Whitley Strieber, Elizabeth Krohn, Dr. Jeffrey Kripal, and Host Leslie Kean here — LIVESTREAM AMA — Saturday, July 18, 2026 @ 1 PM ET / 12 PM CT / 11 AM MT / 10 AM PT

We're excited to announce a new multi-subreddit livestream AMA centered on the experiencer perspective, featuring Whitley Strieber, Elizabeth Krohn, and Dr. Jeffrey Kripal, hosted by investigative journalist Leslie Kean. Our guests will share their impressions of Disclosure Day and dig into what disclosure actually means to experiencers — the people who have been living with these questions long before they reached the mainstream. They'll also discuss the stigma so many experiencers have faced when coming forward, and how the conversation has changed over the years as these experiences move from the fringes toward serious public and scholarly attention.

🗓️ When: Saturday, July 18, 2026 — 1:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM MT / 10:00 AM PT

📺 Livestream (YouTube): https://youtube.com/live/14k1-4_6YBE

🐦 X (Twitter): https://x.com/theanomalousc

🎮 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theanomalouscoalition

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theanomalouscoalition/

How to Participate

To help us organize questions across multiple communities we need to gather the questions in advance:

✅ Please keep it to ONE question per comment. ✅ State who the question is for! ✅ Want to ask more than one? Make separate comments (one question each). ✅ Upvote the questions you most want asked. ✅ Please review existing questions before posting duplicates. ✅ Make sure questions are on-topic.

Participating subreddits include: r/Aliens**,** r/Experiencers**,** r/HighStrangeness**,** r/UFOB**,** r/UFOs**, r/AnomalousCoalition**, and — new to the coalition — r/InterdimensionalNHI!

We will be providing a written transcript after the event has concluded as well as a summary for the community within a few days. Any feedback or suggestions for process improvement please go to r/AnomalousCoalition

Short Bios

Whitley Strieber Author of the iconic Communion and host of the Dreamland podcast, Whitley Strieber has spent 40 years documenting and exploring the unexplained. His 1985 close encounter led to Communion and decades of ongoing engagement with the beings he calls "the visitors," chronicled across bestselling books including The Fourth Mind and The Super Natural (co-authored with Dr. Jeffrey Kripal). His website, Unknown Country, is one of the largest platforms in the world dedicated to the edge of science and the unexplained. Whitley's latest book Transformation 2026 is available for purchase or download. Bio: https://unknowncountry.com

Elizabeth Krohn Elizabeth Krohn was 28 years old when she was struck by lightning and had a life-changing near-death experience. Once skeptical of anything beyond the material world, she now travels coast to coast speaking about her NDE and the anomalous experiences that have followed in its wake. She is the author of two books: Changed in a Flash, co-authored with Dr. Jeffrey Kripal, and Eyewitness to the Afterlife, the essay for which won a Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies prize in 2021. Bio: https://elizabethkrohn.com/about/

Dr. Jeffrey J. Kripal Dr. Jeffrey Kripal holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University, where he founded the Center for the Impossible and helped create the GEM Program in Gnosticism, Esotericism, and Mysticism. He also helps direct the Center for Theory and Research at the Esalen Institute. He is the author or co-author of thirteen books, including How to Think Impossibly (2024), The Super Natural (with Whitley Strieber), and Changed in a Flash (with Elizabeth Krohn). Bio: https://jeffreyjkripal.com/life/

Leslie Kean (Host) Investigative journalist and author known for high-credibility reporting on UAP and other anomalous topics; bestselling author of UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record and Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife. See more at https://www.lesliekean.com

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Christopher Mellon, Jordan Flowers, and Hunt Willis here — LIVESTREAM AMA — Sunday June 14, 2026 @ 1:00 PM EST/12 PM CST/11 AM MST/10 AM PST

We're excited to announce a new multi-subreddit livestream AMA featuring Christopher Mellon (Chairman of the Board, Disclosure Foundation), Jordan Flowers (Executive Director, Disclosure Foundation), and Hunt Willis (Chief Legal Officer, Disclosure Foundation), hosted by investigative journalist Leslie Kean. We are honored to welcome these leaders at the forefront of UAP transparency and disclosure efforts to take your questions live.

🗓️ When: Sunday, June 14, 2026 — 1:00 PM Eastern/12 PM Central/11 AM Mountain/10 AM PST📺 Livestream (YouTube): https://youtube.com/live/2VDucC7bxQc🐦 X (Twitter): https://x.com/theanomalousc🎮 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theanomalouscoalition

⭐ Special Guest: Christopher Mellon

We are thrilled to welcome Christopher Mellon — one of the most influential voices in the push for UAP transparency — to our livestream AMA. A former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and former Staff Director of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Mellon has spent nearly 20 years in the U.S. Intelligence Community and has been instrumental in bringing the UAP issue to the attention of Congress, the Pentagon, and the American public. His participation in this AMA is a rare and significant opportunity for the community to engage directly with someone at the center of the disclosure movement. Don't miss it.

