Episode 18 - Orbs ‘a Plenty

Released: 30 July 2023

Duration: 54 Minutes 21 Seconds

This is our first anonymous API Conversation, although we are using his real first name of our Witness. A former Air Force F111 technician tells us his story about a UFO encounter captured on RADAR at Cannon Air Force base in New Mexico in the mid 1970s, and what followed after that.

If you served with Airman Pat at Cannon AFB in the mid 1970s, or if you were in Clovis, NM at that time, we’d like to hear your side of the story.

Music by the Mini Vandals and Carl Goddeu.

Links

Transcript for this Episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vT5I9on4sNHT7rRQtq8LYATPP4ayGp2y4m0GdCvpEJV5BL5fSmpGBlA8WppUDdNY7xf8C9rm_6PvrM5/pub

The 1976 Cannon Air Force Base UFO encounters:  https://www.ufoinsight.com/ufos/sightings/1976-cannon-air-force-base-ufo

Cannon Air Force Base UFO Incident: https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1976-cannon-airforce-base-ufo-incident/

To contact API: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/contact-us/

To report a sighting: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/report-a-ufo/ 

The API Case Fiels Podcast page: https://apicasefiles.com

The API Video Page: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/api-youtube-channel/

Our Investigations page: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/api-investigations/

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/apicasefiles

Recorded: May 5, 2022
Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes

Marsha Barnhart talks to Dr. Joan Bird, author of the book Montana UFOs and Extraterrestrials: Extraordinary Stories of Documented Sightings and Encounters. \

Dr. Bird is a Zoologist who specialized in animal behavior. She moved to Montana in 1973 to pursue graduate studies in zoology at the University of Montana, and in 1983 she completed her Ph.D. on inter-island variation in West Indian finches. Dr. Bird worked as a conservation biologist for the Montana Environmental Information Center, The Nature Conservancy, and Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. She has also worked as a fire lookout in both Washington and Montana. Joan freelanced as a nature interpretation writer and has written numerous articles for scientific and conservation publications. Actively involved in women’s empowerment, she was a columnist for Crone Magazine. A lifelong student of unexplained phenomena and long-time member of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, she has worked as a community educator and change agent. 

When Joan was a teenager, her mother had a near death experience. This engendered a lifelong interest in exploring paranormal and esoteric subjects. And, although steeped in scientific materialism from her academic training, Dr. Bird eventually began to study and attempt to understand the inexplicable.

In this episode of API Conversations, Marsha and Dr. Bird discuss the contents of her book, Montana UFOs and Extraterrestrials, and delve into a host of related philosophies, concepts and theories regarding UFO’s, the ET Hypothesis, the Nature of Reality, the possibility of Past Lives and the value of Consciousness Studies. 

 

Links

Transcript of this Episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRpBKZRw1Vsa6JDRKwHzyAuyS59xy-xWrSb2p9qIBf2GhfLsJOE0HIAK6OWqL_zF1szBNpgVah3-ef9/pub

Dr. Joan R Bird, Montana UFOs and Extraterrestrials:

https://www.amazon.com/Montana-UFOs-Extraterrestrials-Extraordinary-Documented/dp/1606390570

https://www.humanitiesmontana.org/programs/ufos-and-extraterrestrials-in-montana-with-joan-bird/

The Nick Mariana UFO Incident:

https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nick_Mariana_UFO_Footage_1950_Great_Falls_Montana.webm

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

The Malmstrom AFB UFO Incident

https://www.cufon.org/cufon/malmstrom/malm1.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgziDyPSUog

http://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/ufos/malmstromufo.pdf

ET 101 The Cosmic Instruction Manual:

https://www.amazon.com/T-101-Instruction-

There is a River, the Story of Edgar Cayce:

https://www.amazon.com/Story-Edgar-Cayce-There-

Passport to the Cosmos:

https://www.amazon.com/Passport-Cosmos-Human-Transformation-Encounters/dp/0609805576

The More Beautiful World:

https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Hearts-Possible-Sacred-Activism/dp/1583947248

Credits

Producer and host: Marsha Barnhart

Music credits:

D.J. Spooky “Check Your Math”

David Allegro “Hybrid”

Released: 26 July 2021

Duration: 42 minutes, 41 seconds

This episode of API Case Files covers three recent cases.

