Our Strange Skies: UFOs Throughout History

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12: The UFO Book Club 2.5: An Interview with Author and UFO Researcher Ryan Sprague Dec 29, 2020

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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 you think you'd want to stay in a place where aliens have probably stopped by.

"Captured in Midair: The Carlos Antonio de los Santos Case" by Red Pill Junkie

The "1976 Iran Incident" The Black Vault

UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record by Leslie Kean

Only Weirdos See UFOs: An Introduction to the Public's Misperception of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena and Extraterrestrial Life by Jason McClellan

Jacques Vallee - Amazon Author Page

J Allen Hynek - Amazon Author Page

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11: The UFO Book Club 2: The Experiencer Not the Experience: Somewhere in the Skies by Ryan Sprague with Brian and Angelo from Double Density and Sensual Podcaster Sam Fredrickson of Not Alone Dec 29, 2020

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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 philosophical about the metaphysical aspects of the UFO phenomenon.

Links:

Double Density

Not Alone

Somewhere in the Skies

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10: You Were Gone But You Never Really Left: One of Many Fascinating Aspects: An Overview of the Abduction Phenomenon with Rich Hatem Dec 29, 2020

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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 events that define the phenomenon. Rich also presents a theory that is really compelling. You don't want to miss this episode!

Links:

The Communion Letters by Whitley and Anne Strieber

Close Encouters of the Fourth Kind by C.D.B. Bryan

Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens by John E. Mack

The Super Natural: Why the Unexplained Is Real by Whitley Strieber & Jeffrey Kripal

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9: The Minutes of Our Mythology, Part Two: Searching for a Sign Dec 29, 2020

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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, reports of all sorts of odd lights in the sky, and an extremely close encounter by two Eastern Airlines pilots who claimed to see an enormous cigar-shaped UFO with windows that shot a 50 foot flame out the end of it. Find out all about Project Sign and more on this episode of Our Strange Skies!

Stray Note:

I forgot to mention on the episode, it is believed that Thomas F. Mantell died of hypoxia when he reached past 20,000 feet, because he didn't have oxygen on board the plane.

Links:

“Majestic 12 Documents” by Loy Lawhorn, UFO Evidence

“The FBI Debunked These UFO Documents in the Most Childish Way Possible” by Eric Grundhauser

FBI Majestic 12 Investigation

Project Sign and the Estimate of the Situation by Michael Swords

Project Sign Final Report

The Mantell Incident - Above Top Secret

The Close Encounters Man: How One Man Made the World Believe in UFOs by Mark O’Connell

The Mantell Incident – Events on 7 Jan 1948 - Official Statements by Incident Number

UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up 1941-1973 by Richard Dolan

UFOs: A History 1948 by Loren E. Gross

The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward Ruppelt

Project 1947: Watershed, The Chiles-Whitted “rocketship” Sighting

Project 1947 - Air Intelligence Report

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8: Is This Band Ever Going on Stage?: Reverend Gill, a Friendly Wave and the Sightings of Boainai, Papua, New Guinea Dec 29, 2020

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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 about the transformation of Doubting William to Convinced Bill.

Links

Perry Johnson Go Fund Me - In all seriousness, fuck cancer

The UFO Experience by J Allen Hynek

The Hynek UFO Report by J Allen Hynek

Father Gill & the 1959 Papua New Guinea UFO Sighting

Father Gill's UFO Visitors

UFOs Over Papua - the Same Nights as Father Gill

Cargo of The Gods by Paul Rydeen

Our UFO Dad Stickers!

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7: Did He Come By UFO?: The Mysterious Disappearance and Rebirth of Jim Sullivan Dec 29, 2020

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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, never to be seen again?

Tune in to hear Jim's story, and the story of Matt Sullivan who journeyed to find out just what happened, and to expose his music to a brand new audience.

Links

U.F.O. by Jim Sullivan

Matt Sullivan: My Life's Playlist

The Strange Tale of Jim Sullivan's U.F.O.

