Somewhere in the Skies

On episode 149 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by science writer, Sarah Scoles, to discuss her upcoming book, They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers. The book is an anthropological look at the UFO community, told through first-person experiences with researchers in their element as they pursue what they see as a solvable mystery―both terrestrial and cosmic. In the book...

On episode 148 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we bring together a collection of UFO sightings and encounters from listeners, culminating it yet another powerful volume of Witness Accounts. Stretching across continents, time, and space, we hear the extraordinary stories of those who have come face-to-face with the mysteries that lay somewhere in the skies. Ryan would like to thank each and every person...

On episode 147 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, MJ Banias returns for a special volume of Somewhere in the Whiskey! We hear all about MJ's recent trip to the highly secretive and mysterious Skinwalker Ranch. How did he gain full access and what did he see, hear, and learn while exploring the property? Then MJ and Ryan discuss the possible alien materials that TTSA and the U.S. Army are now in possession...

On episode 146 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we continue our Project Blue Book conversations with the creator and writer of the titular television series on the History Channel, David O'Leary. He returns to give us the inside scoop on what to expect in season 2 of this hit show. How is J. Allen Hynek involved with the Roswell incident? What brings he and his partner to Area 51? And where is the Proje...

On episode 145 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by filmmaker, Project Blue Book consultant, and professor, Paul Hynek. In this conversation, Paul talks about what it was like growing up in a home where UFOs were everyday conversation over the dinner table. We then hear all about his father's experiences working with the U.S. Air Force in their official investigation of UFOs; Project Blue...

On episode 144 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, the entire Rogue Planet crew is tackling the often under-reported, but fascinating theories and experiences of astronauts pertaining to the UFO and alien topics. Inspired by recent remarks on aliens from the first ever British astronaut, Helen Sharman, the crew talks about similar remarks by Edgar Mitchell, Gordon Cooper, Story Musgrave, and Scott Kelly. T...

On episode 143 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Shannon LeGro returns to talk all about her new book, Beyond the Fray: Bigfoot, which features personal eyewitness accounts and terrifying encounters with Bigfoot and several other mysterious creatures. Most were taken from the transcripts of Shannon's popular podcast, Into the Fray. After hearing several of Shannon's favorite stories from the book, we mov...

On episode 142 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we go back to 1974 in Jacksonville, Florida. Terri Betz, the son of Antoine and Gerri Betz, stumbles upon a strange metal sphere in the woods near their home. Upon bringing it back to their house, it began to exhibit unusual behavior. Soon, the press comes to interview the family and all Hell breaks loose. Within months, the U.S. Navy, Marines, and promine...

On episode 141 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, the entire Rogue Planet crew is in attendance. As the year comes to a close, Jason McClellan, Maureen Elsberry, Shane Hurd, and Ryan run down the top 10 UFO-related stories from the past decade. Gary McKinnon Frank Kimbler Homeland Security UFO Area 51 “Declassified” Citizen Hearing Roswell Slides Hillary Clinton Commercial Flights & UFOs AATIP/TTSA Storm...

On episode 140 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is the guest as Jim Perry, host of the Euphomet Podcast arrives in New York City to conduct one of the most personal interviews Ryan has ever taken part in. Recorded across Queens and Manhattan, the two discuss Ryan's experiences as a playwright and artist, his growing interest and initiation in to the harsh realms of the paranormal, and why he contin...

On episode 139 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we tackle one of the most well-known and well documented UFO events of all time; The Rendlesham Forest UFO incident. Often dubbed "Britain's Roswell", this event took place over three consecutive nights in a forest between two joint military bases in Suffolk, England in December of 1980.  Set amongst the backdrop of the Cold War, US Forces were stationed i...

On episode 138 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by Greg Newkirk and Connor J. Randall, members of the investigative team and executive producers of HELLIER an independent paranormal documentary series. They discuss the highly anticipated second season that digs deeper in to the mysteries surrounding Hellier and beyond. In 2012, Greg Newkirk received an email from a man calling himself Dav...

On episode 137 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by Bryce Johnson and Ronny LeBlanc of the new Travel Channel television series, Expedition Bigfoot. We hear all about how they got involved in the world of Bigfoot, their thoughts and theories on just what Bigfoot might be, and then then give us some hints at what's to come in the eight-part series premiering December 8th!  Official Synopsis...

