UFO History: November 30, 2020

Looking into UFO History for November 30, I found an interesting encounter that took place back in 2020. I got this information from the UFO Sightings Daily blog. 

This sighting took place on the small remote island village of Cali in Colombia, daylight. 

While this location is secluded and close to the jungle, a daylight photo of the craft was received. The eyewitness of this event not only caught a picture, they got a close up of the disk moving over a few huts. 

This is an interesting sighting because of the remoteness of the natives in the area. They would lack the technologies that many other sighting locations boast. While details such as size, visible propulsion, or sound are missing, there was a mention that the craft did land at some point. 

This sighting also creates an interesting question, how often are there sightings in remote areas that lack the technological advantages that most of the modern world have? These locations would be prime observational platforms for otherworldly beings that are here to potentially study humans. 

What do you think? Would the more secluded regions of the world be valid areas to focus research on? Let us know what you think in the comments.

Th Beast Within (2024)

I am normally not a fan of werewolf movies. Strange, because I am fascinated by cryptids and the strange creatures that roam the backwoods of the world. When I picked this one, I wasn’t sure what to expect. It is the 2024 entry, The Beast Within. 

Plot: After a series of strange events leads her to question her family's isolated life on a fortified compound deep in the English wilds, 10-year-old Willow follows her parents on one of their secret late-night treks to the heart of the forest.

I wasn’t quite sure this was going down the werewolf path at first and enjoyed the slight hints of folklore that was sprinkled in. Unfortunately, between the over use of symbolism and blatant hints held within the storyline, I felt like it drug along. The pacing and overall story was choppy and that outweighed some of the strong performances held inside.  The movie also lacked action, but it had some really good visuals and for a lower budgeted entry, it wasn’t that bad. In the end, this one is not the best, but it's not the worst. Maybe a fan of the werewolf genre would like it more, but for me, it didn’t hit home.

UFO History: November 29, 1989

When deciding what to use for today in UFO history, I stumbled upon one of the most intriguing UFO/UAP flaps in history. While this event started on this day, it lasted for some time. Personally, this is quite fitting considering some of the activity that is being experienced today in 2024. 

The Belgian UAP wave was a series of sightings of triangular UAPs in Belgium, which lasted from 29 November 1989 to April 1990.

The Belgian UAP wave began in November 1989. Reports were filed, most many weeks after the events. Many of the reports related a large object flying at low altitude. Some reports also stated that the craft was of a flat, triangular shape, with lights underneath.

The Belgian UAP wave peaked with the events of the night of March 30th, 1990. On that night, one unknown object was tracked on radar, and two Belgian Air Force F-16s were sent to investigate, with neither pilot reporting seeing the object. No reports were received from the public on the date. But over the next 2 weeks reports from 143 people who claimed to have witnessed the object were received, all of them after the event. Over the ensuing months, many others claimed to have witnessed these events as well. Following the incident, the Belgian Air Force released a report detailing the events of that night.

At around 23:00 on March 30th, 1990, the supervisor for the Control Reporting Center (CRC) at Glons received reports that three unusual lights were seen moving towards Thorembais-Gembloux, which lies to the southeast of Brussels. Glons CRC requested the Wavre gendarmerie send a patrol to confirm the sighting.

Some later reports stated that, approximately 10 minutes later, a second set of lights were seen moving towards the first triangle. Traffic Center Control at Semmerzake tracked one object on its radar, and an order to scramble two F-16 fighters from Beauvechain Air Base was given. In reports after the event, multiple witnesses claimed that the phenomenon was visible from the ground, and described the whole formation as "maintaining their relative positions while moving slowly across the sky".

Over the next hour, the two scrambled F-16s attempted nine separate interceptions of the targets. On three occasions, they managed to obtain a radar lock for a few seconds, but these were later shown to be Radar-locks on each other. The pilots never reported seeing any of the claimed sightings, saw none of the claimed manoeuvres, and never got a lock on any objects apart from the other F-16.The other contacts were all found to be the result of a well-known atmospheric interference called Bragg scattering.

After 00:30, radar contact became much more sporadic and the final confirmed lock took place at 00:40. Following several further unconfirmed contacts, the F-16s eventually returned to base shortly after 01:00.

