Christopher Bledsoe and the UFO Cult of Intelligence, Pt. 8

To the Stars Inc., Tom DeLonge, Jim Semivan, a Murky CIA History, and More Kayfabe

Readers can find prior installments in the Table of Discontents.

Through the Pope incident, wherein Chris Bledsoe received etheric signs from a spirit box and remote viewing to stop the imminent assassination of Pope Francis, the blossoming contactee was acquainted with even more individuals connected to military intelligence. Assisted by businessman Larry Frascella, Bledsoe linked up with Col. John Alexander who in turn introduced him to remote viewer Joe McMoneagle. Through this network—and again linking back to Frascella—Bledsoe met Jim Semivan, a 25-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency’s clandestine service. In other words, a spy, though ostensibly focused on foreign adversaries. Bledsoe’s interpretation of Semivan’s motives is outlined in UFO of God: “Unlike Tim (Taylor), Hal (Puthoff), and other high-level government officials I’d met, Jim’s interest in the phenomena was not strictly scientific or spiritual. It was personal.” Bizarrely, he continues, “it seemed quite unlikely that any aspects of the phenomena could be used for spy craft or antiterrorism efforts.”¹ Rest assured, these possible uses are how “the phenomena” has entered the arena of DoD study nearly without exception. Even Hal Puthoff, who would head To the Stars Academy with Semivan and Blink-182 frontman Tom DeLonge, was famous for CIA-funded studies into the potential military applications of remote viewing and precognition. In the case of TTSA, Semivan’s involvement came after the former spy “met DeLonge through (John) Alexander, the Army officer who helped found” Robert’s Bigelow’s National Institute for Discovery Science and another Bledsoe associate.² Clearly, a similar network is at play within TTSA as well—a UFO cult of intelligence if I may be so bold.

The DeLonge/TTSA story expands the scope of this exploration considerably, constituting a broad attempt to bring the concept of UFO disclosure into pop culture, beyond the science fictional and into the real world, while always oscillating between the two. Keith Kloor reported at Newsweek that DeLonge was specifically selected for this process: “Because of his celebrity platform and engagement with a younger demographic, (DeLonge) was chosen to ease out the truth, gradually, and through fantasy/sci-fi stories.”³ Following a reignition of interest in ufology after the “groundbreaking” 2017 New York Times article on the subject—a story that involved TTSA personalities and has subsequently been scrutinized for its accuracy—To the Stars attempted to capitalize within the renewed cultural niche. Touting a roster stacked with fringe science hard-hitters and some newcomers, a great number of lofty promises cropped up. Shortly after the organization was announced, The San Diego Union-Tribune wrote:

On Facebook, DeLonge shared a rendering of what he refers to as an electromagnetic vehicle that could travel instantaneously through space, air and water.

Other areas of exploration listed on the website include consciousness, engineering space-time, brain-computer interface and electrogravitic propulsion. There will also be an entertainment element to all this, with movies and a reality television show exploring how the U.S. government has dealt with UFOs in the past, giving updates on their progress and more.⁴

Perhaps unsurprisingly, only the “entertainment element” has wound up coming to fruition, at least most publicly. The company, which was in 2018 running at a deficit of over $37 million dollars, was also seeking military contracts.⁵ As M.J. Banias reported in Vice, TTSA “signed an agreement with the U.S. Army” to assist them in the researching “advanced materials for the purposes of developing ‘active camouflage, beamed energy propulsion, and quantum communication’ for use on military vehicles.”⁶ One might be getting flashbacks to all of Robert Bigelow’s past fringe-based business ventures and for good reason—there are many returning cast members. But like those other businesses and movements, to consider TTSA as solely an outright scam may be burying some deeper, more nuanced, truths.

