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Ep 330: The Strange Death of Gloria Ramirez

Description:

In 1994, Gloria Ramirez, a 31-year-old mother of two dying from cancer, arrived at a Riverside, California Emergency Room with noxious fumes excreting from her skin which also had an oily sheen on it, and with crystalline particles precipitating in her blood — then doctors and nurses around her began collapsing, vomiting, experiencing burning sensations, and struggling to breathe. The ER was evacuated and the HAZMAT suits came out. Gloria died in the chaos, and the official explanation still leaves troubling questions. Behind the nickname “The Toxic Lady” is a human being whose final night remains one of the most bizarre medical mysteries of our time.

Reference Links:

“Death of Gloria Ramirez” on Wikipedia

“A Case of Toxic Blood” from Hektoen International, A Journal of Medical Humanities

“A possible chemical explanation for the events associated with the death of Gloria Ramirez at Riverside General Hospital” – Research paper from the PubMed/National Library of Medicine

“Analysis of a Toxic Death” from Discover Magazine

“Big Ideas Lab podcast delves into Forensic Science Center cases, podcast nears milestone” from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

“It's been over 26 years since the Gloria Ramirez incident, what really happened in that ER room?” from the subreddit, r/conspiracy

“Medical Mysteries” from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Forensic Science Center

“Protean nature of mass sociogenic illness – From possessed nuns to chemical and biological terrorism fears” from the British Journal of Psychiatry

“The Fascinating Mystery of ‘The Toxic Lady’” from Fibonacci Medicine and Nutrition –

Anecdotes, Insights and News

“The Strange Case Of The Woman Who Leaked Toxic Fumes From Her Body” from the Weird History YouTube channel

“The Toxic Lady” from the Skeptoid Podcast #291 by Brian Dunning

“The Tragic Death of Gloria Ramirez” from the Morbid podcast

“What Happened to Gloria Ramirez? The Truth Behind the Toxic Lady” from the Behind the Yellow Tape podcast on YouTube Music

“What’s the Story on the ‘Toxic Lady’?” from The Straight Dope

“The medical mystery of Gloria Ramirez, who became “toxic” for the doctors who tried to save her” from News Maven

“A Woman Walked Into an ER With Trouble Breathing. Then the Entire Hospital Started Collapsing.” from Popular Mechanics

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Episode 330: The Strange Death of Gloria Ramirez. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess. Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2026 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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Ep 329: UFO Insiders Iced?

Description:

A retired Air Force Major General walks out of his Albuquerque home on February 27, 2026 and vanishes carrying only his pistol. But William “Neil” McCasland wasn’t just anyone. He once commanded the Air Force Research Laboratory, worked at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base which is central to UFO lore, and carried authoritative knowledge of America’s most guarded defense systems. His disappearance soon becomes part of a much darker pattern uncovered online. From Los Alamos, to NASA , JPL, to Caltech, scientists, and aerospace technology experts seem to have been erased from the grid. Is someone, or something, quietly removing high-value, scientific minds from the board, or are we watching brilliant people crack under unbearable pressure, or is this all merely a coincidence? In this episode, we’ll follow the trail into a world where highly secretive advanced technology research, counterintelligence, conspiracy theory, and very real human tragedy begin to look almost indistinguishable.

Reference Links:

“FBI investigating deaths and disappearances of staff at secretive government laboratories. Here's what we know.” from CBS News

“Wave of missing scientists sparks revived interest in Monica Reza case” from NewsNation

“Missing general with alleged UFO ties added to federal list” from Cincinnati’s The Enquirer

“Amy Eskridge said she ‘definitely did not’ plan death by suicide: Friend” from NewsNation

“Missing scientists conspiracy theory” on Wikipedia

“Blind Remote Viewing of Missing USAF General McCasland Points to Possible UFO/NHI Involvement” from the subreddit r/highstrangeness

Wright-Patterson AFB website

Caltech website

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Ep 328: The Lead Masks of Vintém Hill Part 2

Description:

In one of Brazil’s strangest unsolved mysteries, two electronics technicians travel to Niterói in 1966, buy matching raincoats, hike up a remote hill with cash, water, towels, and a handwritten set of bizarre instructions, then turn up dead days later lying side by side on palm leaves, wearing homemade lead eye masks and showing no clear cause of death. What follows is a case that spirals far beyond a simple true-crime puzzle, with every answer leading to a bigger question: were these men victims of a bizarre accident, participants in something occult, or did they believe they were about to witness something not of this world?

