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Whistleblowers ‘Fear Being Murdered,’ Author Says |
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\nRoss Coulthart explores mysterious untold stories using a fact-based approach to address various topics, from unidentified aerial phenomena to other mysteries that often go unreported. In this episode of “Reality Check,” Coulthart sits down with David Burkett, author of the new book \u201cLies Above: How the Pentagon Misled Congress and Cost America Its Skies.\u201d Burkett is a cybersecurity researcher at cybersecurity firm Corelight Labs and part of an aerospace defense team that earned the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency\u2019s Cogswell Award.<\/p>\n

He calls himself a lifelong skeptic who changed his mind after digging into the data. Burkett explains why he believes the government\u2019s handling of UAPs is a scandal, starting with the 1967 Malmstrom nuclear missile shutdown and Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick\u2019s later explanation that it was an electromagnetic pulse test. They also discuss the Condon Committee\u2019s blind spot, the unexplained 2024 New Jersey drone incursions and the sensor data behind the 2004 Nimitz \u201cTic Tac\u201d encounter. Burkett also explains why a break-in at a source\u2019s home convinced him whistleblowers face real retaliation.<\/p>\n

Chapter Summary<\/u>:
\n0:00 Intro
\n1:35 Meet David
\n3:12 David\u2019s \u201caha\u201d moment
\n4:40 Why the cover-up is a huge scandal
\n6:55 \u201cNo threat\u201d claims and the New Jersey drones
\n8:58 Integrating QR codes into books
\n12:07 The smoking gun
\n13:46 The Malmstrom incident
\n15:01 Kirkpatrick\u2019s EMP explanation
\n18:10 The McMinnville photos
\n19:16 Why is the UAP topic dismissed?
\n22:25 Why is there a cover-up?
\n24:11 What is the phenomenon?
\n27:18 The gatekeepers vs whistleblowers
\n29:55 Contradicting accounts
\n31:18 Possible intimidation attempts to scare David
\n35:08 What was Stephen Miller told?
\n36:20 Where is Nimitz Tic Tac data?
\n39:02 What data is David looking for?
\n40:03 Is NASA lying to us?
\n43:57 Why is the secret being kept?
\n45:30 Recovered craft and materials
\n51:00 Stigma surrounding the topic
\n53:15 Drone incursions over military sites
\n54:55 Final thoughts<\/p>\n