On episode 136 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by Jason McClellan and Maureen Elsberry, both of Rogue Planet's UNKNOWN podcast, to discuss the latest news in UFO material acquisition. What exactly is the new partnership between Tom DeLonge's To the Stars Academy and the U.S. Army? What materials does the academy have, how did they obtain them, and what exactly does the army hope to do wi...

On episode 135 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we take a trip to Russia to bring you a story so mysterious and so tragic, that it remains one of the most controversial unsolved cases in history.  On February 2nd, 1959, nine highly experienced members of the Ural Polytechnical Institute set off on a challenging trek through the Ural mountains with their leader, Igor Dyatlov. But something happened in th...

On episode 134 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we hear from four witnesses who had UFO or close encounter experiences dropped in to their laps that changed them forever. From a strange being peering in to the home of an individual to accounts of boomerang-shaped craft and missing time. A mother reads us a letter from her daughter who had her life changed over night with a singular UFO experience. And a...

On episode 133 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan joins Michael McMillian of the Bigfoot Collector's Club Podcast to talk about his Top 5 favorite UFO cases. From Roswell to Rendlesham, Tehran to Michigan, there's some famous cases and some hidden gems that Ryan's come across in his own personal research and investigations. This is a light-hearted conversation about some powerful UFO encounters. So j...

On episode 132 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan returns to the Michigan UFO Con to bring you three very diverse interviews with some of the guests and speakers at the event. Joining him are Tim Woolworth, Eric Wojciechowski, and Cheryl Costa. It's a "Breakfast Club of UFOlogy" as the guests talk about UFO Disclosure, the problems with Ancient Alien Theory, UFO Data and patterns, Instrumental Trans-...

On episode 131 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by longtime friend and colleague, Andrew Sanford. In a bit of a departure from the usual UFO talk, the two discuss Andrew's recent hunt for Sasquatch in the wilderness of British Columbia on the television series, Mysteries Decoded. Then, he and Ryan discuss two Bigfoot-oriented films to keep things squatchy! They review Willow Creek (2013)...

On episode 130 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan speaks with filmmaker, Alan Stivelman, about his new documentary, Testigo de Otro Mundo (Witness of Another World) Juan Perez lives a solitary existence on a remote farm ever since he witnessed a UFO event. Stivelman, together with the help of famous astrophysicist Jacques Vallée, begin an epic journey to help Juan in understanding the deep meaning of...

On episode 129 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan sits down for a face-to-face interview with one of the biggest names in the world of the weird, John E.L. Tenney. Whether its UFOs, the paranormal, cryptids, the supernatural, or the occult, Tenney is on the hunt for answers to all of them. And he's not afraid to have a little fun along with way. In this uncensored conversation, he and Ryan discuss an...

On episode 128 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan sits down face-to-face with Nick Redfern at the 2019 Michigan UFO Con. They discuss Redfern's thoughts on Area 51, Bob Lazar, and then an in-depth look at his latest book, Flying Saucers from the Kremlin: UFOs, Russian Meddling, Soviet Spies & Cold War Secrets Russian meddling: they are two words that just about everyone has come to know very well in...

On episode 127 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we take a look back at one of the strangest and most active years in UFO history; 1967. From running over an alien with a car, to actual car-jacking aliens. From the horrifying Maelstrom Nuclear missile shutdown by a UFO, to the crash of a craft in the waters of Shag Harbor. And lest we forget the highly documented close encounter at Falcon Lake. It's all...

On episode 126 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we are dropped in the center of the 2019 International UFO Congress with our on-site correspondents, Dean Alioto and Shane Hurd. They bring us exclusive interviews with various speakers, including James Fox, Ben Hansen, Marc D'Antonio, Kathleen Marden, Michael P Masters, James Keenan, and of course the emcee and co-organizer of the event, Alejandro Rojas....

On episode 125 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Rob Kristoffersen pulls up a barstool once again for another volume of UFO Happy Hour. This uncensored series finds Rob and Ryan drunkenly discussing the Storm Area 51 craze, harmful and helpful aliens, rejected abductees, and the return of the Alien Autopsy Film? Yup. It's all here, and it's happy hour, so drink up!  Guest Bio: Rob Kristoffersen is the ho...