Amidst the federal government’s ongoing release of unclassified materials on extraterrestrial encounters, a new documentary has emerged, offering a clandestine look at a leading figure in the UFO disclosure movement.

The documentary, titled “Sleeping Dog” and directed by Michael Lazovsky, chronicles the journey of Jeremy Corbell, a renowned investigative journalist, as he tirelessly advocates for transparency concerning unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs). The film spotlights Corbell’s role in elevating the voices of UAP whistleblowers and orchestrating Congressional hearings aimed at urging federal authorities to make classified UFO information accessible to the public.

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“There are machines, there are craft of unknown origin that fly with impunity in our restricted airspace, and our government has been assessing this as a national threat for decades,” Corbell told “The Sunday Briefing” earlier this month. “The jig is up. People now know UAP are real.”

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Jeremy Corbell attends the ‘The UFO Reality: What Do We Know? What Might We Find Out?’ panel at AlienCon 2023 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, Calif., on March 4, 2023. (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for A+E Networks)

The documentary — which was filmed in secret over the span of several years — also reveals previously unreleased footage from Corbell’s investigations and includes interviews from several prominent names in the movement, including astronaut Edgar Mitchell, David Grusch and George Knapp. 

“[Corbell] revealed a bunch of videos that he had access to that ended up being a part of the Department of War’s UAP file drop — which was fascinating. So he’s in the know,” Josh Golembeske, senior director of production at Gaia and guest host of the series “Cosmic Disclosure,” told Fox News Digital. 

Corbell has spent 14 years compiling UAP-related secrets at a time when information surrounding the phenomenon has been met with public skepticism and government pushback.

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A split screen shows alleged unidentified aerial phenomena, also known as UAPs, as reported by the Federal Bureau of Investigations. (Federal Bureau of Investigations)

The result of his efforts has been far-reaching, with experts pointing to a newfound sense of legitimacy toward UAP footage and documentation. 

“The evidence is overwhelming that we’re being visited,” Golembeske said. “There’s been a lid put on it.”

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“We have all this information, but I think it’s more about the information coming to light finally,” he added.

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The lunar surface is shown from the Apollo 12 landing site with two highlighted areas labeled Area 1 and Area 2 where unidentified phenomena are visible. (U.S. Department of War)

The film comes on the heels of President Donald Trump’s push for federal transparency pertaining to UAPs, with a second batch of declassified documents released by the Department of War last week.

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“There’s been a long push from the public and behind the scenes to get to this moment,” Golembeske said. “That push also leaked into the [Trump] administration. So now this administration is more open to it.” 

While Golembeske has long advocated for full federal transparency, he believes that the current method of controlled information releases by officials is the best way to acclimate the public to news of UAP discoveries and sightings.

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“I think this is a slow drip disclosure, and you could argue it’s compassionate disclosure,” Golembeske told Fox News Digital. “This is actually how I would do it, because I know that people are going to be shocked and I wouldn’t just drop everything on them.”

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However, Golembeske cautions against officials using the releases to negatively portray the possibility of alien life, potentially skewing the public perception of otherworldly beings and technology.

“I like what I’m seeing now, but I worry about a fear-based disclosure versus a hope-based disclosure,” Golembeske said. “Part of my mission here and part of my mission at Gaia is to empower the evolution of consciousness – and all the evidence suggests there is nothing to fear.” 

In light of the renewed interest in UAP disclosure and discovery – along with high-profile documentary releases, such as “Sleeping Dog” – Golembeske remains optimistic that the narrative surrounding UFOs will continue to gain traction nationwide.

“I wouldn’t have said this five years ago, but it feels like something is imminent,” Golembeske told Fox News Digital. “It does feel like we’re building towards a moment and the genie can’t be put back in the bottle – I think it’s gone too far.” 

Fox News Digital reached out to Corbell and the film’s distributor, Falcon Scout Media, for comment.

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New York City taxpayers are facing a hefty bill of $5.2 million to cover the inflated wages of staff in Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s newly established City Hall communications office. This figure is an astonishing 175% increase from what was initially projected, as revealed by The Post.

Although the Office of Mass Engagement has only been operational for a month, its workforce has surged by 186%, growing from 14 to 40 employees. The city’s latest 2027 executive budget allocates $5,123,756 for these salaries.

This expenditure surpasses the entire budgets of several city departments, including the Board of Corrections, Community Affairs Unit, and the Office for People with Disabilities.

Back in March, The Post exclusively reported that the agency had started recruiting for 14 lucrative positions, costing taxpayers approximately $1.6 million. Among these roles was a $150,000-per-year campaign director, a position with responsibilities strikingly similar to those of a political campaign worker.

