In this episode of "Reality Check," Ross Coulthart sits down with Michael Gold, president of Redwire Space and a former member of NASA's UAP Independent Study Team, for a candid look at how the agency has handled the subject. Gold explains what the study team was actually asked to do, which was to weigh whether UAP was worth NASA's attention and what resources it could bring to bear, rather than to analyze the anomalous imagery already sitting in the agency's own archives. He is direct about the stigma that shadows the field, describing scientists warned they could lose their jobs, tenure and their ability to publish for simply asking the question, including a physicist and frequent guest of this show who lost his position after appearing on it.

The conversation moves through the Apollo 17 triangle and the Apollo 11 blue lights, the Robertson Panel that helped set decades of ridicule in motion and the work Gold is now leading through the Disclosure Foundation to reopen NASA's archives alongside astronomer Beatriz Villarroel and physicist Maaneli Derakhshani. It closes where Gold argues where the real stakes sit, on national security, a race with China and his warning that whoever controls the Moon will eventually control the Earth.

#NASA #coverup #UAP

CREDITS:

Host: Ross Coulthart

Executive Producer: Andy Gipson

Editorial Producer: Meagan Medick

Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson

Associate Producer: Will Tomasi

Research Producer: Rob Jones

Editor: Kanyon Lyons

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.

More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart/

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CHAPTERS:

:00 Intro

2:06 Was NASA's Study Team Really Investigating UAP?

5:06 What the Panel Was Actually Asked to Do

6:32 From 'Aerial' to 'Anomalous,' and the Apollo 17 Triangle

8:30 The Stigma in Academia, and What It Cost Scientists Like Derakhshani

11:01 Three Recommendations, and the Foundation That Picked Them Up

14:32 Did the Apollo Astronauts See Something on the Moon?

17:06 Where to Start Without NASA's Keys, Isaacman and Monthly Moon Missions

18:40 Blurred and Missing, What NASA's Edited Images Might Hide

20:07 Beatriz Villarroel, and the Objects That Predate the First Satellite

22:35 Conspiracy or Screw-Up, and the ISS Feed That Went Dark

25:28 The Blue Lights of Apollo 11, and the Conclusion NASA Wouldn't Reach

27:58 The Robertson Panel, and the Campaign to Discredit UFOs

30:21 Why NASA Was Just Made an Intelligence Agency

31:24 Cattle Mutilations, Laser Burns, and the Reservation Where It Started

33:06 Ancient Rock Art, Mantid Beings, and Skinwalker Ranch

33:59 A Back Channel to the UAP Task Force, and Working Without All the Data

36:36 Karl Wolfe, and the Photo Retouchers NASA Never Answered

38:34 Chris Mellon, the NRO, and the Objects Entering and Leaving Orbit

39:27 Fresh From the Archives, and Who Decides What Gets Declassified

41:36 'A Lack of Imagination, Turning Into a Lack of Freedom'

42:55 France's UAP Report, the Artemis Accords, and a Permanent NASA Office

44:50 Transparency's Slippery Slope, and the Gang of Eight in the Dark

47:13 Does Mike Think Something Is Watching Us?

48:25 The Follow-Up NASA Never Did, and the Physics We Should Chase

50:20 Moon Landing Denial, and the Trust It Costs Everyone

53:23 The Lunar Gateway, Starship, and the Many Launches Needed to Refuel

57:00 Lue Elizondo, the Moon, and Why the Airbrushing Is Over

1:01:21 Why UAP Is a National Security Risk, and the Race With China

1:04:32 'Control the Moon, Control the Earth,'

Ross Coulthart explores an ancient alien mystery, gaining access to never-before-seen mummies that some researchers say could hold the key to the UFO question. Is it too good to be true, or a crucial next step toward disclosure?

In this week’s episode, we find Ross at the ancient site of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island. The Moai statues are some of the most impressive examples of early engineering, but that also leaves many unanswered questions. How did they move the 70-ton statues, what was their purpose and what happened to the people on Rapa Nui?