That’s not to say the scam reading of TTSA is not, on its face, a reasonable assessment. After all, what other ufological organization sells hot sauce? However, the UFO topic is many things at one time and, like a multitool, there is more potential usage for TTSA beyond attempting to siphon money from the military and the public. One of its stated goals was a reorientation of public perception on the UFO phenomena and it was largely successful at this task. There is a shockingly sharp divide between those interested in UFOs pre- and post-2017, indicating that TTSA has had ample media coverage and opportunities for influence. While the organization is downright dormant presently—especially compared to its status before the COVID pandemic—nearly every figure involved in the group has maintained their standing within the UFO subculture, whether that be Lue Elizondo, Chris Mellon, or Jay Stratton. Even Hal Puthoff has come away with more recognizability despite being omnipresent in the subject matter for over five decades. Its mild success has signaled a turn to a new UFO economy promoting hypothetical science and technology, blending some religious elements while keeping it firmly within military purview. It is a traditional business, a media company, and a military contractor all rolled into one. Most importantly, it somewhat successfully usurped the previously unoccupied throne of UFO royalty. TTSA attempted to consolidate a disparate, contradictory, and previously countercultural field into something more manageable, sleek, and accessible. While not completely successful in these tasks, the organization’s efforts unveil corporate or military interest in the plausible utility of amalgamated sway over the UFO topic—and it’s not just money. Similar to the motivations stated elsewhere, it sought to endow itself with perception management, intelligence sources, and a propaganda tool. With the stacked roster of former and current military figures and contractors, it would be astonishing if these possibilities were not broached or considered in the project.

Real suspicion of TTSA as an entity should have been generated by the selection of Semivan as the group’s Vice President of Operations. Semivan, who self-admittedly “had no official role in studying UFOs for the government,” is a strange pick for an organization that is claiming to seek “disclosure”—whatever that may entail.⁷ The amorphous groupings of pro-disclosure advocates are typically averse to any employees of the federal government, except when someone of this background promises secret information. Any commoner giving criticism gets the classic “CIA” allegations, but these allegations or insinuations are notably absent in examining Semivan, a CIA spy with no involvement in paranormal programs, who boasts only personal experience with the phenomena and 25 years of counterintelligence. These credentials do not mean he is qualified for UFO research—they are a cause for alarm. Semivan readily admits that he continued to be “an independent consultant for the intelligence community until 2019,” notably overlapping with his tenure at To the Stars, which came into formation in 2017.⁸ Many ufologists do not bat an eye at this history. One can look at Jack Brewer’s book Wayward Sons: NICAP and the IC to see how these figures are accepted and trusted within ufology. He closes that book with these illuminating thoughts on why military, intelligence, or political backgrounds aren’t addressed in the organizational history of ufology:

I came to think the lack of attention given to such parties of interest is probably indicative of people who want to learn about UFOs aren't typically concerned with things like the organizers and board members of a group. They just don't find that interesting. I obviously think they should. In some instances, I suspect it might even be a matter of researchers would rather not know about certain material than have to incorporate the circumstances into their already formed opinions.⁹

Does To the Stars represent a repeat of the same shadowy shenanigans that NICAP was immersed in? Not uncommonly, the notion is floated that TTSA is or was some sort of intelligence community front. But in the niche ufology world this supposition often only goes so far as indicating that disclosure is being manipulated somehow. Little consideration is given to the idea that the entire subject matter is being used for IC purposes from the ground up or, if the thought is pursued, this path of inquiry gets way less airtime. All that said, Semivan is a CIA spy with nothing but a personal affinity for the subject matter—what talents could possibly be utilized within TTSA? I put forth the idea that his skills as intelligence agent were being utilized, for end goals that are as murky as his history within the CIA. Semivan’s LinkedIn page lists his role as a “Senior Operations Officer” which would be a more managerial position than your typical CIA agent. Could it be that his role at To the Stars was further asset or perception management?

