Aliens: Pascagoula Creature

On the night of October 11, 1973, 19-year-old Calvin Parker and 42-year-old Charles Hickson went fishing on the west bank of the Pascagoula River in Pascagoula, Mississippi. It was a peaceful night until dusk and a strange sound of whirring and flashing blue lights was coming from the water. They looked up to see an oval-shaped object approximately 30 to 40 ft across and 8 to 10 ft high. 

Three creatures would glide out of the craft and move in a mechanical-like way. The creatures were humanoid in figure and stood around 6 ft. Their skin was pale grey and wrinkled much like an elephant. They had no visible eyes but did have slits for mouths there were carrot-shaped "growths" that seemed to be where a human's nose and ears would be. There was no neck, just the head connected to the shoulders, and only one leg that looked like two fused together and ended with an elephant-like foot.

The men would freeze and be completely paralyzed, but conscious. The creatures would bring them on board and seemed to be subjected to a medical exam by a giant robotic eye. Just like that, they were returned to shore and the ship sped away into the sky. 

The men were scared and reported the incident to  Keesler AFB and the Jackson County Sheriff's Department. In an audio recording that was taken secretly, the men seemed to be traumatized. They worried for their families and didn't want to be thought of as deceiving anyone. 

Two more people claimed to have seen the lights over the river that night and thought it was a helicopter or plane. They also claimed to have seen someone in the water at one point, but did not get a good look at the person. 

SOURCES:

Hinds Community College

Urban Legendpedia

Aliens: The Metal Man

On October 17, 1973 in Falkville, Alabama Police Chief, Jeff Greenhaw, would receive a call from a frantic anonymous caller. They stated that a UFO was in a field just outside of town. The police chief believed that they were simply dealing with an idiot initially and went to the call.

When he arrived he was staring at a figure that was slightly taller than 6ft. The figure was wearing reflective metal like aluminum foil. It looked like his head and neck were kind of made together, and was bright, something like rubbing mercury or Nickle, and was smooth as glass. He stated different angel were giving different lightening. When the figure moved it was not natural or human-like. He described it as moving like the robot in Lost in Space. It was like it had springs on its feet, but was able to run away quickly. 

After taking four polaroid's of the strange being he tried to talk to it. He said something along the lines of "Howdy Stranger". He then turned the top lights of the patrol car to get a better look. When he looked back the thing was quickly running away. He got into the patrol car and chased the figure. It exceeded 35mph and he could not catch up to it in the field. 

He would lose sight of the being and soon crashed his vehicle. The figure would then disappear in the darkness leaving the police chief stunned. If it wasn't for the four polaroids that he took he would have not believed what he saw that night.  His time as a police chief for Falkville was short as he was hired in January and left a few weeks after this event. He felt that he was never the same ever since that night and his sanity was shaken.

He would then keep the four photos in a safe place before they, his service revolver and a shotgun were stolen in 1983 during a break-in.

SOURCES:

Cryptid Wiki

Montgomery Advertiser October 19, 1973

Cullman Tribune July 10, 2021

Aliens: Tall White Aliens

Tall White Aliens are similar to Grey Aliens. They however are much taller than the grey aliens and believed that they could possibly use genetic manipulations to change their appearance. They are typically between 6ft to 7ft, but there are taller ones around 7'5". They are described as tall, and slender, with a skin tone close to pale chalk. They have large eyes that are blue in childhood and become pink as they age. They have long lanky limbs that allow them to propel faster than a human running. They are however said to be physically weak due to the numerous genetic manipulations to their genus. It's said that they prefer and thrive in arid dry atmospheres. Their aircrafts are faster than the speed of light.

Charles Hall, a nuclear physicist, ex-military American weather specialist, and author, had claimed that the U.S. military had been in contact with aliens for years and he even witnessed it. He stated in 1964 he was a weather observer at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada that when he first met a Tall White Aliens and their interactions with the military group.

He had no evidence of them as there were no cameras allowed at the site. He claimed that the US Air Force made agreements with the US military probably since before the 1950's. They were involved in technology tranfers with the US military. 

He stated that when he first arrived that a colleague had wanted to lock them in the weather station and not go to the other end of the building where they encountered them. There was a group of five of them two men and three women. Looking at them is a shock as it seems as if your looking at a ghost, angel or dreaming. 

SOURCES:

Cryptid Wiki

Wikitionary

The 1897 Aurora, Texas UFO

On April 17, 1897, around 6 a.m. early risers in Aurora, Texas were surprised by the sight of something crashing from the sky. The UFO was seen flying over the town and was only going twelve or ten miles per hour. It slowly started descending as if there was something was wrong with the machinery. It eventually hit Judge Proctors windmill in the north of town.

There were pieces of destruction for several acres. The windmill was demolished, the UFO was also demolished, and the judge's flower garden and water tank were destroyed from the crash.  

The only casualty was the lonely pilot of the ship. Even though he was badly mutilated it was obvious that he was not of this world. There were also papers from the wreckage in an unknown language that was similar to hieroglyphics. 

The next day they gave the spaceman they assumed to have been from Mars an Earthly funeral.

