The Summer of the Saucers

Summary

Bryce and Ross delve into the pivotal year of 1947, marking 75 years since 'The Summer of the Saucers,' which is seen as the dawn of modern UFO phenomena. They discuss key early UFO incidents alongside contemporary developments, including NASA's upcoming but underfunded UAP study. The episode raises the question of whether drones are merely a convenient explanation for UAP sightings by skeptics.

Key takeaways

• 11947 marked the beginning of the modern UFO era.
• 2Mention of notable UFO incidents from the early days.
• 3NASA is launching a quick, poorly funded UAP study.
• 4Discussion on whether drones are being used to explain UAP sightings.

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Transcript excerpt

hello and welcome to need to know the podcast  that chases down the latest news and analyzes the important issues in the fascinating world of uaps  unidentified aerial phenomena i'm ross coulthard from down under in australia and from los angeles  let's welcome my co-host and fellow denizen in the high strangeness world investigating the  phenomenon bryce zabel hey roscoe you know we're about to start summer here which means if i'm  not mistaken you're about to start winter right yep and that's why i sound like foghorn leghorn i  have a cold i have my first cold of the year well i'm excited actually because uh you know tomorrow  my wife and i are celebrating our anniversary oddly enough by going up to santa barbara  to see bob dylan play at the santa barbara bowl because it's a beautiful location it's  outdoors and you can get out and enjoy yourself you know did you know that bob dylan was born in  may of 1941 which means that he was born before the ufo cover-up kicked off in earnest in 1947 and  that's something as ross said that we're going to be talking about later today now the great thing  i like about dylan besides a lifetime of really compelling songs is there's always a lyric or a  quote for practically any occasion so you might say well what about disclosure well the easy  go-to for disclosure of uap ufo reality would probably be the times they are a change in but you  know that feels too easy it's not on his set list and this is his song black writer i  dedicate these lyrics to the people who know a lot about the uap issue but so far have...

Excerpt from Need to Know (Coulthart/Zabel), Jun 22, 2022. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.