The Men in Black (MIB) have haunted UFO history for decades, not as sightings in the sky, but as the figures who arrive after the sighting. This episode unpacks one of the most disturbing and persistent mysteries in UFO lore: who the Men in Black are, what they want, and why they appear whenever witnesses get too close to the truth.

The story begins in the early 1950s, at the dawn of modern UFO research. Civilian investigators, rather than governments, were the first to collect reports of flying saucers and close encounters. Among them was Albert K. Bender, founder of the International Flying Saucer Bureau. His work came to an abrupt halt after he claimed three dark-suited men visited his home, warning him to stop investigating UFOs. That encounter became the foundation of the Men in Black legend, suggesting that some powerful force was actively monitoring and controlling what people could know about extraterrestrial activity.

From there, the episode explores how journalist and paranormal investigator John A. Keel expanded the Men in Black narrative beyond simple government agents. Through his research into UFO waves, the Mothman sightings in Point Pleasant, and other cases of “high strangeness,” Keel connected the Men in Black to a broader, more unsettling pattern of unexplained phenomena. In this framework, MIB are not just secret officials, they are part of a larger, possibly non-human system interacting with reality itself.

A major question addressed in the episode is whether the Men in Black are truly linked to the government. Many witnesses report official-sounding warnings, black unmarked cars, and threats tied to national security. Yet countless encounters describe behavior that feels wrong: strange credentials, unnatural speech, emotionless expressions, and an apparent lack of understanding of ordinary human life. These details raise the possibility that the Men in Black only appear to be government agents, using authority as a disguise.

The phenomenon is also examined on a global scale. While MIB stories originated in the United States, similar encounters have been reported in the UK, Europe, Australia, and South America. This worldwide pattern suggests that the Men in Black are not tied to any single nation — but instead to UFO activity itself.

The episode then delves into the creepiest Men in Black cases ever reported. These include visitors who seem to materialize rather than arrive, encounters where MIB knew private information they could not possibly have obtained, and witnesses who describe them as physically and emotionally “off,” as if mimicking humans rather than being human.

Finally, the episode tackles the ultimate question: are the Men in Black aliens, hybrids, interdimensional beings, or a hidden enforcement arm guarding the truth about UFOs? While definitive proof remains elusive, the Men in Black continue to be one of the most chilling and compelling aspects of the UFO mystery, the dark-suited gatekeepers of a reality humans may not be ready to fully see.

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This week I'm talking to Steve Neill about his book 'But Something is There' and his youtube channel 'Breaking the silence'.

But Something is There is Steve Neill's journey through a life time of dealing with the unknown. Some call the experience "The Visitors" some call it abduction by aliens. The truth is we don't know what it is, But Something is There.

Bio

Steve Neill is a special effects makeup artist, filmmaker, puppeteer, model maker and visual effects (VFX) artist in film and television with a career spanning over 35 years.

Steve started in the Industry at American Zoetrope just after high school where he produced his first film, Arthur. He was mentored by Francis Coppola and became good friends.

Moving to Hollywood, Steve met Joe Blasco where he apprenticed for a short while before becoming friends with Rick Baker who gave him his start in Hollywood. Later he met Bob Schieffer who was head of Disney make-up and then became friends with Fred B. Phillips as a result of being friends with Bob Schieffer.

Steve Neill first worked for Fred B. Phillips on Star Trek: The Motion Picture. His first assignment was to make Spock's ears. Additionally he designed and made the appliances of the dome headed alien on the bridge that was applied by Steve Neill.

After working on Star Trek Steve went to work for John Chambers making prosthetics and puppet heads for National Lampoon’s Class Reunion.

Steve Neill has also worked on Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country for Richard Snell as a sculptor and prosthetic maker of numerous Klingon forehead pieces. Additionally he worked on the Star Trek: The Next Generation pilot episode, "Encounter at Farpoint".

