Coast To Coast AM - October 19, 2014 Air Force, UFOs & Sea Monsters

Date:    10-19-14
Host:    George Knapp
Guests:    Robert Salas, Robert Bartholomew
In the first half, George Knapp welcomed Air Force insider and former FAA employee, Robert Salas, who offered ample refutation to the Air Force statement: "No UFO reported, investigated and evaluated by the Air Force was ever an indication of threat to our national security." He cited details of his March, 1967 experience with a UFO at Malmstrom AFB in Montana. During the episode, the base's nuclear missiles were disabled, and the missile's frightened guards reported seeing strange lights in the sky, which were silently flying at high speeds, and making unusual turns. He learned that a similar occurrence had taken place a week earlier at another base, where 10 missiles were shutdown as UFOs were seen.

The unidentified craft were sending some type of specific signal that could penetrate concrete, and triple shielded cables going to each of the missiles separately, he noted, adding that sightings of strange Bigfoot-like creatures and cattle mutilations also took place in areas near the bases where the UFOs were seen. Salas believes the UFO occupants were sending a simple message-- 'get rid of your nuclear weapons.'

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In the latter half, sociologist Robert Bartholomew discussed the weird history of America's counterpart to the Loch Ness Monster, a sea creature called Champ, who's been seen over the years in Lake Champlain. There is ancient Native American lore about a giant horned serpent living under the Split Rock in the middle of the lake, and the tribes were said to make offerings to it when they passed by in canoes. One of the most credible sightings of Champ took place in 1883, when the Clinton County Sheriff aboard a boat, described seeing a snake-like creature from 20 yards away. "Its body was 25-30 ft. long, it was five feet above the water...and it was so close to him he could see the muscles in its neck contracting," Bartholomew recounted.

There are a number of sightings throughout history of something large slamming into the side of people's boats while in the Lake, he continued. Yet there are also misidentifications and hoaxes-- the Sandra Mansi photo is often touted as the 'best lake monster photo' ever taken, yet she never produced a negative of the film, and couldn't recall where the photo was taken, he detailed. Bartholomew also touched on his research into cases of mass hysteria, which can function like a "reverse Placebo effect" in which people make themselves sick.

Book(s):
Unidentified: The UFO Phenomenon
Mass Hysteria in Schools
The Untold Story of Champ: A Social History of America's Loch Ness Monster

Coast To Coast AM - October 17, 2014 Rock and Roll & The Occult

Host:    George Noory
Guests:    Peter Bebergal, Open Lines
Writer Peter Bebergal discussed the connection between rock and roll and the mysterious world of the occult as seen in lyrics, performances and album covers. He opined that the essential driving force behind the early popularity of rock and roll was the act of rebellion against societal and social norms. To that end, Bebergal said, "young people were looking away from mainstream religion to find a spiritual solution to what they saw as a chaotic world." He observed that this concept can be seen in the music of the 1960's that embraced Eastern philosophies and "pre-Christian values around nature." As the promise of that decade gave way to disappointment, he said, a darker perspective, which embraced the paranormal and the occult, emerged during the 1970's.

Bebergal credited Led Zeppelin and David Bowie for being artists who realized how rock music could be enhanced by embracing the mystery of the occult. Specifically, he pointed to Jimmy Page promoting the writings and work of Aleister Crowley as a way of raising the mystique of Led Zeppelin as an "occult band." In modern times, Bebergal suggested that successful musicians have continued to use the occult as a way of piquing the interest of the public and cited Madonna's Super Bowl halftime show that "looked like an Egyptian mystery cult initiation." Additionally, he noted that many popular hip hop artists have utilized Masonic symbology to generate discussion amongst their fans much like their predecessors from the 1960's and 70's featured similarly cryptic messages in album covers and song lyrics.

Open Lines
During Open Lines, Jalvez in Colorado shared a tale from his childhood involving dark forces and popular music. Back in 1981, he said, the youth pastor at his church brought in a recording of the song 'Stairway to Heaven' and claimed that playing it backwards would produce spirits. After having the children pray to protect themselves, the pastor first played the song as it is normally heard and then switched to the reversed version. Initially skeptical of backmasking in popular music, Jalvez was stunned when he heard sinister voices in the recording. "It was like people in hell screaming," he recalled, noting that his pastor would later warn the children that many rock artists use such techniques to gain favor with sinister forces to help their careers.

Later in the program, Kyle in California recounted a bizarre story which befell his grandmother a few years ago while traveling to Canada via train. During the trip, the conductor stopped the train, announced that there was a problem, and two federal agents came aboard to remove a pair of passengers. The conductor then warned everyone that the power would soon go out and all electronics on the train subsequently ceased to function, including the woman's hearing aide. From her seat, she spied the agents vigorously questioning and searching the men until they ultimately led them away to an unknown destination. Shortly thereafter, the power resumed and "the train just rolled away."

News segment guests: Steve "Dr. Sky" Kates & Peter Davenport

Book(s):
Season of the Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll

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Anunnaki expert, Gerald Clark joins THC to discuss not only this ancient origins tale, but also how it relates to so many unexplained or confusing areas of our past, present, and even our future. Whether it be the ancient emphasis on the zodiac wheel, the hidden motivators of the secret cabals, or the Ebola virus….it all seems to be connected to these mysterious overlords. In the Plus show, we talk more about how the chakra system, reincarnation, the electromagnetic spectrum, the DNA of Egyptian mummies, the Malaysian plane conspiracy, ISIS, the monetary system, and the stand off with Russia all relate to this ancient tale.