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Our Strange Skies: UFOs Throughout History
by 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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Here... at the end of all things...
I do not regret what I've said. I've had a blast. Hope you've enjoyed it. Create recklessly, give money to those who do, fight the fucking power, and carry on. See ya.
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The End Notes, Volume 2: Rambling with John Tenney
John Tenney stops by the pod, and we ramble about the sanity of experiencers, how easy it is to feed your delusion on magical thinking, manifestation and doing magic for others instead of yourself, the contactees, the UFO grifters of past and present, and much more! The Aura Rhanes tweet Close...
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The Endnotes, Vol. 1: The Davey Grusch of It All
What's up, Patrons. I sat down with my buddy, Spencer Wirth-Davis (The What If? Podcast) to talk about David Grusch's appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience. From one man's martyrdom, to a talk about muscle cars and A.I., episode 2065 of the JRE will leave you annoyed as hell and wondering what…
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Our Strange Skies: After Dark, Vol 2: Dark Harder
On this installment of OSS After Dark that is definitely NSFW, Jeff and I bring you the story of one woman's fling with a smelly alien, Claude (who would go on to found the Raelien movement) proudly showing off his baguette to anyone he could, an alien matchmaker that looked like Mega Man, and…
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Our Strange Skies After Dark, Vol. 1: So Good, You'll Never Want A Vol. 2
WARNING: Though this episode is hilariously dumb, it it most definitely NSFW Look, y'all voted for this, so you have nobody to blame but yourselves. In the first, and what I hope is the only volume of this series, we bring you three stories, about people having sex with aliens. In the first…
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The Hum and the Silence, Vol 24: The Extraterrestrial Saints of Norman Harrison
“This earth is now under close surveillance and profound scrutiny by alien intelligence from distant star systems. I am NOT being silly. I know what I am saying and doing as well as you.” Norman Harrison, 1977 In the early 1970s Norman Harrison started to receive messages from extraterrestrials...
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The Hum and the Silence, Vol 23: The Huron Visitations
Hello patrons! For this bonus episode we dive into the experiences of Vera L. Perry and Millar Faber, two strangers who experienced Bigfoot like activity in association with UFOs, unmarked helicopters, disgruntled police officers, and strange bedroom humanoids. Research for this episode was done…
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The Hum and the Silence, Vol 22: The 50 States Project: California
Look, is this project a mistake? Probably, but I will attempt to dethrone Sufjan Stevens and make this 50 states thing work! Anyway, today I bring you some really strange cases from California, including what may be the most terrifying looking UFO of all time, a case reminiscent of the film, The...
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The Hum and the Silence, Vol. 21: The Experiences of Paul Bennet
What's up, patrons! So, I ended up getting Covid, which delayed this episode by a week, and I proudly made it through most of this episode... before coughing (don't worry I edited them all out... I think). On this installment, a Pennine Mystery Addendum, Part 2, so to speak, we look at the...
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The Hum and the Silence, Vol 20: The Pennine Addendum
On this installment of The Hum and the Silence Jenny Randles gets into an altercation with Peter Robertson, and we look at an article featuring a fae encounter connected to Randles' book The Pennine UFO Mystery. Special thanks to thePelican on Twitter for pointing me towards the Randles/Rogerson...
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The Hum and the Silence, Vol. 19: From the Pages of Canadian UFO Report, Vol. 2
Hello patrons! On this episode of The Hum and the Silence, we return to the pages of Canadian UFO Report to find stories of strange humanoids, flying cars, pursuing UFOs and BIGHEAD! Sources: “Strange Sights in Yukon Sky,” Canadian UFO Report, V 1 N 1, January-February, 1969 “Roadside Visitors”…
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The Hum and the Silence, Vol 18: Strange Encounters, Stranger Humanoids
Howdy patrons! On this installment of The Hum and the Silence, I look at a handful of fascinating humanoid cases, including "bubble" like entities, a very tall man looking for a dice game, a pair of brains in the middle of the road, and a Soviet alien encounter involving alcohol. Sources…
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The Hum and the Silence, Vol 17: The Missing
Greetings, y'all Since we covered David Paulides' shitty doc this week on the podcast, I figured I would cover some strange disappearances that have always stuck with me. Enjoy! Sources: The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America’s Wildlands by Jon Billman “The Disappearance of Steven...
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Bonus - The Abduction of John Womack
This week's main episode ran a little long, and we didn't want to deny anyone the story of John Womack in all its glory. In his book, I Was Picked Up By A UFO, John Womack detailed his time aboard a UFO and the strangeness that he encountered. We're making this bonus episode available to everyone!
