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Richard Dolan

Richard Dolan

Richard M. Dolan is a renowned historian and researcher whose work redefined the study of UFOs through a national security lens. Originally trained in Cold War strategy, diplomacy, and international affairs, Dolan became one of the first scholars to apply serious academic rigor to the UFO phenomenon. His groundbreaking series UFOs and the National Security State documents military encounters and government secrecy from 1941 onward, drawing from hundreds of declassified records and primary sources.

He approaches the UFO subject as a transformative challenge to mainstream narratives—one that demands critical thinking, openness, and historical context. His research spans military cover-ups, abduction phenomena, consciousness, and the theory of breakaway civilizations. Dolan views the UFO mystery as a key to understanding humanity’s past and preparing for its future. His work encourages viewers to confront the unknown, question official history, and expand their perception of reality.

Education B.A. in English and History from Alfred University and M.A. in History from the University of Rochester, with additional study in political theory at Exeter College, Oxford; former Rhodes Scholar finalist specializing in U.S. Cold War strategy, international diplomacy, and Soviet studies.

Career Historian and researcher specializing in UFOs, national security, and government secrecy; frequent speaker at global conferences; host of The Richard Dolan Show on KGRA Radio; creator of online courses and video series exploring intelligence operations, disclosure, and historical patterns behind the UFO phenomenon.

Publications Author of influential works including

  • "UFOs and the National Security State (Vol. I & II)",
  • A.D. After Disclosure (with Bryce Zabel)
  • UFOs for the 21st Century Mind, and The Alien Agendas;

Featured in media such as:

  • Ancient Aliens,
  • Hangar One,
  • Close Encounters,
  • Coast to Coast AM
  • False Flags and Open Minds on Gaia

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False Flags
Richard Dolan investigates the events of 9/11 to discern discrepancies in the official narratives, bringing us closer to uncovering what really transpired on that fateful day. Although we still don’t have a definitive answer, some of the alternative narratives posed offer plausible solutions.
Aerial Phenomena
Richard Dolan describes how hundreds if not thousands of UFOs were sighted in the skies over the United States in 1952. This resulted in 1952 earning the title 'The Year of the Flying Saucer'.
Aerial Phenomena
Richard Dolan dissects the conspiracy surrounding the suspicious death of Forrestal, (the first United States Secretary of Defense), and his connection with UAP.
Aerial Phenomena
Richard Dolan analyzes an official investigation into UFO phenomena carried out by the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and reviews several valuable government documents.
Aerial Phenomena
What is the difference between contact and abduction, and do these modern occurrences have historical correlations? Richard Dolan explores strange contact cases from throughout the centuries.
Open Minds
Is our government hiding real-life X-Files?
Aerial Phenomena
In this episode, Richard Dolan reveals the relationship between CIA Director Roscoe Hillenkoetter and UFO investigative author Donald Keyhoe of the organization NICAP (National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena).
Stairway to the Stars
What possible interest could ETs have with humanity? Richard Dolan continues his talk at the Stairway to the Stars event, and he shares staggering statistics highlighting the prevalence of UFO sightings and contact all over the world.
False Flags
False Flags concludes with an examination of the increasing sophistication of false flag operations and Richard Dolan gives us a glimpse of their future developments. It appears that false flags are here to stay, and it is imperative that we become aware of them, to stay empowered for positive change, for all.
Aerial Phenomena
Richard Dolan explains the importance of the MJ-12 documents and the reality of crashed UFOs via statements from Dr. Eric Walker, the former President of Penn State University.
False Flags
Richard Dolan reveals details of three events which ushered in the modern age of deception. Before we can definitively identify these as false flags, we must ask, who benefits?
False Flags
Richard Dolan explains how the state makes use of propaganda to achieve specific ends that would otherwise be impossible to justify. To do this, he takes us back to ancient times to explore the earliest forms of false flags.
Buzzsaw
Richard Dolan reports that false flag operations have been a regular part of major governments since the 1600s. Since then, false flags have become the most violent form of propaganda, being used for cultural conditioning and mainstream distractions.
False Flags
Richard Dolan outlines the steps used to enact revolution in foreign countries and install a government friendly to domestic interests. This becomes apparent as he details events in a post-WWII world where the United States perfected sophisticated False Flag tactics to bring about regime changes on an international scale.
False Flags
Richard Dolan explains how authoritarian governments use mass media propaganda to raise public support for military actions by examining false flag operations enacted by Japan and the Soviet Union, which led up to WWII.
Beyond Belief
Richard Dolan takes us back to 2017 when things started to change as UFOs received credible coverage in major news outlets detailing a seismic shift in the mainstream portrayal of unexplained aerial phenomena.