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NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart digs into stories the media is supposedly not meant to tell, taking a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to other mysteries often missing from the headlines.
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Oct 8, 2024 • 1h 5min
Shellenberger: Pentagon's UAP program 'Immaculate Constellation' revealed
Ross Coulthart is joined by Michael Shellenberger, an independent journalist who reveals a secret Pentagon UAP program named by a Congressional whistleblower: "Immaculate Constellation."
They share details of the Special Access Program which Shellenberger says are provided in a whistleblower report provided to the U.S. Congress and the broader implications of these secretive programs.
Shellenberger alleges the program is being kept secret from Congressional oversight, a potential violation of the US Constitution.
#Pentagon #UAP #RealityCheck
Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada
Producer: Holly Durgan
Editor: Anthony Diasio
On "Reality Check," NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart takes a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines.
More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcast...
Email your questions to RealityCheck@NewsNationNow.com
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Find us on your screen: https://www.joinnn.com/00:00-02:00 - Ross introduces journalist Michael Shellenberger
02:00-05:00 - Michael's new article reveals Special Access Program "Immaculate Constellation"
05:00-07:00 - Michael rebuts AARO's claim that the reverse-engineering program is only a rumor
07:00-10:00 - Michael's whistleblower source
10:00-15:00 - Congress's lack of interest in a breech of the Constitution
15:00-18:00 - This Special Access Program should be overseen the Gang of Eight
18:00-24:00 - The database references "alien reproduction vehicles"
25:00-33:00 - Visual evidence and reliable information versus ridicule and disinformation
33:00-40:00 - UAPs are displaying dominance
41:00-47:00 - Origins of the cover-up
47:00-49:00 - Michael is confident these claims are true
49-56 - The politics of disclosure
56-01:01 - Michael encourages more whistleblowers to come forward, but not to AARO
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Oct 8, 2024 • 1h 5min
Shellenberger: Pentagon's UAP program 'Immaculate Constellation' revealed
Ross Coulthart is joined by Michael Shellenberger, an independent journalist who reveals a secret Pentagon UAP program named by a Congressional whistleblower: "Immaculate Constellation."
They share details of the Special Access Program which Shellenberger says are provided in a whistleblower report provided to the U.S. Congress and the broader implications of these secretive programs.
Shellenberger alleges the program is being kept secret from Congressional oversight, a potential violation of the US Constitution.
#Pentagon #UAP #RealityCheck
Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada
Producer: Holly Durgan
Editor: Anthony Diasio
On "Reality Check," NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart takes a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines.
More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcast...
Email your questions to RealityCheck@NewsNationNow.com
NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all America.
More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/
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Find us on your screen: https://www.joinnn.com/00:00-02:00 - Ross introduces journalist Michael Shellenberger
02:00-05:00 - Michael's new article reveals Special Access Program "Immaculate Constellation"
05:00-07:00 - Michael rebuts AARO's claim that the reverse-engineering program is only a rumor
07:00-10:00 - Michael's whistleblower source
10:00-15:00 - Congress's lack of interest in a breech of the Constitution
15:00-18:00 - This Special Access Program should be overseen the Gang of Eight
18:00-24:00 - The database references "alien reproduction vehicles"
25:00-33:00 - Visual evidence and reliable information versus ridicule and disinformation
33:00-40:00 - UAPs are displaying dominance
41:00-47:00 - Origins of the cover-up
47:00-49:00 - Michael is confident these claims are true
49-56 - The politics of disclosure
56-01:01 - Michael encourages more whistleblowers to come forward, but not to AARO
01:01-01:02 - Thank you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 2, 2024 • 1h 21min
Citizen scientists detect dozens of UAPs in US airspace
Ross Coulthart sits down with Gerry Tedesco, John Tedesco and Donna Lee Nardo of Nightcrawler Research, a data-centric UAP research team whose work has caught the attention of the FBI.
Coulthart asks the team about some of their most compelling data, and the team shares their scientific approach to studying the anomalies, including a tricked-out, UAP-hunting RV.
#uap #fbi #realitycheck
Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada
Producer: Holly Durgan
Editor: Anthony Diasio
On "Reality Check," NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart takes a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines.
More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcast...
Email your questions to RealityCheck@NewsNationNow.com
NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all America.
