JFK Assassination, Secret Space Program & Cities on Mars | Basement #002: Mike Bara

Summary

Mike Bara discusses the connections between the JFK assassination and alleged secret space programs. He claims that anti-gravity technology has been around since the 1960s, linking these ideas to extraterrestrial artifacts and ancient civilizations. Bara uses his aerospace background to challenge mainstream narratives about space and technology.

Key takeaways

• 1Mike Bara, author of 'Dark Mission: The Secret History of NASA', argues that ancient civilizations left engineering marvels across the solar system.
• 2He connects Roswell to the JFK assassination, suggesting a cover-up of advanced technologies.
• 3Bara claims anti-gravity technology has existed since the 1960s.
• 4He asserts that NASA hides information about extraterrestrial artifacts.
• 5He has co-authored works on suppressed space discoveries and is a frequent contributor to Ancient Aliens.

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Transcript excerpt

Today we're talking with Mike Barah. Mike spent 25 years working in the aerospace industry at Boeing before becoming one of the most controversial researchers in ancient astronaut theory. He co-authored the New York Times bestseller Dark Mission: The Secret History of NASA and has since written seven books about NASA cover-ups and evidence of ancient alien civilizations on the moon and Mars. You've seen them over a hundred times on ancient aliens. Yeah, rookie numbers. Man, I've been saying this stuff for years before the History Channel even knew what a lizard people was. Oh, really? Human? I've been talking about this stuff since the History Channel used to do History shows. Today, we're covering a lot of ground. We're going to talk about Roswell and MJ12, the Kennedy assassination, and how it might connect to the space program, what NASA may have been really looking for on the moon, and the current state of disclosure, which Mike has some strong opinions about. And I'll tell you right now, might connect some dots that I hadn't thought about before. His theory about who the second shooter was in Dallas. That one caught me off guard. No, only two shooters. I want more than that. I was basically a CIA assassin convention. A convention, huh? Of course. You know how all those conventioners in Vegas go to strip clubs? Yeah. Wouldn't these guys in Dallas go to a strip club? Jack Ruby strip club? Actually, they did. Uhhuh. You're welcome. This is a long one, but it was a lot of fun. I think you're going to like it. Let's go downstairs. Welcome, Mike. Thank you for having me. This is great. I' I've been wanting to have this conversation with you for about 3 years. Same. So, same. ...

Excerpt from The Why Files, Feb 5, 2026. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.