Small Town Monsters Goes Looking for the Truth Again: “On the Trail of UFOs: The Disclosure Era” Lands June 21
Seth Breedlove and his crew return to the skies for a brand new investigative series, arriving on YouTube, BeaconTV, and Fawsome this summer.
After decades of official denial, the truth about UAP, the artists formerly known as UFOs, may finally be drifting into view. We are living through whistleblower testimony, congressional hearings, and a steady drip of declassified footage, and a lot of us who have followed this subject for years keep asking the same question: is this, at last, the real Disclosure Era? Seth Breedlove and Small Town Monsters think the answer is worth chasing across the country, and on June 21, 2026, On the Trail of UFOs: The Disclosure Era sets out to do exactly that.
For my money, Small Town Monsters has earned the benefit of the doubt on this beat. The Wadsworth, Ohio outfit built its reputation treating fringe subjects with a straight face and treating eyewitnesses with respect, and The Disclosure Era promises more of that same grounded approach at the precise moment the conversation has gone fully mainstream.
The Crew Reassembles
This is a reunion as much as a premiere. Director Seth Breedlove is back behind the camera, joined by returning host and investigator Shannon LeGro, researcher and author Micah Hanks, and Aaron Deese. The four of them pick up the road-trip thread that On the Trail of UFOs first pulled back in 2019, only this time the backdrop is a government that is, however reluctantly, starting to open its files.
The pitch, as I read it, is that the team gets there first and digs deeper. Rather than chasing the same handful of viral clips everyone has already seen, On the Trail of UFOs: The Disclosure Era heads for the stories that have sat in the shadows for decades: secretive government facilities, historical sighting locations, and the towns where ordinary people swear they saw something they cannot explain.
Beyond the Clickbait
Here is the angle that interests me most. On the Trail of UFOs: The Disclosure Era was filmed in 2026, in real time, against the backdrop of a new wave of declassification, which makes it one of the most current explorations of the subject you will find. The series stretches its gaze back more than a century while keeping one eye fixed firmly on the present, and the through line is the people the modern news cycle keeps drowning out: the eyewitnesses. Long-time researchers weigh in, but the show keeps circling back to the voices of those who were actually standing there, looking up. In an era of slick government reveals and slicker online grifts, that focus on firsthand testimony feels like the whole point.
Where and When to Watch
This is a digital-first launch with a physical chaser, so here is how to actually see it.
- Premiere episode: June 21, 2026
- Streaming on: YouTube, BeaconTV, and Fawsome, exclusively
- Release pattern: new episodes drop monthly on those same platforms
- Physical release: a disc edition is planned for late 2026
Worth noting for the backers in the room: On the Trail of UFOs: The Disclosure Era exists because of the 2026 Small Town Monsters Kickstarter campaign, which the community funded fast. If you want the physical edition later this year, the Small Town Monsters shop is the place to keep an eye on.
The Vitals
The quick-scan version, all in one place.
| Title | On the Trail of UFOs: The Disclosure Era |
| Directed by | Seth Breedlove |
| Featuring | Shannon LeGro, Micah Hanks, Aaron Deese |
| Production company | Small Town Monsters |
| Format | Investigative documentary series, monthly episodes |
| Premiere | June 21, 2026 |
| Where to watch | YouTube, BeaconTV, Fawsome |
| Physical release | Late 2026 |
| Funded by | 2026 Small Town Monsters Kickstarter |
The Official Synopsis
On the Trail of UFOs: The Disclosure Era is a brand new investigative series that looks beyond the headlines and the sensationalism to strike at the truth of a phenomenon stretching back more than a century. The series continues the journey that began with 2019’s On the Trail of UFOs. Shannon LeGro, alongside Micah Hanks, Seth Breedlove, and Aaron Deese, travels across the country to secretive government facilities, historical sighting locations, and the everyday places where people have glimpsed strange things in the sky. Long-time researchers weigh in as the investigation hones in on the voices increasingly being lost in the modern conversation: the eyewitnesses.
Where It Stands
The premiere drops June 21, with episodes rolling out monthly after that and a physical edition promised before the year is out. I will be watching from episode one, and you can expect a full breakdown here at AndersonVision once On the Trail of UFOs: The Disclosure Era is live. Whether or not this turns out to be the genuine Disclosure Era, it is a good time to have Breedlove and company back on the case.
