Our Strange Skies: UFOs Throughout History

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159: Bookwrecking with Steve Berg Jul 10, 2023

Show notes

This week, my good friend Steve Berg (Host of the wonderful podcast, Hi, Strangeness) returns to the pod to talk about Nebraska weirdness, the old guard and their old ways, making friends in paranormal circles, and we recommend a ton of books!

Steve's List

Alien Dawn by Colin Wilson

Above Top Secret by Timothy Good

Origins of the Gods: Qesem Cave, Skinwalkers, and Contact with Transdimensional Intelligences by Andrew Collins & Gregory L. Little

Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults by Jacques Vallee

Daimonic Reality: A Field Guide to the Other World by Patrick Harpur

Operation Trojan Horse: The Classic Breakthrough Study of UFOs by John Keel

People of the Web: What Indian Mounds, Ancient Rituals, and Stone Circles Tell Us About Modern UFO Abductions, Apparitions, and the Near Death Experience by Gregory L. Little

Rob's List

Somewhere in the Skies by Ryan Sprague

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

The Field Guide to Extraterrestrials by Patrick Huyghe (Illustrations by Harry Trumbore)

Synchronicity: Science, Myth and the Trickster by Allan Combs and Mark Holland

When Prophecy Fails by Leon Festinger, Henry W. Riecken & Stanley Schachter

Saucers, Spooks and Kooks: UFO Disinformation in the Age of Aquarius by Adam Gorightly

Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens by John E. Mack

The Humanoids by Charles Bowen

Dimensions: A Case Book of Alien Contact by Jacques Vallee

Confrontations: A Scientist's Search for Alien Contact by Jacques Vallee

Revelations: Alien Contact and Human Deception by Jacques Vallee

UFOs and Abductions in Brazil by Irene Granchi

UFOs Over Africa by Cynthia Hind

It Defies Language! by Greg Bishop

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158: Sometimes UFOs Are Therapy with Lindsey Jul 03, 2023

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Have you ever been so burnt out on a subject that you needed to just have a good therapeutic chat with a friend about UFOs, ghosts, and about the shit going on in your life? Well, that's what I decided to do with my friend Lindsey. We laughed, we exchanged paranormal stories, and we just had a good conversation.

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157: The Veggieman with Cole Herrold Jun 12, 2023

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Researcher Cole Herrold (New World Explorers Society) returns to the podcast to talk about the numerous and varied experiences of Jennings Frederick, a resident of Rivesville, West Virginia. He talks about the experience of his mother Ivah, the infamous Veggieman encounter, a run-in with the Men in Black, and his time as a UFO investigator. Cole also talks about Frederick's brief time as a UFO investigator, as well, and the ongoing research he's doing into this entire story.

The Veggieman Lives!

Sources:

Alien Meetings By Brad Steiger

Extraordinary Encounters By Jerome Clark

Humanoid Encounters: 1965-1969 By Albert S. Rosales

Into the Unknown By Reader’s Digest

Men in Black: The Secret Terror By Gray Barker

Monsters Among Us By Brad Steiger

The UFO Phenomenon by Time-Life books

Gray Barker’s Newsletter March 1976

Monsters and Ghosts of West Virginia By Erin Turner and Isaac Mckinnon

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156: Russell Kellett, The E.T. Rider with Rus Ryan Jun 05, 2023

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Do you like intergalactic wars between humans and aliens? Well, have we got a treat for you. This week, Rus Ryan from The Unbelievers podcast returns to discuss another Rus... Russell Kellet, the E.T. Rider!

In the foreword of his book, Rus Kellett describes himself as a down-to-earth, no-nonsense hard-working man from a down-to-earth, no-nonsense hard-working family. The best way to describe Mr. Kellett: Imagine if Napoleon Dynamite was an abductee. He enjoys various hobbies, such as riding motorcycles, practicing martial arts, drawing centaurs, and crafting swords. Like a true road warrior, he spends most of his time cruising through West Yorkshire on his chopper. Oh, and he also underwent military training to fight reptilians. Join us as we discuss telepathic strippers, Eastern European aliens, Yorkshire pudding, and horse people.

Source:

E.T. Rider by Russell Kellett

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155: Stories from Somewhere in Our Strange Skies with Ryan Sprague May 29, 2023

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This week, Ryan Sprague, the host of Somewhere in the Skies, and author of the new book, Stories from Somewhere in the Skies. Culled from the "Witness Accounts" series from the podcast, Ryan presents the stories of every day people encountering the extraordinary in our skies and beyond.

Ryan discusses the importance of the "Witness Accounts" series, and giving a voice and space for people to tell their stories, the process of culling through the podcast series to find the stories that made it into the podcast, and Ryan shares a few of his favorites as well.

You can also pick up Ryan's first book, Somewhere in the Skies, as well.

