In this episode of From Hollywood, It's Paranormal Tonight, host Dan Harary welcomes Steve Murillo, a former Marine Corps jet pilot and longtime UFO researcher, for an in-depth conversation on UFO encounters, abduction phenomena, and personal transformations sparked by close encounters. They begin with a tribute to the late Earl Grey Anderson, a respected MUFON leader. Murillo recounts his life-changing UFO sighting in 2001, which launched his deep involvement in ufology, while Harary shares his extraordinary story of a forgotten childhood sighting later recovered through a vivid holographic "download" shortly after his father's death. The discussion explores military connections, reverse engineering, abduction patterns, religious interpretations, and the broader implications of the phenomenon on human consciousness.

Topics Discussed:

• Tribute to Earl Grey Anderson and his role in MUFON
• Steve Murillo's military background and transition to UFO research
• Murillo’s 2001 UFO sighting over Manhattan Beach
• The founding of UPARS (UFO & Paranormal Research Society)
• Connections between UFO sightings and human consciousness
• Abduction phenomena and implants (e.g. Budd Hopkins, Roger Leir)
• Religious interpretations of alien encounters (e.g. demonic views, invocation of Jesus)
• Electronic interference experienced by abductees
• Automatic writing and information downloads
• Dan Harary’s forgotten 1970 UFO sighting and psychic vision in 2017
• Harary’s belief his father helped reverse engineer UFOs at Fort Monmouth
• Personal stories of abduction and the phenomenon of “switched off” bystanders
• Influence of interdimensional theories in ufology
• Guest appearances and evolving conversations in ufology, including Thomas Jane

Quotes:

“I saw these ninja star-shaped craft flying silently over my house. That changed everything for me.”
— Steve Murillo

“After my father died, I saw our 1970 UFO sighting play out in front of me as a 3D hologram... It was a download.”
— Dan Harary

“Sometimes abductees don’t want implants removed. They protect them. It’s like they’re being controlled.”
— Steve Murillo

“She tried to scream, but couldn’t. Everyone else was frozen. Switched off. That orb was there just for her.”
— Steve Murillo

“My father designed the first drone that fired a laser at a tank in 1975. I believe he worked on reverse engineering UFOs.”
— Dan Harary

“Unless your consciousness can move interdimensionally, you’re going to miss most of the phenomenon.”
— Steve Murillo

“My hand moved by itself and wrote, ‘Write a book about benevolent aliens.’ It was not me. It was a message.”
— Dan Harary

“I fell 30 feet, had missing time, and woke up in a stranger’s house. A cryptid with a bull’s head saved my life.”
— Dan Harary

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