Case 26-002 was the sighting of a large black triangle UFO in 1997. We closed it as Hixtorical (Not Investigated). You can read our report oin the witness account here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14tHZad9EzhQ6iwufWpW25r0WBdeifj2E/view?usp=share_link
Case 2026-001 (Hawaii) closed as Not Investigated
Not enough information was provided by the witness to proceed with an investigation. Read our redacted Report of Investigation here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17bt5JUM_fxT5T_DzDNdIfREIwO19E_Xw/view?usp=sharing
Next Livestream Guest is Joshua S. Bell
Joshua S. Bell
Our next Livestream is November 8th at 9:00 PM EST. We will be joined by Joshua S. Bell, author of Mysterious Middle River. Josh’s bio:
Joshua S. Bell is a self-styled researcher of strange phenomena. The stranger the phenomenon, the more it intrigues him. He is not interested in arguing or proving anything. Bell is an explorer who suspects popular labels such as ghosts, aliens, and monsters inadequately describe pieces of a larger, more exotic mystery. Bell collects stories about odd encounters, both explainable and otherwise and, like a folklorist, believes they all hold value. His book MYSTERIOUS MIDDLE RIVER is a deep dive into six decades of high strangeness associated with a string of waterfront communities along the upper Chesapeake Bay.
If you have questions for Josh, you can ask them in the chat during the livestream, or you can use our contact page to ask your question.
API Case Files Live is switching to Sunday Nights
We are moving API Case Files Live to Sunday nights, probably 8:30 (what time would be best for you?). The date for the first such livestream is TBA. We still have some technical glitches to work out.
Guest(s) if any and other ddetail will be announced soon. As always, you can contact us here: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/?page_id=4575
If you want to discuss your sighting on the livestream, we can do that, but please report it first at our sighting report page: https://reportaufo.org
As always, sighting reports are confidential and there is no requirement to reveal your identity if you want to appear on the livestream (you can turn your webcam off if you like),
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Conversation 21 – Rachel Bond
Rachel Bond
Rachel Bond is a licensed psychotherapist in Maryland who helps victims of trauma and other experiences that are difficult to cope with – including anomalous experiences.
This Conversation is a lightly edited version of the video Livestream Rachel participated in on April 6th, 2026.
Links
Rachel’s Psychology Today Profile
Report your sighting or experience to API
Credits
Host and Producer: Paul Carr
Music: DJ Spooky
API Case Files Live #4 with guest Erica Lukes
Our special guest is Erica Lukes of the Expanding Frontiers organization, and of UFO Classified. Links from the show: Expanding Frontiers: https://www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/
Support Expanding Frontiers on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ExpandingFrontiersResearch
The Saucer Life podcast: https://saucerlife.com/
Report your recent UFO sighting: https://reportaufo.org
API witness FAQ: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/witness-faq/
Erica’s bio: Erica Lukes is an experienced podcaster and longtime popular video show host. As executive director of Expanding Frontiers Research, Erica conducts engaging interviews with journalists, researchers and experts on a variety of social and technical issues, including cults, cybersecurity, the environment, and the overlapping of the intelligence and UFO communities. She also facilitates the Expanding Frontiers Archive, an online group of special collections inspired by a physical archive Erica maintains that includes files representing the life work of select pioneers of UFO research. Due to the organization’s effective use of public records requests and subsequent reporting, Expanding Frontiers Research was the recipient of an annual state-wide award from the Utah Investigative Journalism Project. Erica’s investigation of UFOs includes conducting hundreds of interviews on her popular UFO Classified podcast; a far above-average familiarity with what she came to assess as the unverified claims surrounding the Skinwalker Ranch; and serving as state director of Utah MUFON before becoming disappointed in the organization’s leadership. Erica studied music and voice at the University of Utah and is a longtime successful Salt Lake City business owner in the health and wellness industry.
Future API Case Files Live guest is therapist Rachel Bond
We’re planning to have psychotherapist Rachel Bond on our Livestream April 3rd 2026 at 9:00 PM EDT. She is located here in Maryland, and works with people who have had anomalous experiences. To quote her Psychology Today profile:
I help individuals integrate experiences that expand or challenge their sense of self, whether spiritual crisis, near-death or out-of-body experiences, paranormal phenomena, and/or encounters that are simply just beyond-ordinary experience.
We will take questions for her in advance, or you can ask your question live via the chat. You can also call our hotline and leave a voicemail. The link below will take you to the livestream when it goes live at 9:00 PM on April 3rd, 2026.
Join us for our 14th API Case Files Livestream
After a couple of tech rehearsals, we think we’ve solved our technical difficulties and are ready for our 14th Livestream. Join us Friday evening, 27 February at 22:00 EST and bring your questions and comments. The complete video will be available on YouTube shortly after the livestream concludes.
Live with UFO Historian Jeff Knox
Episode 2 of API Case Files Live – the audio only version. We were joined by UFO historian Jeff Knox.
Jeff Knox’s work on Bluebook Unknowns: https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/c/blue-book-unknowns/13
Jeff’s show with Rachel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCxSnv17MgEd5BOzIjugSmDQ
Video summary of the West Virginia case: https://youtu.be/KfNaWbHxHhs
Contact us about becoming a panelist: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/contact-us/
Become an API investigator: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/join-api/
Our new number: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/weve-updated-our-hotline-number-again/
Report your UFO sighting: https://reportaufo.org
Case Files Live – a Maryland High Strangeness Case
We went in depth with Marsha Barnhart on a high strangeness case that was big for us, case 12-058. The events in this case largely took place in Ocean City, Maryland. We play several audio clips from the primary witness and those close to him that had not previously been made public.
Contact us about becoming a panelist: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/contact-us/
Become an API investigator: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/join-api/
Our new hotline number: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/weve-updated-our-hotline-number-again/
Report your UFO sighting: https://reportaufo.org