# Ross Coulthart Q&A: NASA's Moon Base, Deleted UFO Files, & General McCasland Missing

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Podcast: [Reality Check with Ross Coulthart](https://stenobird.com/podcast/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart-7475472)
Published: 2026-03-29T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-ewing5/episodes/Ross-Coulthart-QA-NASAs-Moon-Base--Deleted-UFO-Files---General-McCasland-Missing-e3ilb7k
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## Resource

Ross Coulthart explores untold stories using a fact-based approach to address various topics, from unidentified aerial phenomena to other mysteries that often go unreported. Now, he is turning to viewers, answering their pressing questions each week. In this week's episode, Coulthart tackles questions about the search for missing General McCasland, NASA’s plan for a lunar base, and why were millions of files relating to UFOs deleted? GUEST : Meagan Medick, NewsNation Editorial Producer CREDITS : Host: Ross Coulthart Executive Producer: Andy Gipson Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson Associate Producer: Will Tomasi Editor: Sarah Jackson SOCIALS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/realitychecknn/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/newsnationnow/ https://www.instagram.com/producermeagan/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/rosscoulthart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/NewsNation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://x.com/MeaganOurada⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@realitychecknn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@newsnationnow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ On "Reality Check," NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart takes a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines. To watch the Reality Check on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠h⁠ttps://bit.ly/realitycheckwithrosscoulthart⁠YT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen and Watch Anywhere!⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/realitycheckwithrosscoulthart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email your questions to ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RealityCheck@NewsNationNow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.newsnationnow.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get our app: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.newsnationnow.com/app/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on your screen: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.j…

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