Reality Check with Ross Coulthart

Special Report: Road to Disclosure

Reality Check with Ross Coulthart

Show Notes

As the world packs theatres to watch Steven Spielberg's newest UFO film, real-world disclosure is happening in real time. NewsNation and Ross Coulthart have been at the forefront of driving that conversation with history-making whistleblower interviews.

In this TV special, Ross brings us a cinematic, investigative journey through the history of UFO disclosure: from ancient sightings and Roswell to modern whistleblowers, congressional hearings, declassified files and Hollywood’s fascination with the phenomenon.

Including new interviews with Steven Spielberg, Colman Domingo, Emily Blunt and screenwriter David Koepp, the show also includes a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie from a NewsNation reporter who makes a cameo. Ross also shares some behind-the-scenes footage from his landmark interviews, including David Grusch, Lue Elizondo and Jake Barber. Brian Entin also visits Area 51, staking out the legendary place at night. Plus: George Knapp details his famous interview with Bob Lazar.

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CREDITS Host: Ross Coulthart Executive Producer: Andy Gipson Editorial Producer: Meagan Medick Associate Producers: Will Tomasi, Christine Jenkinson, Mekhi Rhodes Editors: Kanyon Lyons, John Nock Photographer: Augustin ‘Gus’ Chauvet Designer: Doug Howell Additional footage provided by: Getty, Associated Press

On "Reality Check," NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart takes a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines.

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CHAPTERS 3:18 Ross Coulthart reporting from 'Disclosure Day' premiere 5:35 David Grusch demands UFO transparency on Capitol Hill with UAP Caucus 10:33 1933 Magenta, Italy UFO incident and inside the Vatican Archives 13:12 1947 Roswell, New Mexico true story 14:28 1950s-1970s NASA Astronauts report UFOs in space 16:54 Brian Entin visits Area 51 23:42 1980s George Knapp shared behind the scenes stories about Bob Lazar's famous interview 30:48 1990s Phoenix Lights: the largest mass UFO sighting in American history 33:46 2010s Lue Elizondo leaks military UFO footage like the Tic-Tac 37:41 2020s Ross Coulthart interviews David Grusch, Capitol Hill testimony 43:14 Ross Coulthart interviews Jake Barber, firsthand UFO crash retrieval witness 50:59 Pres. Trump releases UFO files, UAP Caucus formalized 52:31 New Jersey 'Drone' Flap 55:02 Steven Spielberg, Colman Domingo, Emily Blunt, screenwriter David Koepp talk 'Disclosure Day' 1:00:15 NewsNation reporter's 'Disclosure Day' cameo 1:01:31 Ross Coulthart's movie review for 'Disclosure Day'

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