Members of the Wavre gendarmerie who had been sent to confirm the original report, describe four lights now being arranged in a square formation, all making short jerky movements, before gradually losing their luminosity and disappearing in four separate directions at around 01:30. They also reported that a low engine noise was heard and that it seemed to have a stick coming out one end with a turbine on it, which has led many to conclude the object was a helicopter.

UFO History: November 28, 1980

With news breaking that there were UFO/UAP sightings here in Virginia Beach, I have to admit that I am a little disappointed I found out on X and did not encounter it myself. I will continue to look throughout the evening and will update if I see anything.

For our encounter today, we are turning back the clock to 1980 and the Alan Godfrey UFO Abduction Case. I found this on the Latest UFO Sightings webpage. 

The case took place in Todmorden, near West Yorkshire on November 28, 1980.

This is based on the experiences of Police Constable, Alan Godfrey and what he would encounter on a routine patrol. While out on the damp streets he encountered a bright, diamond-shaped object, that was suspended eerily above the ground. It was silent, massive, and unlike anything he had ever encountered. He tried to radio the station, but couldn’t raise anyone on the radio. 

He described the object as being 20 feet high and 14 feet wide, silent, yet possessing a force that affected the area in its vicinity.   Being a seasoned officer, he did sketch the object in his investigator journal. He also experienced time loss, losing roughly 30 minutes and discovering a split boot and an unexplained red mark on his foot. 

After the encounter, Godfrey underwent regression hypnosis where he remembered a beam of light, a strange room, and being surrounded by small beings and a humanoid figure. This account created a wide array of media attention, both good and bad. Attention that would cause a lot of personal distress for Godfrey throughout his life. 

To this day, no one knows exactly what transpired on this fateful night in Todmorden, but it does add to the compelling accounts that continue to come out on this topic. We all deserve the truth on the UFO topic, and hopefully the pressure many of us are providing can help lead to full disclosure. 

I also found this interesting document on the CIA FOIA page from November 28, 1967, you should check it out.

Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey (2024)

True crime documentaries can be fascinating and I am a huge fan. Maybe it’s the detective/investigator in me, or maybe just the mystery involved; I don’t know why, but I can’t get enough. Although, I do watch a lot of other unexplained documentaries sprinkled in with my love of horror. So, when I saw Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey on Netflix, I had to dive in. 

Plot: Police missteps and a media circus derailed the JonBenét Ramsey murder case. This definitive docuseries chronicles the decades-long quest for justice.

This case has always intrigued me and like many I have followed the twists and turns for years. While I am not as invested as some, I do think that this story needs to have an ending and was excited to see what was brought forward. First off, the quality of the docuseries was outstanding. Not only did they show multiple perspectives, they also made sure to point out the facts as well as giving those involved a chance to talk about different aspects. Incredibly, for some, their silence on the subject speaks volumes. While there wasn’t anything really new released in this one. It did point out the fact that DNA evidence does still exist and that the Boulder Police Department has an opportunity to get that testing done. Will they? Who knows, because they refused to take part in this series. One of my biggest takeaways from this outstanding series was the way the police department and the media hijacked reality and twisted information to meet the story they wanted to create and not the facts in the case. I find this interesting because it is a part of the media issues that still persist in the United States today. Don’t get me wrong, there are some strange aspects to this case that were touched upon that still don’t add up and this does not take us any closer to finding out the truth. But, it does a great job of presenting the facts and giving the viewer an idea of what has transpired since this tragic day decades ago. If you are a fan of true crime, definitely check this one out. It is a rather easy watch and is entertaining as well as informative.

UFO History: November 27, 1976

For our entry for November 27, we discovered an interesting sighting on the UFO Evidence website.

This sighting took place on November 27, 1976 in  Milbank, South Dakota around 1900 Hrs. The account was compiled by field investigator William M. Moore and appeared in the APRO Bulletin, Vol. 25 No. 5 (Nov. 1976)

With temperatures hovering around zero degrees, eyewitness Mike Foss left a local auto body shop in Milbank intending to return home by car. He was travelling south on highway 77 out of Milbank, he suddenly noticed a "tremendously bright, brilliant orange light" - perhaps better described as "a light without a source" -off to the west. 

Foss stopped for a better look. (Note that he did not leave the car, nor did he notice any peculiar effects on the car's electrical system or engine.) At first thinking that he might be witnessing a helicopter he was not immediately apprehensive about it: however, he soon realized that whatever it was he was observing, was clearly not any sort of helicopter he was familiar with. 

