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Somewhere in the Skies

The Extraordinary Life and Strange Death of James Forrestal - Part 2

Somewhere in the Skies

SpectreVision Radio

Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Documentary, Science

4.51.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2018

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

On episode 43 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we continue our journey with Peter Robbins through the mysterious death of James Forrestal. This is PART 2 of the series. On May 22nd, 1949, Forrestal fell to his death from the sixteenth-floor window of Bethesda Naval Hospital, where he was treated for “depression”. An official U.S. Navy Medical Review Board convened on his death, after examining all doctors and witnesses who were in the vicinity. They could not establish the reason for Forrestal's fall. The peculiar circumstances of Forrestal's death, and the U.S. government's withholding of the complete report of the review board until 2004 has led to much speculation and controversy. What many are not aware of is that Forrestal has also been connected to the controversial MJ-12 group, an alleged secret committee of scientists, military leaders, and government officials, formed in 1947 by an executive order by then U.S. President, Harry Truman, to facilitate recovery and investigation of alien spacecraft. Before his departure as Secretary of Defense, Forrestal had a mental breakdown, which ultimately led to his untimely death. What did he know? What was he told? And what exactly happened to him in the hospital as he plunged downward into tragedy and questionable history? Guest Bio: Peter Robbins is an investigative writer, author, and lecturer, best known for his books, columns, articles, radio commentaries, interviews and conference talks. He has appeared as a guest on and been a consultant to numerous television programs and documentaries. Peter was born in Queens, New York and studied art, design, and theater at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. He received his BFA (painting, film history) from New York City’s School of Visual Arts (SVA) where he also taught painting for a dozen years. In the mid-1980s, he became seriously involved in UFO research when his knowledge of classified data indicated to him the US government was not telling the public the truth about UFOs. Patreon: www.patreon.com/somewhereskies Official Store: CLICK HERE Website: www.somewhereintheskies.com Order Ryan's Book by CLICKING HERE Twitter: @SomewhereSkies Instagram: @SomewhereSkiesPod Opening Theme Song, "Ephemeral Reign" by Per Kiilstofte SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES is produced by Third Kind Productions, in association with eOne Entertainment   Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/somewhere-in-the-skies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hey guys, Ryan Sprick here.

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Thank you for your support.

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And now on with the show. This is somewhere in the skies, I'm your host Ryan Sprague. This is part two of a two-part series featuring author, researcher, and my mentor Peter Robbins. We are covering a recent lecture Peter

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has developed about the extraordinary life and strange death of James

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Forrestall. The first Secretary of Defense appointed by Harry S. Truman.

1:37.7

In the first part, we covered the incredible life and career of Forrestall. Now we're going to dig deep into his possible

1:45.4

connections with the MJ 12 program and UFOs. Could this have had something to

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do with Forrestall's untimely death?

1:55.0

Rule to suicide.

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Peter believes this is anything but, and in the next hour,

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you'll hear why he believes that Forrestall may have in fact been murdered.

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I think it goes without saying.

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