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The Hum and the Silence, Vol. 16: Obscure Abductions
On this installment of The Hum and the Silence we dive into more obscure abduction cases, including the case of Clarence Patterson, who was abducted with his truck near Loxley, Alabama; the story of Paulo Coutinho, who went missing for 20 hours on board a UFO, and one family's encounter in a...
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The Hum and the Silence, Vol 14: The 1967 Addendum
For the final installment of our Addendum series, we return with some odd humanoids, UFO photos, and a series of encounters with short little men in the bedrooms of many Venezuelan residents. James E McDonald hits up the United Nations and gets denied, and the Condon Committee's woes are only...
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The Hum and the Silence, Vol 13: The 1966 Addendum
Greetings Patrons! I'm back with the 66 addendum. If you recall, 1966 was the Swamp Gas year; the straw that broke the camels back for Project Blue Book and led to a civilian study of the UFO phenomenon and Blue Book's files from the University of Colorado. It was the year that Frank Manor saw a...
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The Hum and the Silence, Vol 12: The 1965 Supplementary Material
Hello Patrons! Here is the first of three volumes of supplementary material from the 65-67 series! There were a number of trends from this year that stood out, that we didn't really get a chance to cover on the main show. There were multiple events where a car would be lifted up into the air and...
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The Hum and the Silence, Vol 11: From the Pages of the MUFON Journal
Hello patrons! on this installment of the Hum and the Silence, I bring y'all some cases from the MUFON UFO Journal from the 2000s. Cases include the saga of the Briese family on their North Dakota Ranch, a fire set by a UFO in Gaffney, South Carolina and sightings of a strange animal in the…
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The Hum and the Silence Vols 9-10: Argentinian Sightings, More Hostile UFOs and a Small Flap in Canada
Greetings patrons! I apologize for taking so long with these bonus episodes, but they are here in one combined episode. In Volume 9, we take a look at Argentinian sightings leading up to the Trancas Incident (which we covered in episode 99 with Stephanie Quick), including the sighting of a man…
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The Hum and the Silence, Vol. 8: Alice's Family, Eddie Webb, and the Abductions of Brian Scott & Patty Roach New
Hello Patrons! On this episode of the Hum and the Silence, I delve into supplementary material from the "Year of the Humanoids," including a woman named Alice and her family's encounters with "the little people." There is the story of Eddie Webb, a long haul trucker who was blinded and had his...
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167: UFO Abduction at Mirassol (The Final Episode)
This episode contains depictions of sexual assault. In our final episode we examine the case of Antônio Carlos Ferreira, a Brazilian security guard/stonemason who was involved in a series of UFO abductions that would lead to the creation of an alien-human hybrid child, and would lead the most...
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166: Putting Flaps on a Map (The Season - Maybe Series- Finale!) with The Quite Unusual Podcast
Pull out your humanoid catalogs and put your flaps on a map, it’s time for the season (maybe series?!) finale of Our Strange Skies. On this episode Nicole and Noëlle from The Quite Unusual Podcast stop by to talk about the landmark publication, The Humanoids. With the even longer subtitle of “a...
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165: The Spooks and Kooks of Ufology with Adam Gorightly
We're going to be taking a break from the Great UFO Conspiracy series, but before we do, I wanted y'all to hear this episode I recorded with Adam Gorightly (Historia Discordia), the author of Saucers, Spooks, and Kooks: UFO Disinformation in the Age of Aquarius. We discuss Tal Levesque, and the...
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164: Paranoid Skepticism with Emily Louise
Emily Louise from Weird Reads with Emily Louise joins the pod to unleash a torrent of paranoid skepticism. This episode contains a fair amount of shit talking about David Paulides, Leo Sprinkle, Rick Doty, and Bill Moore. We question how trustworthy Jacques Vallee and J Allen Hyenk were, the...
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An Interview with David Riedel
Here is our uncut interview with David Riedel, son of Pat McGuire and author of "My Dad Was A Famous Alien Abductee. I Thought He Was A Joke — Now I'm Not So Sure." David talks about his time growing up in an abusive cult, the existence of the well and what that means to his life, spending time...
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163: The Miracle Well of Wyoming and the Cult They Pulled Up From It
Ten miles from Bosler, Wyoming sits a ranch with a rather unusual feature. A well over 350 feet deep. A miracle well whose builder was told that he would never strike water. And yet, he did. Pat McGuire's well is an enduring mystery. It's the largest artesian well ever dug in Wyoming, and it was...
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162: The Great UFO Conspiracy, Part 2: The Rise of the Mutes, 1973-1979
“Is it saucers, satanists or CIA?” wrote Tom Adams in Stigmata, the only zine dedicated to the cattle mutilation phenomenon of the 1970s and 80s, and by the end of the decade, researchers and investigators were no closer to finding the culprit. The road to the greatest UFO conspiracy of all time…
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161: The Great UFO Conspiracy, Part 1: Snippy the Mute
CW: Animal Death On June 5, 2023, The Debrief published an article titled “Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non Human Origins.” Written by Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal, the article details claims brought forth by whistleblower David Grusch, a former Air Force officer and...