Paul reports on a daylight sighting from the Isle of Man (Case 21-023) detailing how two men pursued three orbs until the lights disappeared. This encounter took place May 27th, 2021 and is especially provocative because a day before some else on the Island of Man saw and reported a single orb just like what our Witness saw.

Two days before the Isle of Man sighting, a Witness in Brooklyn, NY shot footage of three self-illuminated orbs in a triangle configuration cruising up the East River towards Manhattan. Marsha interviewed the Witness in that case.

Marsha also details a case from central Ohio of a mother and son who had a close encounter that so startled their senses they became sick to their stomachs for several hours afterwards. 

Witness Sketches in case 20-018 (Ohio)

Links:

Video in Case 21-023 (Isle of Man): https://youtu.be/nm8m_UuAyOk

Witness submitted video in Case 21-026 (Brooklyn): https://youtu.be/RBdRMDU9z_A

Report of Investigation for Case 21-018 (Ohio): https://aerial-phenomenon.org/redacted-report-of-investigation-for-case-21-018-ohio/

Our Investigations page: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/api-investigations/

Report your UFO sighting: https://reportaufo.org

Our Witness FAQ: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/witness-faq/

Our Ethics policy: https://aerial-phenomenon.org/about-api/api-ethics-statement/

Credits:

Producer and host: Marsha Barnhart

Post production: Paul Carr

Music credits (order of appearance): 

Alien Chronicler/Box Cat Games
Pinckney
Z-Arc
Alien Chronicler
I am Free
DJ Spooky

 

Released: 7 June 2021

Duration: 59 minutes, 30 seconds

 

Central Casting Saucer Spotted Outside Louisville; a Colorado Campout Overhead Light Show; and a Terrifying Idaho Orb Encounter

Several really good cases to cover in this episode! A mother and daughter saw a right-out-of-central-casting flying saucer maneuvering over them in the early evening of December 11, 2020. They were in a large urban area just outside Louisville. And we hear from a Colorado camper who got more than he bargained for under the stars the night of May 13, 2021: a mass of seemingly connected white lights cavorting in the sky for several hours as he and a companion took in the spectacle. A Witness in Caldwell, Idaho on May 17, 2021 recorded an orb flying along that seemingly changed directions to fly towards him. It stopped momentarily over his house as he took cover under an awning in fear of what it might do next! 

Also in this podcast, Paul Carr presents another in his series of Unidentified Science episodes. He covers the issues surrounding fallible human recall.

We also introduce you to our newest API Investigator, Roger Draper. He hails from the San Francisco area and, with a background in law enforcement, investigation, and his DOD experience, he’s a real bonus addition to the team! 

Links:

Case 20-045 Middletown, KY Witness Drawing: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NQJZtgsw1huwyygaDTnIlMEB8x-oNg2c/view?usp=sharing

Case 21-021 Pueblo, CO Link to Witness Drawing: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vS8e78BbTtoUGbmriL2k09e09TkVIT_D/view?usp=sharing

Link to 21-021 Witness Footage: https://youtu.be/NokywRtMy0E

 

Case 21-019 Caldwell, ID Link to Footage on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/nf2udx/i_just_saw_this_tonight_i_hope_theres_an/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

 

API Website http://aerial-phenomenon.org/

Make a UFO Report: https://reportaufo.org

API Investigations: http://aerial-phenomenon.org/api-investigations/

 

Credits:

Producer: Marsha Barnhart 

Post production: Paul Carr

 

Music:

Alien Chronicler: “TractorBeamed” and “Pretend It’s Just a Dream”  https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Alien%20Chronicler

Rhennessey: “Feelings” https://soundcloud.com/rrhennessey

RainSleep: “Translucent Heart” https://freemusicarchive.org/curator/Creative_Commons

BoxCat Games: https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Box%20Cat%20Games

Alien Chronicler: https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Alien%20Chronicler

D J Spooky: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/DJ_Spooky/none_given_1098/14_-_DJ_Spooky_-_Check_Your_Math

 

This podcast is released under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-alike license.

