April 26, 2026 — UFO Scientist Chris Rutkowski

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🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Summary

Gene and Geneva catch up on the ongoing UFO saga with Canada's premier investigator, Chris Rutkowski, who has been investigating UFO phenomena since the 1970s. The discussion covered Rutkowski's research findings, including his work with the Canadian UFO Survey and his personal experiences meeting Dr. J. Allen Hynek. The conversation explored various UFO cases, including physical evidence like the Falcon Lake case from 1967, as well as more mysterious encounters involving entities and cattle mutilations. The discussion also touched on the challenges of distinguishing between physical phenomena and psychological experiences in UFO reports, and considered the possibility of extraterrestrial life while acknowledging the lack of definitive proof. He has ten published books on UFOs and related issues, including Unnatural History (1993), Abductions and Aliens (1999), A World of UFOs (2008), the children’s book I Saw It Too! (2009), The Big Book of UFOs (2010), When They Appeared (2017) (co-authored with Stan Michalak), and Canada’s UFOs: Declassified (2021) details remarkable UFO cases investigated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the National Research Council of Canada. His book Canada’s UFO Secrets (2026) examines how the Canadian government has viewed UAP over the decades. Rutkowski blogs about UFOs and related issues at: Ufology Research and he oversees an annual study of UFO reports in Canada at: Canadian UFO Report

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0:00.0	You're in the Paracast. You're in the Paracast, the gold standard of paranormal radio.
0:28.3	And now, here's Gene Steinberg.
0:33.0	This week on the Paracast, we have one of our all-time favorite guests. When he comes on,
0:40.4	it is a class act. We haven't figured out which class yet, but it'll let us know. Chris Rutkowski.
0:46.6	You've been a busy bee since we last talk. Haven't you actually physically retired?
0:52.3	I have actually physically retired from my paid job, and now I'm just doing all the fun stuff, I think.
1:01.0	What part of Canada are you based in? It just says you're a Canadian science writer.
1:07.0	I'm from Winnipeg. Actually, I'm not in Winnipeg. I'm in a small French town outside of Winnipeg,
1:14.6	but for all intents and purposes, I'm in Winnipeg.
1:17.6	Okay. Yeah, I'm in BC. This is a different coasts.
1:22.6	Yes, yeah. And I spend a lot of my time, I'm still doing a lot of UFO stuff. As a matter of fact, in addition to doing the Paracast, I'm doing a few others. I am actually booked for two conferences and at least one other talk this year. In some years, it can be five or six of those. So far, I've just got three
1:48.2	events that are planned. And that's enough to keep me going for a while. And I also have a
1:52.8	book coming out a little bit later this year. So, you know, I've got enough to keep me busy.
1:57.1	It sounds like you do stay busy. Yes. Yeah, I guess I would ask, what is your conclusion or
2:05.1	your main hypothesis after all your research? Oh, boy. Well, and 25 words less. I think if I
2:15.7	answer that question, the podcast is over.
2:17.5	So what I can say is that I have been at this since the 1970s.
2:28.3	And that indicates that I'm very, very old.
2:31.4	You know, I've talked to thousands of people and look through thousands of reports.
2:36.3	And what I can say is that there is a real phenomenon that we call the UFO phenomenon.
2:42.8	There are some physical elements to it. It's not all made up. People aren't just seeing spots
2:49.0	before their eyes. And that the government has been
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