Michael Esposito is primarily an anomalous phenomena researcher associated with Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP). He is best treated as ufology-adjacent: part of the wider paranormal research culture that overlaps with UFO communities but centers on different evidence types and traditions.
Esposito’s public biography emphasizes communication theory interests and long-running involvement in paranormal investigations, especially those oriented around audio capture, noise analysis, and “instrumental transcommunication” ideas.
Not a core ufologist by the standard “UFO cases + aerial phenomena” definition. His relevance to UAPedia is as a neighboring figure whose work often travels in the same media circuits as UFO content.
Early work is framed around building a practice: travel to active locations, experimenting with capture methods, and developing theories of signal, voice, and interpretation in alleged anomalous audio.
His prominence is mostly within niche paranormal and experimental-audio communities rather than mainstream ufology institutions.
Later work includes continued releases and collaborations, reinforcing a hybrid identity: paranormal investigator + experimental audio artist.
Esposito’s main contribution is methodological within EVP: emphasizing repeated fieldwork, large-scale collections, and audio-as-archive, plus dissemination through experimental releases.
Esposito is more associated with sites and methods than with a single famous case. His “notable” outputs are often projects/records tied to locations.
Typical EVP frameworks: anomalous voices as communicative artifacts, with debates about interpretation, pareidolia, and instrumentation.
EVP is widely criticized for susceptibility to false positives, subjective interpretation, and uncontrolled noise sources.
Influence is strongest in paranormal subcultures and experimental sound circles, with occasional crossover into broader “anomalies” media.
Phantom Airwaves (project identity) Selected EVP-themed recordings/releases
Best understood as a specialist anomalist whose work illustrates how “UFO culture” sits within a larger ecosystem of anomaly-oriented media and belief communities.