The Herd with Colin Cowherd

Episode: Colin Cowherd Podcast – Secrets Behind Age of Disclosure: Government Hiding Info On UFO's & Aliens

Date: December 4, 2025
Guest: Dan Farah (Director/Producer of "Age of Disclosure")

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In this riveting episode, Colin Cowherd sits down with Dan Farah, the director and producer of the groundbreaking documentary "Age of Disclosure," currently the #1 film on Prime Video. Their conversation delves deep into the documentary’s astounding revelations on decades-long government coverups related to UFOs/UAPs, the existence of non-human intelligence, clandestine technology retrieval and reverse-engineering programs, and the urgent call for increased public disclosure. Cowherd, a self-confessed former skeptic, explores how Farah’s work has fundamentally shifted his view, and together they unpack the implications for science, national security, and society at large.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Colin's Changed Perspective on UFO Phenomena

• Transition from skepticism to openness, influenced by the Pentagon’s Tic Tac video and credible pilot testimonies.
  • Quote [04:24]:
    “Dan Farah has made a movie that has altered my perception of intelligence beyond our borders and beyond our capabilities… I’m not as cynical today as I was 20 years ago.” – Colin Cowherd

2. The "Aha Moment" — Government and Military Consensus

• Dan Farah’s eye-opening private meetings with diverse intelligence & military officials convinced him of high-level consensus about non-human intelligence.
  • Quote [07:21]:
    “They were all saying the same thing... how lined up they all were on these big truths that have been hidden from the public. That’s eye opening.” – Dan Farah
  • The stigma and career threats that have kept officials silent are dissolving as safety is found in collective disclosure.

3. The Crash Retrieval Program

• A secret, 80-year government program dedicated to recovering and reverse-engineering crashed UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, formerly UFOs).
  • Quote [10:22]:
    “The existence of non-human intelligent life… has been covered up for 80 years… There has been a deeply hidden program within our government system… capturing and retrieving crashed UAP, formerly known as UFOs.” – Dan Farah
• The program has operated outside Congressional and even Presidential oversight—most alarmingly, in the shadows from elected authorities.

4. Geopolitical Technology Race: U.S., China, and Russia

• China and Russia are also engaged in retrievals and technological reverse-engineering; the race is compared to the Manhattan Project “on steroids.”
  • Quote [12:02]:
    “People in my film reveal that China has a very active program, and so does Russia. The biggest concern is China specifically … This is a technology race.” – Dan Farah
• Without public awareness and demand, resources cannot be allocated—a key motivation for encouraging transparency.

5. Sheer Scale and Secrecy

• Thousands of people and nearly a trillion dollars have been funneled into these programs over the decades.
  • Quote [18:31]:
    “This is not a small program … thousands of people employed full time. And … the overall budget … is closer to a trillion dollars.” – Dan Farah

6. Firsthand Military Base Testimonies

• Senior officials' base sightings—particularly at Vandenberg AFB—are recounted with awe and gravity.
  • Quote [26:36]:
    “They saw … a giant craft the size of a football field … rectangular, matte black, no lights, no visible means of propulsion … hovered overhead, then shot off at thousands of miles an hour.” – Dan Farah
• Multiple witnesses, corroborating reports, and even a leaked police report underscore these harrowing encounters.

7. Physical Effects on Witnesses

• Some officials who have come into close proximity with craft have suffered severe health effects, including cancer.
  • Quote [32:09]:
    “Intelligence officials, military officials who have encountered UAP UFOs have had biological effects. Getting too close … has negatively impacted them, their health, their bodies, in some cases cause cancer …” – Dan Farah

8. Understanding UAP Physics – The “Bubble Wrap” Theory

• Quantum physicists consulted in the film explain how UAP likely warp space-time, creating a “bubble” around the craft.
  • This accounts for:
    • Apparent physics-defying movement
    • Difficulty obtaining clear images/radar signals
    • Trans-medium travel (air, space, ocean)
  • Quote [35:24]:
    “These craft are generating a significant amount of energy … warping spacetime … creating a bubble around the craft … what happens in that bubble is completely different …” – Dan Farah
  • Could hold solutions to energy crises, interstellar travel, and more, once shared with the global scientific community.