#RapaNui #EasterIsland #Moai

CREDITS:

Host: Ross Coulthart

Executive Producer: Andy Gipson

Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada

Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson

Associate Producer: Will Tomasi

Editor: Anthony Diasio

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.

More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart/

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CHAPTERS

:00 Intro

:54 Easter Island facts

4:29 Preserving the statues

6:30 The kneeling statue

8:04 Goblins?

9:28 Motu Nui Island

11:19 Unfinished statues

14:14 Prior civilization on the island?

18:38 How the statues were carved with accuracy

25:07 Imitation attempts?

28:50 Final thoughts

In this episode of "Reality Check," Ross Coulthart and Meagan Medick tackle the fallout from Coulthart's recent comments about Lue Elizondo's past role in the legacy UAP program, addressing what he calls misreporting of his statements. Coulthart tackles questions about the Elizondo controversy and why whistleblowers remain silent despite NDAs, Michael Shermer's controversial appointment to the White House UAP Science Advisory Council and whether nonhuman intelligence shows any interest in human art, music and culture.

#LueElizondo #ChrisCuomo #RossCoulthart

CREDITS:

Host: Ross Coulthart

Executive Producer: Andy Gipson

Editorial Producer: Meagan Medick

Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson, Will Tomasi

Research Producer: Rob Jones

Editor: Anthony Diasio

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.

More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart/

Email your questions to RealityCheck@NewsNationNow.com

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CHAPTERS:

:00 Intro

1:15 Ross reacts to Elizondo’s comments

8:14 Why whistleblowers need protections

12:15 Michael Shermer on the UAP Science Advisory Council

15:21 Are NHI interested in human culture?

19:11 Are UAPs using radio frequencies?

22:01 Final thoughts

Ross Coulthart explores overlooked mysteries using a fact-based approach, from unidentified aerial phenomena to other underreported topics. Now, he’s turning to viewers, answering their questions each week.

In this episode, Coulthart and Meagan Medick broadcast live from NewsNation’s Washington, D.C., studio following the UAP Disclosure Forum on Capitol Hill.

Coulthart addresses questions about a growing rift among transparency advocates within the UAP disclosure movement, whether Congress is obstructing public access to information, and claims surrounding the Pentagon’s so-called “Collins Elite” group, which some allege views the issue through a religious lens.

He also discusses criticism of Lue Elizondo’s past role in government programs, reports on Stephen Miller’s involvement in a White House whistleblower amnesty push, and his belief that Elon Musk has been briefed on classified UAP programs.

The episode also examines the future of the UAP Disclosure Act as it returns to Congress.

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CHAPTER SUMMARY:

:00 Intro

6:25 Congress’ efforts to obfuscate disclosure

9:37 Transition of life & death

12:20 UAP Disclosure Act update

15:20 Differing opinions in the UAP community

27:00 Message to President Trump

30:10 What happens to Space companies after disclosure

34:05 Are there NHI prisoners?

39:31 Collins Elite

43:53 Disclosure impact on the economy

CREDITS:

Host: Ross Coulthart

Executive Producer: Andy Gipson

Editorial Producer: Meagan Medick

Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson

Associate Producer: Will Tomasi

Research Producer: Rob Jones

Editor: Kanyon Lyons

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.

More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart/

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As lawmakers and whistleblowers continue a push for transparency on UFOs, the Disclosure Forum brought advocates together in a daylong session. The forum featured panel discussions on issues around UAPs, including the congressional push for transparency, national security implications and the potential effect of sightings on the economy and religious belief.

In this week's episode, Ross Coulthart joins from Washington, D.C., where he attended the conference and had an opportunity to speak with lawmakers about ongoing disclosure efforts and the national security state's attempts to silence whistleblowers. Ross speaks with Reps. Anna Paulina Luna, André Carson and Eric Burlison, as well as Sen. Mike Rounds and whistleblower Jeff Nuccetelli.

#DisclosureForum #CapitolHill #UAPs

CREDITS

Host: Ross Coulthart

Executive Producer: Andy Gipson

Editorial Producer: Meagan Medick

Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson

Associate Producer: Will Tomasi

Research Producer: Rob Jones

Editor: Kanyon Lyons

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.

