March 3, 2007: UFO Incidents - Nick Pope & Whitley Strieber

Art Bell speaks with Whitley Strieber and Nick Pope about a massive wave of UFO activity, with particular focus on sightings near nuclear installations in Iran. Strieber connects this to historical patterns, citing General Arthur Exons confirmation that the Roswell debris was not of this world and Eisenhowers alleged 1954 encounter at Muroc Air Force Base. He theorizes the visitors seek to prevent nuclear weapons use, pointing to incidents where craft disabled American ICBMs and triggered launch sequences at Russian missile sites.

The discussion turns to Iran, where over 30 UFO incidents have been reported since December 2006, including possible crashes and plasma-like objects near nuclear facilities. Strieber and Art consider whether Iranian leaders would interpret alien contact through a religious lens, and whether a dirty bomb targeting Tel Aviv poses a greater risk than a traditional strike.

Nick Pope joins to discuss his departure from the British Ministry of Defence UFO project and reveals that the ministry ran a classified remote viewing study in 2001. The study failed to recruit experienced viewers and relied on novices, producing inconclusive results. Pope notes that sensitive target applications were planned but never completed, with key portions of the declassified report still redacted.