9. Community and Institutional Response

• Farah has faced behind-the-scenes resistance and organized social media disparagement, but mainstream acceptance and news coverage are rising.
  • Quote [40:25]:
    “Before the movie came out, I certainly dealt with some people who wish this movie didn’t exist … The response to the film has been overwhelmingly supportive … but there are still paid bad actors …” – Dan Farah

10. Oceans as Hidden Arenas

• Oceans identified as likely “bases” or central activities zones for UAP—movement at impossible speeds underwater has been recorded.
  • Quote [43:57]:
    “Everyone I interviewed … thought that the most obvious place for UAP to hide is the ocean … craft the size of football fields moving at hundreds of miles an hour under the ocean …” – Dan Farah

11. Presidential and Economic Repercussions of Disclosure

• Evidence that both Bush and Trump considered full public acknowledgment; concerns include economic and societal impacts.
  • Quote [54:04]:
    “There’s been a few occasions where a sitting president has contemplated … telling the world the base facts … there was a think tank that the Bush administration put together …” – Dan Farah

12. Area 51 and the End of Stigma

• Honorable mention of James Clapper’s (ex-DNI) on-record confirmation of UAP activity over Area 51, long the subject of conspiracy theories.
  • Quote [57:42]:
    “James Clapper … his resume reads like a Marvel character … he shared … UAP activity over our sensitive military bases and training sites is very real … especially Area 51.” – Dan Farah

13. The Age of Disclosure — What Comes Next

• Farah suggests the film marks the beginning of a “period” of disclosure, with information to be gradually released to avoid overwhelming the public.
  • Quote [62:21]:
    “I called the movie the Age of Disclosure because, as I was making … it became clear … this film was the beginning … of a period of time in which a lot of information will come out.” – Dan Farah

14. Documentary's Influence and Accessibility

• "Age of Disclosure" was made for accessibility, aiming for clarity for both experts and newcomers.
  • Quote [68:18]:
    “I just kept thinking of my parents … at every turn making this movie, like, is the information going to be too overwhelming? … It was really important for me to make this film very digestible, easy to understand.” – Dan Farah

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote | | --------- | ------- | ----- | | 04:24 | Colin Cowherd | “Dan Farah has made a movie that has altered my perception of intelligence beyond our borders and beyond our capabilities…” | | 07:21 | Dan Farah | “Shocking how lined up they all were on these big truths that have been hidden from the public.” | | 10:22 | Dan Farah | “There has been a deeply hidden program … capturing and retrieving crashed UAP … for 80 years.” | | 12:02 | Dan Farah | “This is a technology race … people in my film refer to it as the Manhattan Project on steroids.” | | 18:31 | Dan Farah | “Thousands of people employed full time … the overall budget … is closer to a trillion dollars.” | | 26:36 | Dan Farah | “A giant craft the size of a football field … hovered over their heads … shot off at thousands of miles an hour.” | | 32:09 | Dan Farah | “Getting too close to this technology has negatively impacted them … in some cases caused cancer.” | | 35:24 | Dan Farah | “These craft are generating … energy and warping spacetime … creating a bubble around the craft.” | | 54:04 | Dan Farah | “There’s been occasions where the President has contemplated going to the microphone … telling the world we’re not alone.” | | 57:42 | Dan Farah | “James Clapper … said UFO activity over Area 51 is real. That’s such a big statement.” | | 62:21 | Dan Farah | “This film was the beginning of the age of disclosure … a period of time where we’ll all slowly learn the reality.” |

Key Timestamps for Segment Highlights

• 04:24 — Colin on how "Age of Disclosure" shifted his view
• 07:04–09:48 — Farah’s “aha moment”; consensus among officials
• 09:48–13:27 — The retrieval program and tech race with China/Russia
• 18:31–19:00 — Number of people and budget in covert programs
• 25:58–28:26 — Vandenberg Air Force Base encounter story
• 32:09–33:21 — Biological effects on witnesses/officials
• 34:01–38:08 — Explanation of ‘bubble wrap’ theory and UAP physics
• 43:57–46:16 — Oceans as UAP bases and redefinition to ‘UAP’
• 54:04–55:59 — Presidential near-disclosures and economic fears
• 57:42–61:19 — James Clapper’s validation of Area 51 activity
• 62:21–68:18 — Gradual disclosure strategy and shaping public understanding

Episode Takeaways

• "Age of Disclosure" represents an inflection point in the public, mainstream treatment of UFO/UAP phenomena—anchored in credible, on-record testimony.
• Massive, decades-long covert programs to retrieve, study, and reverse-engineer alien technology exist and are ongoing, outpacing even the space race’s secrecy.
• Stigma is fading: Top intelligence, military, and scientific officials are beginning to disclose what they know, often at personal risk, in hopes of jump-starting public engagement and scientific progress.
• This episode and documentary are intended as digestible, accessible platforms to educate the “normies”—everyone from the skeptical public to scientists unaware of the classified reality—setting the stage for further waves of disclosure.

Where to watch:
“Age of Disclosure” is available worldwide on Prime Video, rentable/purchasable without a Prime subscription. Subtitles are available in all major languages.

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