and articles in politics, religion, pseudoscience and Woo-Woo. Lover of all things Fortean. Some non-fiction work can be seen at Skeptical Inquirer, Skeptic magazine, American Atheists magazine and Free Inquiry magazine. Also writes on politics at the blog, Freedom Cocktail. Links: Eric's Amazon Page Freedom Cocktail Eric on Twitter Elizabeth Loftus on Mick West's podcast Credits: Host and Producer: Paul Carr Music: DJ Spooky

Duration:00:52:40

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Episode 15 - Can I Get a Witness?

12/15/2019
Released: 15 December 2019 Duration: 80 minutes, 3 seconds Marsha Barnhart deep-dives into a just-closed case in Medina, Ohio of a large V-shaped low-flying craft. Upon closer examination, the Witness in this case displayed common characteristics found in other “high strangeness” witnesses. Paul Carr discusses his presentation at this year’s Mysteries of Space and Sky Conference held in Gambrills, MD November 9th. Savannah Dollison conducted research into psychological barriers that explain why UFO and anomalous experience witnesses are often reluctant to report sightings. For detailed show notes and other information, please apicasefiles.com Links Case 19-0011 Medina, OH Other Witness reports to NUFORC http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/148/S148501.html http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/148/S148576.html Paul's visual aids for Mysteries of Space and Sky talk Savannah Dollison’s Research into Witness Psychology UFO Sightings Are at Record Heights Chris Rutkowski Sharon Hill Crime Reporting and Victim Psychology: Mark Rodeghier The script for this Episode API General Links Report Your UFO Sighting API's Video Series Our Investigations Page Credits: Producer and Host: Marsha Barnhart Postproduction: Paul Carr Art: Mel

Duration:01:19:54

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Episode 14 - An English Orb and Who Are These People?

1/20/2019
Released: 20 January 2019 Duration: 65 minutes A silent, truck-sized sphere zips past a startled Englishman; common tricks of the mind MAY explain weird creatures; API Training and Public Outreach videos await you at our website! Two recently closed Case Files are discussed: Marsha Barnhart presents an investigation that included an interesting early morning encounter in Suffolk, England, and Savannah Dollison dissects a case that proved both elusive and illusionary. Plus, Paul Carr outlines the array of training videos and public outreach informational videos now available on our website. Links: Case 18-023 Suffolk, England Rendelsheim Forest UFO Incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendlesham_Forest_incident EMP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_pulse Case 18-027 Pensacola, Florida Pareidolia and Apophenia http://59ways.blogspot.com/2012/01/apophenia-and-pareidolia_09.html API's Information API YouTube Videos The Supplemental Questionnaire Supplemental Questionnaire Training Video API Website Make a UFO Report API Investigations Page Credits: Producer and host: Marsha Barnhart Post production: Paul Carr Episode 14 Music Frequency Decree: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Frequency_Decree/ Bio Unit: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Bio_Unit/Content/Bio_Unit Blue Sky Black Death: https://bandcamp.com/search?q=blue%20Sky%20black%20Death Jahzzar: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/ BoxCat Games: https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Box%20Cat%20Games Alien Chronicler: https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Alien%20Chronicler D J Spooky: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/DJ_Spooky/none_given_1098/14_-_DJ_Spooky_-_Check_Your_Math API Case Files and API Conversations are released under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

Duration:01:04:56

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Conversation 15 - Kenny Biddle and Solving Mysteries

1/13/2019
Recorded: 13 January 2019 Released: 13 January 2019 Duration: 54 minutes, 49 seconds Kenny Biddle has investigated hauntings, cryptids, and UFOs for years, and has solved many of these cases. He is persistent, patient, and creative, just like any good field investigator. We talked about some of the principles he applies to his work and he gives some examples, from ghosts to Elvis Presley. These principles apply broadly to solving any mystery. Our topics included EVP, photography, and serial experiencers. Links: Kenny Biddle's YouTube Channel Kenny Biddle on Facebook Report a UFO Sighting Our subreddit Our Facebook Group Follow us on Twitter Credits: Host and Producer: Paul Carr Music: DJ Spooky API Case Files and API Conversations are released under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-alike license.

