Missing time

The Truly Haunting Story of The Man in Black - Area52 Special

AREA52 Podcast (Chris Ramsay)Oct 30, 2026

In 1976, Maine physician Dr. Herbert Hopkins was visited by a bizarre, doll-like Man in Black after he hypnotically regressed David Stevens, a teenager who claimed he was abducted by grays near Oxford, Maine in October 1975. The pale, hairless visitor made a penny vanish from Hopkins' palm and claimed Barney Hill died because he 'had no heart, just as you no longer have a coin.' Terrified, Hopkins destroyed all his tapes and UFO records, and the episode includes his own recorded account of the encounter, told with Betty Hill sitting beside him.

The Alien in Dr. Jonathan Reed's Freezer

AREA52 Podcast (Chris Ramsay)Oct 23, 2026

In October 1996, a man using the pseudonym Dr. Jonathan Reed says an alien creature killed his golden retriever Susie in a Washington forest, and he struck it dead with a branch. He claims he stored the body in his garage freezer, where it revived three days later, and that this began 25 years of telepathic contact, a teleportation bracelet called 'the link,' and a campaign of murders and cover-ups. Chris Ramsay sits down with Reed for nearly three hours to test one of the most polarizing cases in UFO history, while openly stating his own skepticism.

New Military Whistleblowers, Four Soldiers Break Their Silence on Reddit, and Has David Grusch Gone Wild?

Somewhere in the SkiesOct 14, 2026

Host Ryan Sprague and co-host Suzanne Landers look at three new military UAP whistleblowers featured in Steven Greer's latest documentary, then read four dramatic military UFO encounters posted on Reddit. The stories range from a black seamless object in the Vietnam jungle to artillery shells fired at a cigar-shaped craft in Iraq and a dead alien recovered at McGuire Air Force Base in 1978. The episode closes with David Grusch's startling Joe Rogan claims about seven-foot reptilian beings, warfare between non-human species, and a foiled assassination plot against him.

250 British Police Officers Break Their Silence on UFO Encounters | Inspector Roy Teague

Somewhere in the SkiesOct 5, 2026

Serving West Midlands Police Inspector Roy Teague discusses his book Close Encounters of the Police Kind, built from interviews with more than 250 British police officers who say they have seen UFOs. The cases range from police helicopter crews watching a craft vanish into a hole in the sky over London to a glowing sphere pacing a patrol car and officers who believe they were abducted. Teague also describes the career stigma that keeps UK officers silent, and he shares a source's claims about the 2024 drone incursions over US airbases in Britain.

Taken at the Truck Stop

Expanded PerspectivesOct 4, 2026

A former trucker describes being taken from his cab at an Ohio truck stop in 2018 by small gray beings who, he says, told him they had visited him since childhood and had repaired his fertility after radar exposure in Iraq. The hosts also share listener accounts of a featherless pterosaur flying over a California freeway, a pale crawling creature mimicking a woman's screams in Alabama, and a black humanoid racing up a sheer pit wall in Arizona. A retired military intelligence source alleges that Bigfoot-type creatures have killed soldiers and civilians and that government teams cover up the deaths and recover the bodies.

When the Veil Failed

Expanded PerspectivesSep 25, 2026

Hosts Cam Hale and Kyle Filson read listener-submitted encounters ranging from an antlered 'not deer' that whispered at two boys by an Oregon river to four tiny, ancient-looking humanoids dragging a dead rabbit through the Arkansas woods. A Marine describes a silent black craft over Fallujah that was visible only through night vision goggles, and another listener recalls a six-foot grasshopper-like being in a tuxedo and top hat knocking at his trailer door in 1980. The recurring theme is the moment the 'veil' slips, when witnesses see things that apparently were never meant to be seen.

Witness Accounts: Volume 42

Somewhere in the SkiesSep 21, 2026

Ryan Sprague presents the 42nd volume of Witness Accounts, featuring four everyday people describing their personal UFO encounters, from a color-shifting craft over Tallahassee to a silent black triangle over an Ontario cornfield. The standout story comes from Army veteran and former pastor Vince Hall, who says a bluish-white orb telepathically promised him protection during his 2004 deployment in Baghdad. The episode argues that true disclosure comes not from governments but from ordinary witnesses willing to share their stories.

