Exclusive for Podcrashers:
Are we alone in this universe? The idea that aliens might be real and UFOs might be out there is fascinating for many of us, and on January 7, 1948, the Kentucky Air National Guard was ordered to investigate something strange high in the sky above them. Join us for this month's Patreon exclusive layover episode of Take to the Sky: The Air Disaster Podcast as Stephanie tells the story of Captain Thomas Mantell, who risked his life in what became the first air disaster connected to a UFO.Sources consulted for this story:
- NICAP: An Analysis of the Thomas Mantell UFO Case
- NICAP: The Mantell Incident
- New York Times: Flier Dies Chasing Flying Saucer
- Franklin Favorite: Remembering Mantell plane crash after 72 years
- Unmuseum: The Mantell Incident
- Roswell UFO Museum: The Thomas Mantell Incident: A Turning Point for Alien Research
- History.com: What Really Happened at Roswell?
- Skyhook balloon. Source: Wikipedia
Credits:
Written and produced by: Shelly Price and Stephanie HubkaDirected and engineered at: Snow Monster Studios
Sound editor: Podcast Engineers
Producer: Adam Hubka
Music by: Mike Dunn
Captain Mantell's crash site. Source: This Day in Aviation
Captain Thomas Mantell. Source: This Day in Aviation/Kentucky National Guard
North American F-51D Mustangs, 165th Fighter Squadron, Kentucky Air National Guard. Source: This Day in Aviation/U.S. Air Force
