Skinwalker Ranch & The Documentary 'In Plain Site' | Ep46
Alien UFO Podcast14 Marras 2022

Skinwalker Ranch & The Documentary 'In Plain Site' | Ep46

This week I have a two parts to the episode with the first section being an interview with Cheryl Lynn Carter about her book 'Skinwalker Ranch: The Basin Files' and the second part is an interview with Tyler Transue about the documentary he made with Chris Ruppert which is called 'In Plain Site: The Intelligence Community and UFO’s'.

Cheryl Lynn Carter
Cheryl is a Psychic Medium, Remote-Viewer, and member of Project Psi: a team of psychic and forensic remote-viewers responsible for rescuing missing children, assisting with shutting down human-trafficking rings and closing cold case murders. To date they have rescued 500 children, closed 18 cold cases, and assisted in shutting down 12 human-trafficking rings.
At the age of four, Cheryl had her first paranormal experience while visiting her aunt’s farm. Soon she realized she had a unique Sixth Sense and was able to interact with those on the other side. This had a profound effect on her instilling a sense of purpose. Throughout the years, she has maintained a vision of pursuing several avenues: writer, photographer, researcher, and explorer, in order to share “their” stories with the world.
Her travels have taken her down the path of the unknown where many are just waiting; waiting to be heard and longing to be remembered. She has investigated structures with subtle undertones and artistic renderings that beg to be understood. Through writing and photos, she expresses their messages for all to hear.
As an explorer of ufology, Cheryl is a member of MUFON and CE-5. She served as a consultant for Thomas Conwell’s book “They Are Here: Central U.S UFOs.”
She is a freelance journalist writing for Paranormal Underground Magazine and Body Spirit Guide. In addition, she is an author of several books including “Dimensions: Mysterious Triangles of the U.S.” and co-author of “Digging Into Skinwalker Ranch” and “Skinwalker Ranch The Basin Files.”

The second edition of this book has just released on 9/2/2022. This new edition includes never before seen reports of bizarre paranormal activity on Skinwalker Ranch written by Robert Bigelow's guards during the NIDS and BAASS years. Many of these "out of this world" reports have remained within the Department of Defense files, UNTIL NOW. -Ryan Skinner

The Author:
"The Basin Files" is a collaboration of first hand reports of strange close encounters and sightings of UAPs, as seen both on and around Skiwnalker Ranch. The book details the most important case files and reports which I have collected over the past 15 years, and does a deep dive into exploring why this is happening only within the borders of Utah's mysterious Uintah Basin. I encourage you to join us as we delve deeper than ever before into not only the mystery of Skinwalker Ranch, but also learn why the Uintah Basin has such a magetic attraction for the strange, the paranormal, and the outright weird. Enjoy local stories of flying saucer sightings, lost treasure, secret militray bases, and close encounters with the Unkown, all collected into one powerful book. I would like to share this work of passion with you today, and humbly look forward to your honest reviews.
-Ryan Skinner

Editorial Review:

Skinwalker Ranch may be perhaps the most fascinating place on earth, and possibly the most dangerous. What often gets ignored is that the strange events and anomalies witnessed and experienced at Skinwalker Ranch are not contained within the perimeter of the property Located in northeastern Utah. Residents of the Uinta Basin have experienced UFO sightings and other various unexplained anomalies including Skinwalkers for over 100 years. Ryan Skinner's recently released book, “The Basin Files” describes the experiences and stories from those living within the Uinta Basin.

The Book:

The Uintah Basin is an anomalous place that holds on to secrets; secrets that whisper of legends, ancient energies, forbidden knowledge, and other worldly beings. Instantly, the intrinsic energy will lure one into engaging with the phenomena. Once that connection is established one will find themselves forever a part of the totality among the other worldly beings transversing the time space continuum.

Within these pages we highlight a collection of extraordinary stories occurring within the Basin, most importantly at Skinwalker Ranch; stories speaking of high strangeness and other worldly beings.

The Basin Files has been reviewed by the U.S. Department of Defense and Adamantium LLC and CLEARED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE.

https://www.amazon.com/Skinwalker-Ranch-Basin-Ryan-Skinner-ebook/dp/B09NF2N4W1/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1668159135&sr=8-1

http://www.cheryllynncarter.com/

Tyler Transue
Tyler produces documentaries with Chris Ruppert at Doc Side Media. Other documentaries they have produced include, The Ghosts of Gettysburg, Secrets of the Sasquatch and coming soon In Plain Sight: The Intelligence Community and UFOs.

