Our Strange Skies: UFOs Throughout History

What's up, ufonauts?! To give you an idea of what we cover over on Patreon, I offer the latest installment of Their Strange Skies free for everyone. This month we;re in Italy, looking at the abductions of a 26 year old security guard, Pier Fortunato Zanfretta. Over the course of two years he is abducted repeatedly by a group of very tall and strange beings. They include Zanfretta on their plans to...

What's up, ufonauts? This week, I bring you the story and history of Roswell, from its humble beginning as an off-hand comment to Stanton Friedman, to the Air Force's final report, we go in depth on how the story of Roswell developed, the key players involved, and where we stand on this when all is said and done. Links: Crash at Corona: The U.S. Military Retrieval and Cover-Up of a UFO  by Don Ber...

Kentucky saw two really strange abduction cases during the years 1976 and 1977. The first involved three women leaving a diner at 11:15 on January 6th, 1976. A UFO appeared above them. All three were taken on board a craft and subjected to medical tests and torturous procedures. A year later, on January 27, 1977, a young man was abducted from his truck on the way home from a friends house. He was...

What's up, ufonauts?! This week I talk candidly about my time in MUFON, my thoughts on Ancient Astronaut Theory, the best sightings I think we have, and what's upcoming for the podcast! also.... CLOWN PANTS!!! Theme Song by Shane Yoder Art and Website by the Great Desdymona Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's up, ufonauts?! On this week's episode, I explore one of the most bizarre abductions stories ever recorded. In October of 1975, David Stephens was abducted from a car by very strange beings with mushroom-shaped heads and large white eyes. This encounter sets off a string of high strangeness that affects everyone involved in the case, including the hypnotist, Herbert Hopkins. Strap in for an...

What's up, ufonauts?! On this bonus episode and addendum to the UFO Book Club, I sat down with the author of Somewhere in the Skies: A Human Approach to an Alien Phenomenon and host of the Somewhere in the Skies Podcast , Ryan Sprague to talk about his book, the various cases he has researched, the most compelling cases he has come across, and science's role in ufology! Links: The Doctor's Inn… if...

What's up, ufonauts?! Welcome to the second edition of the UFO Book Club. This time, Brian , Angelo , Sam , and myself explore the nuances of Somewhere in the Skies: A Human Approach to an Alien Phenomenon by Ryan Sprague . We talk about the how this phenomenon manifests, how stupid the "why do UFOs have lights on them?" argument is, Angelo pretends to be Jason for a minute, and we wax philosophic...

What's up, ufonauts?! This week, I'm joined by Rich Hatem , screenwriter of The Mothman Prophecies and of the new DC series, Titans , to run down all the aspects of the abduction phenomenon, from the process of the abduction, to the characteristics to abductees, and the beings that take them. We also cover some of the atypical aspects of the phenomenon, and introduce some of the major players and...

What's up, ufonauts?! In Minutes of Our Mythology, Part Two, I look at the government's first examination of the UFO phenomenon: Project Sign. Throughout 1948, people from all walks of life reported UFOs to the government. Some were civilians, some were actual pilots and military personnel. They ran the gamut. By the time Project Sign came to an end, it had seen the death of a pilot pursuing a UFO...

In June of 1959, a small missionary on the southern end of Papua, New Guinea experienced a number of UFO events over the course of two days that defy explanation to this day. The story of Reverend William Booth Gill and the 37 additional witnesses who saw a group of four beings walk atop a UFO is considered a classic by many, including our UFO dad, Jacques Vallee, and many more. Tune in to hear ab...

In March of 1975, a singer/songwriter named Jim Sullivan walked into the desert and was never seen again. He had an unsuccessful career in music to this point and was looking for a chance to begin again. Many theories have been proposed to explain Jim's disappearance. Was he the victim of a family with mob ties? Was he killed by a pair of corrupt cops? Or could he have hitched a ride on a UFO, nev...

1947 is considered to be the cornerstone of modern ufology. Most people know it for the Roswell crash or for Kenneth Arnold's sighting alone, but is there 1947 than we give it credit for? In this first of a two part series, I explore the fifteen minutes that changed the world and made flying saucers a house hold name. Join us as we explore the minutes that shaped our mythology. Links If One Day Ro...

It's finally time to Meltdown! I'm joined by Spencer Wirth-Davis and Ryan Kopperud of the What If? Podcast to tackle the arduous task of unpacking Tom DeLonge's appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience. We talk about the nature of To the Stars Academy of Arts and Sciences, what roles Luis Elizondo and Robert Bigelow play in this whole ordeal, as well as running through our favorite quotes from the b...

What's up, ufonauts? This week I talk to John E.L. Tenney about what weird is, the state of paranormal reality shows, the state of ufology, personal UFO stories, the time he asked George W. Bush about UFOs and more! Links Weird Lectures - John Tenney's website for all things weird and amazing! Ghost Stalkers Outtakes Simonton: Knobby Tires on Wet Pavement The State of the Unusual 2018 Address Them...

Welcome to the inaugural UFO Book Club, where Brian Hastie and Angelo Fiorentino of the Double Density Podcast , Sam Fredrickson of the Not Alone Podcast , and Rob discuss The Close Encounters Man: How One Man Made the World Believe in UFOs by Mark O'Connell . Diving deep, the group looks at the life and career of J Allen Hynek from the perspective of three people who read the book, and one (Sam)...

What's up, ufonauts?! On this episode, I have a special interview with Brad Abrahams, the director of Love and Saucers , a documentary about David Huggins, an impressionist painter who has had life long experiences with extraterrestrials. We delve into Brad's time with David, and many of the claims that David has put forth. Links": Love and Saucers - Twitter Love and Saucers - Facebook Love and Sa...

On this episode of the Our Strange Skies podcast, we go into the past to find some early UFO sightings, pre-Roswell era stuff. We touch on Ezekiel's Biblical UFOs, the woodcut depiction of celestial phenomena over Nuremberg, Germany, and Basel, Switzerland. Then we dive into some of America's early sightings, including a potential failed alien abduction and one of America's first cattle mutilation...

The Eagle River Incident may be the most fun close encounter of the third kind case in existence. Meet Joe Simonton, a sixty year old chicken farmer, who traded water for intergalactic pancakes. Random Remarks As crazy as this story sounds, I believe Joe. He's a really down to earth guy. I mention Jacques Vallee. He is, what I would consider, part of the Mount Rushmore of UFO research, along with...

In the first episode of the Our Strange Skies podcast, Rob runs down the basics of the UFO phenomenon, including a working definition, the characteristics of the phenomenon, and the competing theories as to what may be responsible for these objects. He also dives into the contact phenomenon, and the different classifications of these types of encounters. Also, there may be aliens! Random Remarks:...

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