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#16 DEAL OR NO DEAL — Sound, Light & Frequency
Need to Know · June 8, 2026
When a mysterious figure claiming Naval Intelligence connections approached filmmaker Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman with alleged inside UFO information, they filed it away as a strange Hollywood story—until they discovered they weren't alone. Bringing in filmmaker Brett Leonard to corroborate his own version of an identical pitch meeting, the investigation shifts from personal testimony into something larger: evidence of a possible pattern of intelligence operatives approaching entertainment creators. Explore whether Hollywood's UFO narratives have been quietly shaped by those with access to classified secrets, and what it means when the offer to tell the truth comes with strings attached.
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