"Disclosure Day" Won't Be
Use The Farce By Ron James
March 2026
Everybody's looking forward to "Disclosure Day." I am of course, referring to the new movie by Steven Spielberg, not an actual event. And I'm pretty sure they're not the same thing.
So really, what is it exactly that we're expectIng?
There seems to be this idea that this film is going to finally reveal the "truth" to all of us. It says so in the trailer, so it must be true.
But what truth is that? Could it be that the master filmmaker Steven Spielberg is going to finally rip the Band-Aid off the biggest question facing humanity in some meaningful way?
Has he been somehow ordained to enlighten the world after 100 years of diligent investigation and prodding have failed to yield any definitive results?
I hate to rain on anyone's parade, but the answer to that question is most likely "No".
To understand this, all you have to do is look at the previous Spielberg productions around the topic.
The pattern is clear. "ET" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" both have things in common.
They were both mainstream films touching on the topic, but not attempting to make a definitive revelation or statement.
They both threw enough bones to the UFO community to ignite chatter about hidden grains of truth in the dramatic narrative. But so what?
They both made a ton of money off of the subject.
But none of them really moved the needle toward Disclosure, or added meaningfully to the conversation.
The new film, "Disclosure Day" is likely to be made from the same mold.
So for all of us hopefuls in the UFO community, I can only say - don't expect too much and you won't be disappointed.
My guess is that it's going to be a great movie. But it is not going to be some giant revelation that moves the ball forward for all of civilization.
Just to make sure my hunch is correct, I went through all available data accessible to me through my position at MUFON.
Out of nearly 175,000 cases, I was unable to find a single reference to Cardinals riding on reindeer into experiencer's bedrooms.
And as ominous as some abduction experiences might be, again, I could find no reference to human beings being possessed by click tracks.
For that matter, MUFON does not have a single case report ever of someone going crazy and building a sandcastle in their living room because aliens were whispering to them. Just sayin'.
Disclosure Day is truly coming. And I will be the first in line with my bag of popcorn to watch it unfold.
I'm expecting a fun movie that echoes some semblance of truth, strictly as a societal and dramatic vehicle toward big box office numbers.
Because that's what Hollywood does.
And as long as we don't have aliens on bicycles, I will not be disappointed.
Follow my lead and neither will you.
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Ron James is an Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker and Founder of MUFON TV. He is also a Member of the Board of Directors of The Hollywood Disclosure Alliance.
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