The First Roswell 1897--UFO Hunters

UFO Hunters is one of the paranormal shows to bring serious scientific investigation to UFO reports. Tonight's episode tackles one of my personal favorites, the case of an alleged UFO crash in Texas in 1897.

Aurora, Texas 1897: The US was abuzz with reports of "airships" in the sky. Bear in mind, this was a few years before the Wright Bros gave us the airplane.

On an April night, Aurora was rocked by a reported crash of one of these ships, which allegedly took out a farmer's windmill in the process.

Was this an actual event or a story made up to sell newspapers? Opinions vary, even among relatives of the townsfolk who witnessed the event.

Amazingly, physical evidence may exist...some claim that an alien body was discovered in the crash debris.

Being good Christian folk, the townspeople gave the little guy a proper burial in the cemetery, complete with a headstone bearing a strange heiroglyphic.

UFO Hunters investigates the tale, tonight @ 10pm on the History Channel.

Click on the post title to review the full story at ufocasebook.com

Here again, reports vary. Some articles climed the little man was buried in the cemetary, complete with a headstone

Unexplained with George Noory

George Noory of Coast to Coast AM fame has new show premiering tonight on the Sci Fi Channel. The show is called "Unexplained with George Noory" and will cover such topics as 'reincarnation, witchcraft, cryptozoology, UFOs, and strange tales'.

The show will air at 11pm from the 16th-20th.

Green Park Paranormal Conference Nov. 21-23, 2008

The Green Park Paranormal Conference will be held at the Green Park Inn in Blowing Rock, NC from Friday November 21st through Sunday November 23rd. Tina McSwain, Founder & President of CAPS will be speaking at this event on Saturday. Click on the title above for more information and how you can attend.

The Psychology of a Skeptic

If you've ever had a debate with a skeptic about the existence of the paranormal, you know full well that some folks have a near religious intolerance for things that lie outside proven scientific doctrine.

Not to get into a pissing match here, but I daresay that I've come across more self-described skeptics than believers who were downright fanatical about their stance.

Finally an article addresses what's really going on in the minds of hard core skeptics.

Don't get me wrong here, skepticism is a good thing. In fact, I'm leery of those who jump to paranormal conclusions without even considering a logical explanation. But logic is a two way street. It's one thing to debunk paranormal claims, it's quite another to make up outrageous (and unproven) scenarios to explain mysterious events.

Click on the post title to read the full article at the Daily Grail.

UFO Emergency

Tonight, the History Channel will rebroadcast Wednesday's season premiere of UFO Hunters. This particular episode is called "UFO Emergency" and features eyewitness testimony from several police officers who witnessed an incredible "UFO".

This is one of the best episodes I've seen. They really cover all the bases as far as evidence goes, right down to the radar returns from the National Weather Service.

In case you missed it the first time around, here's a synopsis from the History Channel Website:

"Police tapes, video, and the testimony of a radar operator suggest something very strange was seen over Ohio in 1994; Holland, Michigan in 1994; and Millstadt, Illinois in 2000. On December 14, 1994 police departments in Trumbull County, Ohio and surrounding areas start getting 911 calls of strange lights in the sky. Police in multiple jurisdictions report seeing strange objects, even chasing them. Sergeant Toby Meloro of the Liberty Township Police Department was one of the first to respond. The tapes of Meloro's stunning conversation with a police operator as he sees the object are featured in the show, along with an interview with Meloro himself, who says the object he saw looked like a large, pulsating light. For the first time, a National Weather Service radar operator comes forward to describe the radar signatures he saw that night. Says Jack Bushong, "I've never seen anything move so fast."

This episode airs tonight (Sunday 11/9/08 at 11 pm).

Tina R. McSwain, Founder and President of CAPS, was interviewed by Carolyn Steeves of The Mecklenburg Times for an article on Halloween Tourism. Tina's comments appear in the current edition of the publication.

The Fascinating Story of the Ghostwriter

Click on the post title to view the video featuring an interview with homeowners as well as some of the most interesting ghost pics you've ever seen.

"Sightings" did a story on this place years ago and these photos of "ghost communication" have yet to be debunked.

Are these guys faking these amazing pics or is their house haunted by a true ghost writer?