The Historic Impact of “The Age of Disclosure” Documentary

Event ID: PP1150675

Fri, Mar 13, 2026 | 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Venue: Bridge Ballroom AB (Omni Downtown)

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Summary

The explosive documentary The Age of Disclosure revealed an 80-year cover up of the existence of non-human intelligent life and has led to a historic Presidential directive for disclosure. This panel on the film’s impact will feature Dan Farah, the director/producer of the film, Jay Stratton, the former director of the U.S. Government’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF), Hal Puthoff Ph.D., senior scientist for multiple U.S. Government UAP programs, and be moderated by investigative reporter / author Leslie Kean.

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