In the Aurora Cemetery the body of the "pilot" they then named Ned. In 1972 scientists wanted to dig up the body and investigate. The cemetery association blocked their requests because only the next of kin are allowed to give permission to exhumations. Even though there was no known next of kin or if Ned was a spaceman or even a poor animal casualty of the supposed crash. At this same time, the grave marker was stolen.

It's believed that the whole event may have been a hoax by the townspeople. They had previously had many tragedies happen in the town. The cotton fields were destroyed by a boll weevil infestation, a fire on the west side destroyed some building and killing some people, and a spotted fever that caused some to be quarantined. It didn't help that the railroad was 27 miles from Aurora. So it's possible that in threat of dying out caused the townspeople to create a hoax that would attract many to their small town.

SOURCES:
Wikipedia
Texas Hill Country
Roadside America
Mutual UFO Network
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Aurora Texas

Madonna with Saint Giovanni and the UFO

The Painting The Madonna with Saint Giovannino was painted in the 15th century. Most people credit it to the Italian Renaissance painter Domenico Ghirlandaio. Ghirlandaio had lead an artist workshop in Florence that Michelangelo apprenticed at. There is some controversy on who painted it, but that's not the mystery.  

The painting was like many religious ones at the time. The only thing that sticks out is the object sitting in the upper right area of the sky. It seems that the shepherd in the background is staring at it. Many believe that the strange shape looks like a UFO. 

Actually the "flying saucer" may have been an angel in the form of a dark cloud. Even though it's rare for artists to depict angels like this it isn't unheard of. The mystery of what the thing floating in the sky may never have a definitive answer.


SOURCES:
https://www.historicmysteries.com/madonna-with-saint-giovannino/
https://www.walksinsideflorence.it/the-mystery-of-the-madonna-and-the-ufo.html
https://www.florenceinferno.com/madonna-of-ufo-painting-palazzo-vecchio/
http://www.italymagazine.com/news/madonna-saint-giovannino-ufo-inspired-art
https://coolinterestingstuff.com/the-madonna-with-saint-giovannino-ufo-painting
https://www.singularfortean.com/singularjournal/2016/6/10/anachronistic-art-the-madonna-with-saint-giovannino
https://www.strangerdimensions.com/2014/05/06/madonna-saint-giovannino-ufo/

Vrillon and His Message From Ashtar Galactic Command

Around 5 p.m. on November 26, 1977 ITN News in Southern Britain was taken over. T.V. news anchor Andrew Gardner was doing the

10 minutes past five was when the T.V. screen began to distort and the sound of Andrews voice began to fade as a new voice sounded. He introduced himself as Vrillon and he spoke for the Ashtar Galactic Command. and he relayed his message for about 6 minutes. The video above is of the broadcast.

The basics of the message was that the person's name was Vrillon and he spoke for the Ashtar Galactic Command. He hints that people are right that Aliens exist. He asks the humans to get rid of their weapons of destruction and live in peace. They're concerned for the well being of Earth and wanrs of false prophets and

Many were left confused by by the broadcast that seemed to have come from Aliens. It was later deemed a hoax and was performed by some one with a good amount of technical skills. It's also thought that the person chose to do it on a news broadcast instead of a program, so that the message would have been heard by more people. But some still wonder if it really was a prank as there was no punchline or anything of the sort. Only the bits of fear he put into some.

So is the message from Vrillon human or someone from the stars?

SOURCES:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/vrillon-hacking-alien-voice-seventies-extra-terrestrial-hoax-unexplained-mysteries-a8069926.html
https://www.strangerdimensions.com/2014/04/25/vrillon-message-ashtar-command/
https://www.historicmysteries.com/vrillon/

Who are The Men In Black?

You are probably more familiar with the Movie series Men In Black about an undercover organization who makes sure alien's aren't known to the human population. In reality the movie is based off the legend of the Men In Black (MIB) and that they've been around for decades.

The Men in Black are dressed in black suits and confront those who claim to witness alien activity. According to Ufologist the purpose of the Men In Black is to try to keep witnesses of alien activity to stay silent. This some times includes the threat of harm. There is no evidence of harm ever happening.

The first encounter with the Men In Black happened in the summer of 1947. A private pilot, Kenneth Arnold spotted 9 shiney discs in the sky. Afterwards other people claimed to have seen something similar all over the world. That same summer, Harold Dahl witnessed UFO's around Tacoma Washington. A man dressed in a dark suit confronted him and told him if he disclosed what he saw that harm would come to him. Dahl's sighting is now known as "The Island Mystery."

This sighting would not be the last of the Men In Black as in the 50's a large number of witnesses claimed to have met them. The thing that is most common about these men is that they arrived in new cars, not exclusively black, with unofficial plate numbers. The Men would always be dressed in a black or  dark suit and black Homburg hat. It was believed that they were part of a government organization.

Some even claim that the MIB had telekinetic powers. The powers include knowing when someone in lying to them and they knew a lot of personal information that they shouldn't. Some described it that it seemed as if they were impersonating human beings.

There has been a decline in the reports of Men In Black.





SOURCES:
http://www.ufoevidence.org/documents/doc1707.htm
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2012/05/23/men_in_black_sightings_do_they_still_happen_.html
https://books.google.com/books?id=KCEtC3xnzuAC&pg=PA218#v=onepage&q&f=false