Duration:00:54:48

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Conversation 14 - Justin Bamforth

12/3/2018
Recorded: 24 November 2018 Released: 3 December 2018 Duration: 70 minutes, 1 second While researching his book, the Justin reached out to Marsha in an attempt to get detailed information on API case 12-001. The Witness in this case was the night manager at a hotel on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. On October 14, 2008, both he and the hotel night time security manager were outside talking when they saw a large Triangular UFO rise up from the Horseshoe Falls and silently glide over them. The most unusual aspect of the case occurred in the early afternoon of May 10th 2009 when two men dressed in black came to the hotel looking for the Manager. Hotel Lobby Security cameras captured a short video snippet of these two men. This footage, made available during the original investigation, is perhaps the ONLY known case of genuine MIB captured on video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xwUUlQMkOE Justin has written the most complete accounting of this case covering not only the original UFO sighting and the accounts supplied by the hotel employees who interacted with the men in black, but also in-depth information gathered directly from the Witness detailing a long series of unusual paranormal and anomalous experiences. And this fascinating story is but one in a book filled with unusual and provocative true, first-hand accounts of weirdness. During this podcast, Marsha and the author discuss his book, The Spectrum, and examine a wide range of topics encompassing UFO’s, anomalies, and paranormal experiences. Justin works in Marketing and Design and lives in the Philadelphia area. He writes a blog and maintains a website, Normal Paranormal. About Justin Bamforth: https://gilbertspeaks.wordpress.com/2018/08/29/gilbert-speaks-an-interview-with-author-justin-bamforth-on-the-spectrum/ Book Info: https://www.amazon.com/Spectrum-Glimpses-Paranormal-Encounters-Strange/dp/173265400X http://normalparanormal.org/ Normal Paranormal: http://normalparanormal.org/author/normalparanormal/ Other Links: API Website: http://aerial-phenomenon.org/ Report a UFO: http://reportaufo.org API Case Files/API Conversations: http://apicasefiles.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/apicasefiles Credits: Host and Producer: Marsha Barnhart Postproduction: Paul Carr Music: DJ Spooky/Check Your Math: Quincas Moreira/Trapped The spoken content of API Conversations is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike 4.0 license, as is the music heard during this program.

Duration:01:09:16

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Conversation 13 - Simone Mendez

9/20/2018
Recorded: 19 September 2018 Released: 22 September 2018 Duration:55 minutes 14 seconds Paul Carr welcomes Simone Mendez, whose contact with what appeared to be an official document detailing detection of extraterrestrial spacecraft by the US Government when she was in the US Air Force caused her several months of grief and resulted in the loss of her Top Secret security clearance. Here we give Ms. Mendez a chance to tell her story and set the record straight. Her story turns out to have many unanswered questions. Links: The Greys have Been Framed, by Jack Brewer Conversation 12 with Jack Brewer Project Beta, by Greg Bishop Nevada Test and Training Range The Falcon and the Snowman UFO Coverup Live (1988) Credits: Host and Producer: Paul Carr Music: Josh Lippe and the Overtimers and DJ Spooky Simone Mendez when in the Air Force

Duration:00:55:07

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Conversation 12 - Jack Brewer

8/8/2018
Recorded: 8 August 2018 Released: 8 August 2018 Duration: 57 minutes, 58 seconds Host Paul Carr welcomes author and blogger Jack Brewer to talk about everything except alien abductions and Gene Steinberg. In particular, we talk about the recent developments in the UFO field and concerns about disinformation. We also briefly discuss MK-ULTRA and the possible murder of bioweapons expert Frank Olson. Links The UFO Trail blog The Greys Have Been Framed UFO Misinformation Keith Basterfield's Blog To the Stars Academy The Original Tic Tac UFO Video Strike Fight Commander Details Incredible UFO Event Wormwood The Men Who Stare at Goats Credits Host and Producer: Paul Carr Music: DJ Spooky API Case Files and API Conversations are released under the Creative Common Attribution Share-Alike license.

