The UFOs That Shouldn’t Exist: Fictional Ships, Real Encounters

In this thought-provoking episode, we dive deep into the phenomenon of fictional incursions, cases where UFOs seem to borrow their shapes and behaviors directly from our collective imagination, pop culture, and folklore. From a Connecticut witness encountering a craft resembling the spaceship from E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, to theories about how cultural expectations shape what we see in the skies, we explore the strange intersection of fiction, folklore, and the paranormal.Is it possible that our own minds, or even the stories we tell, play a role in shaping UFO encounters? Are these manifestations of a deeper intelligence, or simply mirrors of our cultural obsessions? And what does this say about the nature of reality itself?We also examine the "lying saucers" hypothesis: that the UFO phenomenon is adaptive, elusive, and shaped by belief and expectation, not necessarily a nuts-and-bolts extraterrestrial craft. As Dr. Jacques Vallée once said, perhaps we’re not encountering beings from the stars, but something far more enigmatic and homegrown, entities that challenge our very understanding of space, time, and consciousness.BioJoshua Cutchin has appeared on hundreds of paranormal programs, including Coast to Coast AM, and is regularly invited to speak at paranormal conferences about his work. In addition to his own books, Joshua also regularly contributes to essay collections, most recently Dr. Jack Hunter’s Deep Weird (2023) and Dr. Simon Young’s The Cottingley Fairies (2024). He has appeared on the hit History Channel television series Ancient Aliens and was featured in 2024’s breakout UFO documentary, Cosmosis. He is a regular guest on Where Did the Road Go?, and maintains an online presence at JoshuaCutchin.com. When he isn’t writing or being a father—which is most of the time now, it seems—you’ll likely find Josh playing tuba in Atlanta, Georgia, where he maintains an active performing and recording schedule.https://www.joshuacutchin.com/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F3FLJG1M https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcast https://simonbown.com/ My new book, Aspects of Alien Abduction https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRRPCT9Y Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.