For as with all things paramount to humanity's survival, when the issues and interests reach a boiling point, the masses will enact change. Are we truly alone? Or have we evolved to a new epoch in the annals of mankind's existence. Hop aboard and hold on tight as five people share their personal stories and experiences with aliens, UFOs, telepathy, consciousness and hybrids in Conscious Contact: Full Disclosure.

http://docsidemedia.com/

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Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alien-ufo-podcast--5270801/support.

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My book 'Verified Near Death Exeriences' https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXKRGDFP


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UFO Encounters Ep26 | Alien Abduction

UFO Encounters Ep26 | Alien Abduction

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Alien Abduction: Can They Control You?

Alien Abduction: Can They Control You?

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UFO Encounters Ep25

UFO Encounters Ep25

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21 Maalis 202411min

Unidentified Flying Hyperobject & Transmedium Fastmovers & USOs

Unidentified Flying Hyperobject & Transmedium Fastmovers & USOs

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18 Maalis 20241h 1min

UFO Encounters Ep24 | Travis Walton Abduction

UFO Encounters Ep24 | Travis Walton Abduction

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14 Maalis 202411min

Are UFOs Humans From The Future?

Are UFOs Humans From The Future?

This week I'm talking to Dr. Michael P. Masters about his book 'The Extratempestrial Model'.In The Extratempestrial Model, Dr. Michael P. Masters posits that UFOs and "Aliens" are our future human descendants, coming back through time to visit and study their own hominin evolutionary past.As a professor of anthropology, Masters uses an abductive approach to logically infer the best explanation. He examines well-documented abductee experiences in the context of this time travel model, and considers other theories put forth to elucidate this complex and mysterious phenomenon.While no single model can account for all aspects of these encounters, in considering various contact cases across the world and through time, recurrent patterns emerge that may offer insight into what these objects are, who is inside, and from where—or potentially when—they are coming.BioDr. Michael P. Masters is a professor of biological anthropology at Montana Technological University in Butte, Montana. He received a Ph.D. in Anthropology from The Ohio State University in 2009, where he specialized in hominin evolutionary anatomy, archaeology, and biomedicine.Recent research examines the premise that UFOs and ‘Aliens’ could be our future-human descendants, returning to visit and study their own evolutionary past. In 2019, he published 'Identified Flying Objects: A Multidisciplinary Scientific Approach to the UFO Phenomenon,' which is a broad-based scientific examination of this idea. His second book, 'The Extratempestrial Model,' published June 1, 2022, further scrutinizes this time-travel theory, with a focus on abductee and contactee accounts in the context of this and other theories put forth to explain this complex and mysterious phenomenon. And his most recent book, 'Revelation: The Future Human Past,' published June 1, 2023, digs deeper into this intertemporal hominin descendants question, but in the context of a satirical time travel science fiction novel.https://idflyobj.com/Amazon link https://tinyurl.com/52edctznhttps://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alien-ufo-podcast--5270801/support. https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcastMy book 'Verified Near Death Exeriences' https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXKRGDFP Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