Not Alone: 10 Strange Alien Encounters

Somewhere in the SkiesSep 14, 2026

Ryan Sprague revisits ten close encounters from around the world in which witnesses reported not just strange craft but humanoid beings, from French police officers in 1956 to a man in Germany in 2009. The cases span France, Italy, Australia, Spain, Brazil, the Philippines, Florida, Norway, Illinois, and Germany, and describe entities ranging from small grey-suited figures to towering nine-foot beings. Despite their differences, the accounts share recurring details such as paralysis, humming sounds, missing time, electromagnetic disturbances, and lasting personal transformation.

The Greys: 4 Terrifying Alien Encounters from UFO Reddit

Somewhere in the SkiesSep 11, 2026

Hosts Ryan Sprague and Suzanne Landers, joined by remote viewer Dan Zetterstrom, read four Reddit accounts of encounters with the alien Greys. The stories include beings emerging from the woods under a hovering saucer, a child's telepathic contact with a Grey in a closet, a seven-foot Grey at a high-rise patio in Kauai followed by 15 hours of missing time, and a chaotic abduction account involving hybrid children, blue dwarfs, and a mantis being. The panel discusses memory loss, time dilation fields, meditation as a contact trigger, and whether free will can stop an encounter.

The Croft State Park Encounter

Expanded PerspectivesSep 7, 2026

Cam Hale and Kyle Filson read listener encounters, led by Lewis's account of an orange orb, small gray beings and missing time at Croft State Park, South Carolina, in the 1970s. Other stories include a skinless 'flayed man' ghost in a Louisiana swamp, a giant owl-like creature that confronted three teenage runaways in Vermont in 1977, and 'not deer' sightings in Idaho and Sleepy Hollow, New York. The episode closes with a Texas family who say a La Lechuza witch-owl haunted them for seven years.

Australia’s Strangest UFO Cases with Violeta M. Bagia

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.

Stories from UFO Reddit: Volume 1

Somewhere in the SkiesAug 26, 2026

Hosts Ryan Sprague and Suzanne Landers launch a new series reading first-hand UFO encounter stories posted to Reddit, covering four accounts ranging from silent black craft to visible alien occupants. The stories include orbs in New Jersey woods, humanoid beings seen through a window in a hovering triangle over England, a bell-shaped craft followed by apparent rapid aging, and a neon saucer sighting that led to missing time and recurring sleep paralysis. Along the way, Landers previews her research into the 1964 La Madera, New Mexico landing case, which occurred the same day as the famous Socorro incident.

The Fatal Close Encounter of George Wheeler

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.

Man Claims Ongoing Communication with Aliens - Shawn Neubauer | ep. 97

AREA52 Podcast (Chris Ramsay)Jul 31, 2026

Canadian experiencer Shawn Neubauer says that after a missing-time episode in Cancun 15 years ago, a tiny implant in his lip lets extraterrestrials talk with him constantly through voices and visual 'memes.' He says these beings came to our solar system to harvest hydrogen from the gas giants, built the Giza pyramids as a star map, and collect human data through implants to judge whether humanity can be trusted. He also claims they made a secrecy deal with world governments after World War II and taught him advanced physics that he is now using to build a wireless brain-interface company.

Destiny: Beyond Disclosure: Voices of Contact

Earth AncientsJul 29, 2026

Host Cliff Dunning, frustrated by decades of stalled UFO disclosure, assembles his own 'disclosure' program from past interviews with contact experiencers and a former military officer. Chris Bledsoe recounts his 2007 encounter with glowing orbs, four hours of missing time, a healing, and a later visitation by a radiant 'Lady' he says he can summon through prayer, while Whitley Strieber describes an ear implant and visitors who say they enforce secrecy for humanity's own good. Retired Lt. Col. Kevin Randle argues that a bureaucratic 'deep state' has blocked even presidents from learning the truth about UFOs for more than 75 years.