Mamdani is planning to hire an additional 26 comrades by next year, at an average salary of $125,000, based on details in the budget.

Another $30,000 is being set asides for non-staff expenses, new docs reveal.

“This is purely politics at a time when real services are needed,” Democratic political consultant Hank Sheinkopf told The Post. “We have real deficits and this mayor is spending five million dollars to put 40 political operatives on the payroll. It’s morally incomprehensible . . . It’s outrageous.”

“This isn’t for anybody’s benefit but the mayor’s.”

The purported purpose of the office is to get New Yorkers involved in policy making, but critics have slammed the move as classic Soviet-era politics — using taxpayer dough to stifle opposition to his agenda.

The budget didn’t reveal the 40 job descriptions. Those hired so far include Commissioner Tascha Van Auken, Mamdani’s campaign field director, and Mohamed Alharbi, the office’s deputy borough director for Queens.

Workers in the Office of Mass Engagement come on top of the mayor’s own communications team, which is expected to be larger than that of any other mayor in Big Apple history, sources said.

Mamdani has budgeted $51.8 million for the mayor’s office in 2027, an increase of $7 million from former Mayor Eric Adam’s budget last year.

When he announced its creation, Mamdani claimed the new office would get marginalized communities involved in city government. But so far it’s catered to the mostly white and wealthy DSA base who put him in office.

This week, three workers were seen by The Post canvassing the Lower East side to get people to turn up to Rent Guideline Board hearings, ahead of its June vote whether to green light the rent-freeze Mamdani campaigned on, which would impact the 2 million residents of the city’s rent-stabilized apartments.

It’s part of the office’s first mission, dubbed Organize NYC, recruiting volunteers and doorknocking, using tactics reminiscent of the DSA, which won him the election

Workers have been canvassing since early May in parts of the Bronx, Queens, lower and upper Manhattan and Brooklyn, but not on Staten Island — though a city spokesperson assured The Post a borough representative had been hired and the city’s only Republican stronghold wouldn’t be left out.

The office’s other roles so far have included a $150,000 deputy director of co-governance, that had language in the job posting that was almost identical to what NYC DSA co-chair Grace Mausser called for in her manifesto last year, “Building Municipal Socialism in New York with DSA.”

The new office also drew comparisons to former Mayor Bill de Blasio, who churned out more than 250 promotional videos in his first two years in office.

A City Hall rep told The Post that the office has also made outreach to landlord advocacy groups to testify at the hearings, and claimed the office will not advocate for any specific outcome.

“Every New Yorker should have a say in the future of their city,” said Penelope Birnbaum.

A woman from Pennsylvania found out at the age of 46 that her entire life story was a fabrication. Police informed her that she had been abducted by her mother as a toddler and had been missing for 43 years.

This incredible case surfaced when investigators located Michelle Marie Newton, who had long believed her name was Amanda Blake.

The truth emerged after an exhaustive search that started when she disappeared from Kentucky in 1983, at the tender age of three.

Authorities arrested Michelle’s mother, Debra Newton, in Florida last year, accusing her of absconding with her daughter and creating a new identity for them.

This development led to an emotional reunion with her father, Joe Newton, who had spent over four decades tirelessly looking for the daughter he feared was lost forever.

But while Michelle has finally recovered her true identity and reconnected with the family she never knew, the extraordinary case has left her grappling with a lifetime of deception and disappointment.

Earlier this month, her mother received a suspended sentence and, according to Michelle, has yet to apologize.

The shocking truth was revealed to Michelle last November when police arrived at her Pennsylvania home and informed her that she was not who she thought she was.

Michelle Marie Newton was just three years old when she disappeared from Louisville, Kentucky, in 1983 after her mother left with her and never returned 

Her father, Joe Newton, left, spent 43 years searching for his daughter and never stopped believing she could still be alive. After all that time, the pair have been reunited

Earlier that day, her teenage son had called to say officers were waiting at the house.

Investigators revealed a secret that had been hidden for more than four decades.

‘You’ve been missing for 43 years,’ Michelle recalled being told. ‘You’re not Amanda, you’re Michelle Marie Newton.’

The revelation instantly answered questions that had plagued her for much of her life.

‘It was the most surreal thing ever. I remember crying but also being numb,’ she said to People Magazine. 

‘My life has been such a mystery to that point and there’s been so many things that didn’t make sense that everything in that moment clicked into place.’

For years, Michelle had sensed that something about her past did not add up.

