Our Strange Skies: UFOs Throughout History

Rob Kristoffersen

Our Strange Skies explores the nooks and crannies of UFO history and lore, diving deep into UFO sightings, alien abductions, cryptids, and all things paranormal. Hosted by UFO expert Rob Kristoffersen and a variety of special guests.

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154: The West Wales Flap of 1977

Our Strange Skies: UFOs Throughout History

05/22/23 • 54 min

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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107: Our Strange Silencers (Tales of the Men in Black) with Aaron Gulyas

Our Strange Skies: UFOs Throughout History

06/27/22 • 110 min

The Men in Black, MIBs, the UFO silencers; since the 1950s, UFO witnesses have reported encounters with shadowy figures who've threatened them into silence. Or as Nick Redfern puts it in his book, The Real Men in Black: “For years—or perhaps even for centuries — the Men in Black have been elusive, predatory, fear-inducing figures, hovering with disturbing regularity upon the enigmatic fringes of the UFO subject, nurturing their own unique brand of terror and intimidation. Like true specters from the outer edge, the MIB appear from the murky darkness, and roam the countryside provoking carnage, chaos, paranoia, and fear in their wake, before returning to that same shrouded realm from which they originally oozed.”

The Men in Black were born in a cold war age full of paranoia and deception, from the minds of two people: Albert Bender and Gray Barker. From there, these cloak and dagger menaces took on a life of their own as more and more witnesses came forward with tales of these strange silencers.

Aaron Gulyas of The Saucer Life and Great Lakes Lore podcasts joins me to discuss the origins of the Men in Black and we trade off stories of encounters with these enigmatic figures.

Sources:

The Real Men In Black: Evidence, Famous Cases, and True Stories of These Mysterious Men and their Connection to UFO Phenomena by Nick Redfern

They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers by Gray Barker

Flying Saucers and the Three Men by Albert K Bender

Short clip of Carlos’ call to the radio tower in Mexico City, YouTube

“Captured in Mid Air: The Carlos Antonio de Los Santos” by Red Pill Junkie Case Mysterious Universe

“Carlos De Lost Santos and The Men in Black” by Jerome Clark Flying Saucer Review 1979 V 24 N 4

The UFO Experience: A Scientific Inquiry by J. Allen Hynek

The Edge of Reality: A Progress Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by J Allen Hynek and Jacques Vallee

“The Man in Black Syndrome...1” by Berthold E. Schwarz Flying Saucer Review 1978 V 23 N 4

“The Man in Black Syndrome...2” by Berthold E. Schwarz Flying Saucer Review 1978 V 23 N 5

“The Man in Black Syndrome...3” by Berthold E. Schwarz Flying Saucer Review 1978 V 23 N 6

Otherworldly Encounters: Evidence of UFO Sightings and Abductions by Nomar Slevik

“Muscatine’s ‘men in black’ lurk on roads and online by Kyle Munson, Des Moines Register

“Who are those mysterious ‘Men in Black’ along Iowa roadways? Associated Press

“Mysterious ‘men in black’ sightings reported along Muscatine Co. roadways” by David Nelson TV 6 KWQC

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85: The Abduction of Carl Higdon with AP Strange

Our Strange Skies: UFOs Throughout History

01/24/22 • 94 min

When one of his crew members called out sick, Everett "Carl" Higdon, a resident of Rawlins, Wyoming, borrowed the company truck, and set out for McCarty canyon to hunt elk with his new 7MM Magnum rifle. Along the way, he ran into two guys who were having trouble with their truck. As a nod of appreciation for helping them out, they directed Carl to a remote are of Medicine Bow National Forest.
After running into a local game warden, Carl set out in search of elk, and before long he found a group of five standing in a clearing. Before long, a deadened shot would lead to a strange experience with an even stranger being.
Anomalous researcher, AP Strange, joins me to unpack the bewildering abduction of Carl Higdon.
Sources: "Investigation of the Alleged UFO Experience of Carl Higdon" by Leo Sprinkle, UFO Phenomena and the Behavioral Scientist Edited by Richard F. Haines
Alien Abduction of The Wyoming Hunter : First person story of Carl Higdon, October 25, 1974 by Margery A Higdon
UFO Report Magazine Fall 1975
"A Preliminary Report on the Investigation of an Alleged UFO Occupant Encounter by Leo Sprinkle, Flying Saucer Review 1975 V 21 N 3-4
In Search Of... UFO Captives (1978)
"After Adventures Across the U.S., Couple Celebrates 60th Anniversary in Their Favorite Town" 101 Highland Lakes
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81: The Abduction of Dionisio Llanca with Spencer Wirth-Davis

Our Strange Skies: UFOs Throughout History

12/27/21 • 69 min

Dionisio Llanca awoke in a strange place in the early morning hours of October 28, 1973. He was inside a corral that stored a bunch of different carts with no memory of who he was, where he was, or even where he lived. He wandered out onto a road before he blacked out and woke up in the hospital a few days later.
What happened in the moments before Dionisio attempted to change his tire and after are subjective at best. Under hypnosis a story of alien abduction emerged, and despite how unbelievable that sounds, he did have conscious recall... of a UFO and three mysterious beings behind him...
I'm joined by one of the Sweary Boys, Spencer Wirth-Davis aka Big Cats, of The What If? Podcast to discuss the ups and downs of the abduction phenomenon and whether or not these aliens look like David Spade.
Sources: "The Extraordinary Case of Dionisio Llanca and the Ufonauts" by Gordon Creighton and Charles Bowen, Flying Saucer Review V 26 N 4
Abduction Case Of Dionisio Llanca, Kidnapped By Three Humanoid Aliens, Anomalien
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64: The Travis Walton Incident