Reference Links:

“The Mysterious ‘Lead Masks Case’” by Xavier from Ghost Theory

“Lead masks case” on Wikipedia

“What Happened on Vintém Hill?: The Mystery of the Lead Masks” from Greg & Dana Newkirk’s Week in Weird

"The Lead Mask Case” from the Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know YouTube channel

“The Unsolved Mystery of the Lead Masks Case | Tales From the Bottle” from the Qxir YouTube channel

“Lead Masks Case: sources (part 1) — Newspaper clips from Correio da Manhã

“Solving the Lead Masks of Vintem Hill” by Brian Dunning of Skeptoid Magazine

AL328: Bibliography

Primary Archival Documents & Deep-Dive Repositories

O Globo (1966): Original contemporary journalistic coverage of the Vintém Hill discovery, the police investigation, and the forensic timeline. Available via the https://memoria.oglobo.globo.com/jornalismo/esportes/o-globo-na-copa-9662458

Revista Manchete (1966): Brazilian weekly magazine featuring extensive photojournalism and coverage of the Lead Masks mystery. https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/manchete/

Correio da Manhã (1969): Archival police files and reporting detailing the subsequent investigations, including the interrogation and confession of Hamilton Dezani. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correio_da_Manh%C3%A3_(Brazil)

The "Migueleto" Blog Archive: A comprehensive digital repository of translated Brazilian case files, police inventories, and localized theories regarding the deaths of Manoel Pereira da Cruz and Miguel José Viana. tinyurl.com/leadmasks

Foundational Texts, Ufology, & Esoterica

Kardec, Allan. The Spirits' Book (Le Livre des Esprits). (1857). The foundational text of Kardecist Spiritism. (Specifically referenced: Book 1, Chapter 3: "Plurality of Worlds," Questions 55 & 57). https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=the+spirits+book

Maes, Hercílio (Channeled via Ramatís). A Vida no Planeta Marte e os Discos Voadores (Life on Planet Mars and Flying Saucers). (1955). The specific Ufo-Spiritism text owned and heavily annotated by the victims. https://bookshop.org/p/books/la-vida-en-el-planeta-marte-y-los-discos-voladores/5feb392fa2902d88?ean=9798666284841&next=t

Vallée, Jacques. Confrontations: A Scientist's Search for Alien Contact. (1990). Essential reading for the "Trickster" and Ultraterrestrial theories, featuring Vallée's own on-the-ground investigation into the Lead Masks Case. https://bookshop.org/p/books/confrontations-a-scientist-s-search-for-alien-contact-jacques-vallee/ddc948e680d9729a?ean=9781933665290&next=t.

Keel, John A. The Mothman Prophecies. (1975). Foundational text for examining the deceptive, indifferent, and often fatal nature of non-human intelligence and the "cosmic trickster" phenomenon. Reference via Goodreads.

Academic Research, Demographics, & History

Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). (2010). National Demographic Census. Official data regarding the population metrics of self-declared Spiritists in modern Brazil. View the IBGE 2010 Census Data.

Lucchetti, Giancarlo, et al. Complementary Spiritist Therapy: Systematic Review of Scientific Evidence. (2011). Peer-reviewed study detailing the modern integration of Spiritist centers, hospitals, and psychiatric care in Brazil. Read the full study via the National Library of Medicine (PMC3108156).

Bellos, Alex. Chico Xavier Obituary. The Guardian (July 11, 2002). Historical overview of Brazil's most famous medium, his 50-million-copy philanthropic publishing empire, and his 1981/1982 Nobel Peace Prize nominations. Read the obituary via The Guardian.

Skidmore, Thomas E. The Politics of Military Rule in Brazil, 1964-1985. (1988). Oxford University Press. Historical context regarding the 1964 military coup, the AI-5, state censorship, and the crackdown on subversives.https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-mothman-prophecies-a-true-story-john-a-keel/37dad0e46972f587?ean=9780765334985&next=t

Film & Media

Hatem, Richard. The Mothman Prophecies (Screenplay). (2002). Directed by Mark Pellington. Referenced for its portrayal of Indrid Cold, the "Indifferent Entity," and the fatal cosmic miscommunication experienced by Gordon Smallwood.View via IMDb.

Books

Spencer, John. UFOs: The Definitive Casebook. London: Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1991. 

https://www.ainsworthbooks.com/product/18358/UFOS-the-Definitive-Casebook

Vallée, Jacques. Confrontations: A Scientist's Search for Alien Contact. New York: Ballantine Books, 1990. https://www.amazon.com/Confrontations-Scientists-Search-Alien-Contact/dp/1933665297?tag=ustxtaddt-20

PDF book in Portuguese: Maes, Hercílio. A Vida no Planeta Marte e os Discos Voadores. 9th ed. Limeira, Brazil: Editora do Conhecimento, n.d. 

https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/296854739.pdf

Articles & Blogs

Covo, C. "O Caso Mascaras de Chumbo Revisado." UFO. Editora Evolucao, January 25, 2012. http://www.ufo.com.br/artigos/o-caso-mascaras-de-chumbo-revisado/.

Dunning, Brian. "Solving the Lead Masks of Vintem Hill." Skeptoid Podcast, January 21, 2014. https://skeptoid.com/episodes/398.

Ghost Theory. "The Mysterious 'Lead Masks Case'." Ghost Theory, September 18, 2011. https://www.ghosttheory.com/2011/09/18/the-mysterious-lead-masks-case

Korbus, J. "What Happened on Vintém Hill?: The Mystery of the Lead Masks." Who Forted?, April 10, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032934/http://weekinweird.com/2011/04/10/what-happened-on-vintem-hill-the-mystery-of-the-lead-masks/

PMIG96. "The Lead Masks Case." pmig96 (blog), May 10, 2021. https://pmig96.wordpress.com/lead-masks-case-sources-part-1/.