Released: 11 November 2020

Duration: 60 minutes

Lots of cases to discuss!

The API team is joined by two new members, Molly and Dan.

Paul goes into detail on a dazzling Ohio sighting with terrific night vision camera footage, and talks about a recently reported 2014 close encounter experienced by a woman in San Francisco.

Marsha presents cases in TN and GA that COULD be drones, but may be true unknowns. She also highlights the issue of hyper-sensitivity to UFO sightings by some Witnesses.

Paul and Marsha discuss a case in Estonia, new Investigator Molly talks about her first case, and the team ruminates on a brief blue flash seen in the sky near Tokyo bay.

Links:

Case 20-030 Lakeview, OH

Footage on API Case Files YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7wVeAM50tY

Case 20-023 San Francisco, CA: https://myufowebsite.com/2019/05/27/august-30-2014/

Case 20-038 (Estonia):

Full image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jqKDupx94QMclBRKIThYkwlSY_51d28N/view?usp=sharing

Zoomed image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kIMJE1ipW8aBRAMi_H95uh3N--u82I7L/view?usp=sharing

 

Credits: 

Host and Producer: Marsha Barnhart

Contributors: Molly, Dan, Paul

Postproduction: Paul Carr

Episode 16 Music:

Devildog by Ergo Phizmiz: 

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5427375/

Extrapolation by Scott Buckley

https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/

Translucent Heart by Rain Sleep

https://freemusicarchive.org/curator/Creative_Commons

Close to the Distance by Scott Holmes

https://www.scottholmesmusic.com/

Biggie by Biggie

https://freemusicarchive.org/curator/Creative_Commons

Enclosed by Ketsa:

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/

BoxCat Games: 

https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Box%20Cat%20Games

Alien Chronicler: 

https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Alien%20Chronicler

D J Spooky: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/DJ_Spooky/none_given_1098/14_-_DJ_Spooky_-_Check_Your_Math

Recorded: 25 March 2020

Released: 26 March 2020

Duration: 69 minutes, 36 seconds

A conversation with UFO blogger and researcher Curt Collins of the blog Blue Blurry Lines. Recently, together with Roger Glassel, Curt has published research into the complicated and ethically thorny relationship between the government's AAWSAP program, Bigelow Aerospace, and MUFON.

Links:

Blue Blurry Lines

Tim McMillan: Inside the Pentagon's Secret UFO Program

The Pentagon UFO Program's Secret Partner

Breaking the Silence: AATIP's Secret Partner Speaks

Keith Basterfield: AATIP or AAWSA

Paul Dean: The Advanced Aerospace Weapon Systems Application Program

Conversation with Simone Mendez

The Carpenter Affair

Tyler Rogoway: Tom DeLonge’s Origin Story For To The Stars Academy Describes A Government UFO Info Operation

Bigelow Aerospace Lays off All Employees

 

The Cash-Landrum UFO Case Document Collection

 

The Roswell Slides Research Group

 

Host script

Report Your UFO sighting

Contact API

 

Credits:

Host and Producer: Paul Carr

Music: DJ Spooky

Recorded: 24 January2020

Released: 2 February 2019

Duration: 51 minutes, 27 seconds

 

Following up on Part 1, Paul Carr and Eric Wojciechowski talk about cyborgs, ageing, self-driving cars, uncanny valleys, narrow vs. general AI, Elon Musk, Shazam, drug dealers, Henry Rollins in Iran, Charlie Hebdo, future fiction plans, Tolkien, virtual conferences, surprising endings to novels, and much more.

