“MEN IN BLACK, SWAMP GAS, PROJECT GRUDGE, DAN AYKROYD, AND 400-YR OLD UFOS” #WeirdDarkness #Darkives

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

IN THIS EPISODE: The Men in Black, the beginning of Project Blue Book, America’s first UFO sighting from 400 years ago… and a mysterious incident experienced by actor and comedian Dan Aykroyd. This and more from the world of space, extraterrestrials, and government secrecy.
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Title Story Tease and Show Open
00:04:56.555 = America’s First UFO Sighting
00:23:17.622 = The Men In Black, Part 1
00:35:20.570 = The Men In Black, Part 2
00:52:18.253 = Show Close
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“America’s First UFO Sighting” by Christopher Klein: https://tinyurl.com/y3ex36n4; Greg Daugherty: https://tinyurl.com/yyog7d5n
“Men In Black”: Lee Speigel for Huffpost: https://tinyurl.com/wps8b8e; Steve Rose for The Guardian: https://tinyurl.com/z8d5wqd; Jacob Geers for Thought Catalog: https://tinyurl.com/qldplkw
Dan Aykroyd interview: https://tinyurl.com/v4e8qhq
“Mirage Men” documentary: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/5894
“UFOs: Past, Present and Future” documentary: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/5898
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Originally aired: July, 2018