Is Hollywood covering up UFO truths? | Reality Check

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March 24, 2026
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Analysis Summary

Program Intel Profile
interviewTopic: coverup secrecyEra: 1940s, 1980s, 2020sIntel Value: 8/10

Summary

Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman are screenwriters who created the TV series Dark Skies. During the launch party for the show in 1996, they met a man claiming to be from Naval Intelligence. He said he had seen their pilot and wanted to share information to influence their show. He suggested that they could include certain truths or disinformation about UFOs. The man drew something on a piece of paper, which he called the 'secret of the universe,' and asked them to keep it safe for years. After losing it for some time, they eventually found it again. The encounter led them to investigate the connections between Hollywood and the UAP phenomenon, impacting their views on government influence in media.

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Program Intelligence Analysis

Executive Summary

The discussion revolves around the manipulation of public perception regarding UAPs and the influence of military and intelligence communities on Hollywood narratives. Key claims include the recovery of an alien spacecraft at Roswell and the existence of a long-term disinformation campaign by the U.S. government.

Primary Revelation

A Navy intelligence officer suggested that they could influence the narrative in the Dark Skies series.

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Bryce Zabel
program managerpro disclosure
Dark SkiesSound, Light, and FrequencyNeed to Know
Emmy Award-winning producerFormer CNN correspondentAuthor of AD: After Disclosure

One of the greatest things when we did Dark Skies is that one of the reviews said that it was the most subversive show on television.

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Brent Friedman
program managerpro disclosure
Dark SkiesSound, Light, and Frequency
Co-creator of Dark SkiesExperience in film and TV for over 30 years

I think I'm ready to conclude the verdict is yes. The real question is to what degree.

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John Harrington
otherunknown
Reagan Administration
Former Secretary of EnergyWorked in the Reagan administration

Brent, this is not the world I thought I was bringing my daughters into.

Dark Skies1990s (1996 to 1997)confirmed

Managed by: NBC

Exploring UAP and government secrecy through fiction

Sound, Light, and Frequency2020s (2023)confirmed

Managed by: iHeart Podcasts

Investigating the intersection of Hollywood and UAP phenomena

historical eventspecific

In July 1947, an alien spacecraft was recovered at Roswell, New Mexico.

Source: Bryce Zabel
coverupspecific

The military and intelligence community seeks to manipulate Hollywood movies and the entertainment industry.

Source: Bryce Zabel
coverupvague

The U.S. government has conducted a 70-80 year-long drip disclosure by feeding truths or disinformation into popular culture.

Source: Brent Friedman
coverupspecific

A Navy intelligence officer suggested that they could influence the narrative in the Dark Skies series.

Source: Bryce Zabel
non human intelligencespecific

John Harrington, a former Secretary of the Navy, stated that aliens are real and there is a multi-billion-dollar campaign to keep this covered up.

Source: Brent Friedman
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Analysis Summary

Program Intel Profile
interviewTopic: coverup secrecyEra: 1940s, 1980s, 2020sIntel Value: 8/10