Michael Huntington

https://huntingtonstrangetravels.wordpress.com/

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PROFESSOR HYNEK - Dr. Josef Allen Hynek (5/1/10 - 4/27/86) - Astronomer and UFO Investigator/Ufologist. USAF Project Blue Book Scientific Consultant and Public Personality/Celebrity. Field Investigator of many Famous Cases and primary Swamp Gas Originator. Developer of the Hynek UFO Classification System and vocal Proponent of the Scientific Study of UFO Phenomena. Founder and Director of the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS). Author of several UFO books, including "The UFO Experience" (1972), and Technical Advisor to Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" motion picture feature (1977). Considered to be the "Father of Modern Ufology." Michael Huntington - May, 2017. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #MichaelHuntington #DrJAllenHynek #JAllenHynek #Hynek #HynekUFO #HynekClassification #UFOExperience #SwampGas #CloseEncounters #CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind #CE3K #CUFOS #UFO #UFOs #Ufology #UFOHistory #FamousUFOs #FatherOfUfology #NutsAndBolts https://www.instagram.com/p/BTj0DmBgMwV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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THE LOST BOAT AT WONDER PARK - Arnold, Missouri. The Huntingtons took I hike yesterday to look for a lost, abandoned river boat along the shores of the Meramec River near Arnold which I saw on Google Earth. The boys now say they are Urbexers. Ollie did a great job, Diane fell and hurt her arm. She was a trooper, though, as were they all. Beautiful day! Photos by Michael Huntington - April, 2023. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #HuntingtonBoys #UnusualFamilyOutings #Urbex #MeramacRiver #WonderPark #ArnoldMissouri (at Arnold, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq6lTHNMyRO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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STRANGE BOOKS I AM READING - Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Some weird-genre literature which I will be perusing over the coming weeks. A few of these will be re-reads. A couple are for research, but all are for enjoyment. I am fortunate enough to be friends with several of these authors and look forward to exploring their stories. Photo by MichaelHuntington - February, 2023. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #UnusualFamilyOutings #UFOs #UFOTravel #UAP #UFOChasersAtlas #Cryptids #Bigfoot #Mothman #Ghosts #Haunted #UrbanLegends #Folklore #Paranormal #RemoteViewing #MadGasserOfMattoon #ThomasKuhn #Stargate #BigMuddyMonster #Wendigo #JacquesVallee #UFOLibrary #UFOBooks #CryptidBooks #Phenomenon (at Cape Girardeau, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cof6dHPu8Mh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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CREATURE CORNER - Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Some of my alien artwork creations temporarily occupy a basement corner at Strange Travels HQ. Multiple dozens of unique para-genre pieces - including an army of Mothman renderings - make this weird subterranean space a home. Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Photo by Michael Huntington - February, 2023. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #UFOs #UFOTravel #FamousUFOSpots #UFOHistory #UAP #Paratravel #Cryptids #Cryptotourism #Bigfoot #Mothman #HauntedTravels #Ghosts #Haunted #UrbanLegends #Folklore #Paranormal #AlienArt #HuntingtonArt #UFOArt #Aliens #CapeGirardeauMissouri (at Cape Girardeau, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoahSYePx_d/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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STRANGE TRAVELS HQ 2023 - Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Michael Huntington - 2023. