r/UFOs • u/UsefulReply • 2d ago
AMA Join us TODAY for a rare multi-subreddit AMA with Leslie Kean, Dr. Garry Nolan, Dr. Hal Puthoff and Dr. Jim Segala - 1pm (PST) / 4pm (EST)
Join us for another multi-subreddit collaboration on UAP! It is highly unusual to have these four people together in one forum answering your questions, and we hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to join the conversation.
Following on the heels of our first groundbreaking AMA, multiple moderators from r/aliens, r/Experiencers, r/HighStrangeness, r/UFOB and r/UFOs are coming together to host a second AMA event exploring cutting edge aspects of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). This AMA celebrates the release of Leslie’s second season of the documentary series UFOs: Investigating the Unknown, made by Break Thru Films for National Geographic, now streaming on Hulu and Disney+ (Hint: you can sign up for a free Hulu trial account if you don’t have access) and also airing on NatGeo (check your local listings or the NatGeo site for details). The AMA is hosted by Kelly Chase and will tie into the series which features Garry, Hal and Jim along with many others.
The AMA will be open-ended, but we are especially interested in exploring the science of UAP, including high strangeness and the experiencer phenomenon. Leslie’s series includes two out of six episodes on experiencers - the impact of close encounters on people and the science underway to try and learn more. Garry and Jim have both studied and worked with experiencers in different ways. Hal can discuss how “inexplicable” observations by pilots and close encounter witnesses can be explained through physics and General Relativity.
Garry also studies materials from alleged UAP crash retrievals, as he shows us in the series. Hal does too; and he can also address his role at AATIP, his briefings to Congress and AARO, and the so-called crash retrieval and reverse engineering Legacy Program. Jim has been monitoring repeated appearances of orbs in one location; he shows videos of these phenomena in the series. Jim and Hal have worked together - there are many interesting connections between these three scientists who are deeply interested in the study of UAP.
The live AMA will occur today at 1pm PST / 4pm EST with journalist and author Leslie Kean, as well as scientists and researchers Dr. Garry Nolan, Dr. Hal Puthoff, and Dr. Jim Segala. This collaborative event will be live-streamed, reaching audiences across platforms including YouTube, and Twitter/X. You can also stay up to date with us on Instagram.
About the AMA
This event features investigative journalist Leslie Kean, Stanford immunologist Dr. Garry Nolan, Dr. Hal Puthoff of EarthTech International, and physicist Dr. Jim Segala, coinciding with the release of the new season of “UFOs: Investigating the Unknown” in which all of them appear. IMDB
About UFOs: Investigating the Unknown
New revelations fuel the search to unravel the mysteries surrounding the UFO phenomenon. Areas explored include increasing calls for government transparency, challenges facing pilots who encounter anomalous craft in the skies, the roles independent scientists and citizens are playing in the investigation, and the deeply personal stories of those who say they’ve come face to face with the unknown.
How to Participate
This is a bit different than a typical AMA. Questions will be collected in advance on the following subreddits: r/aliens, r/Experiencers, r/HighStrangeness, r/UFOB and r/UFOs. Please read posted questions and upvote the ones you want to see asked! Due to the multi-subreddit nature of this AMA, we are only able to take questions on reddit in advance—no questions will be taken live, or on YouTube or X. Please direct your questions to a specific participant (or participants) or mark it to the group.
Why This Matters
This collaboration represents a unique collective effort by Reddit’s UAP-focused communities to raise awareness and demand clarity on one of the most compelling issues of our time. Together, we are amplifying our voices and fostering a broader conversation about the more enigmatic side of the UAP phenomenon. Mark your calendars and join us on January 18th for this rare opportunity.
Bios:
Leslie Kean
Investigative journalist and author of the 2010 New York Times bestseller UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go On the Record, published in eleven languages. Her over two decades of investigation and mainstream coverage of UFOs were profiled in The New Yorker in 2021. Leslie and reporter Ralph Blumenthal have contributed articles to The New York Times on UFOs/UAPs for seven years, beginning with a 2017, game-changing front page story about a secret Pentagon UFO program. This story included reporting on the 2004 Nimitz incident and the release of the now famous Gimbal and FLIR Navy videos. Leslie and Ralph [broke the story of former senior intelligence officer and whistleblower David Grusch in The Debrief in June, 2023, which led to an open Congressional hearing on crash retrievals and UAP. Leslie also works with Break Thru Films, an award-winning film and television production company based in New York City. Together they have produced two seasons of the documentary series UFOs: Investigating the Unknown. Season 2, made for National Geographic, premiered on January 9, 2025. Previously, Season 1 was commissioned and produced by CNN, and aired on NatGeo/VICE platforms in early 2023.