More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart/

Email your questions to RealityCheck@NewsNationNow.com

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CHAPTERS

:00 Intro

6:40 Interview with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna

11:32 Interview with Rep. André Carson

16:31 Interview with Rep. Eric Burlison

19:22 Interview with Sen. Mike Rounds

22:28 Interview with whistleblower Jeff Nuccetelli

In this episode of "Reality Check," Ross Coulthart sits down with John Priestland and Dr. Martin Abbas of uNHIdden, the U.K. and U.S. foundation behind the first systematic public health framework for a disclosure event. Their report, "Preparing for Disclosure: A Public Health Framework for Paradigm-shifting Revelations," was published in June 2026.

You can read it in full here:https://www.unhidden.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/uNHIdden-Preparedness-Plan-Final-1.pdf

The premise is almost entirely unexamined. Governments plan for pandemics, natural disasters and mass-casualty events, but nothing in any national framework prepares ordinary people for the psychological and social fallout of learning that humanity is not alone. UNHIdden takes no position on whether confirmatory information sits inside a classified program. Their case rests on the precautionary principle: the potential scale of the public response is large, the preparedness gap is real and the cost of preparing for an event that may never come is modest next to the cost of being unprepared. The report borrows tools from pandemic preparedness, disaster mental health and crisis communication.

Ross and his guests work through that framework. They define ontological shock, the disorientation a person feels when the ground assumptions of their reality give way, and trace why the mental health toll of a societal trauma so often outlasts the physical one. The conversation covers the institutional history that built the stigma, including the Robertson Panel and the decision to make ridicule a matter of policy and the lasting damage institutional betrayal does once a public learns it was misled. Dr. Abbas, a practicing GP, describes what it is like to sit across from an experiencer whose first words are almost always a version of "I'm not crazy, but I know you'll think I am."

The two men map the high-risk groups who could struggle most, from committed skeptics and the religiously devout to experiencers and the already vulnerable, and explain the population strategy at the center of the plan, drawn from epidemiologist Geoffrey Rose, that lifting whole-society resilience even slightly does more aggregate good than concentrating on the most severely affected. Ross presses them on the hardest scenarios, a craft down in Hyde Park, the question of religious confrontation and whether a government still managing a half-truth does more harm than the full truth would. The episode closes on consciousness, near-death research and the possibility that simply talking about all of this openly, now, is the gentlest way to prepare.

#uNHIdden #disclosure #psychology

CREDITS

Host: Ross Coulthart

Executive Producer: Andy Gipson

Editorial Producer: Meagan Medick

Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson

Associate Producer: Will Tomasi

Research Producer: Rob Jones

Editor: John Nock

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.

More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart/

Email your questions to RealityCheck@NewsNationNow.com

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Ross 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. Now, he is turning to viewers, answering their pressing questions each week. In this week's episode, Coulthart breaks down the White House's new UAP Governance Board, warning it could become another "toothless tiger" like Project Blue Book, lacking subpoena power and reliant on the Pentagon's goodwill.

He also makes the case for whistleblower amnesty, drawing on his experience covering South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission to argue why immunity may be the only realistic path to real disclosure. Plus, Coulthart digs into newly surfaced Apollo 16 audio describing unexplained gravity and gamma-ray anomalies near the dark side of the moon.

Watch Unreported with Meagan Medick here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6PrA6lo8rJKtTsTq9eAtpNdZzuyST-R-

#UAP #GovernanceBoard #WhiteHouse

CREDITS:

Host: Ross Coulthart

Executive Producer: Andy Gipson

Editorial Producer: Meagan Medick

Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson

Associate Producer: Will Tomasi

Research Producer: Rob Jones

Editor: Sarah Jackson

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.