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #HuntingtonBoys #UnusualFamilyOutings #AviationMuseums #SpaceMuseums #XPlanes #UFOs #UFOTravel #FamousUFOSpots #UFOHistory #UAP #Paratravel #Cryptids #Cryptotourism #Bigfoot #Mothman #HauntedTravels #Ghosts #Haunted #UrbanLegends #Folklore #Paranormal #RoadsideAttractions #SetJetting #FilmLocations #NativeMounds #FuturoHouse (at Cape Girardeau, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoS3ctNvfta/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED - Near Clear Lake, Iowa. It was here, in the early morning hours of February 3rd, 1959, where rock legends Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson (along with pilot Roger Peterson) perished in a tragic plane crash that shocked and saddened the nation and a generation. Known as “The Day the Music Died” - after its melancholy reference in singer Don McLean’s 1971 song of innocence lost, “American Pie” - this rock-n-roll tragedy is still remembered by fans to this day. Photos by Michael Huntington - September, 2019. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonAdventure #BuddyHolly #RitchieValens #JPRichardson #TheBigBopper #RogerPeterson #TheDayTheMusicDied #AmericanPie #DonMcLean #BuddyHollyPlaneCrash #BuddyHollyMemorial #BuddyHollyMarker #RockNRollPlaneCrash #WinterDancePartyTour #SurfBallroom #RoadsideAttraction #SurfBallroomMuseum #MasonCityAirport #clearlakeiowacarshow (at Clear Lake, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8HsZcgFQHH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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HUNTINGTON BOYS AND DAD - Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Robbie, Michael and Sammie Huntington show off their new t-shirts that wife Diane Huntington bought for them to demonstrate their weird personalities and senses of humor. Photo by Diane Huntington - 2023. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #HuntingtonBoys #UnusualFamilyOutings #AviationMuseums #SpaceMuseums #XPlanes #UFOs #UFOTravel #FamousUFOSpots #UFOHistory #UAP #Paratravel #Cryptids #Cryptotourism #Bigfoot #Mothman #HauntedTravels #Ghosts #Haunted #UrbanLegends #Folklore #Paranormal #RoadsideAttractions #SetJetting #FilmLocations #NativeMounds #FuturoHouse - Follow Our Adventures now on INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, and TUMBLR! (at Cape Girardeau, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cne-M1cOf55/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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THE SKY WHERE MANTELL FELL - Franklin, Kentucky. On the afternoon of January 7th, 1948, students and teachers standing in front of the Lake Spring Community School - located here at Steele Road and Lake Spring Road - looked in this direction and observed a single-prop airplane spiral out of the sky, explode into pieces in mid-air, and fall in a fiery crash onto the Phillips Farm on Witt Road, just beyond the center tree line. The plane was an F-51D Mustang piloted by Franklin-born Captain Thomas F. Mantell, Jr. (C Flight, 165th Fighter Squadron Kentucky Air National Guard) and had just had a high-altitude engagement with a large, silvery Unidentified Flying Object that was tracked traversing the Kentucky skies. Although the unexplained accident was a likely result of misidentification and a lack of oxygen, the deadly “Mantell Encounter” still remains a true mystery and a famous case in the annals of UFO history and lore. Not far from this spot, a historical monument commemorating the event stands as a tribute to Captain Mantell. Mantell spent only two days of his life in Franklin - the day of his birth and the day of his encounter with The Unknown. Photo by Michael Huntington - May, 2015. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #UFOTravel #ThomasFMantell #MantellUFOEncounter #1948MantellCrash #UFO #UFOs #UFOHistory #FamousUFOCase #UFOMarker #LakeSpringBaptistChurch #LakeSpringSchoolFranklinKentucky #FranklinKentucky (at Franklin, Kentucky) https://www.instagram.com/p/BukWClvlkqK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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THE MANTELL ENCOUNTER CRASH SITE - The historic marker in Franklin, Kentucky commemorating National Guardsman Captain Thomas F. Mantell, Jr. (C Flight, 165th Fighter Squadron Kentucky Air National Guard) who died when his F-51D Mustang crashed while chasing a UFO on January 7, 1948. The crash site is nearby. Mantell died in the same town as his birth. Photo by Michael Huntington - May, 2015. