{"id":369604,"date":"2026-02-15T23:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T13:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=17f7932074bbad6fc911ba790752f435"},"modified":"2026-02-15T23:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T13:50:43","slug":"danny-sheehan-on-disclosure-power-and-a-deathbed-alien-encounter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=369604","title":{"rendered":"Danny Sheehan on Disclosure, Power, and a Deathbed Alien Encounter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhDuIPh282IoeRwN5tBOT1F_xP4l68K5xCoZ4QA0ufKcpldFF0sO3Q4itEbW8tBuEYzvfVQHd8XIQNjpJMkWfntocdcirHZymJgEUbK0W8Heg2tyEus869Wd5Dg3r1Ne8DDt9Dz_ZCL3upbPOmwxyqfNiM5yIGT8POeLd-ziwz3NlQUg-OTExY7F3ZP5-So\/s686\/Alien-Encounter.jpg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; \"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"382\" data-original-width=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhDuIPh282IoeRwN5tBOT1F_xP4l68K5xCoZ4QA0ufKcpldFF0sO3Q4itEbW8tBuEYzvfVQHd8XIQNjpJMkWfntocdcirHZymJgEUbK0W8Heg2tyEus869Wd5Dg3r1Ne8DDt9Dz_ZCL3upbPOmwxyqfNiM5yIGT8POeLd-ziwz3NlQUg-OTExY7F3ZP5-So\/s500\/Alien-Encounter.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><center><big><b><font color=\"bright orange\">Danny Sheehan on Disclosure, Power,<br \/> and a Deathbed Alien Encounter<\/b><\/font><\/big><\/center><br \/>\n<br \/>\nIn this episode of That UFO Podcast, Andy is joined by constitutional lawyer and New Paradigm Institute president Danny Sheehan for a wide-ranging conversation on UFO secrecy and the current state of disclosure.<\/p>\n<p>Sheehan explains why he believes Congress already holds the constitutional authority to declassify UFO information, how whistleblower protections could change the landscape, and why public pressure is now a critical factor in forcing transparency.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion also touches on testimony involving a deathbed confession of an alleged encounter with a non-human entity, a moment that raises deeper questions about how such accounts should be understood, evaluated, and preserved.<\/p>\n<p>A serious, timely conversation about power, secrecy, and why Sheehan believes meaningful disclosure may be closer than ever.<\/p>\n<p>As always, this episode presents testimony and analysis \u2014 not proof \u2014 and invites listeners to draw their own conclusions.<\/p>\n<p><u>Timestamps<\/u>:<br \/>\n00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:10 Has disclosure ever felt closer or further away?<br \/>\n04:30 The post-2017 shift in the UFO conversation<br \/>\n08:10 Congress, the NDAA, and forced disclosure<br \/>\n12:40 Why the House watered down the Senate bill<br \/>\n16:00 The limits of compliance and government delay<br \/>\n19:10 Public trust, Congress, and political pressure<br \/>\n22:30 Epstein, secrecy, and selective transparency<br \/>\n26:40 Power, elitism, and information control<br \/>\n31:10 The National Security State and UFO secrecy<br \/>\n36:20 Fear, intimidation, and why Congress stayed silent<br \/>\n41:30 Whistleblowers, pressure, and systemic resistance<br \/>\n46:10 Legal pathways to declassification<br \/>\n52:30 Why this moment feels historically different<br \/>\n58:20 Public mobilisation and forcing accountability<br \/>\n1:05:10 The human cost of secrecy<br \/>\n1:18:00 A deathbed confession of an alien encounter<br \/>\n1:24:00 Why testimony like this matters<br \/>\n1:29:30 The role of belief, evidence, and responsibility<br \/>\n1:34:40 Final thoughts on disclosure and the road ahead<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"530\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sjib0fdVctM?si=38cilJcdLpuypc9D\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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