11 Maalis 202457min

UFO Encounters Ep23

UFO Encounters Ep23

This week I'm reading from Bruce Rapuano's book 'Dominion Lost: A Scientist's Own Alien Abduction Encounters'.This bombshell nonfiction book, recently discussed by the author with George Knapp on Coast to Coast AM, is the only first-person account to date of UFO alien abductions authored by a mainstream American scientist. The author, who has multiple degrees in neuroscience, goes on the record regarding his incredible and fascinating experiences with UFO close encounters, including a very close encounter during which he was abducted from a group of eight other witnesses, interactions with alien beings and an unexplained nasal implant of specific structure all of which were recalled without regressive hypnosis. Also riveting are the author's experiences with short humanoid beings that are described in captivating detail to reveal all the ways that aliens control human behavior during the abduction process.Even more amazing is the fact that this book is the first to explain :how the implants that are frequently reported by abductees work to analyze and influence the activity of the human brain.exactly how the “grey aliens” were genetically reengineered from our early hominin ancestors.precisely how the UFO propulsion system creates gravitational wave energy.At the same time, relying on his professional background, insight from his personal abduction experiences and numerous cited scientific articles from peer-reviewed journals, the author demonstrates that the ultrasophisticated technical capabilities exhibited by the alien visitors to our planet are more than plausible. They represent a logical extrapolation of current human theoretical and applied science.Moreover, the powerful evidence of such technology which has existed for more than 60 years, especially with respect to incredibly advanced propulsion systems for interstellar space travel and implanted devices that are likely instruments of mind control, proves that the aliens are here. Potentially breakthrough scientific innovations underlying these highly advanced alien capabilities are revealed and clearly explained, making the book a de facto whistleblower report on the subject of UFO’s and alien abduction. More importantly, this book is a wake-up call to our species to finally accept the reality that we are now sharing our world with technologically superior alien beings. This new reality must be addressed immediately.BioBruce Rapuano a B.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania where he majored in Neurobiology and minored in Psychology, a Ph.D. in Neuropharmacology from the University of Connecticut and a J.D. from New York Law School. Dr. Rapuano has conducted independent biomedical research as a cell biologist at internationally recognized medical institutions including the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Hospital for Special Surgery, both located in New York City. He has authored or coauthored thirty scientific articles in peer-reviewed medical journals. He has published articles on topics such as the role of membrane phospholipids in nerve function, the skeletal effects of cancer metastases, metabolic bone diseases and the coordinate surface electrical and biological properties of titanium alloy implant materials. Dr. Rapuano has also worked concurrently as a medical research scientist and Associate Radiation Safety Officer at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Amazon link https://tinyurl.com/2wtk39fehttps://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alien-ufo-podcast--5270801/support. https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcastMy book 'Verified Near Death Exeriences' https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXKRGDFP Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

7 Maalis 202410min

A Scientist's Alien Abduction Encounters

A Scientist's Alien Abduction Encounters

This week I'm talking to Bruce Rapuano about his book 'Dominion Lost: A Scientist's Own Alien Abduction Encounters'.This bombshell nonfiction book, recently discussed by the author with George Knapp on Coast to Coast AM, is the only first-person account to date of UFO alien abductions authored by a mainstream American scientist. The author, who has multiple degrees in neuroscience, goes on the record regarding his incredible and fascinating experiences with UFO close encounters, including a very close encounter during which he was abducted from a group of eight other witnesses, interactions with alien beings and an unexplained nasal implant of specific structure all of which were recalled without regressive hypnosis. Also riveting are the author's experiences with short humanoid beings that are described in captivating detail to reveal all the ways that aliens control human behavior during the abduction process.Even more amazing is the fact that this book is the first to explain :how the implants that are frequently reported by abductees work to analyze and influence the activity of the human brain.exactly how the “grey aliens” were genetically reengineered from our early hominin ancestors.precisely how the UFO propulsion system creates gravitational wave energy.At the same time, relying on his professional background, insight from his personal abduction experiences and numerous cited scientific articles from peer-reviewed journals, the author demonstrates that the ultrasophisticated technical capabilities exhibited by the alien visitors to our planet are more than plausible. They represent a logical extrapolation of current human theoretical and applied science.Moreover, the powerful evidence of such technology which has existed for more than 60 years, especially with respect to incredibly advanced propulsion systems for interstellar space travel and implanted devices that are likely instruments of mind control, proves that the aliens are here. Potentially breakthrough scientific innovations underlying these highly advanced alien capabilities are revealed and clearly explained, making the book a de facto whistleblower report on the subject of UFO’s and alien abduction. More importantly, this book is a wake-up call to our species to finally accept the reality that we are now sharing our world with technologically superior alien beings. This new reality must be addressed immediately.BioBruce Rapuano a B.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania where he majored in Neurobiology and minored in Psychology, a Ph.D. in Neuropharmacology from the University of Connecticut and a J.D. from New York Law School. Dr. Rapuano has conducted independent biomedical research as a cell biologist at internationally recognized medical institutions including the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Hospital for Special Surgery, both located in New York City. He has authored or coauthored thirty scientific articles in peer-reviewed medical journals. He has published articles on topics such as the role of membrane phospholipids in nerve function, the skeletal effects of cancer metastases, metabolic bone diseases and the coordinate surface electrical and biological properties of titanium alloy implant materials. Dr. Rapuano has also worked concurrently as a medical research scientist and Associate Radiation Safety Officer at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Amazon link https://tinyurl.com/2wtk39fehttps://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alien-ufo-podcast--5270801/support. https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcastMy book 'Verified Near Death Exeriences' https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXKRGDFP Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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