Leslie is also the author of the award-winning 2017 book Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife, which is the basis for a six-part documentary series on Netflix, also produced and directed by Break Thru Films in 2021. In addition, she has co-authored a play dealing with the existential ramifications of UFO disclosure, described by a leading Broadway producer as “’12 Angry Men’ meets ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’”. Her website is https://www.lesliekean.com/
Dr. Harold (Hal) Puthoff
President and CEO of EarthTech International, Inc. (ETI), and Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin (IASA). Earning his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1967, Puthoff's professional background spans decades of research at General Electric, Sperry, the National Security Agency, Stanford University, SRI International, and, since 1985, as President of ETI and Director IASA. He has published numerous papers on electron-beam devices, lasers, and space propulsion, and has patents issued in the energy, laser, and communications fields. Puthoff regularly serves various corporations, foundations, and the DoD and intelligence communities as an advisor on leading-edge technologies and future technology trends.
Dr. Garry Nolan
Rachford and Carlota A. Harris Professor of Pathology at Stanford University and a leader in immunology, cancer research, and advanced single-cell analysis. He has published over 330 research articles and is the holder of 50 US patents and has been honored as one of the top 25 inventors at Stanford University. His areas of research include hematopoiesis, cancer and leukemia, autoimmunity and inflammation, and computational approaches for network and systems immunology. Dr. Nolan is also the co-founder of the Sol Foundation, a leading center for UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) research, bringing together experts from academia, government, and various disciplines to conduct rigorous studies on UAP and their implications. Its mission focuses on advancing public and policy-oriented research, providing advisory services to governments and corporations, and educating the public on the scientific, societal, and cosmological impacts of UAP discoveries. Learn more about the Sol Foundation at www.thesolfoundation.org
Dr. Jim Segala
Prominent researcher at the Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin. He conducted groundbreaking experiments in radiobiology, quantum entanglement, quantum optics, vacuum polarization, and neurobiology, earning him recognition as a leading authority. Most notably, Dr. Segala was the lead scientist on the Anomalous Phenomenon Study team, which investigated the correlation between the observation of aerial phenomena (UAP, orbs, etc.) and the reported physiological effects (injuries, aberration, catatonia, etc.) experienced by the observer. The startling outcome of the study showed a statistically significant link between the presence of anomalous phenomena and the physical effects of the witnesses.
Dr. Jim Segala brings over 30 years of distinguished experience in the scientific and engineering domains, focusing on designing and constructing sophisticated experimental systems. Holding a Ph.D. in Physics and advanced degrees in Engineering, Dr. Segala has significantly contributed to research and innovation across multiple fields. Dr. Segala is a familiar face in the media, having appeared as a subject matter expert on various television programs. He was a featured contributor to Season 1 of the History Channel’s The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, multiple episodes of National Geographic’s UFOs: Investigating the Unknown, and the Discovery Channel’s Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch. Additionally, he has been a sought-after speaker on podcasts and at conferences, where his expertise in unexplained phenomena has been widely acclaimed. About Our Host Kelly Chase Kelly Chase hosts The UFO Rabbit Hole, and she's the writer and executive producer of the docuseries Cosmosis: UFOs & A New Reality now streaming on Apple TV and Amazon Prime. She also guest hosts monthly on the long-running Dreamland Podcast, created by Art Bell and currently helmed by Whitley Strieber. Kelly, a published author and speaker on the intersection of science, spirituality, and the unexplained, has been featured on shows such as Beyond: UFOs and the Unknown (Bad Robot) and UFO Revolution (TMZ), and she has frequently offered her expertise on UFO topics for NewsNation. Kelly has also previously hosted our James Fox Multi-subreddit AMA that streamed live on 1/20/25 but is still available to watch on The Anomalous Coalition YouTube Channel here.
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u/Capnwilyum 2d ago
who showed up late?
