That UFO Podcast The Tedesco Brothers: UFO Encounters, the Hitchhiker Effect & the FBI
Oct 28, 2026
John Tedesco, a UAP researcher and engineer, runs the Nightcrawler mobile laboratory with his brother Gerry. They discuss luminous Atlantic spheres, advanced multispectral and radar systems, offshore expeditions, and reports of bedroom orbs and shadowy hitchhiker effects. They also examine Nightcrawler’s expanding FBI relationship, Skywatcher’s secrecy, government redactions, and the need for independent audits in UAP research.
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Nightcrawler Becomes A Full Spectrum Laboratory
- Nightcrawler 3.0 expands into an expeditionary laboratory designed to capture signals across nearly the entire electromagnetic spectrum.
- The brothers integrated hyperspectral cameras, radar, telemetry, and portable systems, though some cameras cost over $100,000.
Atlantic Sphere Sightings Declined After Dredging
- The brothers tracked a luminous sphere over the Atlantic with four cameras and recorded unusual radar returns near the coast.
- Sightings declined after beach dredging, shifting observations farther offshore and raising questions about environmental effects.
Use Modular Equipment For Rapid Field Research
- Build mobile, modular research systems when events occur too briefly or locations restrict drones and large vehicles.
- Nightcrawler plans vessels, drones, sonar, radar, and an underwater ROV for deeper sites such as the Hudson Canyon and Catalina.