Electromagnetic (EM) Effects
Referenced in 2 episodes
Definition
A commonly reported feature of close encounters in which engines stall, radios fail, watches stop, or metal objects become magnetized when a UFO is nearby. Some researchers suggest this is a side effect of the craft's propulsion.
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Somewhere in the SkiesAug 31, 2026
Australian author and Somewhere in the Skies Substack writer Violeta Bagia joins host Ryan Sprague to revisit lesser-known Australian UFO cases she dug up from Royal Australian Air Force files held by the National Archives of Australia. The conversation covers the 1954 Dandenong saucer sighting, the 1988 Knowles family encounter on the Nullarbor, and the disputed 1993 Eric Thomason beach photos. They also discuss why abduction reports have faded from public view and whether today's government-focused UFO discourse has lost the sense of wonder found in older witness accounts.
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Somewhere in the SkiesAug 17, 2026
In April 1976, veteran relief police officer and WWII pilot George Wheeler reported a huge glowing craft hovering over Tuttle Hill in Elmwood, Wisconsin, then radioed that he had been 'hit' by a blue flash that killed his car's radio, lights, and engine. He spent weeks in the hospital with headaches and nightmares that doctors could not explain, soon forgot most details of the event, and died within six months of an unknown cause. Host Ryan Sprague places the case within a wider mid-1970s Wisconsin UFO wave involving car stops, possible missing time, and even reports of green humanoids.