{"id":375280,"date":"2026-02-24T23:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=3a14381ef23b4d1e56f738614e38e961"},"modified":"2026-02-24T23:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:56:40","slug":"the-light-gate-michael-schratt-researcher-author-ufo-historian-secrets-of-area-51","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=375280","title":{"rendered":"The Light Gate – Michael Schratt, Researcher, Author, UFO Historian – Secrets of Area 51"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Light Gate –
Michael Schratt, Researcher, Author, UFO Historian –
Secrets of Area 51<\/b><\/font><\/big><\/center>
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\nPreston Dennett & Dolly Safran:<\/p>\n

The Light Gate Welcomes GUEST: Michael Schratt, Researcher, Author, UFO historian & Peter Merlin, author\/researcher.
\nDate: February 23, 2026
\nTime: 5-7pm pacific \/ 8-10pm eastern
\nEpisode 147
\nDiscussion: Secrets of Area 51<\/p>\n

Tonight, \u201cThe Light Gate,\u201d welcomes Peter Merlin (author\/researcher) and Michael Schratt, (aerospace historian\/researcher\/author)<\/p>\n

Author Peter Merlin has appeared in more than a dozen film and television documentaries for the History Channel, Discovery, National Geographic, Smithsonian, and others. He is the author of the book, \u201cDreamland: The Secret History of Area 51.\u201d Dreamland was edited to the same rigorous academic standard as the author\u2019s works published by NASA and the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics.<\/p>\n

This compelling narrative is based on a treasure trove of declassified documents and interviews, and is richly illustrated with more than 700 images, many never published before. Other books include: \u201cTonopah Test Range,\u201d \u201cNevada Test Site,\u201d \u201cGreen Light for Green Flight\u201d \u201cUnlimited Horizons\u201d and \u201cArea 51.\u201d <\/p>\n

Michael is a private pilot, military aerospace historian, longtime UFO researcher, lecturer, draftsman, an expert on classified \u2018black projects,\u201d UFO crash\/retrievals, the government UFO coverup and more. He is the author of \u201cDARK FILES: A Pictorial History of Lost, Forgotten and Obscure UFO Encounters.\u201d He is a frequent guest on radio shows and podcasts. He has appeared on Coast to Coast and many other major podcasts, and regularly speaks at UFO conferences including, Contact in the Desert. His book, DARK FILES, presents 61 fully illustrated UFO encounters from around the world.<\/p>\n

These cases were obtained from real world “boots on the ground” research by gaining access to university archives, multiple UFO research centers, and private collections. All cases presented contain references so that the reader can verify them on their own. Every effort was taken to portray these cases accurately from eyewitness accounts and reports, thereby preserving an important part of our global history. This publication contains never before seen illustrations which make these historically significant UFO cases “come alive.\u201d <\/p>\n

Tonight, Michael and Peter will be presenting their research into the super-secret and highly controversial base, Area 51. What is going on there? We will be doing a deep dive and see what we can find out!<\/p>\n