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Episode 91: UFOs, Museums, & Roswell with Donald Schmitt

The Best of Coast to Coast AM

iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM

Society & Culture, News, Science

4.12.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Captain Ron is joined by Donald Schmitt, The Lead Investigator for the world-famous International UFO Museum and Research Center. Don goes into depth about his decades-long investigation of the Roswell, New Mexico, UFO crash.

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Thank you. Hey, everyone. And each week on Beyond Contact, we'll explore the latest news in uphology, discuss some of the classic cases, and bring you the latest information

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from the newest cases as we talk with the top experts.

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Hi, and welcome to Beyond Contact. I'm Captain Ron, and today we're speaking with Don Schmidt.

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Don is one of the world's leading investigators of the Roswell UFO incident and a seven-time

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best-selling author whose work has shaped the

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modern understanding of UFO crash retrievals and government secrecy. A former co-director of the

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Jay Allen-Hinick Center for UFO Studies, working directly under Dr. J. Allen Heinek, and conducting

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firsthand interviews with military personnel, civilians, and intelligence insiders connected

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to Roswell. He is also a founder and lead investigator for the International UFO Museum and

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Research Center and a board advisor to its executive leadership. Hey, Don, my friend, how are you,

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buddy? Good to see you again, Rod.'s a pleasure. Thank you for having me.

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Absolutely. Always great to talk to you, sir. You've been very, very important in my journey in this

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