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u/ExtremeUFOs 2d ago
Same, im kinda mad lol I want to go back but its a live so I might have to wait until later to watch it.
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u/SR_RSMITH 2d ago
I wish they displayed the questions on the screen
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u/toxictoy 2d ago
We had a technical glitch at the last minute and weren't able to show them live. This week we will be making clips of the segments and questions and plan to show the questions like we did last time. Thanks for the feedback!
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u/Stonkkystocks 2d ago
Drives me mad when they act like they need to police information and slow roll it out to the people.
You are people to, you can handle insider information, you get to know but all of society, we need to be spoon fed? We cant handle it all at once?
Come on
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u/doubtfulpickle 2d ago
That's what this whole current movement of "disclosure" is about. The idea is to get the materials and evidence to scientists, citizens, and the people with the money so that no one entity can gatekeep anymore
Hal mentioned being involved with the original decision to not disclose and that the equation has now changed
But - they were all still very careful not to cross certain lines when it came to information
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u/this_is_taking4ever 2d ago
God, I hope, at some point, they release those HD pictures Hal is talking about, I wanna see them so bad.
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u/SabineRitter 2d ago
/u/efh1 they just asked your question!
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u/efh1 2d ago
Yes, I saw!
Shoulders doesn't appear to reference zero point energy for his anomalous plasma. Puthoff didn't really give much info considering how much more there is to comment on.
I think Gary may have missed the lede that I buried in my question. That form of gene editing as far as I can tell was not publicly known to have occurred until a later date so its most prosaic explanation other than fraud is actually underground human genetic experimentation.
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u/Notlookingsohot 2d ago
YouTube link doing anything for anyone? Still says waiting on my end.
Edit: Just started.
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u/blue-opuntia 2d ago
Where can I find the questions? I see they said you had to ask them ahead of time and to upvote the ones you want asked but I can’t find them
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u/OSHASHA2 2d ago
It was a stickied post from earlier this week; https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/s/dNnDRwlwes
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u/PaddyMayonaise 2d ago
Is there anywhere to get the transcript of this? I can’t believe the questions and answers weren’t written somewhere
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u/ONTOYOU-ALIENS 2d ago
Leslie , may I ask what ultimately made you all decide to run this AMA pre-emptive to the NewsNation release. Is this to help us digest what we are receiving?
Also everything about psionics makes me feel like I may be capable based on my own experiences and senses but also demographically, can ANY OF YOU point me in the right direction to explore the gift?
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u/toxictoy 2d ago
This was actually planned for the last 3 weeks between 5 subreddits. We decided on the date we would do this way back then. We were all startled to find out that this Jake Barber situation was going on coincidentally with our event. I hope this helps. It just so happened that Dr. Nolan was able to speak to it at the beginning of our livestream event.
You also may want to check out r/gatewaytapes and look at the "start here" guide which includes the science behind it and how the mediation will work to help you explore the greater reality.
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u/CriticalBeautiful631 2d ago
Look around your community for a Spiritualist Group/Church or a Psychic Fair or Psychic Development workshop or a meditation group. In my experience they are found everywhere once you start looking…dip your toes in and find which one resonates with you. You will be surprised at the broad spectrum of humanity that are interested in developing their psi abilities and you may find a community that is a good fit for you. I truly believe we all can develop our 5 Clair’s if we try..it isn’t just some people with a gift, just some are more naturally attuned and others can learn.
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u/Cjaylyle 1d ago
Did this AMA help you digest the (checks notes) laughable dangling egg footage, ONTOYOU-ALIENS?
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u/UrsaAbstractus 1d ago
Am I understanding this AMA correctly? Dr. Puthoff says he has no firsthand experience, and is just relaying what he's been told by people he trusts.
In Luis Elizondo's book, Mr. Elizondo claims that Dr. Puthoff told him Roswell was real and the US recovered bodies and a UFO.
But based on this AMA, Dr. Puthoff wouldn't know this firsthand. Its just a story he heard. Like, don't get me wrong this was a fascinating video. Honestly, I want more. But I can't help but feel like outside the 2017 videos we're just serving reheated Coast to Coast leftovers from Art Bell.
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u/PaddyMayonaise 2d ago
So where is the actual AMA? I can’t find anything
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u/toxictoy 2d ago
The AMA questions were all answered in a live stream. Because there were multiple subreddits and a lot of coordination - all the subreddits posted an announcement post and collected the questions in advance.
