During the 1970's the possibility of global nuclear war was still treated as a very real threat. Both the U.S. and Soviet Union were caught in a seemingly endless race of nuclear weapon proliferation. In the northern state of Minnesota, the U.S. had constructed several bases that housed installations for the launch of nuclear ballistic missiles. In 1967 in the nearby state in Montana it was reported that, after a dramatic encounter with a UFO, a number of nuclear missiles housed there had been made inoperable. The seeming interest of these unidentified phenomena in the nuclear weapons constructed by humans has been well documented in the countless sightings of UFOs around and above their facilities. In 1979 did a local sheriff’s deputy possibly encounter one of the devices sent to observe the activities at a nearby military base housing nuclear-tipped missiles? What evidence left several investigators unable to suggest an earthly explanation for the physical damage left to the deputy’s vehicle? This case file, join the Theorists as they tell you a thing or two about a thing or two you betcha’ in…The Val Johnson Incident

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In 221 BC, after a swift and brutal campaign of reunification, the king of the Qin nation declared himself sole ruler over the lands that would later become modern-day China. Giving himself the title of Shi Huangdi, or “First Emperor”. For nearly two thousand years a majority of the records and descriptions the world had of the first emperor of China were from sources 100 years after his rise to power and rule. An entire era lost to time. But from one of the most referenced texts from the dynasty that followed the Qin, the Han dynasty, there was the description of the First Emperor’s lost tomb. A magnificent complex and structure unmatched by anything in the known world. Rivers of flowing mercury, torches fed by mermaid oil, treasures gathered from all the corners of the realm to be laid with the first Emperor. Once thought only to exist in legend, it wouldn't be until 1974 that villagers digging wells would uncover lifelike clay warriors buried in the earth that would point to the lost tomb of the Dragon Emperor. This case file, join the Theorists as they get their hands on a whole lotta’ terracotta within...The Tomb of Qin Shi Huang

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In the United States, there are a few contenders for the title UFO capital. You might think it’s New Mexico, with its sprawling deserts and history of UFO crashes and secret military bases. You may guess it’s California, covering two-thirds of the west coast and the location for the sensational Battle of Los Angeles in 1942. Both guesses would be wrong. After compiling data on UFO sightings throughout the US, it turns out that the state you're most likely to spot unidentified aerial phenomenon is Vermont. Located in the northeastern U.S., known as the “Green Mountain State”, Vermont has a history with UFOs stretching as far back as the mid 17th century. On an August evening in 1968, two teenage summer camp workers got to experience the Vermont UFO phenomenon up close and personal. This case file, join the Theorists as they don their camp counselor shirts on the shores of Lake Champlain and take a look at...The Buff Ledge UFO Encounter

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During the 1700’s thousands of French settlers were expelled from the Northeastern region of North America and were forced to return to France or resettle in various other areas. One of the most popular destinations was the then Spanish colony of Louisiana. Over the following century, these recently arrived French and the area’s Native American cultures blended into what we now call Cajuns. Although, bloodlines and customs were not the only things that ended up mixing together. Legends of a shapeshifting terror also took form from the shared beliefs of both groups. An unholy beast that stalks the swamps and bayous with an uncontrollable thirst for blood. The creature has many supposed beginnings,  a witch's curse, The soul of an unbaptized child given to the swamps to be raised by alligators, the origins of the beast are as murky as the waters of the bayous themselves. This case file, join the Theorists as they laissez le bon temps rouler in their search for...The Rougarou