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Find us on your screen: https://www.joinnn.com/00:05-03:42 - Ross introduces the Nightcrawler Research team
06:13-08:06 - The Tedesco brothers explain the location of their research site
08:07-09:59 - What is the nature of these UAPs?
10:00-15:08 - Documented interactions with UAPs
15:09-18:46 - Concerning UAP activity in a major aircraft corridor
18:47-25:04 - Nightcrawler Research has documented 50+ UAPs of many varieties
25:05-31:18 - Inside the "UAP Ghostbusters" mobile laboratory
31:19-33:45 - Ross asks Nightcrawler Research about the mysterious 3GHz range
33:46-42:47 - The Tedesco brothers walk Ross through some of the anomalous videos they've captured
42:48-46:37 - Additional methods for collecting UAP data, including radar returns
46:38-56:14 - The team shares the personal experiences that brought them to UAPs, including a mysterious "Man in Black" encounter
56:15-01:06:50 - Proof of UAP Observables captured and experienced firsthand by the Nightcrawler Research team
01:06:51-01:10:18 - The hitchhiker effect caught on camera
01:10:19-01:19:24 - Outside interest in these UAPs and national security implications
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Sep 25, 2024 • 58min
Physicist: Space objects appeared, disappeared years before first satellites
Ross Coulthart speaks with physicist and astronomer Dr. Beatriz Villarroel to discuss her discovery of nine "transient" objects in space that seemed to disappear and reappear on April 12, 1950, before any man-made objects went into orbit.
Villarroel discusses ruling out natural explanations, the VASCO project, the European Crash Retrieval Initiative, proving the 1952 Washington DC Flap, Donal Menzel infamously destroying 1/3 of the plate collection from the Harvard database and stigmas as a female Scientist in the UFO field.
#space #UAP #RealityCheck
Host: Ross Coulthart
Guest: Beatriz Villarroel
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada
Segment Producer: Chistine Jenkinson
Associate Producer: Cheryl Hwang
Editor: Tony Diasio
On "Reality Check," NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart takes a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines.
More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcast...
Email your questions to RealityCheck@NewsNationNow.com
NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all America.
More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/
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Find us on your screen: https://www.joinnn.com/00:00- 2:08 Dr. Beatriz Villarroel
2:09 - 3:33 Sweden 'drones' (UFO sighting outside of N. America)
3:34- 4:14 Are you a UFO believer?
4:15 - 5:52 VASCO Project
5:53 -6:10 No Artificial Human Objects in Space
6:11 - 8:49 Glass Plates vs Stars
8:50 - 9:34 Transients
9:35 - 11:10 Techno Signatures vs. Natural Explanations
11: 11 - 13:44 3 Harmful Foods Sponsorship 3harmfulfoods.com/ross
13:48 - 16:48 Natural Explanations to Rule Out & Gravitational Lensing
16:49 - 20:09 Nine Objects Appear and Disappear 12th of April 1950
20:10 - 21:39 Artificial Objects
21: 40 - 26:55 Proof of 19th & 27th July 1952 Washington DC Flap?
26:56 - 31:00 Harvard's Donald Menzel Destroys 1/3 of Plate Collection
31:01 - 32:00 Moon Watch 1957
32:01 - 34:08 Which Plates Were Destroyed?
34:09 - 40:32 Exo Probe Project
40:33 - 46:31 European UFO Crash Retrieval Initiative www.ecr-initiative.org
46:32 - 48:38 Tipping Point For Taking Initiative Seriously
48:39 - 55:41 Female Scientist Stigmas
55:42 - 57: 43 Solid Science & Suspicions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 28, 2024 • 1h 3min
UFO whistleblowers: Lue Elizondo calls David Grusch a 'hero'
On the latest episode of "Reality Check," NewsNation's Ross Coulthart sits down with Marik von Rennenkampff, opinion contributor for The Hill and former analyst at the State and Defense departments, to discuss Coulthart’s exclusive interview with UFO whistleblower Lue Elizondo. Sponsor Link: Watch Dr. Gundry video now by clicking https://GutCleanseProtocol.com/Ross
In this week's show, Coulthart gives his take on the breaking news of the newly appointed director of AARO, Dr. Jon T. Kosloski, and shares never-before seen clips of Elizondo, including one talking about fellow whistleblower David Grusch. Von Rennenkampff and Coulthart discuss what was most shocking to them about Elizondo’s revelations, and why, despite all this evidence presented, they still aren’t hopeful Congress will act.