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #UFOTravel #ThomasFMantell #MantellUFOEncounter #1948MantellCrash #UFO #UFOs #UFOHistory #FamousUFOCase #UFOMarker #FranklinKentucky (at Franklin, Kentucky) https://www.instagram.com/p/BTPafxzgzfH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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THOMAS FRANCIS MANTELL JR. GRAVESITE - Zachary Taylor National Cemetery - Louisville, Kentucky. The final resting place of National Guardsman Captain Thomas F. Mantell, Jr. who died when his plane crashed in Franklin, Kentucky after chasing a UFO on January 7, 1948. Photo by Michael Huntington - September, 2016. #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #MantellUFOEncounter #1948MantellCrash #FamousUFOCase #ThomasFMantellGrave #ZacharyTaylorNationalCemetery #LouisvilleKentucky (at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BKhkznIB8g1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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DEADLY ENCOUNTER: THE MANTELL UFO INCIDENT - On January 7th, 1948, following a flurry of reports, an unknown round, silvery UFO was tracked (and observed) by Fort Knox’s Godman Field as it traversed the clear blue skies above the state of Kentucky. Flying nearby, National Guard pilot Captain Thomas F. Mantell, Jr. and his squadron of four F-51D Mustangs (C Flight, 165th Fighter Squadron Kentucky Air National Guard) were ordered to investigate the high-altitude bogie. Pursuing the object, squadron planes soon peeled off from the chase, one-by-one, as they began to run out of fuel and altitude. The plane to get closest to the mysterious object, Mantell’s plane, was later found crashed on a rural farm in Franklin, Kentucky after it had broken up in mid-air. The subsequent media frenzy surrounding this deadly encounter (the popular media already having been in the midst of the “Flying Saucer Craze”) propelled the “Mantell Encounter” into the popular culture and UFO Lore. Official Air Force Investigations concluded that the tragedy was most likely the result of Mantell having blacked out while chasing a balloon or Venus. Many find this interpretation to be laughable and suggest a more hostile encounter with a malevolent craft of Other-Worldy Origin. What really happened to Captain Mantell on this day remains a classic Mystery in UFO History that will, most likely, never be solved. In an odd coincidence, Mantell died in the same town as his birth. An historical marker stands in Franklin to commemorate this tragic event in which a pilot died while chasing a UFO. Graphic by Michael Huntington - January, 2018. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #ThomasFMantell #MantellUFOEncounter #1948MantellCrash #UFO #UFOs #UFOHistory #UFOLore #FamousUFOCase #ProjectBlueBook #BadUFOEncounter #DeadlyUFOEncounter #FranklinKentucky https://www.instagram.com/p/BdqxV7dACBJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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THE HAUNTED RIVERVIEW MANSION - Metropolis, Illinois. Near the banks of the Ohio River, the historic Riverview Mansion stands as it has since 1889. It was a local hospital for several decades - in operation these days as a couple-run B&B. This place is said to be haunted as well as historic. A ghost named “Bob” allegedly manifests here. Moving items and unaccounted for sounds have been alleged. They have old recordings and a Victor Victrola player from over a century ago which adds to the creepy atmosphere. Photo by Michael Huntington - October, 2022. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #MichaelHuntington #StrangeTravels #HauntedLocation #StrangeTravelsLocation #Haunted #Ghosts #Paranormal #Phenomena #HauntedMetropolis #HauntedIllinois #RiverviewMansion #SummersRiverviewMansion #RiverviewMetropolis #MetropolisIllinois (at Metropolis, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnCmiEDOiNf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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UFO PEOPLE - Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Somewhere in the Skies host Ryan Sprague visits with Strange Traveler and fellow UFO researcher Michael Huntington at the 1st Midwest Conference on the Unknown: Strange Tales held in UFO COUNTRY: Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Photo by Michael Huntington - August, 2022. @Huntington_Strange_Travels @RyanSprague51 @SomewhereSkiesPod #StrangeTravels #HuntingtonAdventures #Paranormal #ThePhenomenon #Disclosure #UFOs #UAP #RyanSprague #SomewhereInTheSkies #MidwestConferenceOnTheUnknown #StrangeTales #UnXMedia #DruryConferenceCenterCapeGirardeau #CapeGirardeau #CapeGirardeauMissouri (at Cape