In the most remote corners of Earth, witnesses from trained scientists to indigenous tribes report encountering creatures with long necks, leathery wings, and razor-sharp claws — living animals that perfectly match dinosaurs supposedly extinct for 66 million years. Could there be any truth behind these sightings?

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IN THIS EPISODE: From Soviet cosmonauts encountering mysterious beings in space to the endless loop of government UFO promises that never materialize, the truth about extraterrestrial contact may be hidden behind a conspiracy of silence that spans decades. *** Sixteen witnesses watched in horror as Peter Williamson vanished in a flash of lightning during a 1974 barbecue, only to reappear three days later wearing someone else's clothes and carrying items from a tailor shop that had burned down decades earlier. *** But first… In the most remote corners of Earth, witnesses from trained scientists to indigenous tribes report encountering creatures with long necks, leathery wings, and razor-sharp claws — living animals that perfectly match dinosaurs supposedly extinct for 66 million years. Could there be any truth behind these sightings? We begin there.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:02:13.219 = Show Open
00:04:04.008 = The Thing In Lake Tele (Historical Fiction)
00:07:35.104 = Modern Encounters With Prehistoric Monsters
00:27:33.862 = Endless Promises of UFO Disclosure
00:47:49.158 = The Man Who Vanished In Lightning
00:58:06.743 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
BOOK: “The Day After Roswell” by Col. Philip J. Corso: https://amzn.to/4jCx64T
BOOK: “Rungs of Disclosure: Following The Trail of Extraterrestrials And The End Times” by L.A. Marzulli: https://amzn.to/444NpTY (audiobook version available, narrated by Darren Marlar)
“Modern Encounters With Prehistoric Monsters”: https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-antarctica/pterodactyl-0014884, https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/mokele-mbembe.htm, https://www.icr.org/article/did-dinosaurs-survive-flood, https://tetzoo.com/blog/2019/4/27/sea-monster-sightings-and-the-plesiosaur-effect, https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/state/2018/01/12/are-there-flying-dinosaurs-in-nc-one-woman-says-shes-seen-them-3-times-in-raleigh/16325419007/,https://www.allaboutcreation.org/dinosaur-sightings-faq.htm, https://comicvine.gamespot.com/forums/off-topic-5/modern-dinosaur-sightings-1470870/, https://creation.com/en-au/articles/are-dinosaurs-alive-today,https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/is-there-a-dinosaur-hiding-out-in-the-congo-rainforest,https://dinopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Modern_Prehistoric_Creature_Sightings
“Endless Promises of UFO Disclosure”: https://anomalien.com/the-mysterious-connection-between-dmt-and-aliens-uap/, https://anomalien.com/did-salyut-6-cosmonauts-witness-a-uap-shaped-by-their-era/, https://anomalien.com/are-we-trapped-in-a-permanent-ufo-disclosure-loop/
“The Man Who Vanished In Lightning”: https://anomalien.com/lightning-strike-and-a-man-who-walked-into-another-reality/
Music in this episode provided with permission by Midnight Syndicate: https://www.midnightsyndicate.com
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