Steve Neill was also one of the Famous Hollywood Gorilla Men. Over the course of many years he made three gorilla suits and performed in many commercials, tv shows and movies. Additionally he created the McDonald’s “Mac Tonight” moon character puppeteering it for many years. The head was worn by Doug Jones and puppeteered by Steve Neill, Gillian Neill and Bob Burns.

He worked on Crater Lake Monster (1977) and Laser Blast (1978). Steve created, wrote and produced The Day Time Ended (1978). He worked on Ghost Busters (1984), Fright Night (1985), and many other sci-fi and horror films.

Steve Neill is the author of “But Something is there” and is currently in production at SNG Studio for “But Something is There” produced by Steve Neill, Paul Gentry, Whitley Strieber and Mary Cacciapaglia.

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In this episode I am talking about the Cash–Landrum UFO encounter.

Some encounters fade into obscurity; others refuse to be neatly filed away. Cash–Landrum is very much in the latter category. It sits at the intersection of several larger themes the podcast regularly explores: the limits of official transparency, the frailty of the human body in the face of the unknown, and the way extraordinary experiences can fracture the boundary between private memory and public controversy.

This happens in the broader historical and cultural context of late-Cold War America, a period when military activity, experimental technology, and deep public mistrust of government secrecy all swirled together. This atmosphere shaped both the interpretation of the case and the response it received, highlighting how easily genuine fear can be dismissed as imagination when it does not fit comfortably within accepted narratives.

The episode also considers the unusual role that military presence, real or disputed, has played in shaping public perception of the case. Rather than offering sensational claims, I reflect on why the absence of clear answers can sometimes be more disturbing than the presence of them, and how official silence can deepen mystery rather than resolve it.

Interwoven throughout is a broader meditation on why we are drawn to stories like this at all. Is it the possibility that we are not alone? The fear that powerful forces operate beyond democratic accountability? Or something more personal, the idea that an ordinary life can be suddenly disrupted by something utterly inexplicable?

The Cash–Landrum case becomes a lens through which to examine how society treats those who report the impossible, and how truth can become entangled with politics, law, and reputation.

The episode closes not with conclusions, but with an open question. Whether one views the case as evidence of something beyond our world, a by-product of secret military activity, or a deeply contested mystery, it remains a story that resists closure.

For those interested in the deeper currents beneath headline-grabbing sightings, this episode offers a thoughtful, unhurried exploration of a case that continues to challenge our assumptions about power, truth, and the unknown.

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This week I'm talking to Kristin of the Somesmist Youtube channel about her ET contact experiences.

From early childhood through adulthood, Kristin had recurring experiences she perceived as paranormal. However, when encounters with “Tall Greys” began to coincide with close-range UFO sightings, episodes of missing time, and difficulties with conception, she was finally able to connect the dots and conclude that she was being targeted.

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In this episode, we step gently back through time to the early morning of April 14, 1561, when the people of Nuremberg witnessed one of the most mysterious UFO events ever recorded. As the sun rose over the old city, the sky itself seemed to come alive with strange shapes, glowing objects, and moving forms that looked as though they were interacting, colliding, and battling above the rooftops. What should have been an ordinary morning became something unforgettable, leaving behind a story that has echoed quietly through the centuries.

At the heart of this episode is the remarkable printed account created by Hans Glaser, a local printer who documented what the citizens saw in both words and images. His broadsheet shows a sky filled with spheres, crosses, rods, and dark shapes surrounding the rising sun, with objects appearing to fall from the sky beyond the city walls. It is not a myth, not a legend passed down by word of mouth, but a real historical record produced and shared in the city itself. There is something deeply moving about the fact that ordinary people, living quiet daily lives, suddenly found themselves witnessing something so vast and unexplained above them.