Girardeau, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmzeYMzuCu2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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HAUNTED HAPPY HOLLOW ROAD AND TUNNEL - Benton, Kentucky. Happy Hollow Road is a hidden-away, tree-lined Lover’s Lane located just north of Benton, Kentucky. It is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young girl who was killed here. Parking one’s car in the right spot and putting it in neutral is said to elicit a push by invisible hands which leave ghostly prints. The tunnel under the highway is spooky and riddled with profane graffiti and weird ritual symbols. Spooklights and orb phenomena have been alleged here. Boogie Men and Bigfoot are also rumored here. Beer cans abound. Photo by Michael Huntington - June, 2022. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #MichaelHuntington #StrangeTravels #Haunted #Ghosts #Paranormal #Phenomena #HauntedRoad #HauntedTunnel #UrbanLegend #HauntedHappyHollowRoad #LoversLane #HappyHollowRoad #BentonKentucky (at Benton, Kentucky) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl6144lJjUm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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MICAH HANKS ON UFOS - Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Erudite and articulate Researcher, Author, Podcaster, Lecturer, Explorer and Debrief Media honcho Micah Hanks delivers his keynote lecture “UAP: Past, Present, and Future Potentials” at the 1st Midwest Conference on the Unknown: Strange Tales held in Cape Girardeau, Missouri in August, 2022. Micah’s insightful offering was a thorough review of Flying Saucer/UFO/UAP history, personalities, events and movements from our airship past to the tic-tac politics of our present day. A brilliant, gracious and fun fellow who knows these strange subjects very well. Photo by Michael Huntington - August 6, 2022. @Huntington_Strange_Travels @Micah_Hanks @MichaelHuntington #StrangeTravels #HuntingtonAdventures #Cryptids #Paranormal #Paratravel #ThePhenomenon #Disclosure #UrbanLegend #Folklore #Haunted #UFOs #UAP #Bigfoot #MicahHanks #DebriefMedia #MidwestConferenceOnTheUnknown #StrangeTales #UnXMedia #DruryConferenceCenterCapeGirardeau #CapeGirardeau #CapeGirardeauMissouri (at Drury Plaza Hotel Cape Girardeau Conference Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl1q-JSuyvc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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ST. LOUIS FROM MILLSTADT - Millstadt, Illinois. A view of the St. Louis skyline, from 8 miles away, taken near Millstadt, Illinois. The westward Gateway Arch can be seen standing at 630 feet in height. Triangle UFOs were observed in this area of St. Clair County in 2000. The ancient Cahokia Mound culture also occupied - and built their mounds - in this space on both sides of the tree-obscured Mississippi River. Photo by Michael Huntington - October, 2022. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #MichaelHuntington #StrangeTravels #IllinoisMounds #CahokiaMounds #Moundbuilders #StClairUFOs #TriangleUFO #IllinoisTriangle2000 #StClairCountyIllinois #MillstadtIllinois #GatewayArch #StLouisMissouri (at Millstadt, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClRjnv7JuaQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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THE HAUNTED STRETCH - Mounds, Illinois. Three purportedly haunted cemeteries (Beechwood, Thistlewood and Spencer Heights) in one supernatural stretch - with another (Beech Grove) to be found behind the camera position. A variety of paranormal activity has been alleged in this half-mile, including: weird lights, strange orbs and bizarre mists. The town of Mounds (as well as nearby Mound City) was built upon the remnants of the ancient Mississippian Moundbuilding culture that once thrived here - a culture devoted to funerary rite, ceremony and burial arts. Photo by Michael Huntington - October, 2022. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #MichaelHuntington #StrangeTravels #Haunted #Ghosts #Paranormal #Phenomena #HauntedCemetery #BeechGroveCemetery #BeechwoodCemetery #ThistlewoodCemetery #SpencerHeightsCemetery #HauntedMoundsIllinois #HauntedStretch #IllinoisMounds #MoundsIllinois (at Mounds, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkhL4bMsB9l/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=