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EPISODE · Dec 7, 2025 · 28 MIN

"Who Put That There?" Buzz Aldrin, The ALIEN Monolith & The Phobos 2 Incident

from Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, Unsolved Mysteries, etc! · host Byte & Pieces

"When people find out about this, they are going to say, 'Who put that there?'" — Buzz Aldrin 🚀Why did the second man on the Moon go on national television to talk about a mysterious, potato-shaped moon orbiting Mars? In this episode, we are investigating Phobos, the most suspicious rock in the solar system.We deep dive into the legend of the Phobos Monolith—a massive, rectangular structure standing alone on the moon's surface. Is it just a jagged boulder ejected from Stickney Crater, or, as conspiracy theorists suggest, an ancient alien marker left by a Type II civilization? 👽🗿But the story gets darker. We crack open the cold case of the Soviet probe Phobos 2. In 1989, just as it aligned to take high-res images of the moon, the probe captured a "Giant Shadow" on the surface... and then immediately went silent. Forever.Was it a malfunction? A collision? Or was it shot down? 🛸We analyze the data: from the "Hollow Moon" theories suggesting Phobos is actually an artificial space station, to the modern scientific reality that it’s a decaying "rubble pile" doomed to crash into Mars. We separate the hard science from the terrifying speculation.In this episode, we cover:Buzz Aldrin’s viral comments about the Monolith.The terrifying final transmission of the Phobos 2 probe.Stickney Crater and the geology of a "doomed moon."Is the Monolith a natural formation or an Alien Artifact?🎧 Tune in now to find out why we haven't gone back.👇 Do you think Phobos is natural or artificial? Rate us 5 stars and share this episode with a friend who loves deep space mysteries!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thrilling-threads-conspiracy-theories-strange-phenomena-true-crime-unsolved-mysteries-etc--5995429/support.ThrillingThreadsPod.com - Unravel the Unknown.Dive deep into the world's greatest conspiracy theories, strange phenomena, true crimes, and unsolved mysteries. Follow the threads.You May also Like these:SkyNearMe.com – Your all-in-one "Sky Super-App." Track real-time weather,  sunset and air quality, stargazing conditions, 5G signal mapping, drone flight zones, solar potential, track satellites, rocket launches, UFO sightings in your local airspace and even get your Sky Horoscope and more!🤖Nudgrr.com (🗣'nudger") - Your AI Sidekick for Getting Sh*t DoneNudgrr breaks down your biggest goals into tiny, doable steps — then nudges you to actually do them. 

"When people find out about this, they are going to say, 'Who put that there?'" — Buzz Aldrin 🚀Why did the second man on the Moon go on national television to talk about a mysterious, potato-shaped moon orbiting Mars? In this episode, we are investigating Phobos, the most suspicious rock in the solar system.We deep dive into the legend of the Phobos Monolith—a massive, rectangular structure standing alone on the moon's surface. Is it just a jagged boulder ejected from Stickney Crater, or, as conspiracy theorists suggest, an ancient alien marker left by a Type II civilization? 👽🗿But the story gets darker. We crack open the cold case of the Soviet probe Phobos 2. In 1989, just as it aligned to take high-res images of the moon, the probe captured a "Giant Shadow" on the surface... and then immediately went silent. Forever.Was it a malfunction? A collision? Or was it shot down? 🛸We analyze the data: from the "Hollow Moon" theories suggesting Phobos is actually an artificial space station, to the modern scientific reality that it’s a decaying "rubble pile" doomed to crash into Mars. We separate the hard science from the terrifying speculation.In this episode, we cover:Buzz Aldrin’s viral comments about the Monolith.The terrifying final transmission of the Phobos 2 probe.Stickney Crater and the geology of a "doomed moon."Is the Monolith a natural formation or an Alien Artifact?🎧 Tune in now to find out why we haven't gone back.👇 Do you think Phobos is natural or artificial? Rate us 5 stars and share this episode with a friend who loves deep space mysteries!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thrilling-threads-conspiracy-theories-strange-phenomena-true-crime-unsolved-mysteries-etc--5995429/support.ThrillingThreadsPod.com - Unravel the Unknown.Dive deep into the world's greatest conspiracy theories, strange phenomena, true crimes, and unsolved mysteries. Follow the threads.You May also Like these:SkyNearMe.com – Your all-in-one "Sky Super-App." Track real-time weather,  sunset and air quality, stargazing conditions, 5G signal mapping, drone flight zones, solar potential, track satellites, rocket launches, UFO sightings in your local airspace and even get your Sky Horoscope and more!🤖Nudgrr.com (🗣'nudger") - Your AI Sidekick for Getting Sh*t DoneNudgrr breaks down your biggest goals into tiny, doable steps — then nudges you to actually do them.

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