January 8, 1999: Disclosure '99 - Stephen Bassett & Peter Davenport

Stephen Bassett and Peter Davenport examine UFO disclosure efforts and the Disclosure '99 initiative seeking to end government secrecy about extraterrestrial contact. Bassett discusses political strategies for forcing official acknowledgment of the UFO phenomenon while examining obstacles that have prevented disclosure despite decades of compelling evidence. His work with the Paradigm Research Group focuses on political action and public pressure as means to overcome institutional resistance to UFO transparency. Davenport contributes his extensive database of UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center, providing evidence that supports claims about widespread extraterrestrial presence and the inadequacy of official explanations. The conversation covers specific disclosure initiatives and their prospects for success while examining how public awareness and political will might finally overcome government secrecy. Both speakers address the implications of disclosure for human civilization while exploring how official acknowledgment of extraterrestrial contact would transform science, religion, and social institutions. Their discussion reveals coordination between disclosure advocates and the growing political movement seeking UFO transparency as a matter of democratic accountability and human advancement. The presentation examines why disclosure has been delayed and what might finally trigger official admission of extraterrestrial contact realities.