Our Strange Skies: UFOs Throughout History

12/29/20 • 65 min

As above, so below. It’s a phrase that traces itself to the founding of Hermeticism. Those words can be found on the Emerald Tablet, a document that purportedly reveals the secrets of how to make the philosopher’s stone. As above, so below is a phrase that has carried on through generations. It’s found in the Bible, it’s an element in the hit series, Hellier, and in 1975 terror would come from both places.
During the Summer, people would fear the water due to the theatrical release of the first ever Summer Blockbuster, Jaws. But in November of that year, 22 year old Travis Walton would encounter a UFO near a slash pile in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in Arizona. The craft emitted a blue beam of light that lifted Travis off the ground and threw him back about ten feet. That was the last time his coworkers would see him for the next five days. What ensued was a large manhunt, and one of the best investigated UFO cases of all time.
In this episode we delve into the timeline of the Travis Walton abduction, his experiences on the ship, the sightings that occurred in the area after he returned, and new evidence that would emerge decades later. In short, we delve into an incident that could be described as being “bigger than a Wal-Mart.”
Sources:

Fire in the Sky by Travis Walton

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition by Jerome Clark

Ultimate Encounter by Bill Barry

Travis: The True Story of Travis Walton - documentary

Paranormal Witness - The Abduction

Minisode Six - Taken in Kentucky: The Abductions of Lee Parish and the Stanford Three

You Were Gone But You Never Really Left - They Had Mushroom Shaped Heads and White Eyes: The Abduction of David Stephens and the Men in Black Encounter of Herbert Hopkins

Travis Walton’s First Interview After His Encounter in 1975

Guest Podcast Appearances:

“Ep. 173: The Fortean Buzzkils and Rich - Roundtable 1” - Astonishing Legends

“Project Blue Book with Rob Kristoffersen” - Based on a True Story

“Episode 47 - “Ancient Astronaut Theorists Say...” - Relic: The Lost Treasure Podcast

“76) ALIENS: Most Credible Close Encounters in Modern History - 10ish Podcast

11: Rob Kristoffersen - Me & My Friends Podcast

Music:

“The Telling” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)
“Headlights/Mountain Road” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)
“Snowcrop” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)
“Dawn Line Approaching” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)
“Cold and Hard” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)
“Gaddy” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)
“Cover Letter” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)
“Alliston Night Owl” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)
“Gilroy” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)
“Low Slopes” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)
“Vengeful” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)
“Where It All Happened (Darkstar Version)” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)
“OneEightFour” by Blue D...

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

Our Strange Skies: UFOs Throughout History

12/29/20 • 40 min

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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Minisode One: The Eagle River Incident: Water for (Extra)terrestrial Pancakes

Our Strange Skies: UFOs Throughout History

12/29/20 • 10 min

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 J Allen Hynek, John Keel, and Budd Hopkins.

Sources

Pancakes from the Stars by Nick Redfern

The Distortion Theory - Really Fun Theories on the UFO Phenomenon

A Talk with Robert Friend who Investigated the Case with Hynek

Space Pancakes... A Fortean Breakfast Story by Loren Coleman

Two decades of mysterious Air Force UFO files now available online

Joe Simonton's Letter to Flying Saucer Review

Passport to Magonia by Jacques Vallee

Theme Song by Shane Yoder
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Welcome to the Our Strange Skies Podcast Archive

Our Strange Skies: UFOs Throughout History

12/29/20 • 1 min

Welcome to the archive! Here you will find MOST of the original episodes and Patreon bonus eps. Enjoy!

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36: The Buff Ledge Incident

Our Strange Skies: UFOs Throughout History

12/29/20 • 36 min

Every year, a handful of cars take a stroll down a dirt road just off of Clay Point Road in Colchester, Vermont. They’re often lured their by the nostalgia of a former all-girls camp known as Buff Ledge. For 25 years, the camp produced many undefeated swim teams, as well as state and regional champions.

In 1968 the camp earned a reputation as a place where an alien abduction had taken place. It was preserved in the graffiti on camp walls as crude caricatures of UFOs shooting beams of light. Walter N Webb, a UFO investigator, saw the art for himself as a walked among the skeletal remains of the camp in the early 80s

Today, the camp is a “co-op community is for people who want to live in the country ‘but don’t want to be lonely.’” The camp, like the memories of an alien abduction decades old, exists in secret, but if you find the right person, they might just talk about the night two young adults were taken on board a UFO on the shores of Lake Champlain.

Special thanks to Mark Rodeghier of CUFOS for tracking down a copy of Walter Webb’s book. If you can donate to their cause, please visit their website!

Sources:

Encounter at Buff Ledge: A UFO Case History by Walter N. Webb

Transcript of Walter N. Webb’s presentation of the case at a MUFON conference

Music:

“An Accumulation” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

“Setting Pace” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

“Shadow Play” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

“Stillness” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

“Mogul” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

“Feather on the Crest” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

“Snowcrop” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

“OneEightFour” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

Theme Song by Big Cats Art and Web Design by the Great Desdymona

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

Our Strange Skies: UFOs Throughout History

12/29/20 • 74 min

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