The Basement: John B. Alexander | Roswell, MJ-12, Skinwalker: The Colonel Who Was There

What you'll learn

• 1 (01:11) **Introduction: Colonel John Alexander's Background** - The host introduces a Green Beret colonel who ran advanced weapons at Los Alamos, pioneered non-lethal weapons, and investigated the paranormal as part of his official work.
• 2 (01:31) **West African Voodoo Fire Ceremony** - Alexander describes witnessing a shaman and young boys handle fire without being burned, defying thermodynamics.
• 3 (08:15) **First UFO Talk & Roswell Analysis** - Alexander recounts his first UFO talk in 1947 and gives his nuanced take on the Roswell incident, arguing it was a real event but not necessarily aliens.
• 4 (17:20) **MJ-12 Documents: Continuity of Government** - Alexander argues the MJ-12 list was likely real but had nothing to do with UFOs, instead serving as a continuity of government plan.
• 5 (29:09) **Vietnam: Buddhist Temple & Near Death Experiences** - Alexander describes a Buddhist temple inside his camp in Vietnam and the early context of near-death experience research.
• 6 (33:27) **Synchronicities & Elizabeth Kubler-Ross** - Alexander tells the story of how Elizabeth Kubler-Ross became the head of his doctoral committee through an inexplicable series of events.
• 7 (39:25) **Diving the Bermuda Triangle for Atlantis** - Alexander describes diving on the Bimini Road formation, arguing it is man-made and supporting alternative history.

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