Overview
The final 2012 episode of Spacing Out!, produced by OpenMinds.tv and hosted by Jason McClellan and Maureen Elsberry, combined a roundup of recent UFO‑related developments with an in‑depth interview of musician‑researcher Tom DeLonge. Airing on December 9, the program placed contemporary governmental statements, scientific studies, and private‑sector initiatives within a broader context of ongoing disclosure debates, while offering viewers a rare glimpse into DeLonge’s two‑decade‑long investigative work.
International UFO News and Research
The episode opened with a report on Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s December 7 remarks that the Russian president receives a “top‑secret” dossier on extraterrestrials and a secret service that allegedly controls them. Although Medvedev referenced the fictional film Men in Black—prompting some outlets to dismiss the claim as a joke—the hosts emphasized his former presidential status, noting that even off‑hand comments from high‑ranking officials merit scrutiny. In parallel, researchers at Ohio State University released a peer‑reviewed paper suggesting that planets orbiting “solar twin” stars could be up to 25 % warmer than Earth because of higher thorium content, potentially expanding the habitable “Goldilocks zone.” The segment also revisited the 1986 Dalnegorsk incident, often dubbed the “Russian Roswell,” citing the Travel Channel’s Mysteries at the Museum coverage of debris that reportedly exhibits anti‑gravitational properties and an unusual atomic structure; a sample is on display at the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas.
Privatization of Space and Local Sightings
Commercial space ambitions featured prominently with the Golden Spike Company’s announcement that it intends to launch lunar shuttle missions by 2020, targeting foreign governments for scientific research at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion per flight. The company’s advisory board includes former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, underscoring the growing nexus between politics and private aerospace ventures. On the domestic front, the program examined glowing lights recorded over San Francisco on December 9. While eyewitnesses described “fireballs” moving in formation, experts such as Bing Quock of the California Academy of Sciences argued the phenomena were more likely Chinese lanterns or balloon‑borne lights, illustrating how mundane explanations often compete with extraordinary ones in the public discourse.
Interview: Tom DeLonge
The centerpiece of the broadcast was a candid interview with Blink‑182 frontman Tom DeLonge, who has spent more than twenty years researching unidentified aerial phenomena. DeLonge traced his interest from a junior‑high fascination to collaborations with figures like Dr. Steven Greer and access to “sensitive witness tapes” from the Disclosure Project. He asserted that retired senior military officials have corroborated his theories about secret government technology, including U.S. Department of Defense craft capable of invisibility and space‑time manipulation via electromagnetic engines—a capability he believes dates back to the 1960s. DeLonge recounted three personal sightings made while using high‑end, military‑grade night‑vision goggles, describing objects that traversed
