Richard Dolan: Is The Phenomenon Dark? | USOs, Alien Behaviour & Humanity's Future
Richard Dolan: Is The Phenomenon Dark? | USOs, Alien Behaviour & Humanity's Future  
Podcast: That UFO Podcast
Published On: Thu Jun 18 2026
Description: In Part 2 of my extended conversation with Richard Dolan, we move beyond disclosure politics and into some of the deepest questions surrounding the UFO phenomenon.We discuss whether some aspects of the phenomenon may be darker than many researchers are willing to admit, why Richard believes humanity may be facing challenges of its own making, and what decades of UFO and USO reports suggest about the behaviour of the intelligence behind these encounters.Drawing on research from his new book, A History of USOs Volume 2, Richard explains how studying patterns across thousands of cases has changed his understanding of the phenomenon and what it may reveal about the long-term presence of these objects around our planet.We also discuss:  Whether the phenomenon has our best interests at heart   The listener question asking if Richard is "holding something back"   Alien behaviour and adaptation   Humanity's future and technological dependence   Why Richard fears human actions more than non-human intelligence   Historical and modern USO cases   Underwater UFO encounters   Behavioural patterns across decades of sightings   The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt case   How Richard researched and analysed thousands of reports   What the data may reveal about the phenomenon's intentions  This is Part 2 of a special extended conversation with Richard Dolan.Richards new book - https://amzn.eu/d/0f8bTqTs🔥 Support the show & get bonus content:🛸 YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHw9Lru3EcpRQyM7AI5TlmA/join🛸 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/ThatUFOPodcast🛸 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/that-ufo-podcast/id1511121397🛸 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wnXUAQ3vwdsX1BoyaEvjZ🛸 Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ThatUFOPodcast📲 Connect with the show:Twitter: @UFOUAPAMFacebook, Instagram & YouTube: That UFO PodcastYouTube: YouTube.com/c/ThatUFOPodcastEmail: UFOUAPAM@gmail.comAll links: https://linktr.ee/ufouapamOfficial Website: ThatUFOPodcast.com👍 Don’t forget to subscribe, like & leave a review — it really helps!Thanks for listening,Andy