The Saucer Life

The Wolverton Trail Event

Episode Notes Recounting a contactee tale that took place in 1955, Oscar F. Knight’s booklet “The Wolverton Trail Event” is a unique story that exudes sincerity. Regardless of the saucer content, this is fascinating account! Subscribe to our Patreon for bonus episodes, behind the scenes action, and more! Website Twitter Instagram Facebook

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An Exclusive Interview with Myself

Episode Notes In this episode, I asked myself some questions that I’ve always wanted the answers to. Well, at least my answers on this particular day. These answer may change in the future. What’s the deal with Roswell? Least favorite episode of my own podcast? Favorite UFO book? Believe me when I say that I…

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The Zine Scene- UFO Magazine 3, Part 2

Episode Notes As we wrap up our deep dive into the third issue of (California) UFO Magazine, we find ourselves knee-deep in tales of UFO talk at the Whole Life Expo. Then, we’re off to the wilderness where we make contact with the elusive families of Space Sasquatches. Next, we take a philosophical detour with…

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The Zine Scene- UFO Magazine 3, Part 1

Episode Notes It’s back to the early days of UFO Magazine or (California UFO Magazine) for a fairly lighthearted romp through a publication that did its best to provide insight into all aspects of the UFO culture of the time, much to the chagrin of the buttoned-up nuts-and-bolts time. That tension, between “scientific” and “new…

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Carl Higdon, his Wife, his Therapist, and the Tabloids

Episode Notes Is it an abduction? A contact experience? Both? Neither? The encounter that Carl Higdon had in October, 1974 in Wyoming is one of those strange 1970s encounters that doesn’t get enough attention. After…encountering Margery Higdon’s 2017 book about her husband’s ordeal, I thought it would be a good subject for our approach here…

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Alan Godfrey’s Encounter

Episode Notes We’re kicking off the new year, and in this episode, we’re going to look at the story of Police Constable Alan Godfrey, whose encounter with a UFO on the dark roads of northern England would have profound effects on his life. You can find Godfrey’s book at https://www.alangodfreyufo.com/product-page/who-or-what-were-they Another key resource for this…

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The Zine Scene- Flying Saucer Review, August 1981

Episode Notes We’re back with a zine scene installment that is going to segue into our next episode–clever, right? This issue of FSR has it all–bizarre humanoid encounters, weirdly shaped UFOs, and complaints about the economy! Subscribe to our Patreon for bonus episodes, behind the scenes action, and more! Website Twitter Instagram Facebook

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Rewind and Review- The Robertson Panel

Episode Notes So this is a new thing I’ve wanted to do forever: there are a lot of early Saucer Life Episodes which are short–really short– and could use some additional oomph. So we’re trying it out with our January 2018 episode on The Robertson Panel. Following the original episode is an examination of some…

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Salvador Medina’s Trip to Venus

Episode Notes This episode is sort of a continuation of our exploration of Bryant and Helen Reeve’s Flying Saucer Pilgrimage–we’re looking at the story of Salvador Medina, who the Reeves christened “The Mexican Adamski.” It’s an interesting tale, and deviates a little bit from the contactee norm! Subscribe to our Patreon for bonus episodes, behind…

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Flying Saucer Pilgrimage

Episode Notes In this episode, we’re looking at Flying Saucer Pilgrimage, a 1957 book by Bryant and Helen Reeve that details their 23,000 mile road trip to meet various contactees, their role in promoting Contactee lectures in Detroit, and more! This Techtopia episode has an interview with their grandson that was a valuable resource! Subscribe…

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