Multimedia (Video, Audio & Television)

Qxir. "The Unsolved Mystery of the Lead Masks Case | Tales From the Bottle." YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHBgzOTP1RY

Rede Globo. "Linha Direta - 1990 - Máscaras de Chumbo." YouTube video, 39:40. Aired March 29, 1990. Uploaded by Arquivo Linha Direta, May 5, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoPHYQuAlnw.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know. "The Lead Mask Case." YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F2U9hNmWN4

The Casual Criminalist. "The Lead Masks of Vintém Hill." YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96S5KA4bfp0

Reference Works (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia. "1964 Brazilian coup d'état." https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1964_Brazilian_coup_d%27état&oldid=1340935598.

Wikipedia. "Caso delle maschere di piombo". Italian Wikipedia. https://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caso_delle_maschere_di_piombo&oldid=149654429.

Wikipedia. "Lead masks case". English Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_masks_case.

Social Media & Forums

Unique_Direction_518. "The Lead Masks of Vintem Hill, an unsolved mystery from brazil." Reddit (r/UnresolvedMysteries).https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1ouluy0/the_lead_masks_of_vintem_hill_an_unsolved_mystery/

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Episode 328: The Lead Masks of Vintém Hill Part 2. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess. Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2026 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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Ep 327: The Lead Masks of Vintém Hill Part

"16:30 be at the specified place. 18:30 ingest capsules, after the effect, protect metals, wait for mask signal."  -- From the handwritten note found in Miguel José Viana's pocket

Description:

In one of Brazil’s strangest unsolved mysteries, two electronics technicians travel to Niterói in 1966, buy matching raincoats, hike up a remote hill with cash, water, towels, and a handwritten set of bizarre instructions, then turn up dead days later lying side by side on palm leaves, wearing homemade lead eye masks and showing no clear cause of death. What follows is a case that spirals far beyond a simple true-crime puzzle, with every answer leading to a bigger question: were these men victims of a bizarre accident, participants in something occult, or did they believe they were about to witness something not of this world?

Reference Links:

“The Mysterious ‘Lead Masks Case’” by Xavier from Ghost Theory

“Lead masks case” on Wikipedia

“What Happened on Vintém Hill?: The Mystery of the Lead Masks” from Greg & Dana Newkirk’s Week in Weird

"The Lead Mask Case” from the Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know YouTube channel

“The Unsolved Mystery of the Lead Masks Case | Tales From the Bottle” from the Qxir YouTube channel

“Lead Masks Case: sources (part 1) — Newspaper clips from Correio da Manhã

“Solving the Lead Masks of Vintem Hill” by Brian Dunning of Skeptoid Magazine

AL327: Bibliography

Books

Spencer, John. UFOs: The Definitive Casebook. London: Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1991. 

https://www.ainsworthbooks.com/product/18358/UFOS-the-Definitive-Casebook

Vallée, Jacques. Confrontations: A Scientist's Search for Alien Contact. New York: Ballantine Books, 1990. https://www.amazon.com/Confrontations-Scientists-Search-Alien-Contact/dp/1933665297?tag=ustxtaddt-20

PDF book in Portuguese: Maes, Hercílio. A Vida no Planeta Marte e os Discos Voadores. 9th ed. Limeira, Brazil: Editora do Conhecimento, n.d. 

https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/296854739.pdf

Articles & Blogs

Covo, C. "O Caso Mascaras de Chumbo Revisado." UFO. Editora Evolucao, January 25, 2012. http://www.ufo.com.br/artigos/o-caso-mascaras-de-chumbo-revisado/.

Dunning, Brian. "Solving the Lead Masks of Vintem Hill." Skeptoid Podcast, January 21, 2014. https://skeptoid.com/episodes/398.

Ghost Theory. "The Mysterious 'Lead Masks Case'." Ghost Theory, September 18, 2011. https://www.ghosttheory.com/2011/09/18/the-mysterious-lead-masks-case

Korbus, J. "What Happened on Vintém Hill?: The Mystery of the Lead Masks." Who Forted?, April 10, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032934/http://weekinweird.com/2011/04/10/what-happened-on-vintem-hill-the-mystery-of-the-lead-masks/

PMIG96. "The Lead Masks Case." pmig96 (blog), May 10, 2021. https://pmig96.wordpress.com/lead-masks-case-sources-part-1/.

Multimedia (Video, Audio & Television)

Qxir. "The Unsolved Mystery of the Lead Masks Case | Tales From the Bottle." YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHBgzOTP1RY

Rede Globo. "Linha Direta - 1990 - Máscaras de Chumbo." YouTube video, 39:40. Aired March 29, 1990. Uploaded by Arquivo Linha Direta, May 5, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoPHYQuAlnw.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know. "The Lead Mask Case." YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F2U9hNmWN4

The Casual Criminalist. "The Lead Masks of Vintém Hill." YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96S5KA4bfp0

Reference Works (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia. "1964 Brazilian coup d'état." https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1964_Brazilian_coup_d%27état&oldid=1340935598.

Wikipedia. "Caso delle maschere di piombo". Italian Wikipedia. https://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caso_delle_maschere_di_piombo&oldid=149654429.

Wikipedia. "Lead masks case". English Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_masks_case.

