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August 18, 1999: Coral Castle - Richard C. Hoagland
Published 1 year, 8 months ago
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Art Bell investigates a striking confluence of anomalous events surrounding the August 11th solar eclipse. He presents an unverified Associated Press story about Lloyd Albright, a NASA Kennedy Space Center computer programmer found hiding in an Ohio cave with 16 guns, 200 pounds of wheat, and camping supplies, claiming a meteor would strike the Atlantic and generate a massive tidal wave.
Richard C. Hoagland joins to analyze NASA video from Turkey showing three bright objects visible near the sun during totality. Hoagland argues these objects align precisely with the orbital path of Comet Encke and the Beta Taurid meteor stream, suggesting a potential collision scenario in November. He theorizes that exotic spacecraft visible in prior NASA footage may be monitoring the situation. Charlie Plyler also calls in to describe ultra-low frequency signals he has been tracking that peak when the sun is overhead.
In a surprising turn, Art reaches Albright by phone. The NASA contractor attributes his flight to marital stress and psychic correspondence with a woman in Ohio, downplaying any connection to secret NASA data. Hoagland remains skeptical of the cover story, noting inconsistencies with the original reporting.
Richard C. Hoagland joins to analyze NASA video from Turkey showing three bright objects visible near the sun during totality. Hoagland argues these objects align precisely with the orbital path of Comet Encke and the Beta Taurid meteor stream, suggesting a potential collision scenario in November. He theorizes that exotic spacecraft visible in prior NASA footage may be monitoring the situation. Charlie Plyler also calls in to describe ultra-low frequency signals he has been tracking that peak when the sun is overhead.
In a surprising turn, Art reaches Albright by phone. The NASA contractor attributes his flight to marital stress and psychic correspondence with a woman in Ohio, downplaying any connection to secret NASA data. Hoagland remains skeptical of the cover story, noting inconsistencies with the original reporting.