Patterns Tell Stories | UFOs & High Strangeness
Nov 5, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min · 18 segments
In this episode, we dive into the Miracle at Fatima and the real reason Tom DeLonge's advisors invoked Greek mythology when describing the UFO phenomenon.
Okay, so this is from a May 2021 Telegraph article by Nick Ruskell.
He wrote, DeLong's road to being proved right started in 2016 when he was invited to an event for the families and trusted acquaintances of employees at Skunk Works, the advanced development programs wing of aerospace giant Lockheed Martin.
Other guests, he told George Knapp on Coast to Coast AM, were were the most classified and the most advanced group of engineers and scientists that work within the military industrial complex.
His job on the day was to give a short introductory speech for the head of Skunk Works, Rob Weiss.
which he agreed to do in exchange for five minutes of his time, knowing not to actually say the word UFO, quote, you don't mention UFOs, you'll get kicked right out the door, end quote.
He presented the project he was currently working on, a documentary investigation into ultra-advanced technology, as a good PR opportunity.
He told Weiss that this tech was so shrouded in secrecy that the internet's many rabbit holes could only make it look dark and dangerous.
His pitch was to demystify it, give it more credibility.
Lockheed Martin reportedly invited him back for a proper meeting in much more high-security, Tom Clancy-ish surroundings, during which DeLong realized they'd done a thorough background check in preparation.
They liked his ideas but chose not to take part in his documentary.
And then I had sent you a – this was back from 2024 where he posted him next to Steve Justice and this other guy who he just calls Eric.
Yeah.
And he says, two of my secret weapons behind the founding of To The Stars Media.
These legends from the skunk works of Lockheed Martin were instrumental in helping me think bigger and bolder about the world we all live in.
For privacy reasons, we will just call them Eric and Steve.
That guy went on to speak at one of the Soul Foundation conferences.
Not Steve Justice, the other guy, Eric.
I forget his last name.
Oh, really? I didn't know that.
Mm-hmm.
So I could be wrong here, but my understanding is – I don't know where I heard this, but I heard that Tom DeLonge knew a relative of either like a descendant of Ben Rich or a descendant of Kelly Johnson, one of the heads of Lockheed Martin in the past.
Yeah.
If you look at the lineage of Ben Rich, Ben Rich has passed away, I believe, but his son, Michael Rich... is the head of Rand Corporation.
Okay, so this is from a May 2021 Telegraph article by Nick Ruskell.
He wrote, DeLong's road to being proved right started in 2016 when he was invited to an event for the families and trusted acquaintances of employees at Skunk Works, the advanced development programs wing of aerospace giant Lockheed Martin.
Other guests, he told George Knapp on Coast to Coast AM, were were the most classified and the most advanced group of engineers and scientists that work within the military industrial complex.
His job on the day was to give a short introductory speech for the head of Skunk Works, Rob Weiss.
which he agreed to do in exchange for five minutes of his time, knowing not to actually say the word UFO, quote, you don't mention UFOs, you'll get kicked right out the door, end quote.
He presented the project he was currently working on, a documentary investigation into ultra-advanced technology, as a good PR opportunity.
He told Weiss that this tech was so shrouded in secrecy that the internet's many rabbit holes could only make it look dark and dangerous.
His pitch was to demystify it, give it more credibility.
Lockheed Martin reportedly invited him back for a proper meeting in much more high-security, Tom Clancy-ish surroundings, during which DeLong realized they'd done a thorough background check in preparation.
They liked his ideas but chose not to take part in his documentary.
And then I had sent you a – this was back from 2024 where he posted him next to Steve Justice and this other guy who he just calls Eric.
Yeah.
And he says, two of my secret weapons behind the founding of To The Stars Media.
These legends from the skunk works of Lockheed Martin were instrumental in helping me think bigger and bolder about the world we all live in.
For privacy reasons, we will just call them Eric and Steve.
That guy went on to speak at one of the Soul Foundation conferences.
Not Steve Justice, the other guy, Eric.
I forget his last name.
Oh, really? I didn't know that.
Mm-hmm.
So I could be wrong here, but my understanding is – I don't know where I heard this, but I heard that Tom DeLonge knew a relative of either like a descendant of Ben Rich or a descendant of Kelly Johnson, one of the heads of Lockheed Martin in the past.
Yeah.
If you look at the lineage of Ben Rich, Ben Rich has passed away, I believe, but his son, Michael Rich... is the head of Rand Corporation.
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