Waxidermy Blog Post

Jim Sullivan's Mysterious Masterpiece: U.F.O. on NPR

Jim Sullivan - Wikipedia

Double Density Episode 38: Ice Cream Satan

Graveyard Tales Episode 22 Flatwoods Monster

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6: The Minutes of Our Mythology, Part 1: 1947 The Primer Year Dec 29, 2020

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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 Roswell Should Fall by Nick Redfern

The UFO Controversy in America by David Jacobs

1947 Woodworth UFO hoax caused national concern by Keith Norman

30th Air Division Official History UFO Reports 1950-52

The Report on the UFO Wave of 1947 by Ted Bloecher

Kenneth Arnold’s letter to the Army Air Force in 1947

Dzus Fastener

Three Minutes in June: The UFO Sighting That Changed the World by Bruce Maccabee, Ph.D

Flying saucers still evasive 70 years after pilot’s touchstone report by Phil Wright, East Oregonian Newspaper

History of UFO Sightings in the Blue Book files used by the Condon Committee

Muroc Sighting Timeline, NICAP

List of cases investigated by the government 1947-1958

Affidavits by Witnesses to the Muroc Sightings, Project 1947

UAL Flight 105 - July 4, 1947, Project 1947

The Coming of the Saucers by Kenneth Arnold

Maury Island Incident - 1947, MUFON

UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up 1941-1973 by Richard Dolan

JFK and UFO: Military-industrial Conspiracy and Cover-up.... by Kenn Thomas

The Maury Island UFO Incident by Charlette N. LeFevre & Philip B. Lipson

Fred Johnson’s letter to Army Air Forces, August 20, 1947

Book Club Selection - Somewhere in the Skies by Ryan Sprague

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5: The Meltdown I - You Don't Know What I Know, Dude: Tom DeLonge on the Joe Rogan Experience Dec 29, 2020

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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 broadcast. Tune in as we melt down!

Links

The What If? Podcast

The What If? Podcast - Facebook

The Joe Rogan Experience - Episode #1029 - Tom DeLonge

Sekret Machines: Chasing Shadows by Tom DeLonge & AJ Hartley

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4: March Weirdness!: A Conversation with John E.L. Tenney Dec 29, 2020

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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

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3: The UFO Book Club - For the Love of Hynek: 'The Close Encounters Man' by Mark O'Connell Dec 29, 2020

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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) who didn't, but learned a lot about Hynek through a series of episodes about the history of the U.S. government's studies of the UFO phenomenon. They look at Hynek's journey from staunch skeptic, dismissing the UFO phenomenon as only a fad, to believer a believer in the phenomenon.

By the end of this episode, you will get answers to such great questions, like was Hynek implicated in a cover-up of the Dexter-Hillsdale Sightings? How many professional wrestlers can Angelo cast to play J Allen Hynek in a biopic? ARE WE ALL JUST DISINFORMATION AGENTS?!

Prepare yourself for a healthy dose of dad jokes, turtlenecks, and astro-beatnik neck ware on the first edition of the UFO Book Club!

Memorable Quotes

"Hell yeah. Hell yeah. I'm not going to let that turtle neck wearing son-of-a-bitch keep me from saying anything about UFOs. I'll say whatever the hell I want about UFOs. I will be as logical as I can about it, but that son-of-a-bitch, if he thinks he's throwing the Extraterrestrial Hypothesis on me, I'll make him eat his words." - Rob

"Perfect, so, Neil Degrasse Tyson, sliding into the DMs, demanding information about alien culture." - Brian

"Uh huh... uh huh... uh huh... so, yeah, how do you explain the reptiles. Uh huh... how do you explain the royal family, they're reptiles." - Angelo

"You are disinformation. You're all dis... I know the truth! Me, laying in bed, no pants on. I know what's going on here! You're all disinformation agents! I know the truth," - Sam

Links

Double Density - Twitter

Double Density - Facebook

Not Alone - Twitter

Not Alone - Facebook

Not Alone - Facebook Group

The J Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies

Flying Saucers Serious Business by Frank Edwards

The UFO Experience by J Allen Hynek

The Edge of Reality by J Allen Hynek & Jacques Vallee

The Hynek UFO Report by J Allen Hynek

Attack of the Eggs: Odd Encounters with Ovular UFOs by Micah Hanks