On March 13, 1997, thousands of people across Arizona saw strange lights in the sky. They became known as the Phoenix Lights and remain one of the most-documented UFO sightings in US history. But what really happened in the desert that night to convince so many people they'd witnessed something otherworldly? (Hint: it's never aliens)

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Video of the first v-shaped formation of lights: https://youtu.be/_JATvJNjD6s?t=81

Video of the second set of hovering/falling lights (which, upon watching again, really just look like they're turning on and off "mysteriously" thanks to 1997 camcorder technology): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvKLeaPWPyw

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In this episode, we break down the details of what became one of the most famous UFO incidents to ever occur. Initially dismissed (and accepted by the public) in 1947 as a weather balloon, Roswell would rocket to fame over 30 years later when a former Air Force intelligence officer came forward to say that the whole thing was a cover-up for a crashed alien spaceship. We're here to tell you that there actually was a cover-up at Roswell, but not for the reasons the ufology community believes...

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All of these years we've all been worried about quicksand would have been much better spent worried about whirlpools, which can occur naturally in the ocean and are capable not only of dragging people and small boats down to the depths, but have even almost captured a submarine!

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This episode is all about bats! These inherently spooky creatures have a bad reputation that dates back centuries and continues today because of the disease risk they pose to humans, but how much flak do these fuzzy flyers actually deserve? Also, did you know bats have belly buttons!?

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Join us for a celebration of the FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY (!!!) of Spooky Science Sisters and listen as we each countdown our top five topics or episodes of the show so far. Then, drop us a message or comment to let us know what your favorite is!

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In this episode, we're revisiting the UFO phenomenon by taking a detailed look at their history in the United States, and how we ended up with the UAPs of today. What did Kenneth Arnold actually see on that fateful day in 1947? Why would the Air Force ever think it was good idea to reassure the public about UFOs by naming one of their investigations "Project Grudge?" Why is the Western U.S. the best place to spot UFOs? Let's talk about it!

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Can you believe we haven't done a Loch Ness Monster episode before now? Neither can we! In this episode, we take a look at the foundational stories that established Nessie as the legendary cryptid we know and love today and discuss the geologic and biologic feasibility of a large, carnivorous reptile existing in a cold, not-so-ancient, Highland lake.

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Uncropped Surgeon's Photograph: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lochness/legend3.html

2025 Nessie sighting: https://nypost.com/2025/03/04/lifestyle/loch-ness-monster-sighting-reported-first-in-2025-fantastic/

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In this Substitute Sister episode, Meagan is joined by friend of the podcast and spooky storyteller Tyson Kemp to tell you about two people and one chicken who miraculously survived three very harrowing medical emergencies.

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He also recently launched a new horror fiction series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4UKp-cGAQA

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Welcome to our sixth round of short and spooky stories! In this round, we talk about the recent "drone" scare in the eastern United States, a Florida family's mysterious ball, and Benjamin Franklin's backyard body problem.

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We cannot tell you how difficult it has been to keep this secret for the last year and we are SO EXCITED to finally share what we were up to all of last summer. How did we get here, guys!?

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