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160: Putting Jaws in a Headlock with Jessica Knapik
In the final palette cleanser episode before we dive deep into serious UFO conspiracy territory, Jessica Knapik from What's Up Weirdo joins me to talk about the weird vibe of her post office, haunted workplaces, misconceptions about paranormal investigating, UFO photos, dream places to…
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159: Bookwrecking with Steve Berg
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...
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158: Sometimes UFOs Are Therapy with Lindsey
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…
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157: The Veggieman with Cole Herrold
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…
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156: Russell Kellett, The E.T. Rider with Rus Ryan
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…
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155: Stories from Somewhere in Our Strange Skies with Ryan Sprague
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...
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154: The West Wales Flap of 1977
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...
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Bonus Episode: The Origins of Gondola Man
In late 2021, when we relaunched OSS full time, I had my friend Brian Hastie from the Double Density podcast 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…
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153: The UFO Conversations with Mike Clelland
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...
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152: The White Monsters of Sherman and Other New York Stories with Mothboy Matt
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...
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151: Clowning Around with Stephanie Quick & AP Strange (Sam, the Sandown Clown)
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...
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150: The Night Visitor of Argentina & the Flap of 1968 with Zee
The city of Villa Carlos Paz is a tourist destination in central Argentina, known for a number of outdoor activities, such as kite surfing and hiking, as well as a giant cuckoo clock in the center of town. (Apparently the bird is controversial) In UFO circles, however, the town is known for one...
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149: The UFO Conversations with Fred and Rob, Vol. 1
On the first installment of what we hope is a long running series, Fred Andersson and I shoot the shit about all things UFO, including the government's fascination with shooting down balloons, the government's inability to investigate anything, the contactees and abduction phenomenon, our…
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148: Máscaras de Chumbo (The Lead Masks)
On August 17, 1966, Paulo Cordeiro Azevedo dos Santos went bird hunting on Morro do Vintém, a hill that overlooked the Santa Rosa neighborhood of Niterói in Rio de Janeiro. Instead of birds, he stumbled upon a horrifying scene: two lifeless bodies, partially covered in vegetation. He rushed to...
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147: The Swerve, Vol. 2: Gef, the Talking Mongoose with Scott and Forrest from Astonishing Legends
April Fools, suckers! Also, happy first night of Wrestlemania! The subject of this episode was voted on by our dear patrons. For this installment of The Swerve, I'm joined by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess from Astonishing Legends to dive into the sinister dealings of that "extra special...
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146: Philip Julian Klass, This Is Your Life!
This week I got COVID... so I got my buddies, Brian and Angelo of the Double Density podcast, to step in and host this bad boy this week. Philip Julian Klass is one of the most reviled figures in UFO history. A skeptic by nature, Klass would become synonymous with bad faith debunking, badgering…
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145: The History of Alien Abductions, Part 9: The Coronado Group Alien Abduction
The picturesque island of Coronado, situated in the resort city of San Diego, California, is crawling with the Secret Service in preparation for the arrival of William "Bill" Jefferson Clinton, saxophonist extraordinaire and 42nd President of the United States of America. Clinton is scheduled to...
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144: The Death of Zigmund Adamski & The Alien Abduction of Alan Godfrey
The Pennine Hills, located in Northern England, played host to a number of strange phenomenon throughout the 1970s and into the 80s. From the "Phantom Copters" of 1973, to triangular shaped UFOs and low hovering objects that would stop cars, the area was a hotspot. It ultimately culminated in two...
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143: The History of Alien Abductions, Part 8: Karla Turner
In the Spring of 1988, Dr. Karla Turner, an English instructor at the University of North Texas, unexpectedly asked her class to objectively evaluate evidence on Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or UFOs. Despite describing herself as open-minded, she had limited interest in the paranormal. Karla...
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142: The 1981 Northern Ohio Bigfoot and UFO Invasion with Spencer Wirth-Davis
Scribd is a magical resource, full of the most obscure documents, journals, and manifestos ever assembled in one location. One fine day I stumbled upon a strange report assembled by Dennis Pilichis entitled Night Siege - The Northern Ohio UFO-Creature Invasion. The report details the struggles of...
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141: The 1968 Canadian Humanoid Wave with Todd Purse
In episode 140 we looked at a wave of UFO activity that occurred in 1967. Many reported seeing strange red lights and metallic structured craft, and other objects, but few humanoid sightings were reported. In 1968, things got a lot weirder. Throughout Canada witnesses reported strange encounters...
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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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