Even the Bledsoes, while initially accepting of the positive attention, have been critical of TTSA or some of the individuals within the organization. Even as they are still apparently friends with Semivan, Ryan Bledsoe has admitted that he does not appreciate “the negative spin” he puts on the phenomena.¹⁰ It is uncertain if this opinion is shared by Chris Bledsoe but given the positive and miraculous gospel the family stands behind it is likely that he does. Regarding Lue Elizondo, however, the Bledsoes are frustrated by the “incongruency” between how he acts with them in private and how he treats them in public—a frustration that extends to government figures more broadly.¹¹ Elsewhere, Ryan, the most vocal member of the Bledsoe family, has stated that Tom DeLonge tried to convince his father that “the beings he experienced were just Atlanteans using time travel,” something which he did not feel was compatible with his story.¹² Further, Ryan clarifies that it was the author of Tom’s books (assumedly Peter Levenda or A.J. Hartley) who tried to instill this version of events in his mind. To a figure like Chris Bledsoe, who expresses a desire to remain steadfast behind his own interpretation of his experiences, these attempts at altering the story get noted often. Recall when, in the midst of negotiations for a film deal, he backed out after realizing he would not have control over the narrative. This same film project, again with the Hayes brothers involved, was reconsidered with some of the TTSA crew at a meeting “at Tom’s personal talent agency in Hollywood.”¹³ DeLonge wined and dined Bledsoe and even introduced him to secret space program luminary, William F. Tompkins, whose memoirs recalling classified Navy research are filled with implausible tales of hot alien secretary babes, remote viewing, and interstellar travel. One wonders how much of this made an impression on Bledsoe.

Regardless, much like the project with D.W. Pasulka and the Hayes brothers, this film never reached anything beyond the brainstorming phase. DeLonge swooping in with the TTSA checkbook in an attempt to claim the North Carolina experiencer’s story might also explain why Pasulka (in since-deleted tweets) called TTSA a masonic psyop with the most intense ire placed upon the rock star. In-fighting aside, Bledsoe’s relationship to TTSA indicates that while he is firm in maintaining dominion over his strange life story, there are considerable attempts from the military, the IC, and figures loosely connected with those entities who are interested in schmoozing Bledsoe or influencing how the story is presented. In the case of his interactions with Jim Semivan, there are further hints that Bledsoe’s experiences and day-to-day life may have been subtly guided to solidify his status as the arch-contactee of the present.

Bledsoe’s introduction to the former CIA spy came after a spate of incidents in which the experiencer claimed to heal the terminally sick or chronically ill. One of the most notable events was Bledsoe completely erasing a severe wound on his beloved dog Nelly—observed and filmed by UFO researcher Grant Cameron. Interestingly, in conversation with Dan Smith, Cameron was allegedly told that Semivan—himself a close encounter witness—went to Ron Pandolfi with his story. Cameron writes:

I brought up that (Semivan) was an experiencer, with he and his wife having an encounter in their bedroom in the 1990s. (Semivan) allegedly went to Pandolfi, who was the CIA expert on such matters and asked him what was going on.

“You are not cleared to know,” was allegedly Pandolfi’s reply.

It is not clear what (Semivan) did, but his reply to Pandolfi indicated some level of power. “I’m not cleared to know?” was his apparent response.

He did get briefed, and was told that hopefully it was a “one off”—a one-time experience. If this were the case, he should just let it go. If he wanted to pursue the issue, he got a warning that the move would not be career enhancing.¹⁴

The credibility of this story is somewhat dubious. Cameron believes that some type of managed disclosure process is taking place, but his apparent partial faith in Dan Smith marks a fallibility. While I must say he has a remarkable memory for UFO-related ephemera, his overall interpretation of these scattered shards of UFO history leaves much to be desired. Smith, covered briefly in the previous chapter, is a civilian researcher who has been strung along by former intelligence community scientist Ron Pandolfi for decades. True to form—and also done in the wake of Smith’s uninvited appearance at the Bledsoe property in 2017/2018—Pandolfi declared that he never said the things regarding Semivan to Smith. “Please remove and then stop posting false information about me from loons,” he posted on Open Minds Forum following the revelation.¹⁵ Regardless of whether Semivan actually had any prior connection to Pandolfi, the possible relationship—and all of the smoke and mirrors surrounding both figures—is significant not only because of relevancy to the Bledsoe story, but because Semivan might be playing a similar role in Bledsoe’s life to that of Pandolfi in Smith’s. It is a realm of perpetual play-acting with some characters who are aware of their role but others who get lost in the action. Throughout this exploration, there has been the lurking possibility that Bledsoe and his family have been targeted, encouraged, and influenced by several shadowy government figures whose motivations seem disparate but always single-minded. Semivan certainly had ample openings to get closer to Bledsoe through mutual friends—many of whom appeared at the 2012 Gathering event. Their contact was firmly established when Bledsoe’s healing abilities came to the fore.