Social Media & Forums

Unique_Direction_518. "The Lead Masks of Vintem Hill, an unsolved mystery from brazil." Reddit (r/UnresolvedMysteries).https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1ouluy0/the_lead_masks_of_vintem_hill_an_unsolved_mystery/

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Episode 327: The Lead Masks of Vintém Hill Part 1. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess. Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2026 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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Ep 325: Through a Laser Darkly

"Perception is not a window on objective reality. It is an interface that hides objective reality behind a veil of helpful icons."  -- Donald D. Hoffman from his book, "The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes," published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2019

Description:

This episode dives into one of the strangest modern consciousness experiments ever proposed. Starting with cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman’s provocative idea that reality may function like a computer desktop interface — an evolutionary illusion designed for survival rather than truth. Then we’ll explore a mind-bending phenomenon discovered by Danny Goler, leading to an experiment in which many participants under the influence of DMT are able to observe a stable grid of angular symbols resembling Japanese Kanji text, obscured inside a refracted laser beam — as if making the hidden code behind reality visible. Are these visions simply the brain’s hyper-connected visual cortex generating patterns, or could they represent the possibility that our everyday reality may be a carefully rendered illusion?

Reference Links:

“‘It's A Simulation!’ New Laser Experiment Finds Code Behind Reality” from the Jack Neel and Dan Go Thoughts YouTube channel

From the Jack Neel podcast on Apple Podcasts: “‘It's A Simulation!’ New Laser Experiment Finds Code Behind Reality | Danny Goler Podcast.”

Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)

Japanese Kanji text characters

From Wired magazine: “Some People See Aliens While on DMT. Researchers Want to Find Out What They Can Teach Us”

Related Books:

AL325: Bibliography

Books

Gallimore, Andrew R. Alien Information Theory: Psychedelic Drug Technologies and the Cosmic Game. London: Strange Attractor Press, 2019. Available at: Bookshop.org

Gallimore, Andrew R. Death by Astonishment: Confronting the Mystery of the World's Strangest Drug. [n.p.], 2024. Available at: Bookshop.org

Hoffman, Donald D. The Case Against Reality: How Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes. [n.p.]: Allen Lane, 2019. Available at: Bookshop.org

Huxley, Aldous. The Doors of Perception. London: Chatto & Windus, 1954. Available at: Bookshop.org

Strassman, Rick. DMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences. Rochester, VT: Park Street Press, 2001. Available at: Bookshop.org

Wiener, Norbert. Cybernetics: or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine. 2nd ed. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2019. Available at: Bookshop.org

Academic Journal Articles

Goler, Danny. "Detailing a Pilot Study: The 'Code of Reality' Protocol, A Phenomenon of N,N-DMT Induced States of Consciousness." IPI Letters 3, no. 1 (2024): N1-N5. Available at: IPI Publishing

Mauser, Michael W. "Exploring the Anatomy of Your Own Eye." The American Biology Teacher 73, no. 1 (2011): 28–33. Available at the University of California Press

Timmermann, Christopher, Leor Roseman, Sharad Haridas, Fernando E. Rosas, Lisa Luan, Hannes Kettner, Jonny Martell, et al. "Human Brain Effects of DMT Assessed via EEG-fMRI." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120, no. 13 (2023): e2218949120. Available at: PNAS.org

Web Articles / Periodicals

Galiher, Stephen Andrew. "The Man Who Can ‘Prove’ Life Is a Simulation—With Just a DMT Vape and a Laser." VICE, 2026.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Famous Double-Slit Experiment Holds Up When Stripped to Its Quantum Essentials." MIT News, July 2025. Available at: MIT News

Wright, Webb. "Some People See Aliens While on DMT. Researchers Want to Find Out What They Can Teach Us." WIRED, March 4, 2026.

Podcasts and Videos1

Fleay, Lindsay. "Lindsay Fleay on Creating The Matrix (1999) Green Code." 

Available at: YouTube

Gallimore, Andrew, and Danny Jones. "Neuroscientist Describes Laser Experiment That Found an Alien Code." Danny Jones Podcast.

Available at: YouTube

Goler, Danny. "🚀 Let's Talk About DMT 🌌." Dango Thoughts. 

Available at: YouTube

Goler, Danny, and Jack Neel. "It's A Simulation! New Laser Experiment Finds Code Behind Reality" (Listed in NLM as danny-goler-podcast (1)) The Jack Neel Podcast.

Available at: YouTube

Goler, Danny, and Tyler Ramsey. "Danny Goler on DMT God Codes Consciousness." The Painful Lessons Podcast. 

Available at: YouTube

Morris, Hamilton, and Danny Jones. "The DMT Laser Experiment Has 1 Huge Flaw Everyone is Missing." Danny Jones Podcast.

Available at: YouTube

Unknown Host. "Episode 8 1000 People See ALIEN CODE on DMT — The Matrix Was Right." Lightseed Radio. 

