Welcome to today’s episode, where we dive into a gripping firsthand account from Captain Sarah Chen, a seasoned F-16 pilot with over a decade of service and thousands of flight hours. On January 15th, 2024, during a routine training mission over the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Arizona, Captain Chen encountered something that defies explanation — a mysterious, wingless, metallic object that appeared out of nowhere, moved impossibly close, and communicated directly into her mind with a chilling message: “We are preparing.”

A late-night drive on a desolate Texas highway turns into a reality-shattering ordeal for Eric L. Witness his account of strange lights, baffling maneuvers, and a terrifying encounter with a silent, impossibly vast, and dark craft, culminating in a disturbing period of missing time. Living Witness Plus members then get exclusive access to our Deep Dive segment, where Josh and co-host Sarah meticulously analyze every facet of Eric's testimony – from the object's physics-defying behavior to the profound psychological impact and the enduring mystery of that lost hour.Become a Living Witness plus member today!

Welcome to Living Witness: The Deep Dive, where we move past the testimony and into the bigger questions hiding in plain sight. Tonight, Sara and I are tackling a subject that forms the backbone of how encounters with the unknown are classified—the Hynek system of close encounters.

It’s a framework that has shaped how sightings and experiences are understood, dividing them into levels that range from distant lights to undeniable, up-close interactions. But how accurate is it? And does it still hold up against modern reports?

For the next hour, we’re going beyond speculation—breaking it down, asking hard questions, and exploring what this system means for the testimonies we uncover.

Subscribers, settle in. It’s time to dive deep.