Joe Murgia
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PersonJoe Murgia — Freelance Director of Photography & long-time UFO researcher, runs UFOJoe.net (“@TheUfoJoe”).
Joe Murgia — Freelance Director of Photography & long-time UFO researcher, runs UFOJoe.net (“@TheUfoJoe”).
Joe Murgia is a freelance director of photography and a long-term UFO researcher who operates the blog UFOJoe.net and uses the handle “@TheUfoJoe.” He began his film career in Los Angeles, contributing as a camera operator on reality and documentary television shows such as Gene Simmons: Family Jewels and Wife Swap. In 2009 he relocated to Las Vegas to become the director of photography on History Channel’s Pawn Stars. He has since worked widely across reality TV—shows like 90 Day Fiancé and coverage of the Vegas Golden Knights among them—while maintaining his UFO-focused research and commentary. His dual professional life makes him one of the more visible figures straddling media production and UFO disclosure-style reporting.
Murgia’s interest in UFOs reportedly began after reading Communion by Whitley Strieber in 1996, which sparked a decades-long curiosity about anomalous aerial phenomena, extraterrestrial hypothesis debates, and alleged government programs such as AATIP. His blog, UFOJoe.net, serves as a central platform for collecting, interpreting, and sharing material related to UFOs/UAPs, whistleblower claims, declassified documents, and critical commentary. He often comments on matters such as the Wilson/Davis memos—documents he describes as having engaged with for over twenty years—and has asserted that some purported classified papers, including a Special National Intelligence Estimate from 1961, may be authentic, based on information from sources who claim relevant access.
Since his move into producing UFO content, Joe Murgia has been cited or appeared in interviews, podcasts, and panels. He was a guest on Coast to Coast AM, among other programs, sharing his analyses and interpretations of emerging government and media reports about UAP disclosure. He uses social media, particularly on platforms like X (formerly Twitter), to highlight alleged inconsistencies, newly surfaced documents, and claims related to crash retrieval programs and the intersection of UFO phenomena with national security and scientific oversight.
In his coverage, Murgia presents a mix of factual reporting—such as when he reproduces transcripts, reports on hearings, or shares alleged documentary evidence—and claimed or speculative material, especially when discussing source-based revelations that are not independently confirmed. Some of his most controversial assertions involve insider sources who, according to him, have sensitive clearance and provided documents or testimonies he believes the public should scrutinize. Because many of these claims depend on the credibility of those sources—and because official confirmation remains limited—his work is often debated among both disclosure proponents and skeptics.
What Murgia continues to bring into the UFO/UAP discourse is a persistent diligence in tracing obscure documents, challenging narratives from mainstream media, and elevating fringe claims into public conversation. Those interested in UAP disclosure monitor his blog and online commentary both for what he presents as uncovered evidence and for how it amplifies broader questions about openness, classification, and what governments may or may not acknowledge.
RT @PelleyDm: 79 years ago today, Kenneth Arnold witnessed a group of UFOs flying in formation near Mt. Ranier. This encounter kicked off o…
RT @KristinFisher: Deep into prep for a panel I'm moderating tomorrow at the Disclosure Foundation's Forum @disclosurefound If you have an…
Thanks for staying on this, @MattLaslo. I know you're still dealing with nonsense. Rounds: "I think there’s a realization that if we’ve got information out there that can be released, it’s probably just a good thing to be released." (Yes, release it all unless it's propulsion related. I'm losing hope with Rounds bc he always uses national security and not wanting to expose prosaic programs as an excuse to limit disclosure of alleged UAP data/programs. But as Grusch (and others) have said, the...
Miami airport trolling everyone. https://t.co/awQZo5a9rp [Quoted] The FAA has just issued an official airspace restriction for tonight’s Scotland vs. Brazil match due to reports of... unusual aerial activity in the region. 🛸 https://t.co/yWKuJaccvA
https://t.co/p6udYDZSpg [Quoted] 🚨🇧🇷 TODAY IS THE DAY! 🚨 A Brazilian psychic with 23M+ followers claims a UFO mothership will appear above Hard Rock Stadium during Brazil vs Scotland at the 2026 World Cup on June 24. 👽🛸 She says players, officials, and hundreds of fans could be abducted by alien beings https://t.co/FQTrLEooM6
Mass Alien Abductions Imminent in Miami! 🥸 Imagine thinking this will actually happen? Game starts in a little under 3.5 hours and I'll have it on in the background as I work on UFO stuff. That's usually how I "watch" most World Cup games, unless the U.S. is playing. [Quoted] A Brazilian Psychic has warned that aliens will arrive in a UFO Ship on June 24th and abduct hundred of fans at the Brazil Vs Scotland game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami https://t.co/yRMKdPnb72
Analysis that points toward non-hoax. Is this valid support? https://t.co/FbnwsluqYh [Quoted] Full Cabin in the Woods defense: https://t.co/iOXOEESk5M
These alleged Bigfoot videos (from 2010?) are so odd. I still don't know what to think but definitely lean strongly towards hoax. Great explanation below by Bugs Finds Bigfoot. https://t.co/FRxRypy7tT [Quoted] Todd Standing: Real Experiencer or Hoaxer? My Honest Take (and Why I Can’t Fully Trust Him) Todd Standing. Super controversial, and my gut screams “narcissist”—he comes across way too needy for people to believe him, almost giddy for validation as the one who’ll finally prove https://t....
The scary part is that so many people consider this evidence of a non-human intelligence. If I was having anomalous experiences, and couldn't capture them clearly on video, I'd say this: "For whatever reason, when I try to capture on video what I see with my own eyes, it's not clear enough. I'd be skeptical, too, if I were you. Let's see if whatever this is lets us get clearer images." ~ I had a pretty clear "sighting" of what appeared to be a volleyball-sized, off-white orb that was about 15...
The truth: I was supposed to go back for three months and we were discussing the possibility of me moving there. I was gonna go to Hessdalen (UAP/mystery lights hotspot), but a week before my flight, she emailed me a Dear Joe letter. I was devastated. I sent out a post to my UFO/paranormal email list (they knew I was thinking of moving there) and titled it: "Norway Goes Boom." Will Miller (Wilson/Davis fame and UFO briefer of Pentagon folks) was one of my readers, saw my headline, and thought...