How to Participate

To help us organize questions across multiple communities we need to gather the questions in advance:

✅ Please keep it to ONE question per comment**.**
✅ Specify who your question is for — start your comment with "Chris:", "Jordan:", "Hunt:", "Leslie:", or "All:" so we know who should answer.
✅ Keep it concise — we will be reading these on air and linking to your comment during the livestream.
✅ Want to ask more than one? Make separate comments (one question each).
✅ Upvote the questions you most want asked.
✅ Please review existing questions before posting duplicates.
✅ Make sure questions are on-topic.

Participating subreddits include: **r/Aliens**,** r/Experiencers**,** r/HighStrangeness**,** r/UFOB**, r/UFOs**, and r/AnomalousCoalition.

We will be providing a written transcript after the event has concluded as well as a summary for the community within a few days. Any feedback or suggestions for process improvement please go to r/AnomalousCoalition

🔥 Upcoming UAP Events This Month

📢 Capitol Steps Press Conference — Tuesday, June 9 @ 1:00 PM ET
A bipartisan group of Members of Congress and UAP whistleblower David Grusch will convene on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to call for the release of specific UAP-related files and for Congress to pass the UAP Disclosure Act. Speakers include Rep. Eric Burlison, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, and Rep. Tim Burchett, hosted by our own Leslie Kean alongside James Fox. Full details: Press Release

🏛️ Disclosure Forum 2026 — Wednesday, June 25 on Capitol Hill
Organized by the Disclosure Foundation, this is the first institutional forum dedicated to outlining the path forward for UAP disclosure, taking place in the Kennedy Caucus Room at the Russell Senate Office Building. Featuring Senators, Representatives, former intelligence officials, scientists, and researchers. Free and open to the public. Register and learn more at forum.disclosure.org

Short Bios

Christopher K. Mellon (Chairman of the Board, Disclosure Foundation)
Christopher Mellon spent nearly 20 years in the U.S. Intelligence Community, including serving as the Minority Staff Director of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. In the Senate, he conceived and drafted the legislation establishing the US Special Operations Command in 1986. He has taught at Georgetown University and received numerous awards including the National Reconnaissance Office Gold Medal, the DIA Director's Medal, and the Secretary of Defense Public Service Award. He has also served as Chairman of the Science Committee at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. He earned his B.A. from Colby College and his M.A. from Yale University. Since retiring from federal service, Mr. Mellon has worked as a private equity investor in biotech and information technology start-ups.
Bio: https://disclosure.org/team/christopher-mellon

Jordan Flowers (Executive Director, Disclosure Foundation)
Jordan Flowers is the Executive Director of the Disclosure Foundation, an investor and entrepreneur, and the co-founder of Ontocalypse Productions. He previously worked at McKinsey & Co. and LGT Capital Partners. Flowers has appeared on CBS News and Al Jazeera discussing UAP-related government file releases and transparency efforts.
Bio: https://disclosure.org/team/jordan-flowers

Hunt Willis (Chief Legal Officer, Disclosure Foundation)
Hunt Willis serves as the Chief Legal Officer of the Disclosure Foundation. He is an attorney and shareholder at Martin & Jones, PLLC and the founder of the Disclosure Advocacy Group.
Bio: https://disclosure.org/team/hunt-willis

Leslie Kean (Host)
Investigative journalist and author known for high-credibility reporting on UAP and other anomalous topics; bestselling author of UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record. See more at https://www.lesliekean.com

Recommended Reading / Context

Disclosure Foundation:
https://disclosure.org/

Disclosure Forum 2026 (June 25, Capitol Hill):
https://forum.disclosure.org/

Press Conference — June 9 on the Capitol Steps:
"Push for UAP (UFO) Transparency Intensifies as Members of Congress and Whistleblowers Call for Release of Groundbreaking, Conclusive Files"
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/push-for-uap-ufo-transparency-intensifies-as-members-of-congress-and-whistleblowers-call-for-release-of-groundbreaking-conclusive-files-302784861.html

NSA FOIA Release (May 2026):
"NSA Releases Hundreds of Pages of Formerly Top Secret UMBRA UAP Records After Disclosure Foundation FOIA Appeal"
https://disclosure.org/news/nsa-top-secret-umbra-uap-foia-release

First PURSUE Release (May 2026):
"First Release from the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters"
https://disclosure.org/news/pursue-first-release

Drop your questions below — ONE question per comment, specify who it's for (Chris/Jordan/Hunt/Leslie/All), and keep it concise!