Stephen Bassett is the leading advocate in the nation for ending the 63-year government imposed truth embargo regarding an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race and the planet earth. He is a political activist, commentator, columnist and conference producer. He is the founder of the Paradigm Research Group, the Executive Director of the Extraterrestrial Phenomena Political Action Committee (X-PPAC), the creator of the Paradigm Clock and the executive producer of the X-Conference. Since 1996 Stephen Bassett has assisted many organizations and initiatives making the case for 1) an end to the government truth embargo, and 2) open congressional hearings to take the testimony of former military and agency employees witness to extraterrestrial-related events and evidence.