The Light Gate Episode #012: MUFON Field Investigator, Ruben Uriarte
Author: Preston Dennett
February 10, 2026
Duration: 1:58:53
Tonight, “The Light Gate” welcomes researcher, author, presenter, and experiencer, Ruben Uriarte. About the Guest: Ruben graduated from James Logan High School in Union City, California and Cal State University at Hayward/East Bay with a B.A. degree in Psychology and Latin American Studies. He is a member of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) as a Field Investigator, State MUFON Director for Northern California and Deputy Director of Investigations/International Affairs. Ruben has been involved with a large network of research organizations. He has served as a California State Coordinator for Crop Circle Phenomena Research International. He was a former research director for Beyond Boundaries, a company specializing in taking tour groups to various UFO "hotspots" around the world. Ruben currently serves as a board member for OPUS (Organization for Paranormal and Support Understanding.)
Ruben has been interviewed on many local and national radio shows and television documentaries on the subject of the UFO Phenomenon, such as the Discovery Channel's " UFOs Over Earth," The Learning Channel's "Monster Hunters," the History Channel's "UFO Files," "UFO Hunters," "Ancient Aliens" , the Travel Channel's " How UFOs Crashed My Vacation" and the Discovery Science Channel "Unexplained Files." He has also authored a number of books, co-written with Texas UFO researcher Noe Torres about major UFO crashes and other historical cases that have occurred along the border of the Southwestern United States and Mexico. Some of the books include: Mexico's Roswell (1st & 2nd Edition), The Other Roswell, Aliens in the Forest, The Coyame Incident and Falling Angel. Ruben also worked as a contributor/translator with Noe Torres on their recent book project " UFOs Over Mexico - Encounters With Unidentified Aerial Phenomena" with authors Carlos Guzman and Alfonzo Salazar.
In this episode, Ruben will share how he became a field investigator for MUFON, some of his favorite cases, and also the Donald Smythe Incident and the UFO crash in Mexico, both of which are presented in his books. He is an amazing researcher, and his stories will amaze you.
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