Coming Up: Derrick Warfel on UFOs and GOD — A Very Different Theory of Disclosure

This week we've covered a billionaire's private pitch to the President, an orb-plagued town on the other side of the planet, and a Pentagon document dump breaking records for volume. All of it points to the same question: if disclosure really is coming, what does it mean? Coming up on U.S. Phenomenon, we're bringing on someone with a very different answer than most of Washington is offering.

Meet Derrick Warfel

Derrick Warfel isn't your typical UFO author. He is a Princeton graduate, holds a Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, and earned an MFA in Cinema from USC. After eight years on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ, he spent the next four decades as an award-winning writer, director, and producer, working across more than eight feature films. That combination, serious theological training paired with a career built inside the film industry, is exactly why his take on this topic lands differently than most.

The Book: UFOs and GOD

Out now from Forefront Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, UFOs and GOD is Warfel's attempt to answer what he sees as one of the most urgent spiritual questions of the moment. He does not dispute that militaries, governments, and whistleblowers are describing something real in our skies. His argument is about what that something actually is. Drawing on documented cases, testimony, and Scripture, Warfel makes the case that these are not visitors from another planet, but the fallen supernatural powers described in Ephesians 6:12, dressed in a costume built for a scientific age.

Why This Take Matters Right Now

Whether or not you share his theological framework, Warfel is asking a question most disclosure coverage skips entirely: if something genuinely non-human has been engaging with us for decades, what does that mean for how billions of people understand reality, meaning, and faith? With Bigelow openly pushing for formal confirmation and PURSUE files landing monthly, this conversation is not staying confined to late-night radio much longer. Warfel has spent years thinking through the implications the rest of the culture hasn't caught up to yet.

What to Expect From the Interview

We'll dig into how Warfel moved from filmmaking into this research, why he believes the modern UFO narrative echoes older spiritual deceptions the church has faced before, and what he thinks everyday believers should actually do to prepare, rather than just what to believe. Whether you land closer to Bigelow's non-human-intelligence framing or Warfel's spiritual-warfare framing, we think you'll walk away from this one with a lot to chew on. Got a question you want us to ask Derrick? Call the hotline at 775-990-5151, or leave it in the comments below.