Control System

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Definition

Vallée's theory that the UFO phenomenon acts like a thermostat that shapes human beliefs and behavior over long periods by presenting puzzling, mythic experiences.

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Henry Zebrowski: UFOs, Aliens, and the Last Podcast on the Left (SITS CLASSIC)

Somewhere in the SkiesAug 28, 2026

Comedian Henry Zebrowski of Last Podcast on the Left joins Ryan Sprague for a freewheeling talk about UFOs, the February 2023 shootdowns of unidentified objects over North America, and why the government suddenly started saying 'UFO' again. Zebrowski discusses the Trinity crash, Annie Jacobsen's claim that Roswell involved surgically altered children sent by Stalin, and his belief that the phenomenon is a '25-layer cake' with many explanations at once. He names Rendlesham Forest and the Ariel School sighting as his strongest cases and explains how Jacques Vallée shaped his view of a psychic, trickster-like phenomenon.

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