{"podcast":{"title":"Reality Check with Ross Coulthart","slug":"reality-check-with-ross-coulthart-7475472","podcast_index_feed_id":7475472,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1120e1b00/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-ewing5","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45878816/bccd295c442dc625.jpg","author":"Ross Coulthart","episode_count":157,"summary":"NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart digs into stories the media is supposedly not meant to tell, taking a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to other mysteries often missing from the headlines.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T10:17:36.312688+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart-7475472"},"episode":{"title":"Why the US Government Won't Explain What's in Our Skies","slug":"why-the-us-government-won-t-explain-what-s-in-our-skies","published_at":"2026-04-21T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart-7475472/why-the-us-government-won-t-explain-what-s-in-our-skies","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart-7475472","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-ewing5/episodes/Why-the-US-Government-Wont-Explain-Whats-in-Our-Skies-e3ilb7f","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1120e1b00/podcast/play/119237295/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-29%2F423130970-44100-2-1a69ee0c6bf0a038.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Reality Check, a 20-year Air Force veteran breaks his silence on the anomalous objects spotted over one of America’s Air Force bases. Former Master Sergeant Ronald Billack shares never-before-seen footage captured near Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. Billack describes objects moving with instantaneous velocity, no propulsion, and no sound, characteristics consistent with the Pentagon’s own five observables framework. He also reveals insight on the base’s counter-drone technology, and more as Ross gets to the bottom of why the government maintains that these things are drones.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ GUEST : Ronald Bilak, Former Master Sgt, Superintendent for Inspector General, 2nd Balm Wing on Barksdale Air Force Base CREDITS : Host: Ross Coulthart Executive Producer: Andy Gipson Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson Associate Producer: Mekhi Rhodes, Will Tomasi Research Producer: Rob Jones Editor: Anthony Diasio SOCIALS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/realitychecknn/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/newsnationnow/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://x.com/rosscoulthart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/NewsNation ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠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 sourc…","meta_description":"In this episode of Reality Check, a 20-year Air Force veteran breaks his silence on the anomalous objects spotted over one of America’s Air Force bases. F…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1550,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart-7475472/episodes/why-the-us-government-won-t-explain-what-s-in-our-skies/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart-7475472/why-the-us-government-won-t-explain-what-s-in-our-skies.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}