UAP Files Podcast

In this conversation I speak with Meagan Medick, an Emmy-winning news producer at NewsNation who works closely with Ross Coulthart on UFO/UAP coverage and podcast projects.
Meagan shares how she first got pulled into the UAP world through working with Ross, her background in broadcast journalism, and what it’s like producing major UAP stories from behind the scenes.
We discuss her experience covering the National Press Club event in Washington, D.C., the challenge of reporting live while coordinating logistics, and why long-form podcasts are often better suited to UAP topics than short mainstream TV segments.
Meagan explains how tips and testimony come into their inboxes, how seriously they vet claims, and why credibility and responsibility matter in such a fragile subject area.
The conversation also touches on the pace of “disclosure,” her personal views (including how faith shapes her perspective), and why she suspects Hollywood may be a soft form of disclosure more than government institutions.
We close with what she’s working on next — including Ross’s investigative YouTube direction — and her advice for independent creators: keep going, find a new angle, and focus on stories that genuinely move the needle.

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The Day the Sky Broke | EP 004Revisiting the 2006 O’Hare UFO Incident
This is Episode 4 of The Quiet Signal — an audio essay series from the UAP Files Podcast.
No sensationalism.
No instant answers.
Just testimony, records, and unresolved observation.In this episode, we return to a moment that briefly stopped one of the busiest commercial aviation hubs in the United States: the November 2006 sighting over Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
More than a dozen United Airlines employees — pilots, mechanics, and ramp workers — reported seeing a silent, metallic disc hovering over Gate C-17, only for it to shoot straight upward and disappear through the cloud layer.
Rather than diving into speculation, this episode examines what makes this event unusual: trained aviation personnel as witnesses, contemporaneous reports entering official systems, and the striking tension between frontline observation and institutional dismissal.
Our focus is not on proclaiming an explanation but on understanding how this event has been archived, talked about, and ultimately relegated to a footnote — despite mainstream coverage at the time.
Topics covered include:
• Who witnessed the O’Hare event
• The official response versus frontline accounts• How documentation and public record diverged
• The role of media coverage in shaping long-term memory
• What silence — institutional and archival — means for future UAP research
This is an audio-only video intended for focused listening.

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PART 2 | Today Tom Vernon and I sat down with John Seer, a former serviceman from the Royal Navy, for his first on-camera interview in 45 years.In this exclusive conversation, John breaks his silence about a remarkable incident in 1980 while serving aboard a Royal Navy warship. What began as a routine deployment quickly escalated into something extraordinary.John gives a detailed first-hand account of a UFO encounter at sea, subsequent "contact", or "downloads" and what the origins of the NHI may be along with a near death experience John had and shares with us in detail.After more than four decades of silence, John Seer finally shares what happened that night, and why the experience stayed with him for life.This interview will be in 2 parts. With Part 1 being the encounter on board the Royal Navy ship and Part 2 being John's experiences since and of near death experience and contact and downloads.Want to support the channel? Please consider buying me a coffee ☕️ https://buymeacoffee.com/uapfilesLINKSJohn's book: https://amzn.eu/d/5TobQPfJohn on X: https://x.com/book_toldUAP Files on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/uap_files?igsh=enRvNG5reGowd2w%3D&utm_source=qrTom Vernon UAP on YouTube: @TomVernonUAP #UAP #UFO #royalnavy #UAPSightings #johnseer #FlyingSaucer #TheUAPFiles #Aliens #Disclosure #uapfiles #uapfilespodcast #ufonews #uapnews #royalnavyufo #navyuap

Quiet Signal | EP 003
Why Serious Platforms Matter in the UFO/UAP Conversation
This is Episode 3 of The Quiet Signal — an audio essay series from the UAP Files Podcast.

No breaking news.
No shouting.
Just context, cases, and questions.
In this episode, I explore why where ideas are published can matter as much as what is being said — especially when it comes to UFO/UAP discourse. Drawing from a written piece originally published on Substack, this episode examines the limits of meme culture, viral clips, and sensationalism, and makes the case for rigorous, archival platforms that endure beyond the moment.
We look at how serious venues shape the historical record, influence searchability, academic inquiry, and even how future AI systems understand controversial topics. This isn’t about dismissing storytelling — it’s about preserving meaning, context, and credibility over time.
Topics covered include:
• Why memes and virality don’t create a historical record
• The importance of searchable, citable platforms
• How information warfare distorts public understanding
• The difference between attention and documentation
• What legitimacy actually looks like in the UAP space
This is an audio-only video intended for focused listening.

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Today Tom Vernon and I sat down with John Seer, a former serviceman from the Royal Navy, for his first on-camera interview in 45 years. In this exclusive conversation, John breaks his silence about a remarkable incident in 1980 while serving aboard a Royal Navy warship. What began as a routine deployment quickly escalated into something extraordinary.

John gives a detailed first-hand account of:
​ A UFO encounter at sea
​ The Royal Navy’s immediate reaction, including the deployment of fighter jets
​ The ship skipper’s response during the incident
​ Precise details about the object’s speed, trajectory, and movement
​ What was seen, what was tracked, and what was never fully explained

This interview focuses on observable facts, and what trained naval personnel witnessed in real time — not speculation.After more than four decades of silence, John Seer finally shares what happened that night, and why the experience stayed with him for life.

This interview will be in 2 parts. With Part 1 being the encounter on board the Royal Navy ship and Part 2 being John's experiences since and of near death experience and contact and downloads.

Want to support the channel? Please consider buying me a coffee ☕️ https://buymeacoffee.com/uapfiles

LINKS
John's book: https://amzn.eu/d/5TobQPfJohn on X: https://x.com/book_told
UAP Files on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/uap_files?igsh=enRvNG5reGowd2w%3D&utm_source=qr
Tom Vernon UAP on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@tomvernonuap?si=sT7yuU4H0K5f_7L4#UAP #UFO

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