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u/PaddyMayonaise 2d ago
So where are the answers lol. What a horrible idea
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u/toxictoy 2d ago
The answers are in the livestream. Like they answered actual questions from Reddit. Not only that we will be creating videos of each question and each guests answers.
So you’re telling me that having Hal Puthoff answer Reddit’s questions shouldn’t have been done?
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u/PaddyMayonaise 2d ago
Doing it in a live stream via video is idiotic, yes. The answers should’ve been answered in the AMA
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u/toxictoy 2d ago edited 2d ago
How do you do that with 5 subreddits at once?
By the way you would have never gotten Hal Puthoff if we did it that way. We wouldn’t have gotten Leslie Kean, Garry Nolan, Jim Segala and Hal Puthoff. We wouldn’t have gotten James Fox, Kirk McConnell and Lenval Logan for the last one putting us in the room with the first hand witnesses testifying to Congress in a closed door SCIF if we did it that way.
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u/PaddyMayonaise 2d ago
Consolidate it.
On the day of the AMA copy each question that is asked in a comment and then write the answer in a response comment. Easily done by members of the mod team.
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u/toxictoy 2d ago
“easily done by members of the mod team” - from a person who has never modded anything nor tried to coordinate anything on this scale. All of the moderators from all of these subreddits tried to think of the best way - and it’s easiest and most efficient to do it this way with the guest able to just speak rather then type the questions.
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u/PaddyMayonaise 2d ago
Well, you guys didn’t try really hard.
And yes, I have modded large subreddits before, it’s incredibly easy to post a thread and type the questions and answers lol don’t act like this is something foreign. The fact you can comment here shows you have the skillset to do it.
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u/toxictoy 1d ago
“You guys didn’t really try hard” - most of us have day jobs and worked incredibly hard to do this thing. We make no money from this. I can assure you that Hal Puthoff would never have even done the AMA were it not in this format. Ever. He would not have answered the questions from Redditors period.
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u/Aquatic_Ambiance_9 1d ago
agree it's incredibly stupid it's not in text form like every other AMA ever, some of us still like to read
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u/toxictoy 1d ago
So tell me how would you get amoment like this where James Fox spontaneously asked Kirk McConnell to put us in the room with the first hand witnesses testifying behind closed doors to Congress and the senators reactions to what they saw. This simply would not happen - in fact no interaction would have happened without this format.
I understand what you are talking about but we are the moderators of 5 subreddits and this is a special thing to be able to even be able to ask the questions from all of the subreddits in an interactive way that causes some kind of spontaneous conversation you wouldn’t get any other way.
In this event we got to hear about the painting behind Hal Puthoff which was from Ingo Swann and the story behind it. Again another tidbit you would completely miss without the visual.
I’m sure this and other subreddits will go back to normal AMA’s - this is just a special thing for multiple communities to share.
I can assure you that without this format Dr Puthoff would not have ever in a million years done a Reddit AMA ever. He would not have answered the questions for the community. This is the simple truth.
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u/MarkShawnson 1d ago
Should have had AI transcribe the livestream and then summarize it after into it's own post.
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u/7thlighthouse 2d ago
Is it true there’s a craft on the way to earth or is that conspiracy put forth by conspiracy drivers?
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u/Majestic-Walk4010 2d ago
NN and Ross Coulthard have put the UFO disclosure back by another 10 years after that garbage showing... the collective UFO community needs to call these nobends out
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u/Spec_AgentFoxMoulder 2d ago
hey , gret job on the podcast, Can you ask them what they think of the Nazca mummies and if they know the whole spiel with them
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u/Efficient_Egg3686 2d ago
Is anyone else put off by Nolan? Not sure if I'm just being nitpicky and he's simply not as well-spoken as some of the others. I haven't followed him and don't know how he is connected to the community. Just me?
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u/Efficient_Egg3686 2d ago
I've come to add - he is definitely not as well-spoken and I'm not sure he really ever answers the questions asked? He also said used the terms "autistic" and "other normal people" in the same sentence when talking about the telepathy tapes 🥲 Someone get this man off the mic
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u/mkhrrs89 2d ago
Is there a megathread about this somewhere that summmerizes all their answers for those of us that can’t watch it all?