#UFOwhistleblower #RossCoulthart #UAP
On "Reality Check," NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart takes a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines.
More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcast...
Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada
Editor: Anthony Diasio
Email your questions to RealityCheck@NewsNationNow.com
NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all America.
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Find us on your screen: https://www.joinnn.com/00:39-4:12 Coulthart gives his take on the newly appointed director of AARO
06:10-8:17 Never before seen clip of Lue Elizondo talking about David Grusch
14:01-15:12 Never before seen clip of Elizondo on his role in seeking truth
15:23-16:33 Why seeking truth on UAPs is a bipartisan issue
17:01-20:45 Why Coulthart and von Rennenkampff think what Elizondo is doing is the bravest thing he’s ever done
21:24-24:42 Congress and Sen. Chuck Schumer’s possible role in withholding UAP information
24:47-26:44 Does Schumer know about alleged UAP retrieval programs?
26:58-28:44 Coulthart's favorite moment from the Elizondo interview
28:50-30:09 Why Coulthart and von Rennenkampff aren’t hopeful that Elizondo’s interview will move the needle
30:10-32:18 Where is the evidence? Why skeptics say: we need more
33:52-37:01 Elizondo’s past work and why he is a credible, significant source
1:00:00-1:01:43 AARO’s historic report was atrocious
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Jul 17, 2024 • 60min
Amazon UFO secrets revealed: Researcher hears mysterious sounds in the rainforest
In this episode of "Reality Check with Ross Coulthart," renowned Brazilian UFO researcher Rony Vernet ventures into the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Driven by years of intriguing reports, Vernet sets out to investigate extraordinary phenomena that suggest the presence of UFOs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 26, 2024 • 18min
Former defense official Chris Mellon calls for UAP transparency: Full Interview
While Ross Coulthart is on assignment in America, we are sharing moments from his November interview with former minority staff director of the Senate Intelligence Committee and former deputy assistant secretary of Defense of Intelligence Christopher Mellon.
Mellon’s goal is to help the U.S. government overcome intelligence failures. He tells NewsNation why he believes the government should reveal its attempts to engage with detected UAPs.
On "Reality Check," NewsNation contributor Ross Coulthart digs into stories the media is supposedly not meant to tell, taking a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines.
#UAP #transparency #RealityCheck
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Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Senior Producers: Sam Adelman, Emily Lambert
Associate Producer: Corinne Catibayan
Editor: Tony Diasio
Interns: Sydney Ekeroth, Derrick Stilley
00:00-00:50 Introduction
00:50-01:42 Christopher Mellon
01:42-04:18 Anomalous Alaska object
04:35-06:22 Alaska weather conditions during object fall
06:22-08:51 UAP incidents detected near Arctic circle
08:52-12:57 On transparency: should the White House reveal information on UAP incidents?
12:58-16:51 Extent of information shared with the public
16:52-17:35 Conclusion
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Jun 19, 2024 • 14min
Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet on Grusch, UAP claims: Full Interview
While Ross Coulthart is on assignment in America, we are sharing new moments from his November interview with retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, including unseen portions originally cut for time.
Gallaudet, who led the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under former President Donald Trump, tells NewsNation he believes whistleblower David Grusch’s claims of a secret UFO retrieval program run by the Pentagon.
Original story: https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/u...
Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Senior Producers: Sam Adelman, Emily Lambert
Editor: Tony Diasio
Interns: Sydney Ekeroth, Derrick Stilley
On "Reality Check," NewsNation contributor Ross Coulthart digs into stories the media is supposedly not meant to tell, taking a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines.
More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcast...
Email your questions to RealityCheck@NewsNationNow.com
NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all America.
More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/
Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp
Find us on cable: https://trib.al/YDOpGyG
How to watch on TV or streaming: https://trib.al/Vu0Ikij
00:00 Ross Coulthart on assignment in Arizona: This story “is a goodie”
00:50 Who is Tim Gallaudet?
01:25 UFOs are the story of the century
03:57 Gallaudet at the historic 2023 David Grusch UFO hearings in Washington
05:04 Gallaudet on the secret military UFO video (‘Go Fast’) he received while serving
08:02 Why is the government still in absolute denial about Grusch’s claims?
10:27 What sort of scientific research on UFOs should/can be done now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