Once he returned home, he was outside with his father and realized that whatever he had left behind in that field was now perched a few feet in the air neatly between the hog house and the barn, about 100 feet from where they were standing. For the next twenty to twenty-five minutes, the three Fosses watched as a large, somewhat egg-shaped object, blue at its base, but flashing multicolored lights (mostly red) higher up and having two protruding legs or antennae, as it first hovered between the hog house and the barn, and then drifted (or appeared to drift) slowly straight away from them and off to the southwest, diminishing in size and intensity until it finally disappeared in the distance. 

The changing colored lights on the body of the object were described as being somewhat like a color-wheel used to light up Christmas trees in different colors, except that the colors did not change rapidly, but seemed to "melt" into one another. Orange, white, blue, red, and green were noted.

This strange object returned again on three separate occasions between the initial sighting on November 27, and its most recent appearance at about 8:00 P.M. Saturday evening, December 11th. On two of these occasions, it was sighted only at extreme distances as a bright orange light maneuvering off to the southwest of the house. Because of this distance factor, no positive identification could be made.On the third occasion, the sighting was strikingly similar to the first. Again the object positioned itself between the barn and the hog house, again the weather was clear and cold, and as before, it remained in the area twenty to twenty-five minutes following the same pattern of slowly receding to the southwest. On this occasion, Mike's automatic police radio band scanner was on in the living room. At the appearance of the object, Mike noticed that the scanner had locked on to frequency seven and was emitting bursts of static. Frequency seven is a VHF frequency (approx. 140 MHz) used by the Minnesota Highway Patrol.

This time, Mike Foss called Milbank police and asked that a car be dispatched. Police Chief Ben Amsden personally came out but by the time he arrived, the object was only a bright light in the distance. (Amsden, however, did notice an orange glow in the vicinity of the Foss farm while proceeding toward it in the squad car.) Also reported to have seen the object, this time in the area of the KMSD radio tower about two and one half miles from the Foss house, are Mr. Don Adams, bartender at the local VFW club, and his wife.

UFO History: November 26, 1967

 Not actual picture. This sighting was from Cleveland in 2012

For our dive into the UFO/UAP phenomena for November 26, we found an interesting report on the Think AboutIt website.

This sighting took place on November 26, 1967 in Maple Heights outside of Cleveland, Ohio. This object, described as a glowing white sphere roughly 200 ft in diameter, that was visible for roughly two to three seconds traveling across a residential area toward a valley just south of Cleveland Hopkins Airport. 

From the eyewitness, “Glowing white, round shape as viewed from the ground directly below. Elongated at sides when viewed from end at distance. No other lights other than objects glow. If you took a fifties car full wheel cover and placed it with the flat end toward the ground.and the “domed ” end toward the sky and viewed it from a distance, that would be the shape of the object as it appeared to speed off west. The “dome “was not that pronounced though. It tipped from side to side slightly when it was speeding west.”

This was summarized as a fast moving cylindrical object moving silently at approximately 300-500 feet in altitude.  The sighting took place around 1900 hours. 

While the eyewitness was not identified and admitted to never reporting the incident to official authorities, but, some of his/her background was presented. They have a degree in law enforcement and have served in the police force, fire department, and EMT service. This adds credibility to the sighting. 

Have you had any sightings of UFOs/UAPs or even strange creatures stalking your surroundings? Drop us a line here at the Ringmaster’s Realm, and maybe we can help you spread the word. 

UFO History: November 25, 1957

November 25, 1957 is an interesting day in UFO history. While there was no definitive evidence produced, there were two separate incidents reported that have some similarities in substance, although they took place in different areas of the world. 

At roughly 2200, multiple soldiers around Eglin Air Force Base in Florida witnessed three objects in the sky. These objects were seen by multiple crew members of a USAF B-66 Destroyer and tracked by ground RADAR before disappearing. 

In 1957, these objects would not be drones and the civilian population would not have been able to have access to objects that could be both visibly seen and tracked on RADAR. 

Incredibly, later in the same evening people in Mogi Mirim, Brazil also encountered three unknown objects passing over their city. While the objects were present, the town saw power to all the lights in their city go out during the incident. 

It is completely possible that these two events are unrelated, but there are similarities as both have three unidentified objects. What do you think, are they related?