Businessman Larry Frascella, who is acquainted with Semivan, requested that Bledsoe visit a chronically ill boy named Brandon in hopes of helping him recover from a severe loss of appetite. “I remembered Tim Taylor telling me to use whatever gift I had as often as I could and as long as I felt the energy of the lady on my side,” Bledsoe writes. “Just as the lady wanted me to share what I saw, I felt she also wanted me to share the energy she had touched me with.”¹⁶ True to his word, he visited the family in the D.C. area and spoke with Brandon about his illness, a mitochondrial disease, unsure exactly about how to proceed. Then suddenly: “As I asked in prayer over and over again, I started to feel an energy build in me that felt almost electrical. Along with this buzzing came the thought that if I gave Brandon a hug, he would receive the energy he needed.”¹⁷ With a heartfelt hug and a solemn prayer, Bledsoe alleged to have performed an energy transfer with astounding results: Brandon was now eating again, appetite fully restored. The family was so grateful that they invited Bledsoe and his family to Brandon’s bar mitzvah—a celebration where another fantastic healing occurred.

In the prelude to this event, Bledsoe met Semivan in person for the first time at a hotel in New York City. Amongst a crowd of friends that included Frascella, Semivan, their wives, and a couple from the Justice Department, Bledsoe tearfully recounted his paranormal experiences. Semivan’s wife comforted him and Semivan himself spoke of his own experiences with the phenomena. “Not only was it still shocking to see another government official speak openly about these subjects, it simply felt good to be believed,” he recalls. “I felt closer than I’d ever been to that elusive goal I’d pursued since contacting MUFON: vindication.”¹⁸ Therein lies Bledsoe’s constant dilemma: The endless pursuit of vindication. While some experiencers are comfortable reaching spiritual attunement and acceptance on their own, Bledsoe’s constant desire for outside validation has led to questionable relationships and has even brought scrutiny to his own goals. Why does he need someone with a military pay stub to tell him that what he experienced was real and important? Could he not rely on his internal impressions to solidify the significance of the contact? Could his awakening not speak for itself? Perhaps it was an overcorrection due to his family’s treatment by his church or community, but it remains just that: An overcorrection. Again and again, this approach results in Bledsoe speaking to anyone and everyone who brings him an ounce of vindication, even if it is packaged with fraught religious ideologies or possible intelligence games. And Semivan was certainly willing to provide Bledsoe with the ostensible confirmation from the intelligence community that he sought. Bledsoe and his family trusted Semivan to an extreme extent, even allowing the former CIA spy to visit Chris’ daughter at university.¹⁹

When the bar mitzvah finally started, Semivan was present for the subsequent miracle healing, apparently performed amongst a crowd of D.C. establishment figures. This incident has become key to Bledsoe’s proselytizing to the outside world, with mentions cropping up regularly on Bledsoe Said So and other guest appearances. While Bledsoe and his family were enjoying the party—attended by “intelligence people, prominent doctors and lawyers, and Mike Morrell, the former deputy director of the CIA”—sudden screams in the audience caught his attention.²⁰ From UFO of God:

I looked around trying to figure out what was happening. The band stopped playing. Deborah (Semivan’s wife) was gripping my shoulders telling me to come quick and help him. Among the shouts I heard the word doctor! I didn’t know who she was talking about, but I got up and noticed a man at Deborah’s table slumped forward with his face down. There was a group of people everywhere around him trying to revive him. Deborah led me to him through the crowd. Everything was happening so fast and I wasn’t sure what to do, so I simply laid my hands on his shoulders. Through the man’s coat I could feel he was completely limp. I was planning on saying a prayer for him until a doctor came, but before I could say anything he shot up, gasping for air, stunned by the crowd surrounding him.