Duration:00:57:56

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Episode 13 - Rotating Rings, Large Dark Objects, and Strange Lights in the Neighborhood!

7/15/2018
Released: 15 July 2018 Duration: 1 hour, 41 seconds Host and Producer Marsha Barnhart welcomes API investigators Paul Carr and Savannah Dollison. The three cover a few of their recent investigations in-depth during a round-table discussion. They examine sightings in New Jersey, New York, Utah and Georgia, which covered the gamut from overhead "fly-by's" to unnerving close encounters! What do photos and videos of Unidentified Aerial Objects add to the tangibility of “evidence” within the UFO research field? In fact, what IS “evidence” and what IS "proof"? Paul looks at these issues in episode 10 of his Unidentified Science series. erratum: AP i sno longer using the "director" e-mail address. instead use "UFO", or send via encrypted protonmail.com using the address "Reportaufo". Links Stellar Scintillation API Website Make a UFO Report API Investigations Page API YouTube Channel "director" e-mail retired. Credits: host and Producer: Marsha Barnhart Postproduction: Paul Carr Episode 13 Music Ergo Phizmiz The Gagarin Project: Suduaya Broke For Free All India Radio: BoxCat Games: Alien Chronicler D J Spooky

Duration:01:00:39

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Conversation 11 - Kevin Knuth

7/12/2018
Recorded: 11 July 2018 Released: 12 July 2018 Duration: 51 minutes, 35 seconds Host Paul Carr in conversation with Dr. Kevin Knuth, author of a recent article in The Conversation entitled "Are we alone? The question is worthy of serious scientific study." The conversation centers around strategies for lifting "the veil of ridicule" that surrounds UFO studies, and Kevin's own experience, and how he came to take the topic seriously himself. Guest Bio Kevin Knuth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University at Albany. He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Entropy. He is a former NASA research scientist having worked for four years at NASA Ames Research Center in the Intelligent Systems Division. He has 20 years of experience in applying Bayesian and maximum entropy methods to the design of machine learning algorithms for data analysis applied to the physical sciences. His current research interests include the foundations of physics, inference and inquiry, autonomous robotics, and the search for and characterization of extrasolar planets. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and has been invited to give over 80 presentations in 13 countries. Links Are we alone? The question is worthy of serious scientific study The Knuth lab Conversation 10 with Chris Cogswell Robert Hastings - The UFO/Nukes Connection Press Conference Report a UFO API Case Files Follow us on Twitter API YouTube Channel The UFO subreddit Credits: Host and Producer: Paul Carr Music: DJ Spooky API Case Files and API Conversations are released under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike license.

Duration:00:51:30

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Conversation 10 - Chris Cogswell

4/18/2018
Released: 18 April 2018 Duration: 66 minutes, 2 seconds Paul Carr is joined by Chris Cogswell, recently resigned director of research at MUFON, about how he and his team are carrying on with an enterprise of scientific research into the UFO phenomena. Links: The Mad Scientist Podcast MUFON Director of Research Resigns API Case Files API Main Site Report A UFO Credits: host and Producer: Paul Carr Music: DJ Spooky API Case Files is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Duration:01:05:51

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Conversation 9 - Cheryl Costa, Part 2