More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart/

Email your questions to RealityCheck@NewsNationNow.com

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CHAPTER SUMMARY:

:50 UAP governance board

5:45 Concerns that disclosure is being stalled

12:46 David Grusch’s revelations

19:14 Amnesty for whistleblowers

23:33 Dark side of the moon

29:43 Ross on the World Cup

Jonathan Caplan KC, a veteran British barrister and King’s Counsel, joins Ross Coulthart this week for "Reality Check" to discuss Caplan's new book Not For Disclosure, the culmination of 50 years investigating the UAP mystery. Applying the same evidentiary standards he used in court, Caplan explains why he believes the phenomenon deserves serious attention.

Ross asks what Britain may quietly know about UAPs, which UK cases are most credible, and what to make of persistent claims involving British special forces and crash retrievals. The conversation also explores Prince Philip’s interest in UFOs, reports of UFO-curious British nobility, and the mysterious figure Air Marshal Sir Peter Horsley called “Mr. Janus.”

A major focus is the controversial Majestic 12 documents. Caplan explains why he considers key papers authentic, addresses claims they were forged, and examines documents tied to Timothy Cooper, Ryan Wood, White Sands, Richard Drain, and the 1953 effort to debunk the subject.

The discussion then turns to allegations involving President John F. Kennedy, Howard Hunt, Watergate, and the so-called Lancer document. Finally, Caplan and Coulthart tackle the biggest question of all: if nonhuman intelligence is interacting with Earth, what exactly is it—and are we ready to know?

JONATHAN CAPLAN'S BOOK, "NOT FOR DISCLOSURE":

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CREDITS

Host: Ross Coulthart

Executive Producer: Andy Gipson

Editorial Producer: Meagan Medick

Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson

Associate Producer: Will Tomasi

Research Producer: Rob Jones

Editor: Anthony Diasio

CHAPTERS

:00 Intro

2:06 What Pulled a Fraud Barrister Into the UFO Question

3:44 What Britain's Establishment Knows, and the UK Case Worth Your Attention

5:50 British Special Forces, Crash Retrieval, and the Goodwood Aerodrome Video

7:28 Prince Philip's Quiet Interest, and a Long Line of UFO-Curious Nobility

9:45 The Mr. Janus Story, an Air Marshal's Strangest Encounter

12:28 A Senior RAF Officer's Portal Story, and Forrestal's Meeting With Tizard

16:20 The MJ12 Documents, and Why Caplan Thinks They're Real

21:13 Were the Documents Forged by James Jesus Angleton?

23:28 Corroborating the Papers, a Fraud Investigator's Standard of Proof

28:35 Tim Cooper's Originals and the New Documents Ryan Wood Recovered

33:43 The Blair House Document, and Politicians as "Temporary Employees"

36:00 A Craft Forced Down at White Sands, and the Mantell Case

37:42 The Richard Drain Letter, and the 1953 Decision to Debunk

41:19 Why These Papers Are Hard to Fake, and How They Surfaced

46:55 The Holloman "Advanced Contact" Meeting With a Nordic Being

49:19 JFK, UFOs, and Howard Hunt's Lawyer Douglas Caddy

54:18 Was Watergate Really About Hiding UFO Secrets?

58:11 The US and Russia's Agreement to Deconflict Over UAP

59:28 The Lancer Document, Pulled From a Burning Fireplace

1:03:28 Do the Documents Tie JFK's Death to UFOs?

1:05:14 Frank Sturgis, the Grassy Knoll, and a Confession Never Chased Down

1:07:51 Marilyn Monroe, Dorothy Kilgallen, and a Leaked Wiretap

1:11:19 A Cancer at the Heart of the Mystery, and the CIA's Air Warfare Branch

1:13:46 Chris Sharp's UK Office of Global Access, Does Caplan Buy It?

1:17:58 An Astronaut Sent to Russia for a Retrieval, and What Clinton Knew

1:17:59 Uri Geller, Haim Eshed, and the Contacts Caplan Is Still Chasing

1:21:41 Is a Non-Human Intelligence Here, and Keel's Cryptoterrestrials

1:26:00 Why Disclosure Won't Come From Trump

1:27:09 The Condign Report, Sentient Plasmoids, and Whether We're Ready