Available at: YouTube

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Episode 325: Through a Laser Darkly. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess. Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2026 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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Ep 323: The Scole Experiment Part 2 – The Germanium Receptor

"When a second-rate scientist says that this could not possibly happen... they are saying in effect that our current set of scientific models are the last word. And it would be ridiculous to say that; scientific theories [and] descriptions change all the time, and we must expect that to continue."  -- Dr. Arthur Ellison, Lead Investigator for the Scole Report and former two-term president of the Society for Psychical Research

Description:

This week, we return to the pitch-black depths of the Scole Experiment, where a sealed room in rural Norfolk became the testing ground for an impossible claim: that voices from beyond could speak through a crude, powerless device that shouldn’t have worked at all. What began as a strange experiment in energy and communication quickly drew the attention of the Society for Psychical Research — seasoned skeptics, scientists, and even magicians determined to expose any trickery. Instead, they found themselves confronting an event that challenged physics, belief, and their own assumptions. Was this the realization of a long-dreamed-of “spirit phone,” or a masterclass in deception?

Reference Links:

The Scole Experiment official website: www.thescoleexperiment.com

“Scole: The Afterlife Experiment” on the Dan Drasin YouTube channel

“This Life, Next Life (A Documentary by Dr. Keith Parsons~Life After Death)” on the Varanormal YouTube channel

Related Books:

AL322: Bibliography

Books & Reports

Foy, Robin P. Witnessing the Impossible: The Diary of the Scole Experiment. Diss: Campion Books, 2008.

Keen, Montague, Arthur Ellison, and David Fontana. "The Scole Report: An Account of an Investigation into the Genuineness of a Range of Physical Phenomena Associated with a Mediumistic Group in Norfolk, England." Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research 58, no. 220 (November 1999): 147–455.

Solomon, Grant, and Jane Solomon. The Scole Experiment: Scientific Evidence for Life After Death. Diss: Campion Books, 1999 (Updated 2006).

Multimedia

Drasin, Dan. "SCOLE: THE AFTERLIFE EXPERIMENT." YouTube video of Original Documentary. Uploaded by Dan Drasin.

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Ep 322: The Scole Experiment Part 1 – The Norfolk Protocol

"I shall not commit the fashionable stupidity of regarding everything I cannot explain as a fraud."  -- Renowned psychologist Carl Jung, from The Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche. In The Collected Works of C. G. Jung (Vol. 8, para. 600). Princeton University Press.

Description:

In a quiet Norfolk village, in the early 1990s, a seventeenth-century farmhouse became the setting for one of the most controversial paranormal investigations ever conducted. In the cellar of Street Farmhouse in Scole, a small group known as the Scole Experimental Group claimed they weren’t just contacting spirits — they were working with them. Over five years, under strict controls, they reported blue lights with apparent intelligence, physical phenomena, voices broadcast through powerless devices, and even photographic images appearing on sealed film, all allegedly guided by a collective of discarnate scientists calling themselves “The Team of Many Minds.” This episode kicks off a three-part deep dive into the Scole Experiment, beginning with the Norfolk Protocol and the impossible technology said to be designed from beyond the grave.

Reference Links:

The Scole Experiment official website: www.thescoleexperiment.com

“Scole: The Afterlife Experiment” on the Dan Drasin YouTube channel

“This Life, Next Life (A Documentary by Dr. Keith Parsons~Life After Death)” on the Varanormal YouTube channel

AL322: Bibliography

Books & Reports

Foy, Robin P. Witnessing the Impossible: The Diary of the Scole Experiment. Diss: Campion Books, 2008.

Keen, Montague, Arthur Ellison, and David Fontana. "The Scole Report: An Account of an Investigation into the Genuineness of a Range of Physical Phenomena Associated with a Mediumistic Group in Norfolk, England." Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research 58, no. 220 (November 1999): 147–455.

Solomon, Grant, and Jane Solomon. The Scole Experiment: Scientific Evidence for Life After Death. Diss: Campion Books, 1999 (Updated 2006).

Multimedia

Drasin, Dan. "SCOLE: THE AFTERLIFE EXPERIMENT." YouTube video of Original Documentary. Uploaded by Dan Drasin.

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Ep 321: The Shag Harbor Incident

"“I don't care what you think. I was down there! I don't know whether you're calling me a liar or an idiot, but you came to me, so I'm going to tell you something. I don't know what it was that was down there and I don't know where it came from. But it didn't come from this planet, I can tell you that! Now don't call back!”"  -- Retired Navy Diver ‘Harry’ quoted from ‘Dark Object: The World’s Only Government-Documented UFO Crash, written by Don Ledger and Chris Styles’

Description:

This week, we revisit one of the most compelling and unsettling UFO cases on record: the Shag Harbor Incident. Often called Canada’s Roswell, but with one crucial difference — the government openly admitted it didn’t know what happened. On October 4, 1967, airline crews, fishermen, and first responders all witnessed a strange craft descend into the waters off Nova Scotia, leaving behind no wreckage, no survivors, but a thick, sulfur-smelling foam that defied explanation. Every aircraft was accounted for, and the Royal Canadian Air Force officially classified the event as a “UFO Report,” not a meteor or misidentified plane. But the mystery deepens when decades of research uncover a buried military history tied to underwater encounters and secret NATO exercises. With fresh context from our recent USO investigation, and groundbreaking research by eyewitness and investigator Chris Styles, this episode explores the possibility that Shag Harbor wasn’t just a crash, but a coordinated recovery involving technology not of this world.

AL321: Bibliography

Books

Ledger, Don, and Chris Styles. Dark Object: The World's Only Government-Documented UFO Crash. New York: Dell Publishing, 2001.

Styles, Chris. Sweep Clear 5: NATO's UFO Encounter. Self-published, 2023.

