The Light Gate Episode #054: Donald Schmitt (UFO Crash at Roswell)

The Light Gate Episode #054: Donald Schmitt (UFO Crash at Roswell)

Author: Preston Dennett March 28, 2026 Duration: 1:50:04
Tonight on The Light Gate, we welcome back researcher and author, Donald R. Schmitt. He is perhaps the world's leading researcher on the Roswell UFO crash of 1947. It is considered to be the single most famous and well confirmed UFO incident in world history. It is the case that keeps on giving. Even now, decades later, new information is still being discovered and revealed. 

Donald, an author, journalist, lecturer, and former co-director of the J. Allen Center for UFO Studies, CUFOS, founded the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell. The museum aimed to preserve any material or media related to Roswell and to be a source for information on UFO incidents globally. During his time at CUFOS, Schmitt served ten years as the director of special investigations. Along with Thomas J. Carey, he also co-authored the books "Witness to Roswell," "The Children of Roswell," and "Inside the Real Area 51" that all became best-sellers. He is the North American Representative at the International Coalition for Extraterrestrial Researcher, and co-Producer at The Phenomenon Movie. He has appeared on all the big radio shows and podcasts, including Coast-to-Coast, and has spoken at numerous conventions.

You might think you know the truth about Roswell, but there is more to it than most people know. 

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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Step through THE LIGHT GATE and settle in for conversations that wander the blurred edges of reality. Hosts Preston Dennett and Dolly Safran guide these explorations, sitting down with a variety of guests to discuss experiences and ideas that challenge conventional understanding. Each episode delves into specific, curious territories, from the well-documented mysteries of Unidentified Flying Objects and government secrecy to more personal encounters with the extraterrestrial and the psychic. The dialogue often circles back to profound questions about consciousness, the nature of the afterlife, and creatures that might exist just outside the bounds of accepted science. This isn't about sensationalism, but rather a sincere, open-minded examination of what these phenomena could mean for our perception of existence itself. The resulting podcast feels like a series of late-night talks, where the topics are vast and the conclusions are often wonderfully elusive. If you've ever looked at the night sky with a sense of deep curiosity, or wondered about the untold stories hiding in the shadows of the everyday world, these conversations provide a thoughtful space to sit with those questions. Tune in for a journey that is as much about the inner landscapes of belief and wonder as it is about the outer mysteries of the universe.
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