The Light Gate Episode #037: Debbie Ziegelmeyer (UFO Researcher)

The Light Gate Episode #037: Debbie Ziegelmeyer (UFO Researcher)

Author: Preston Dennett March 11, 2026 Duration: 1:46:12
Tonight, the Light Gate Welcomes UFO researcher/author Debbie Ziegelmeyer. It is such an exciting honor to speak with this amazing MUFON researcher.


Debbie, of Imperial, Missouri, is a small business owner and Scuba Dive Instructor. She joined MUFON in 2000, became a Field Investigator shortly after, and has investigated over 900 MUFON sighting reports. Debbie currently holds several positions in MUFON including State Director of Missouri, Functional Director of Underwater Research and Recovery, and is a member of the Business Board of Directors. She, along with Tom Ferrario, formed the MUFON Dive Team in 2003, and is a member of the Tom Ferrario CPTR team founded by Ted Phillips. She is the author of “The Alien Colonization of Earth’s Waterways,” (all about USOs!) and the co-author, with Margie Kay, of the book, “The 50th Anniversary of the Ozarks Missouri UFO Flap.”


Debbie has been a Roswell, NM festival speaker, and was a volunteer archeologist on the 2002 and 2006 Roswell skip-site digs. She has appeared on several UFO related TV specials, most recently appearing on two episodes of "Alaska Triangle" and several episodes of "Roswell the Final Verdict." Debbie has appeared as a guest speaker on several radio and podcast shows, was a quest speaker on the 2019 MUFON cruise, and was a MUFON Symposium guest speaker in 2013, 2017, and 2021. Her additional speaking appearances include the 2017 Devil's Tower "UFO Rendezvous, 2018 "Alien Cosmic Expo" in Toronto, Canada, Arkansas Paranormal Expo in 2018, 2019, and 2022, 2021 Oz Conference speaker, and the 2022 Shag Harbour UFO XPO.

She's a very intelligent and funny and it is a joy to have this opportunity to hear about her amazing adventures in the UFO field.

Thank you for tuning into The Light Gate. With Dolly Safran having so much extensive experience as a firsthand lifelong contactee, and my own experience as a longtime researcher, along with our wonderful guests, we aim to bring new insights into the field of UFOs and the paranormal, and a wide variety of other subjects. We all deserve to know the truth about what's happening on our planet, and beyond! If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the many others here. 

You might also be interested in my show, "UFOs and the Paranormal" which presents firsthand cases from all over the world!

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