Hayes, Matthew. Search for the Unknown: Canada’s UFO Files and the Rise of Conspiracy Theory. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2022.

Condon, Edward U., and Daniel S. Gillmor, eds. Final Report of the Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects. Boulder: University of Colorado, 1968. (Specifically "Case 34: North Atlantic").

Podcasts, Videos & Multimedia

Bonaparte, Jordan (Nighttime Podcast).

"The Shag Harbour UFO Incident - 1 - The Event." YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPbDa5D7IUE

"The Shag Harbour Incident - 2 - Discussion with Generation Why." YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsl54IMp6BM

"The Shag Harbour Incident - 3 - Exposing the Mystery (live in Halifax with Chris Styles)." YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJB6dMQJiN0

Styles, Chris.

"2022 UFO XPO - Chris Styles Presentation #2 - Sweep Clear 5." Shag Harbour UFO XPO via YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApdC4nCSUEc

"Shag Harbour UFO Incident." (Facebook Watch Video). https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=911134982345914

Philbrook, Scott, and Forrest Burgess. "Episode 320: The Shag Harbour Incident." Astonishing Legends. Podcast transcript, January 11, 2026.

HuffPost Weird News. "UFO Dances With Airplane." (Video clip). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4zxYPh4dVw

Articles & News Reports

Frederickson, Emma. "Military Divers Claimed They Found an Underwater UFO Crash Site—But They Spent Decades Sworn to Secrecy." Popular Mechanics, September 25, 2025.

Gillis, Hillary. "In Search of the Truth Behind Canada’s Most Infamous UFO Sighting." VICE, October 4, 2017. https://www.vice.com/en/article/in-search-of-the-truth-behind-canadas-most-infamous-ufo-sighting/

MacDonald, Michael. "Canada’s Best-Documented UFO Sighting Still Intrigues, 50 Years On." Global News, September 21, 2017. https://globalnews.ca/news/3761270/canadas-best-documented-ufo-sighting-still-intrigues-50-years-on/

Hayes, Matthew, and Noah Morritt. "Michael W. Burke-Gaffney and the UFO Debate in Atlantic Canada, 1947-1969." Scientia Canadensis 42, no. 1 (2020): 54–74.

Rolfe, Charles V. "RCN Diving Branch History – Part 14." Canadian Naval Divers Association, 2014.

The Scuba News Canada. "Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia UFO Incident." October 16, 2025. https://www.thescubanews.com/2025/10/16/shag-harbour-nova-scotia-ufo-incident/

The Calgary Albertan. "UFO Lands in Sea But Leaves No Clues." October 10, 1967. Newspapers.com.

The Moncton Transcript. "UFO New Supercraft Under Test, Scientists." October 13, 1967. Newspapers.com.

Government Documents & Technical References

Joint Chiefs of Staff. JANAP 146: General Description and Purpose of Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office.

McDonald, James E. "UFOs and the Condon Report - A Scientist's Critique." Paper presented to the Dupont Chapter of The Scientific Research Society of America (RESA), Wilmington, DE, February 12, 1969.

Pais, Salvatore. Craft Using an Inertial Mass Reduction Device. U.S. Patent 10,144,532, filed April 28, 2016, and issued December 4, 2018.

Encyclopedia & General Reference (Wikipedia)

CFS Barrington: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFS_Barrington

CFS Shelburne: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFS_Shelburne

Shag Harbour UFO incident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag_Harbour_UFO_incident

Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag_Harbour,_Nova_Scotia

Sonobuoy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonobuoy

SOSUS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOSUS

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Ep 313: The Stratford Poltergeist

"Finally, Phelps asked why the spirit was causing such a disturbance in the house, and the spirit replied: 'For fun.'"  -- From Troy Taylor’s book "American Hauntings: The Rise of the Spirit World and the Birth of the Modern Ghost Hunter"

Description:

In 1850, the quiet town of Stratford, Connecticut, was shaken by a bizarre and terrifying haunting that gripped the world’s attention. Reverend Eliakim Phelps and his family were tormented by objects falling from nowhere, cryptic messages, and strange effigies crafted from household items. As the phenomena escalated—turning violent and targeting the children—skeptics, spiritualists, and investigators descended on the mansion in search of answers. Was it a hoax, psychic energy, or something truly supernatural? This episode dives into the enduring mystery of the Stratford Poltergeist.

Reference Links:

“The Stratford Poltergeist” article from the American Hauntings website www.americanhauntingsink.com/stratford

PDF: Click here for the American Homes and Gardens magazine, April 1908, featuring the Phelps mansion

Troy Taylor’s American Hauntings website

The Stratford Poltergeist from Tess’ Astonishing Legends blog

The Haunted Phelps Mansion, Stratford, Connecticut” from Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters

Allan Kardec

Animal Magnetism

Austin Phelps

1850 in the United States from Wikipedia

Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States

“Phelps Mansion, Stratford” from Damned Connecticut

“Modern Spiritualism: Its Facts and Fanaticisms, Its Consistencies and Contradictions” by E.W. Capron on Google Books