Deborah stared at me and told me I saved him. It’s true I had felt the lady’s presence just moments before, but I don’t claim to have had any effect on him. These things simply happened, and there are times I feel her unmistakable energy flowing through me.²¹

Even though Bledsoe writes here that he does not claim responsibility, the incident is brought up so often in the family’s story that it would be silly to say that the unknown man’s recovery is not credited to him. In an episode of Bledsoe Said So featuring Chris, he elaborates that the man was suffering from a stroke and that “people in (their) circles know” that he was responsible for saving him. Ryan Bledsoe too indicates that he can use “psychic abilities to heal people.”²² Despite claiming not to advertise this event publicly, readers should note that I am citing two very public sources where this story has appeared.

Putting aside the sketchiness in how the event is portrayed by Bledsoe, it is noteworthy that this event occurred at a ballroom “full of intelligence people” and even a former deputy director of the CIA. Both of these healings, Brandon’s and the stroke victim’s, were performed with Jim Semivan or his friends and family involved, leading to uncomfortable potentialities. Semivan is a spy, often touting his involvement in foreign operations—could some subtle suggestive operation be taking place to convince Bledsoe of his specialness in the eyes of government officials? Like many of the strange events in the life of Chris Bledsoe, the miracle healings served to enmesh him further into the role of a contactee jack of all trades with figures from NASA, the CIA, and DARPA lining up to assure him that he is certified UFO mystic. If this were to be done more publicly, with a room full of highly credible people, it would solidify this position further. Unlike Bledsoe’s initial encounter along the Cape Fear River, the bar mitzvah stroke healing has seen no witnesses come forward with testimony—corroboration that is desperately needed if it exists. As it stands, the possibility exists that he did indeed place his hands on a stroke victim that spontaneously recovered, but the additional step of assigning him mystical powers came from Semivan’s camp. Could Semivan, Frascella, and others in their orbit be externalizing their own hopes and beliefs onto a humble North Carolina businessman who is eager for that sort of importance? Could there be an influence campaign taking place—one that sees Chris Bledsoe’s star power as important to larger strategic goals?

If you think that this suggestion strains credulity, putting it in context with another minor incident noted by TTSA co-founder and rock musician Tom DeLonge might make the possible performative elements come further into focus. Many have noted that DeLonge seems to have been strung along with promises of real evidence that never quite develops. He is a decidedly trendier spokesperson for ufology than his partners Hal Puthoff and Semivan—both looking like boomer businessmen or diminutive Men in Black—so assuring his compliance is somewhat key to TTSA as an organization. In a podcast interview conducted by his recurring co-author A.J. Hartley, DeLonge talks about a strange experience he had at a small To the Stars investor meeting with Jim Semivan in attendance. Much like Bledsoe, DeLonge was out of his element, surrounded by Washington establishment types. Imagine his surprise when he is suddenly confronted by the appearance of two uninvited “Russian spies”:

