Richard Dolan The Original Fight Against UFO Secrecy. (Dec. 11, 2018)
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Summary
Richard Owen and his wife Tracy discussed UFOs and the influence of Donald Kehoe during a live stream. They reflected on Kehoe's contributions to ufology, particularly his early work in the 1950s. Kehoe was a former Marine and journalist who became a prominent figure in UFO research. He published articles and books claiming that the government was withholding information about UFOs. He also led the National Investigative Committee on Aerial Phenomena. Owen highlighted Kehoe's ability to gather sensitive military information and his efforts to push for congressional hearings on UFOs. After discussing Kehoe's legacy, Owen expressed admiration for his determination and bravery in addressing UFO secrecy.
Program Intelligence Analysis
The discussion focuses on Donald Kehoe's significant role in the early days of ufology, highlighting his claims about government cover-ups and crash retrievals. The conversation also touches on the challenges faced by Kehoe in advocating for transparency regarding UFOs during the 1950s and 1960s.
Kehoe was the first true ufologist of the modern era and the first conspiracy ufologist who talked about a cover-up.
Richard Owen
“Kehoe was the first true ufologist of at least of the modern era.”
Tracy
“I think that's a great idea.”
Donald Kehoe
“I think my government is lying to me.”
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By 1950, there had also been in my view with near certainty crash retrievals of UFOs, including Roswell, where the United States military acquired hardware and tech bodies that are not from here.
Kehoe was the first true ufologist of the modern era and the first conspiracy ufologist who talked about a cover-up.
The Air Force and the US government were able to keep the dominant narrative about UFOs despite many violations of sensitive airspace by objects that were not supposed to exist.
Kehoe was able to get access from the military to many airspace violations and was the first to get genuine inside information about the Robertson panel.