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Reality Check with Ross CoulthartShow Notes
Jonathan Caplan KC, a veteran British barrister and King’s Counsel, joins Ross Coulthart this week for "Reality Check" to discuss Caplan's new book Not For Disclosure, the culmination of 50 years investigating the UAP mystery. Applying the same evidentiary standards he used in court, Caplan explains why he believes the phenomenon deserves serious attention.
Ross asks what Britain may quietly know about UAPs, which UK cases are most credible, and what to make of persistent claims involving British special forces and crash retrievals. The conversation also explores Prince Philip’s interest in UFOs, reports of UFO-curious British nobility, and the mysterious figure Air Marshal Sir Peter Horsley called “Mr. Janus.”
A major focus is the controversial Majestic 12 documents. Caplan explains why he considers key papers authentic, addresses claims they were forged, and examines documents tied to Timothy Cooper, Ryan Wood, White Sands, Richard Drain, and the 1953 effort to debunk the subject.
The discussion then turns to allegations involving President John F. Kennedy, Howard Hunt, Watergate, and the so-called Lancer document. Finally, Caplan and Coulthart tackle the biggest question of all: if nonhuman intelligence is interacting with Earth, what exactly is it—and are we ready to know?
JONATHAN CAPLAN'S BOOK, "NOT FOR DISCLOSURE": Blackwell's (free hardback shipping for US customers, hardback available June 11): https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Not-for-Disclosure-by-Jonathan-Caplan/9781529979961 Amazon UK (ships hardback to the US, delivery charged, hardback available June 11): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Not-Disclosure-UFOS-Worlds-Secret/dp/152997996X/ Amazon US (audiobook and ebook available June 11, hardback available August 18): https://www.amazon.com/Not-Disclosure-Jonathan-Caplan/dp/152997996X/
CREDITS Host: Ross Coulthart Executive Producer: Andy Gipson Editorial Producer: Meagan Medick Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson Associate Producer: Will Tomasi Research Producer: Rob Jones Editor: Anthony Diasio
CHAPTERS :00 Intro 2:06 What Pulled a Fraud Barrister Into the UFO Question 3:44 What Britain's Establishment Knows, and the UK Case Worth Your Attention 5:50 British Special Forces, Crash Retrieval, and the Goodwood Aerodrome Video 7:28 Prince Philip's Quiet Interest, and a Long Line of UFO-Curious Nobility 9:45 The Mr. Janus Story, an Air Marshal's Strangest Encounter 12:28 A Senior RAF Officer's Portal Story, and Forrestal's Meeting With Tizard 16:20 The MJ12 Documents, and Why Caplan Thinks They're Real 21:13 Were the Documents Forged by James Jesus Angleton? 23:28 Corroborating the Papers, a Fraud Investigator's Standard of Proof 28:35 Tim Cooper's Originals and the New Documents Ryan Wood Recovered 33:43 The Blair House Document, and Politicians as "Temporary Employees" 36:00 A Craft Forced Down at White Sands, and the Mantell Case 37:42 The Richard Drain Letter, and the 1953 Decision to Debunk 41:19 Why These Papers Are Hard to Fake, and How They Surfaced 46:55 The Holloman "Advanced Contact" Meeting With a Nordic Being 49:19 JFK, UFOs, and Howard Hunt's Lawyer Douglas Caddy 54:18 Was Watergate Really About Hiding UFO Secrets? 58:11 The US and Russia's Agreement to Deconflict Over UAP 59:28 The Lancer Document, Pulled From a Burning Fireplace 1:03:28 Do the Documents Tie JFK's Death to UFOs? 1:05:14 Frank Sturgis, the Grassy Knoll, and a Confession Never Chased Down 1:07:51 Marilyn Monroe, Dorothy Kilgallen, and a Leaked Wiretap 1:11:19 A Cancer at the Heart of the Mystery, and the CIA's Air Warfare Branch 1:13:46 Chris Sharp's UK Office of Global Access, Does Caplan Buy It? 1:17:58 An Astronaut Sent to Russia for a Retrieval, and What Clinton Knew 1:17:59 Uri Geller, Haim Eshed, and the Contacts Caplan Is Still Chasing 1:21:41 Is a Non-Human Intelligence Here, and Keel's Cryptoterrestrials 1:26:00 Why Disclosure Won't Come From Trump 1:27:09 The Condign Report, Sentient Plasmoids, and Whether We're Ready
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