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 begins to unravel why the events of 9/11 took place and who could have benefited from the outcome. We discover plans to enforce the power of the petrodollar and to remove any opposition to OPEC rules of commerce.
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
With the end of WWII the US and Soviet Union began a cold war for global control. Both sides engaged in tactics to convince the people that they needed to submit to ever increasing levels of authority, for their own protection.
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.
Open Minds
As a historian that specializes in extraterrestrial contact, Richard Dolan has studied the gamut of UFO history from science and military to personal accounts. Now, he shares a few of these strange stories which may have a lasting and profound effect upon our civilization.
Beyond Belief
If we are not alone in this universe, and advanced civilizations have visited our planet, then it is possible that traces of their technology have been left behind. Richard Dolan exposes the secret propulsion and electrogravitics innovations that came from experimenting with exotic technology.
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.
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.
Disclosure
Richard Dolan discusses the fruits of his poring through evidence hidden within a plethora of government documents, trying to get to the core of disclosure. The document trail suggests that there is a high-level concern over UFO sightings and crashes.
Mind Shift
Paranormal encounters are often dismissed because of skeptics’ ridicule or religious doctrine. With advances in technology, recognition of supernatural occurrences will become commonplace. To better understand this shift in awareness, David Pinchbeck talks with Richard Dolan and George Hansen.