The discussion also touches on testimony involving a deathbed confession of an alleged encounter with a non-human entity, a moment that raises deeper questions about how such accounts should be understood, evaluated, and preserved.

A serious, timely conversation about power, secrecy, and why Sheehan believes meaningful disclosure may be closer than ever.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

01:10 Has disclosure ever felt closer or further away?

04:30 The post-2017 shift in the UFO conversation

08:10 Congress, the NDAA, and forced disclosure

12:40 Why the House watered down the Senate bill

16:00 The limits of compliance and government delay

19:10 Public trust, Congress, and political pressure

22:30 Epstein, secrecy, and selective transparency

26:40 Power, elitism, and information control

31:10 The National Security State and UFO secrecy

36:20 Fear, intimidation, and why Congress stayed silent

41:30 Whistleblowers, pressure, and systemic resistance

46:10 Legal pathways to declassification

52:30 Why this moment feels historically different

58:20 Public mobilisation and forcing accountability

1:05:10 The human cost of secrecy

1:18:00 A deathbed confession of an alien encounter

1:24:00 Why testimony like this matters

1:29:30 The role of belief, evidence, and responsibility

1:34:40 Final thoughts on disclosure and the road ahead