Mysterious Disappearances / UFO & ET Agenda Hosted by George Knapp Guests: David Paulides, Dean Alioto Sunday - March 22, 2026 In the first half, guest host George Knapp spoke with filmmaker David Paulides about his latest documentary, Missing 411 National Parks: Washington State, which investigates mysterious disappearances in the Pacific Northwest. Paulides has spent years researching over 10,000 bizarre missing persons cases. He revealed that Washington State remains a hotbed for both UFO activity and unexplained vanishings, with more than 7,000 reported UFO incidents. One of his film's revelations concerns the 1946 disappearance of a Marine transport plane near Mount Rainier, where over 30 bodies remain unrecovered and scattered wreckage suggests a possible mid-air collision with an unknown object. Paulides highlighted the National Park Service's reluctance to recover the remains, citing the purported dangers of a nearby glacier, though experts suggest the wreckage has barely moved in decades. "This is the only location in North America where they claim they know where the bodies of 30 plus Marines are at, and they've done nothing to remove them," he said. He noted that several disappearances featured in the film defy logic, including Jacob Gray, a fit young athlete who vanished in Olympic National Park after leaving his bike by a river. Paulides revealed that park officials insisted Jacob drowned, but his father's extensive river search found no evidence, and Gray's remains were later found scattered inexplicably miles away in a remote mountain area. Throughout the interview, Paulides emphasized the dedication and expertise of search and rescue teams, dismissing the idea that the missing simply got lost and were overlooked. He proposed that portals or other paranormal phenomena might explain the disappearances, referencing reports of strange fog banks and sightings of bipedal entities in other investigations. ------------- In the second half, filmmaker and UFO researcher Dean Alioto explored the UFO community's most pressing question: "Why are they coming here?" Alioto's work seeks to uncover the purpose behind extraterrestrial visitation. He discussed theories including that these beings may be future versions of humans returning to collect genetic material, citing anthropologist Dr. Michael Masters. Alioto also spoke about the late Harvard psychiatrist Dr. John Mack, who brought scientific credibility and empathy to the study of alien encounters despite professional backlash. He described Mack's struggle: "He put everything on the line to pursue this improbable, impossible subject." Alioto's documentaries include rare archival material such as hypnosis recordings of Betty and Barney Hill, the first widely publicized alien abduction case, and compelling new testimonies like those of two sisters who shared identical childhood dreams of abduction. He described the sisters' story as "shocking" and said, "That became a way to tell the audience this is still happening and this is relevant now." He then emphasized the evolving narrative around alien abductions, moving away from the terrifying, invasive scenarios popularized in the 1980s by Whitley Strieber and Bud Hopkins, toward a more nuanced understanding that many experiencers now describe as a "relationship" rather than a purely hostile event. Alioto recounted attending support groups where individuals affected by these experiences rejected the label "abductee" because of its negative connotations, preferring "experiencers." Alioto said, "Not one hand went up" when he asked if anyone wanted to stop being abducted, highlighting how many have come to accept or even honor their experiences