A podcast for UFO & UAP beginners · Season 1
Episode 5Case Closed
The Condon Report and the end of Project Blue Book in 1969.
The cases
Every case we cover has a field guide entry: what the record shows, what people claim, and the best explanation so far.
Betty & Barney Hill
The first widely publicized alien abduction story, recovered under hypnosis.
Lonnie Zamora at Socorro
A respected police officer sees a landed egg-shaped craft and two small figures.
Swamp Gas in Michigan
Two words from an astronomer led Congress to its first UFO hearing.
House Armed Services UFO Hearing
Congress's first public look at UFOs.
The Condon Committee
An independent scientific study concludes UFOs are not worth further study. Its own data was messier.
The 1968 House UFO Symposium
Scientists, including Carl Sagan, argue about UFOs before Congress.
Blue Book Closes
The Air Force gets out of the UFO business.
The McMinnville Photos
Two farm photos of a disc that have been argued over for 75 years.
The RB-47 Encounter
A spy plane's crew, its electronic sensors and ground radar all tracked something for hours.
Check the sources
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