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Episode 146- A Crash and a Conspiracy
Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at at the Roswell Incident. In 1947, a rancher discovered some strange debris on hs ranch north of Roswell, New Mexico. After alerting the authorities, they speculated that it could be a UFO and then U-turned on that. 30 years later, the case was rediscovered, bringing about a huge change in pop culture and creating a massive conspiracy theory. When was the debris discovered? Why did it take 30 years to question the explanation? Were there bodies in the debris? What could it have been? Listen in to find out!
Links for other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod
References for the episode:
Bird, Danny. “The Roswell Incident: Did The US Cover Up An Alien UFO Crash In 1947? | HistoryExtra.” HistoryExtra, HistoryExtra, 16 May 2024, https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/roswell-incident-ufo-alien-crash-conspiracy/.
Gabbatt, Adam, and Marina Dunbar. “Startling Claims Made at UFO Hearing in Congress, but Lack Direct Evidence | House of Representatives | The Guardian.” The Guardian, The Guardian, 14 Nov. 2024, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/13/house-ufo-hearing.
Janos, Adam. “What Really Happened at Roswell? | HISTORY.” HISTORY, https://www.history.com/news/roswell-ufo-aliens-what-happened. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
Pope, Nick. “What Really Happened in the Roswell UFO Incident? | BBC Sky at Night Magazine.” BBC Sky at Night Magazine, 24 Jan. 2024, https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/roswell-ufo-incident.
“Roswell UFO Part 01 (Final).” FBI Records: The Vault, https://vault.fbi.gov/Roswell%20UFO/Roswell%20UFO%20Part%2001%20%28Final%29/view. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
Sladen, Mark. “The Roswell Incident.” Frieze, https://www.frieze.com/article/roswell-incident. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!
Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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By Glen KennellyWelcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at at the Roswell Incident. In 1947, a rancher discovered some strange debris on hs ranch north of Roswell, New Mexico. After alerting the authorities, they speculated that it could be a UFO and then U-turned on that. 30 years later, the case was rediscovered, bringing about a huge change in pop culture and creating a massive conspiracy theory. When was the debris discovered? Why did it take 30 years to question the explanation? Were there bodies in the debris? What could it have been? Listen in to find out!
Links for other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod
References for the episode:
Bird, Danny. “The Roswell Incident: Did The US Cover Up An Alien UFO Crash In 1947? | HistoryExtra.” HistoryExtra, HistoryExtra, 16 May 2024, https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/roswell-incident-ufo-alien-crash-conspiracy/.
Gabbatt, Adam, and Marina Dunbar. “Startling Claims Made at UFO Hearing in Congress, but Lack Direct Evidence | House of Representatives | The Guardian.” The Guardian, The Guardian, 14 Nov. 2024, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/13/house-ufo-hearing.
Janos, Adam. “What Really Happened at Roswell? | HISTORY.” HISTORY, https://www.history.com/news/roswell-ufo-aliens-what-happened. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
Pope, Nick. “What Really Happened in the Roswell UFO Incident? | BBC Sky at Night Magazine.” BBC Sky at Night Magazine, 24 Jan. 2024, https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/roswell-ufo-incident.
“Roswell UFO Part 01 (Final).” FBI Records: The Vault, https://vault.fbi.gov/Roswell%20UFO/Roswell%20UFO%20Part%2001%20%28Final%29/view. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
Sladen, Mark. “The Roswell Incident.” Frieze, https://www.frieze.com/article/roswell-incident. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!
Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.