Timeline and background of the Phelps mansion haunting by Jude McLaughlin

Stratford, Connecticut on Wikipedia

The Fox Sisters entry on the Psi Encyclopedia

The London Dialectical Society on the Psi Encyclopedia

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Ep 215: The Watseka Wonder Part 1 on Astonishing Legends

Ep 194: The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts Part 1

Ep 217: The Vertical Plane Part 1

The Rain Man episode, S1 E6 of Paranormal Witness

Dr. Alexander Cannon

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Ep 318: The Mysterious Moving Coffins of Barbados

"It is not generally known that in Barbados there is a mysterious vault, in which no one after death can rest in peace."  -- Captain J. E. Alexander (1833 edition of The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Volume 22, page 51)

Description:

In the cemetery of Christ Church Parish Church in Barbados stands a half-buried stone crypt infamous for its early 19th-century mystery. Between 1807 and 1812, several heavy, lead-lined coffins were placed inside, but each time the vault was reopened, the coffins were found disturbed — despite the massive stone door being sealed tight with no sign of entry. Governor Lord Combermere investigated in 1819, sealing the vault with wet cement, pressing his signet ring into it, then spreading fine sand on the floor to catch footprints. But when it was opened again, the coffins had once more been thrown into chaos with the seals unbroken and the sand untouched. The bodies were finally buried soon after, and while the empty vault was sealed again, its mystery remains open.

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Ep 320: They're Already Here

"Roll on, thou deep and dark blue Ocean—roll! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain; Man marks the earth with ruin— His control stops with the shore"  -- From Stanza 179 of Lord Byron’s Epic Poem, "Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage"

Description:

Humans have always scanned the skies for the unknown, from Galileo’s first telescopic observations to modern instruments peering 13 billion years into the past, always assuming that if contact ever came, it would come from space. Yet while we obsess over the heavens, we largely ignore the vast, uncharted world covering 71% of our own planet. The deep ocean, less mapped than Mars, and hostile to human exploration, has long inspired reports from sailors of strange lights and massive, fast-moving shapes beneath the waters. Today, advanced sensors, radar, and military testimony describe objects that plunge from the sky into the sea without making a splash, maneuver underwater at extreme speeds, and defy conventional explanation. Known as Unidentified Submerged Objects (USOs), or “Fast Movers,” these verified encounters challenge our assumptions, raising an unsettling possibility: while we search the cosmos for visitors, something unknown may have been here all along.

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Have you ever heard a true paranormal story that terrified you so much that it stuck with you for years? Well, Monsters Among Us Podcast has thousands. Each week, Monsters Among Us brings you chilling true stories from real people, sharing their eerie experiences with the paranormal. From ghostly sightings to encounters with strange creatures, this show dives into the unknown and leaves you questioning everything you thought you knew. The tales are told in the witness’s own voice, from callers all around the world. Witnesses like Julie, who drove past a car accident only to realize a spirit had just joined her in her passenger seat. Or an anonymous caller who saw three strange entities in the woods moving in unison, then lost 8 whole hours without any explanation. Or Mack from Mississippi, who broke his back when he fell out of his tree stand, only to be nursed back to health by a sympathetic Sasquatch… literally. These tales of the supernatural are carefully collected and curated by host Derek Hayes, and shared in the form of audio recordings that get straight to the meat of each terrifying story. Derek cultivates an atmosphere that is equal parts spooky and nostalgic. Think, Unsolved Mysteries meets Art Bell. The show is appropriate for all audiences, and with a back catalog of nearly 500 episodes, it’s ready to binge. So, whether you’re a skeptic or a true believer, Monsters Among Us is the perfect podcast to fuel your fascination with the paranormal and send shivers down your spine. Listen to Monsters Among Us Podcast now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

The Prophecy season 2

Emmy Award winner Kerry Washington returns as Dr. Virginia Edwards in Audible’s heart-pounding supernatural thriller The Prophecy season 2. Also starring Giancarlo Esposito, Dulé Hill, Rhenzy Feliz, and Ebony Obsidian. The battle between good and evil reaches new heights in this action-packed sequel that pits faith against fear and pushes the fate of humankind to the edge. Follow every twist and turn as Virginia and her miracle son Joshua flee from Detroit, pursued by the sinister Luther Bell (played by Giancarlo Esposito) and his Morning Stars cult. With her estranged husband, Ryan, and Moses (Dulé Hill), a devotee with a mysterious past, Virginia finds unlikely allies in Samson and Delilah. Together, they uncover the truth about Joshua's place in an ancient prophecy. Each perilous step of their journey is guided by Virginia's haunting visions while Bell's forces close in, threatening to tear their world apart. As natural disasters erupt, Virginia must embrace her role as both mother and chosen protector. But will it all be too late? Evil is rising. And time is running out. Do not miss Kerry Washington in Audible’s new must-listen The Prophecy season 2. 

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Ep 319: The Mundrabilla Incident

"They’re saying… They started calling us liars, and that’s not true. We know what happened to us and did happen to us. There's definitely something out there."  -- Faye Knowles, matriarch of the Knowles Family from an Australian News Interview in 1988, archived by the Australian UFO Research Network.

