Shawn Pickering, born in Jacksonville, Florida on August 28th, 1962, is one of the youngest of 4 brothers. Moving 11 times in 18 years, the Pickering family finally settled on Cape Cod, Massachusetts during his teenage years. Shawn graduated Barnstable High School on Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 1981. Subsequently, he attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Shawn majored in Accounting (and graduated 1st in his class of 5,000 with a GPA of 3.97).

Then, "the acting bug" hit him in his junior year at U-Mass. A year later, he'd auditioned for American Academy of Dramatic Arts and was accepted at the prestigious acting academy. He completed the first year and was invited back for a 2nd year of training. But feeling restless, Shawn went out and auditioned for work, not returning to the Academy.

During the next 7 years, Shawn performed in plays and did small TV parts. Still not satisfied, Shawn went on to write and co-write screenplays, one of which was written in collaboration with his brother, Clay. It was during the research phase of a 2nd screenplay when Shawn and Clay were bitten by "the research bug."

The story they were co-writing was centered on the lucrative and illegal, international drug trade.
Along the way, Shawn and Clay met many people in the law enforcement and intelligence community.

The project so fascinated them both that they continued researching the illicit drug and arms trade, controlled by "merchants of death.' By "following the money" in the illegal drug trade, they soon stumbled onto the UFO field. Although not restricting themselves to this area of research, the brothers have tirelessly examined the influence of UFOs and ETs on "modernity" and its many ills: political, financial, psychological, and moral.

Their work together, pursuing ever deeper leads, all came to a head a few years ago when Clay Pickering met "Source A,"

"Source A" is an active-duty officer in the United States Navy with a long and illustrious career, spanning nearly 40 years at sea. After knowing the Pickering Brothers for more than 2 years, "Source A" confided in Clay and Shawn that he had a remarkable story to tell them. The UFO story that the U.S. Navy officer was to tell them was one unlike any other yet heard in the history of UFOlogy.

After hearing the officer's story first-hand, Shawn and Clay Pickering teamed up with Robert Morningstar (Editor, UFO Digest) and Dr. Michael Salla (Director, Exopolitics.Com) to bring forward Source A's "UN UFO Disclosure Meeting" to public attention. This reported for the first time Source A's participation in the meeting and information that reveals direct ET involvement in world affairs. The Internet UFO community was engaged in heated discussions and argument. The schism that resulted over UFO Disclosure, its chances, choices and prospects and desirability drew the attention of the world public, planting the UFO issue squarely in the center of the international news spotlight on TV, radio and the Internet.

After several meetings with "Source A," during which he presented his official credentials, official government IDs (plural) and naval career memorabilia, Robert Morningstar dubbed him "Squid," after a stealthy (otherworldly) submarine creature, as wells as, a generic name ("a term of endearment") for all U. S. Navy personnel rendering "Silent Service" to our nation and our Constitution daily.

No other event in recent memory has so inspired, shaken, sparked, inflamed or divided UFOlogy. No single issue has caused a greater firestorm of UFO interest in mass media and the world public than the inception of the UN UFO Disclosure Initiative story, which continues to unfold around the world. The UN UFO Disclosure Initiative has propelled UFOlogy into the heart of geopolitics in the 21st Century.

Clay Pickering was born in Jacksonville, Florida on June 2nd, 1961. Clay is the second of the four Pickering Brothers. With Cy being the eldest, Sam and Shawn, twins, are the youngest. Clay moved around the country a few more times than Shawn did, finally settling, for the time being, in New York City.

Clay Pickering graduated from Akron, Ohio's Archbishop Hoban High School in 1979 and then went on to college at Wright State University. He then studied at Daytona Beach C.C. and finally went to the University of Maine on basketball scholarships. After attending college, Clay played professional football for the Cincinnati Bengals, Chicago Bears, Ottawa Rough Riders, Dallas Cowboys and ending his career with the New England Patriots as a "walk-on."

"I still have my knees and no concussions, quite a feat for this game," he observes wryly.

Upon retiring from the game, Clay (and brother Sam) opened an electrical contracting company in the British Virgin Islands from 1988 -1995. It was there that Clay got his first glimpse into high politics in the international arena.

Marrying into an influential Island family, Clay saw how power politics were played. His father-in-law was the Prime Minister of the British Virgin Islands (BVIs) during the mid 1980s. But being an outsider took its toll on his marriage, leading eventually to divorce. Clay left the BVIs, moved to New York City and wrote screenplays with his brother, Shawn.

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