Two people come up out of the elevator that weren't invited. (…) I'm sitting there like in a suit (…) with our books and probably had Sekret Machines on a table and bunch of stuff about the programs. (…) We were talking about, you know, we had the piece there under a glass box with two armed guards and (…) these two Russian spies show up—and (…) the reason I knew they're Russian spies is because they walk in with these thick Russian accents—and I (…) knew that they weren't invited. So I look at Jim (Semivan), my partner, who is like one of the senior level spies at the CIA and I was like, “who the fuck are these guys?” His face just kind of dropped and he just walks right away from me, tells the guys to stand in front of (the meta-material) with their guns, don't let these two guys anywhere near it. Lue (Elizondo) was already giving his speech, so Lue notices these guys and (…) he's kind of at a little podium and (…) Lue does this little thing with his phone, he (says) “well, for example, everyone shut off your phones, I want to tell you something about your phone” (…) and he did that during his speech on a whim to see if the Russian in the back would turn off his phone which he didn't because the guy was recording the entire thing. (…) The other guy disappeared so Jim is walking around trying to figure out where this other guy went because we're in this massive kind of commercial space we don't know where the guy went he's checking the bathroom stalls and everything. (…) Right before Lue's finished with his speech the Russian turns off his phone and walks out back to the elevator. The other guy shows up—who knows where he was at—and they get the elevator and leave and I asked Jim I was like “how the fuck did that happen?” and “what is going on?” And Jim goes “they're on what we call the cocktail circuit, you know, they just cruise around and they just gather up information on the important shit in town” and this is obviously extremely important because we have (…) a piece that's potentially from a crashed (…) UAP and (…) we have guys that ran the program and guys that are senior level management at CIA all in this one room.²³

Perhaps I have fallen into cynicism, but I hold great doubts about this scenario playing out exactly the way DeLonge describes it or as Semivan or Elizondo portrayed it to him. As in the story of Bledsoe’s experience at the bar mitzvah, it may be that something strange occurred but the interpretation of those events is being guided by shadowy operatives with abundant experience within the counterintelligence field. With no information to work with beyond seeing some odd strangers, DeLonge is told (and completely accepts) a version of events that adds elements of intrigue to his heroic ufological adventure. Perhaps most importantly, it is an incident that certifies the authenticity of the exotic material that TTSA possesses, assuring DeLonge that it is both real and desirable. Why else would these clumsy Russian spies who didn’t bother hiding their accent want it so bad?

In wrestling, the term kayfabe refers to the concept of performing character roles—every party is aware that a performance is taking place—to solidify the manufactured reality of what the audience is seeing in the wrestling match. In the modern era, this extends into social media, with wrestlers taking shots at one another outside of the ring or forming alliances to build a solid narrative backdrop to later matches. Characters and broader mythologies are constructed to heighten the sense of reality for the outside viewer. Much of ufology is a form of kayfabe, though some participants in this endless string of bouts tend to get lost in the constructed reality. Paul Bennewitz was a victim of this. The aforementioned Dan Smith is a victim of this. Nearly always there is someone in the intelligence field just itching to use this alluring game for their own devices. In these strange happenings that take place in a nearly irresistible (and sometimes whacky) ufological vacuum, those who are eager for excitement, meaning, and affirmation of beliefs can quite commonly have regular or insignificant events rewritten for them—molded into just one short episode in a cloak and dagger thriller world that then begins to stretch out before them. If Chris Bledsoe or Tom DeLonge were victims of such a subtle influence campaign, they would not be the first. Look back at the tangible outcomes of To the Stars, an organization that has military intelligence stamped on its board of directors. Consider the populace who has been told that a top secret world of antigravity, time travel, and extraterrestrials is lurking just below the public eye—many accepting the story without a second thought. “Who would lie about such a thing?” they might ask. These figures would lie. Deception was part of their job description at one point or another, and it’s important to consider a scenario where Chris Bledsoe has been lied to as well. There is the possibility that he is not a hoaxer and liar, as many milquetoast debunkers are bound to consider him, but a tender, impressionable man who experienced something that he could not explain. A patriotic American, he would trust what anyone with a badge had to say, even while they might be developing his story for their own ufological mission—however indeterminate that mission may be.

Unfortunately, due to the nature of covert work, much of this analysis relies on speculation. Nevertheless, it is informed speculation that is considerably more realistic than miracle healing or Russia spies zeroing in on the exotic material hyped up by a strange UAP conglomerate staffed by military figures. But in the cases of Delonge and Bledsoe, the inherent trust they have in the UFO cult of intelligence is too great, their willingness to believe too strong. They both, in their own ways, have reached the UFO big time. The public are left with a great deal of questions, but Bledsoe has been given a great deal of answers—ones that he finds satisfactory whether they are correct or not.