Description:

In 1988, the Knowles family’s journey across Australia’s remote Nullarbor Plain turned into a nightmare when, in the pre-dawn hours of January 20th, they encountered a glowing, egg-shaped object that chased their car along the Eyre Highway. They claimed the light emitted a high-pitched hum, filled the car with a gray mist, and lifted the vehicle off the road before dropping it, blowing out a tire. Fleeing in terror, they found the car dented and covered in black dust — but strangest of all, they believed their voices had slowed down and changed pitch during the incident. A police officer confirmed their distress, and a truck driver reported seeing strange lights in the same area. What attacked the Knowles family that night? This week, we take a look.

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Monsters Among Us podcast

Have you ever heard a true paranormal story that terrified you so much that it stuck with you for years? Well, Monsters Among Us Podcast has thousands. Each week, Monsters Among Us brings you chilling true stories from real people, sharing their eerie experiences with the paranormal. From ghostly sightings to encounters with strange creatures, this show dives into the unknown and leaves you questioning everything you thought you knew. The tales are told in the witness’s own voice, from callers all around the world. Witnesses like Julie, who drove past a car accident only to realize a spirit had just joined her in her passenger seat. Or an anonymous caller who saw three strange entities in the woods moving in unison, then lost 8 whole hours without any explanation. Or Mack from Mississippi, who broke his back when he fell out of his tree stand, only to be nursed back to health by a sympathetic Sasquatch… literally. These tales of the supernatural are carefully collected and curated by host Derek Hayes, and shared in the form of audio recordings that get straight to the meat of each terrifying story. Derek cultivates an atmosphere that is equal parts spooky and nostalgic. Think, Unsolved Mysteries meets Art Bell. The show is appropriate for all audiences, and with a back catalog of nearly 500 episodes, it’s ready to binge. So, whether you’re a skeptic or a true believer, Monsters Among Us is the perfect podcast to fuel your fascination with the paranormal and send shivers down your spine. Listen to Monsters Among Us Podcast now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

The Prophecy season 2

Emmy Award winner Kerry Washington returns as Dr. Virginia Edwards in Audible’s heart-pounding supernatural thriller The Prophecy season 2. Also starring Giancarlo Esposito, Dulé Hill, Rhenzy Feliz, and Ebony Obsidian. The battle between good and evil reaches new heights in this action-packed sequel that pits faith against fear and pushes the fate of humankind to the edge. Follow every twist and turn as Virginia and her miracle son Joshua flee from Detroit, pursued by the sinister Luther Bell (played by Giancarlo Esposito) and his Morning Stars cult. With her estranged husband, Ryan, and Moses (Dulé Hill), a devotee with a mysterious past, Virginia finds unlikely allies in Samson and Delilah. Together, they uncover the truth about Joshua's place in an ancient prophecy. Each perilous step of their journey is guided by Virginia's haunting visions while Bell's forces close in, threatening to tear their world apart. As natural disasters erupt, Virginia must embrace her role as both mother and chosen protector. But will it all be too late? Evil is rising. And time is running out. Do not miss Kerry Washington in Audible’s new must-listen The Prophecy season 2. 

Go to  Audible.com/theprophecy2 or wherever you get your podcasts and start listening today!

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Ep 317: The Screaming Skulls

"And so it happens that her bones are kept in a cheese vat in the farmhouse which stands in the staircase window . If the bones are removed from the vat trouble comes upon the house, strange noises are heard at night, the cattle die, or are seized with illness."  -- Page 57 of "Household Tales and Traditional Remains" by Sidney Oldall Addy, 1895

Description:

Across England, legends tell of “screaming skulls,” which are human remains said to bring disaster if moved from their resting place. In Dorset, a skull defies removal with deadly consequences; in Derbyshire, “Dickie” halted a railway project; in Yorkshire, Anne’s head demanded to stay within her beloved home; and in Manchester, one cast into a moat unleashed a storm. Whether relics of Celtic head-worship, tools of folk medicine, or grim mementos of an age steeped in mortality, the stories agree on one rule: disturb the skulls at your peril.

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Ep 316: Mystery Solved! AMA 2025

"There is a lot and not enough going on regarding Amelia Earhart. We still believe that Bill Snavely has a very, very good chance of possibly having found her plane. And there are folks working behind the scenes to fund an expedition to that and working very hard to try to get more people involved who have deep pockets to go out there and answer the question once and for all."  -- Scott Philbrook

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Alright, Astonishing Legends listeners, buckle up! In this special AMA episode, Scott and Forrest are answering your burning questions! We're diving headfirst into everything from the implications of sentient Tesla bots inheriting fortunes (and causing chaos) to the latest updates on the search for Amelia Earhart's lost plane. We’re also exploring listener questions and thoughts on future stories and the state of Astonishing Legends. We discuss the intricacies of researching paranormal topics, sharing insights into why some stories captivate while others fizzle. There are also several questions from curious fans about AL business. And delving into some of our own paranormal experiences, we share thoughts on the cases that have profoundly shaped our perspectives. So join us as we explore the strange, the unexplained, and everything in between, all thanks to the incredible support of YOU, our listeners! And Scott will be appearing with Rich Hatem in Washington, D.C., in just a few weeks! Going to be in the D.C. area? Get TICKETS HERE and check the Richard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf feed in the coming week for a sit-down he did with him about his 'Light in the Dark' Tour.

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Episode 316: Mystery Solved! AMA 2025. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess. Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2025 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.