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154: The West Wales Flap of 1977 May 22, 2023

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In 1977 a series of UFO and humanoid sightings would capture the headlines in and around West Wales. Sightings of cigar shaped objects and saucers became common place. On Ripperstone farm, the Coombs family were plagued by a number of curious incidents, which included UFOs, encounters with tall spacemen, disembodied hands, and men in black. These events would mirror themselves at the Haven Fort Hotel, where Rosa Grenville and her family were likewise visited by strange figures and men in black suits.

Some would come to call it The Dyfed Enigma, others the Terror Triangle or The Welsh Triangle, and even the Broad Haven Triangle. But whatever you want to call it, what you’re about to hear is very strange and frightening.

The music featured in this episode is by The Night Monitor. You can check out all of his music on Bandcamp, Apple Music and Spotify.

Sources:

The Dyfed Enigma: Unidentified Flying Objects in West Wales by Randall Jones Pugh & F.W. Holiday

The Welsh Triangle by Peter Paget

The Uninvited by Clive Harold

“Broad Haven School Report” by Randall Jones Pugh, Flying Saucer Review, Vol 23, No 1, January-February 1977

“Schools ‘singled out’” by Staff Writer, The BUFORA Journal, Vol 6, No 1, May/June 1977

“Report–Extra! From hedge-hoppers to humanoids…!” by Norman Oliver, The BUFORA Journal, Vol 6, No 2, July/August 1977

“The Little Haven Humanoids” by Randall Jones Pugh & F.W. Holiday, Flying Saucer Review, Vol 23, No 2, March-April 1977

“Humanoid Encounter at Rainford” by Jenny Randles, Flying Saucer Review, Vol 26, No 6, November-December 1978

“Stack Rocks Humanoid Display” by Randall Jones Pugh, Flying Saucer Review, Vol. 26, No 6, November-December 1978

The Broad Haven Triangle

UFO Sightings: The Welsh Triangle - A National Geographic Documentary

The Ripperston Farm Extraterrestrials - The Paranormal Scholar

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Bonus Episode: The Origins of Gondola Man May 18, 2023

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In late 2021, when we relaunched OSS full time, I had my friend Brian Hastie from the Double Densitypodcast on to talk about the abduction of José Antônio da Silva. We decided to record a bonus episode where I dropped a surprise story on him.

The original show notes:

Do you miss Car Talk and when people talk... about cars. Well, this isn't that show, but strangely, we talk a little bit ABOUT WEIRD CARS. Brian Hastie joins me to discuss a very strange alien report from Wisconsin. We also chat about the current state of UFO research, the cases we've come to champion, and how to handle THE GONDOLA MAN!

Source:

"A Creature from Wisconsin" Flying Saucer Review 1977 V22 N5

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153: The UFO Conversations with Mike Clelland May 15, 2023

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This week we welcome Mike Clelland to the show. We dive into the weirdness of Saranac Lake, NY, a town we both lived in, as well as the nature and meaning of synchronicities, the work of Mac Tonnies; we each dive into some personal stories, and search for the meaning of it all in this wonderful conversation.

Mike has a new novel coming out called The Unseen. He is also the author of The Messengers, Stories from the Messengers, and Hidden Experience.

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152: The White Monsters of Sherman and Other New York Stories with Mothboy Matt May 08, 2023

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On this week's episode a couple of New York guys talk about some New York stories, as Mothboy Matt from the Mothboys podcast joins me to talk about their new book, The White Monsters of Sherman New York, as well as some other New York cases, including an encounter with an elf, a bigfoot down in Whitehall, a UFO crash in Moriches Bay and much more!

Sources:

Little People by Ron Quinn

UFO Crash Retrievals: The Inner Sanctum: Status Report VI by Leonard Stringfield

The White Monsters of Sherman New York by The Mothboys

"They Saw a Saucer Woman" by D.C. Lucchesi, Saucerian, Vol 2, No 2, September 1954

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151: Clowning Around with Stephanie Quick & AP Strange (Sam, the Sandown Clown) May 01, 2023

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Are you down with the clown? Well this week, guests Stephanie Quick, AP Strange & I dive into the weirdness of clowns, their trickster-like nature, their ability to pop up out of nowhere, and for some reason we talk about naked hairy clown asses, and we kind of fantasize about Sam, the Sandown Clown naked, and name him a new LGBTQ+ icon. This is a weird, funny one, y'all. Strap in for a face of painted weirdness, clowns that terrorized some kids across the US, and the sad karaoke ghost man that was Sam, the Sandown Clown.

Stephanie Quick's Blog

AP Strange's Blog

"Report - Extra! Ghost or Spaceman '73?" by Norman Oliver, The BUFORA Journal, Vol 6, No 5, January/February 1978

Mysterious America: The Ultimate Guide to the Nation's Weirdest Wonders, Strangest Spots, and Creepiest Creatures by Loren Coleman

"Creeping into the Valley of the Uncanny" by AP Strange

"Clowns to the Left of Me, Joker to the Right..." by AP Strange

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