 

Links

Eric's Amazon Page

Freedom Cocktail

Eric on Twitter

Jesus and Mo

The Postman Always Rings Twice

 

Credits

Host and Producer: Paul Carr

Music: DJ Spooky, George Hrab

Recorded: 24 January 2020

Released: 25 January 2020

Duration: 52 minutes, 45 seconds

 

Part 1 of Paul Carr's lightly edited conversation with author Eric Wojciechowski. We discuss virtual UFO conferences, Eric's early fascination with the Ancient Astronaut theories of Zecharia Sitchin, his difficult choices in writing Chasing Disclosure, sleep paralysis and false memories, a shadow person experience, artificial intelligence, and much more.

Eric Wojciechowski lives with his wife and two children in Livonia, Michigan. Usually writing essays and articles in politics, religion, pseudoscience and Woo-Woo. Lover of all things Fortean. Some non-fiction work can be seen at Skeptical Inquirer, Skeptic magazine, American Atheists magazine and Free Inquiry magazine. Also writes on politics at the blog, Freedom Cocktail.

Links: 

Eric's Amazon Page

Freedom Cocktail

Eric on Twitter

Elizabeth Loftus on Mick West's podcast

Credits:

Host and Producer: Paul Carr

Music: DJ Spooky

Released: 15 December 2019

Duration: 80 minutes, 3 seconds

Marsha Barnhart deep-dives into a just-closed case in Medina, Ohio of a large V-shaped low-flying craft. Upon closer examination, the Witness in this case displayed common characteristics found in other “high strangeness” witnesses.

Paul Carr discusses his presentation at this year’s Mysteries of Space and Sky Conference held in Gambrills, MD November 9th.

Savannah Dollison conducted research into psychological barriers that explain why UFO and anomalous
experience witnesses are often reluctant to report sightings.

For detailed show notes and other information, please apicasefiles.com

Links

Case 19-0011 Medina, OH
Other Witness reports to NUFORC
http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/148/S148501.html
http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/148/S148576.html

Paul's visual aids for Mysteries of Space and Sky talk

Savannah Dollison’s Research into Witness Psychology

UFO Sightings Are at Record Heights

Chris Rutkowski

Sharon Hill

Crime Reporting and Victim Psychology:

 

Mark Rodeghier

 

The script for this Episode

API General Links

Report Your UFO Sighting

API's Video Series

Our Investigations Page

Credits:

Producer and Host: Marsha Barnhart

Postproduction: Paul Carr

Art: Mel

Released: 20 January 2019

Duration: 65 minutes

 

A silent, truck-sized sphere zips past a startled Englishman; common tricks of the mind MAY explain weird creatures; API Training and Public Outreach videos await you at our website!

Two recently closed Case Files are discussed: Marsha Barnhart presents an investigation that included an interesting early morning encounter in Suffolk, England, and Savannah Dollison dissects a case that proved both elusive and illusionary. Plus, Paul Carr outlines the array of training videos and public outreach informational videos now available on our website.

Links:

Case 18-023 Suffolk, England

Rendelsheim Forest UFO Incident

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

EMP

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

 

Case 18-027 Pensacola, Florida

Pareidolia and Apophenia

http://59ways.blogspot.com/2012/01/apophenia-and-pareidolia_09.html

API's Information

API YouTube Videos

The Supplemental Questionnaire

Supplemental Questionnaire Training Video

API Website

Make a UFO Report

API Investigations Page

Credits:

Producer and host: Marsha Barnhart

Post production: Paul Carr

Episode 14 Music

Frequency Decree: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Frequency_Decree/

Bio Unit: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Bio_Unit/Content/Bio_Unit

Blue Sky Black Death: https://bandcamp.com/search?q=blue%20Sky%20black%20Death

Jahzzar: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/

BoxCat Games:  https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Box%20Cat%20Games

Alien Chronicler:  https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Alien%20Chronicler

D J Spooky: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/DJ_Spooky/none_given_1098/14_-_DJ_Spooky_-_Check_Your_Math

 

API Case Files and API Conversations are released under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.