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The Mantell Crash: Flight, Mystery, and the Limits of Human Perception
Episode 308
Published 1 week ago
Description
This episode traces the tragic 1948 crash of Lt. Thomas Mantell, whose pursuit of an unexplained bright object led to a fatal dive over Kentucky. We sift through eyewitness reports, radar data, Blue Book findings, and the Skyhook balloon program to evaluate whether Mantell’s death stemmed from a misidentified research balloon or something more mysterious. Alongside scientific reasoning we consider human factors, media influence, and how the incident shaped America’s UFO narrative.
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