Family stories were vague. Questions about relatives were met with evasive answers. Important documents were difficult to obtain and even basic details about her childhood seemed shrouded in mystery with few photos of her as a child.

Joe described reuniting with his daughter as feeling ‘like I was seeing her when she was first born.’ Joe last saw his daughter in April 1983, when the family had been preparing to move

By the time she was an adult, she had begun conducting her own investigation into her background, compiling hundreds of pages of notes and records in an effort to understand who she really was.

‘It felt like listening to someone else’s life, like a movie, this can’t be right,’ Michelle said of the moment investigators explained the case to her. ‘You must have the wrong person.’

According to authorities, the story began in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1983.

Michelle, then known as ‘Shelly’ to relatives, was living with her parents Joe and Debra Newton.

Family members said Debra announced she had accepted a job in Georgia and left ahead of the family move with three-year-old Michelle.

Dad, Joe, had planned to join them later after finishing work commitments in Kentucky, but after an initial period of contact, communications suddenly stopped.

Joe traveled to Georgia searching for his daughter but was unable to find her. As the years passed, law enforcement investigations failed to uncover where Debra and Michelle had gone.

Earlier this month, Debra Newton received a suspended sentence and, according to Michelle, has yet to apologize to her 

Debra received a suspended one-year prison sentence, leaving Michelle disappointed by the outcome of the case

Authorities eventually filed custodial interference charges, and Debra became one of the country’s most sought-after parental kidnapping suspects. But the trail went cold.

The case lingered for decades as relatives chased leads, often fearing they were no longer searching for living family members.

Joe never stopped hoping. ‘She’s always been in our heart,’ he previously told WLKY.

The breakthrough finally came after renewed efforts by investigators and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Age-progressed images showing what Michelle and Debra might look like decades after their disappearance. A tipster in Florida believed they recognized the pair.

Investigators compared photographs, gathered DNA evidence and eventually traced Debra to The Villages retirement community in Florida, where she had been living under the name Sharon Nealy.

Body-camera footage from her arrest captured the remarkable moment authorities finally caught up with her.

Debra, 66, was arrested in November when she was accused of kidnapping her daughter

Standing outside her home speaking with a neighbor, Debra (known as Sharon) appeared relaxed as officers approached.

‘Uh oh, they’re coming for you, Sharon!’ a neighbor joked.

‘Not for me!’ Debra replied.

Moments later, officers informed her they were indeed there to arrest her.

‘I don’t understand,’ she said.

Later, as she was placed in handcuffs, she insisted: ‘I didn’t do anything!’

After her arrest, Michelle learned investigators had found her living under a different name in another state and that she had spent virtually her entire life unaware she was at the center of a decades-old missing-person case.

After learning the truth, Michelle climbed into her car and drove from Pennsylvania to Kentucky to meet relatives she had never known.

Waiting for her was the father who had spent 43 years searching for her.

Debra was going by the name Sharon Nealy, and was shocked when approached by officers as the told them ‘I didn’t do anything’

‘I can’t explain that moment of walking in and getting to put my arms back around my daughter,’ Joe told WLKY. ‘I wouldn’t trade that moment for anything.

‘It was like I was seeing her when she was first born. It was like an angel.’

For Michelle, the connection was immediate.

‘There was an instant comfort,’ she told People. ‘We’re pretty much inseparable at this point.’

Joe said there was one thing he wanted his daughter to understand above everything else.

‘The first thing I told my daughter, I wanted her to know I never abandoned her,’ he said.

The reunion also introduced Michelle to a huge extended family she never knew existed.

Relatives began sharing pieces of a childhood she had been denied, including stories, keepsakes and memories that had been preserved for more than four decades.

One treasured item was an Easter basket embroidered with the nickname ‘Shelly’ that relatives had intended to give her as a child in 1983.

An age progression photo shared of Michelle a year ago prompted a tipster to recognize her

But while Michelle has found her family, she remains estranged from her mother.

On May 15, Debra Newton received a suspended one-year prison sentence after accepting a plea agreement that reduced the original felony custodial interference charge to a misdemeanor.

Michelle said she was deeply disappointed by the outcome and said her mother left the courtroom without making eye contact. The pair are no longer speaking.

Michelle says her mother promised to apologize but has not yet done so.

Today, she is reclaiming the identity that was taken from her more than four decades ago.

Michelle has embraced the name she was given at birth now the mystery has finally been solved.

‘I think the identity crisis happened growing up, that was when I didn’t have answers,’ Michelle said. ‘Everything went back into perspective when this unraveled, now it’s about sorting through what’s true.

‘Every day I get a little more grounded and secure in who I am.’