4/10/2018
Recorded: March 23, 2018 Released: 10 April 2018 Duration: 71 Minutes, 4 seconds Marsha Barnhart arranged a part two conversation with Cheryl Costa, co-author of UFO Sightings Desk Reference.In part two, they pick up the conversation discussing how Cheryl became interested in writing an on-line UFO sightings column, New York Skies, for the Syracuse New Times, and how she developed mind/consciousness interests via the practices of Shamanism, Buddhism and Remote Viewing. Additionally, Cheryl and Marsha talked about recent media reports of UFO’s by the military and how the media has reacted to this information. Links: New York Skies Blog Site: https://www.syracusenewtimes.com/author/cheryl-costa/ Remote Viewing: http://farsight.org/WhatIsRemoteViewing.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_viewing https://www.cbsnews.com/news/remote-viewing-up-close/ Shamanism: https://www.shamanism.com/what-is-shamanism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamanism Buddhism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism Media reaction to Military UFO Footage: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/the-military-keeps-encountering-ufos-why-doesnt-the-pentagon-care/2018/03/09/242c125c-22ee-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html?utm_term=.916bcf5d4f90 https://nypost.com/2018/03/10/footage-of-mysterious-object-above-ocean-stuns-military-personnel/ http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/space/footage-of-mysterious-ufo-above-ocean-stuns-military-personnel/news-story/eb279ca795511c11aaa316da7d0ab400 https://www.livescience.com/61997-pentagon-aliens-investigation.html https://www.theepochtimes.com/footage-released-allegedly-shows-ufo-encounter-by-us-military_2463310.html API Website: http://aerial-phenomenon.org/ http://reportaufo.org API Case Files/API Conversations: http://www.apicasefiles.com/ http://apicasefiles.libsyn.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/api-case-files/id783673990?mt=2 Credits: Host and Producer: Marsha Barnhart Postproduction: Paul Carr Music: DJ Spooky/Check Your math: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/DJ_Spooky/none_given_1098/14_-_DJ_Spooky_-_Check_Your_Math Scott Holmes/ Colossal Stillness:http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Colossal_Stillness/

Duration:01:11:00

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Conversation 8 - Cheryl Costa, part 1

3/24/2018
Released: 24 March 2018 Duration: 62 minutes Marsha Barnhart talks to Cheryl Costa, co-author of UFO Sightings Desk Reference. This is a one-of-a-kind reference book covering 15 years of UFO sightings within the United States. The information was gleaned from more than 120,000 raw reports made by citizens to either the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) or the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) between the years 2001 to 2015. The information is a statistical bonanza annotating the frequency, distribution and shapes of reported UFO’s, with accompanying graphs charts and charts, and broken down into states and state counties for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. But this body of work, as amazing as it is, showcases just a portion of Cheryl’s talents: she is a published playwright, a film maker, a blogger with an international following, a talk radio host, an ordained Buddhist Nun, a Disclosure Activist and a devotee of Mind and Consciousness study. Cheryl is a native New Yorker. She is a US Military Veteran. Anyone who reads her blog, New York Skies, can easily reach her at her published email account. Part one of this interview with Cheryl Costa was recorded on February 28, 2018. Bio Info/Book Reviews: 1. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/science/ufo-sightings-book.html 2. http://ufocongress.com/cheryl-costa/ 3. http://www.destinationamerica.com/thehauntist/qa-with-ufo-research-expert-cheryl-costa/ New York Skies Blog Site Music: DJ Spooky/Check Your math Scott Holmes/ Colossal Stillness API Website: http://aerial-phenomenon.org/ API Case Files/API Conversations: http://www.apicasefiles.com/ http://apicasefiles.libsyn.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/api-case-files/id783673990?mt=2

Duration:01:01:59

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Episode 12 - Cylinders, Satellites and Stars, Oh My!

12/8/2017
Released 10 December 2017 Blank Spots on the Map In Episode 12 of Case Files…API Director Paul Carr, Chief of Investigations Marsha Barnhart, and new Lead Investigator Savannah Dollison join in a Team Round Table discussion about some of their more recent cases. Marsha spotlighted her investigation of an unidentified case that was set in New Zealand. She also discussed a book, Blank Spots on the Map, by Trevor Paglen—a book that contains a chapter identifying characteristics of Spy Satellites which researchers might find useful when investigating reports of anomalous lights in the night sky. Links: Blank Spots on the Map Trevor Paglen Article on Trevor Paglen Sky Map http://www.sky-map.org/ LiveATC.net https://www.liveatc.net/ US Government FOIA Requests US FAA API Website Report A UFO Credits: Host and Producer: Marsha Barnhart Post Production: Paul Carr Episode 12 Music DrastikMeazures: https://soundcloud.com/draztikmeazures BoxCat Games: https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Box%20Cat%20Games Alien Chronicler: https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Alien%20Chronicler D J Spooky

Duration:01:20:00