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1. Bledsoe, Chris. UFO of God: The Extraordinary True Story of Chris Bledsoe. Self-published, 2023. Page 289.

2. Bender, Bryan. “How Harry Reid, a Terrorist Interrogator and the Singer From Blink-182 Took UFOs Mainstream.” Politico. 28 May 2021. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/05/28/ufos-secret-history-government-washington-dc-487900.

3. Kloor, Keith. “Do Aliens Exist? Blink 182 Co-Founder and Ex-Pentagon Official Are Determined to Prove We're Not Alone.” Newsweek. 20 September 2018. https://www.newsweek.com/2018/09/28/do-aliens-exist-blink-182-co-founder-ex-pentagon-official-prove-we-are-not-1129299.html.

4. Hamblin, Abby. “Tom DeLonge wants you to invest in a plan to engineer, travel through space-time.” The San Diego Union-Tribune. 19 November 2017. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2017/10/13/tom-delonge-wants-you-to-invest-in-a-plan-to-engineer-travel-through-space-time/.

5. Berger, Eric. “All the dumb things? UFO project has $37 million deficit [Updated].” Ars Technica. 15 October 2018. https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/10/all-the-dumb-things-blink-182-front-mans-ufo-project-37-million/.

6. Banias, M.J. “Tom DeLonge’s UFO Research Group Signs Contract With U.S. Army to Develop Far-Future Tech.” Vice. 21 October 2019. https://www.vice.com/en/article/tom-delonges-ufo-research-group-signs-contract-with-us-army-to-develop-far-future-tech/.

7. Bender, Bryan. “How Harry Reid, a Terrorist Interrogator and the Singer From Blink-182 Took UFOs Mainstream.” Politico. 28 May 2021. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/05/28/ufos-secret-history-government-washington-dc-487900.

8. Bounds, Pam. “To all the aliens way out there – I am your friend!” Cape Gazette. 25 August 2024. https://www.capegazette.com/article/all-aliens-way-out-there-%E2%80%93-i-am-your-friend/279734.

9. Brewer, Jack. Wayward Sons: NICAP and the IC. Self-published, 2021. Page 269.

10. “Spiritual UFOs, Entities, Ancient Wisdom & Disinformation Agents | Ryan Bledsoe.” YouTube, uploaded by THIRD EYE DROPS by Michael Phillip, 30 October 2024. Link.

11. Ibid., link.

12. Bledsoe, Ryan. “Episode 16: Mystic Crystal Revelations.” Bledsoe Said So, 10 November 2021, link.

13. Bledsoe, Chris. UFO of God: The Extraordinary True Story of Chris Bledsoe. Self-published, 2023. Page 313.

14. Cameron, Grant. Managing Magic: The Government’s UFO Disclosure Plan. Winnipeg: Itsallconnected Publishing, 2017. Ebook. Page 263.

15. Ibid., page 264.

16. Bledsoe, Chris. UFO of God: The Extraordinary True Story of Chris Bledsoe. Self-published, 2023. Page 284.

17. Ibid., page 287.

18. Ibid., page 291.

19. Ibid., page 186.

20. Ibid., page 293. (Morrell is now most famous for defending drone strikes and enhanced interrogation techniques in the War on Terror—not the type of character one usually expects a “love and light” contactee like Bledsoe to be hobnobbing with. But those boundaries have always been blurred in ufology. [Dilanian, Ken. “Former CIA leader defends drone strikes, torture.” PBS News. 4 May 2015. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/former-cia-leader-defends-drone-strikes-torture.])

21. Ibid., page 293-294.

22. Bledsoe, Ryan. “Episode 22: Bledsoe Said So.” Bledsoe Said So, 22 December 2021, link.

23. “AJ Hartley catches up with long term writing partner, Tom DeLonge of Blink-182, on touring & TRINITY.” YouTube, uploaded by Andrew Hartley, 11 June 2024. Link.