THE FIRST FATAL UFO ENCOUNTER: Pilot Thomas Mantell’s Deadly Chase Over Kentucky

In January 1948, Captain Thomas Mantell chased a huge metallic object across the Kentucky sky in his P-51 Mustang and kept climbing after both of his wingmen turned back, and nearly fifty years later, an Air Force investigator who'd been at his crash site said the trees around the wreckage were undamaged and that he believed the plane had been placed there.
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FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Most of us would say it’s difficult to understand how someone who was responsible for deliberately killing hundreds of people could be elevated to the status of a hero. However, those who speak in favor of Gulia Tofana say her motives and actions were justified. (She Poisoned 600 Men) *** During the last 300 years, at least 200 cases of Spontaneous Human Combustion have been registered around the world. What is causing this to happen, and can it be stopped? (The Unexplained Phenomenon of Spontaneous Human Combustion) *** Can an ambulance be haunted? The story I share with you might convince you it is. (Ambulance Turmoil) *** What led Captain Thomas Mantell on a chase to his death? (The Thomas Mantell UFO Encounter) *** Does something evil reside in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles? (Hollywood Forever) *** The U.S. civil war was the bloodiest of all American wars – but the bloodiest was a Confederate prison holding Union soldiers. (Hell Hole of the Confederacy) *** Barbara Forrest and Mary Ashford lived in different centuries, but they died in chillingly similar ways. (The Eerie Similarities of the Erdington Murders) *** Is it possible that Bill Ramsey is, in fact, a real life werewolf? (The Southend Werewolf) *** AND MORE!
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding
00:02:13.380 = Show Open
00:04:28.402 = The Unexplained Phenomenon of Spontaneous Human Combustion
00:09:57.484 = Ambulance Turmoil
00:11:58.908 = The Thomas Mantell UFO Encounter
00:20:55.145 = The Woman Known As “E”
00:28:53.257 = The Poisoned 600 Men
00:35:22.937 = Hell Hole Of The Confederacy
00:54:47.308 = Hollywood Forever
00:57:52.951 = The Eerie Similarities of the Erdington Murders”
01:02:15.368 = Bill Ramsey, The Southend Werewolf
01:12:08.469 = Show Close
*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break
*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*
SOURCES and RESOURCES:
“She Poisoned 600 Men” by Ellen Lloyd for AncientPages.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y5pkrmdh
“The Unexplained Phenomenon of Spontaneous Human Combustion” posted at MessageToEagle.com: (link no longer exists)
“Ambulance Turmoil” from the GhostsNGhouls website (link no longer exists)
“The Thomas Mantell UFO Encounter” by Les Hewitt for HistoricMysteries.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2ayxysc
“The Woman Known as E” by George Boggs, dedicated to Ginny (ElviraDark6) on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/willythewave
“Hell Hole Of The Confederacy” by unknown author (link no longer exists)
“Hollywood Forever” posted at YourGhostStories.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ndfwpx3r
“The Eerie Similarities of the Erdington Murders” posted at TheLineUp.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5h46wywn
“Bill Ramsey, The Southend Werewolf” from Paranorms.com (website no longer exists)
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