This episode does not rush to explain what happened. Instead, it sits with the mystery, allowing the story to exist as it is, a moment in history when human understanding met something it could not easily name. For the people of 1561, there was no language for flying machines, unknown intelligence, or visitors from elsewhere. There was only the sky, the light, the movement, and the strange sense that something important had taken place beyond human control.

This episode invites the listener to slow down and imagine that morning as if standing quietly in the streets of Nuremberg, looking upward with the people who witnessed it. It is less about answers and more about presence, memory, and wonder. About the feeling of seeing something that doesn’t fit into the world you understand. The Nuremberg UFO event remains one of history’s most haunting and beautiful mysteries, not because it is loud or dramatic, but because it is quiet, unresolved, and enduring. A reminder that sometimes the most powerful stories are the ones that simply ask us to look up, and listen.

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This week I'm talking to Barbara Eberhardt about her ET contact experiences.

Bio

Barbara was born in 1943 during the bombings in Berlin, Germany. Her family had to evacuate Berlin and moved to a small village. After the war they moved back to Berlin, just in time for the blockade.

In 1954 she immigrated to Canada, in a little town in the Province of Quebec, called La Tuque where she went to school until she moved to Montreal and went to school there for a year.

She later moved back to Germany, finished her education there and got a degree in banking, met her husband and together they immigrated to the US, to San Francisco in 1965. A few years later she had 5 “miscarriages” and in 1983 her son was born there. Two years later she got divorced and moved back with her son to Germany to take care of her ailing parents, to work full time and raise her son.

10 years later she moved back to northern California, where she lived till 2023.

In 2019 she had her wake-up call and found out that she has been in contact with extraterrestrials all of her life and is still being taken now.

So far she has had over 20 hypnotic regressions with Yvonne Smith.

Her son was still living in Germany with his family so she decided to move there too, to be closer to them, now that she is 81 years old.

Barbara appeared on the "UFO Witness" tv series ,episode titled "Pleiadians and Alien Conspiracy" where she collaborates with Alien Expert and Hunter Derrel Sims to investigate the potential alien implant within her.

Barbara was a speaker at the International UFO Conference in Phoenix in 2022, a speaker at the UFO CON in San Francisco in 2023, at the ALIEN.DE Conference in Frankfurt, Germany in 2024 and on other numerous podcasts.

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In this episode, the focus turns to the alien abduction phenomenon, approached as a serious and long-standing subject rather than a novelty. Drawing on decades of documented reports, the discussion concentrates on the beings described by abductees and the structured nature of their encounters. The aim is not to persuade or dramatise, but to present the material clearly and carefully for listeners who are already familiar with the subject and wish to consider it in greater depth.

The episode revisits the modern origins of abduction reporting, beginning in the mid-twentieth century, when accounts started to display consistent patterns across different countries and social backgrounds. Particular attention is given to the case of Betty and Barney Hill, not as an isolated incident, but as an early example of features that would later appear repeatedly, including missing time, non-human entities, medical procedures, and gradual memory recall.

From there, the episode explores the aliens themselves as they are described by abductees. This includes the widely reported Grey beings, noted for their distinctive appearance, telepathic communication, and role in examinations, as well as taller humanoid figures often interpreted as supervisors. The discussion also touches on less commonly reported entities and the apparent hierarchy suggested by these encounters.

Listeners will hear about the environments described during abductions, including craft interiors and examination spaces, and the recurring emphasis on biological and reproductive procedures. The episode also considers time distortion, repeat encounters, and the long-term effects reported by abductees.

This episode is intended for listeners who already know the outlines of the phenomenon and are interested in its internal consistency, its persistence over time, and what it may suggest about ongoing non-human interaction with humanity.

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This is my story of 66 years spent interacting with what most people call aliens. I call them the visitors because I have serious doubts about whether they are truly alien. I suspect at least some of them have been sharing our planet for millennia. They have cut me, terrified me, abducted my children and forced me keep half of my life secret. Read about my family's absurd, fascinating and profound experiences with something that seems to think very differently from us.

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