I applaud Wendt for coming forward with this, and you as well John. This is more of a “cracking of the nut” rather than a case of an unhealthy mental nature. I see it as another acorn in the satchel of professors, scientists and other esteemed individuals coming forward to take today’s taboos out of the dark and onto the table for examination. I feel he does not provide his own speculations for good reason…give them what they can handle. What now TED? Based on the YouTube comments, the average viewer is questioning TED’s red flag. Is Wendt’s “Help Wanted” ad not a call for “good science” (see TED’s content guidelines…)?
I remember listening to this episode of What’s Your Theory last year (another one with our fellow cosmonaut @Jeremy Johnson … perhaps he is some form of extra-terrestrial life… 
) in which they discuss the implications of a society that more or less universally accepts UFO’s as a given…
I would agree with you John. This is another phenomenon that you listed as a qualifier for Extraordinary Knowing - #14 by dkpierce. What I feel is different in this case from, say, telepathy, NDEs and OBEs is the “physicality” of it. In a modality that is heavy on reports from subjective experiences, having visual, objective evidence is a step in a new direction for the sciences. Or the acceptance of extraordinary science practices.