The Exorcism (2024)

I am a sucker for religious themed horror, although I have recently become overly frustrated by the constant rehashing of similar storylines and structures in many of the modern entries. So, I have for the most part stayed away from the genre. That changed yesterday when I saw this one streaming on Shudder. The 2024 entry, The Exorcism. 

Plot: A troubled actor begins to exhibit disruptive behavior while shooting a horror film. His estranged daughter wonders if he's slipping back into his past addictions or if there's something more sinister at play.

This one started out fun and really a cool concept of remaking the classic The Exorcist. While that masterpiece can never be duplicated, the idea of an attempt was intriguing. Unfortunately, the movie went downhill from there. While some of the performances were good, the film felt disjointed and did nothing to expand the storyline. The cinematography was also good, but the editing left more than a few head scratching and unbelievable moments. Even some of the storyline made little sense and did not feel flushed out. In the end, this was a decent attempt and a cool idea. Unfortunately, it lacked a punch and fell flat. Stay away. 

Missing 411 (2016)

I remember first hearing about the theoy of people going missing in National Parks on Coast to Coast AM some time ago. It was fascinating and eerie. Having spent many days and nights in the field, this story resonated with me. For the longest time though, I stayed away run the video series, they is until this year.  Next up is the original Missing 411

Plot: Based on the books series written by David Paulides Missing 411 chronicles the unsolved yet eerily similar disappearances of five children in the wilds of North America accross multiple decades. A real-life horror story for those involved, the film examines each case from multiple perspectives in an attempt to shed light on the unsettling topic. Les Stroud of Survivorman and Obama-appointed, former Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar are both interviewed for their insight into the topic, as are the families who have fallen victim to tragedy.

The initial installment of this series may also be my least favorite.  While the cinematography and storyline is outstanding,  the selected stories all have plausable explanations available.  These are nowhere near as mysterious as the entries in subsequent installments. The majority of interviewees are in no way captivating, and over little in the way of moving the story forward. Even the editing is a bit choppy, jumping between multiple stories and adding some unneeded confusion.  In the end,  this one is good,  but not as entertaining as the others in the series. It does do a great job at bringing the subject into the mainstream and that may be the most important thing to come out of it.  This is a subject that is mysterious and also potentially dangerous for all of us.  You should check it out.  

UFO History: November 24, 2018

 

As I dive into UFO history for this series here at The Ringmaster’s Realm, I have found huge holes in finding cases. So, I’m going to use The National UFO Reporting Center and their database to help spread the word of different sightings. 

In these cases, if by some chance you were a witness or have further information, please pass it along to us or the NUFOC. 

Founded in 1974 by noted UFO investigator Robert J. Gribble. The Center’s primary function over the past five decades has been to receive, record, and to the greatest degree possible, corroborate and document reports from individuals who have been witness to unusual, possibly UFO-related events.  Throughout its history, the Center has processed over 180,000 reports, and has distributed its information to thousands of individuals.

The first sighting occurred on November 24, 2018 in Ridgeville, SC  when a driver saw what they described as a  fire truck with all red lights going crazy in the middle of the road sitting in the middle of the road. After some time the craft vanished. No other details or descriptions are available at the moment. 

This sighting occurred at roughly 0345 in the morning. Which would present  a darkness that could distort vision. Unfortunately, with no other description other than a rectangular shape or specifics about the location, weather conditions, or surroundings. It would be hard to decipher anything from this report. 

However, also on November 24, 2018 on the other side of the United States in Scottsdale, AZ another more traditional sighting took place around 2200. In this encounter, a light surrounded by a hazy aura moved intermittently across the sky. 

This is a more traditional sighting report considering the shape and details about the aura. In a sighting near Potomac Mills Mall in late 1997, a green hazy orb was seen flying through the sky near interstate 95. 

Do you have more details, or your own sighting? Help us at The Ringmaster’s Realm bring these to light and assist in global disclosure by passing it onto us for publication. 

UFO History - November 23, 1953

 November 23, 1953 was an active day for those that follow Ufology. Not only did Guy B. Marquand, Jr., took a picture of what was originally described as a flying saucer, the USAF had an encounter with some type of craft off Lake Michigan. 

(Riverside UFO from National Archives)

Riverside, CA. 

Marquand originally claimed he took the picture along a mountain road, where he and two friends had watched a “flying saucer” fly by at a high rate of speed. Unfortunately, this sighting was later recanted and was an admitted hoax, although the investigation data from the time is a bit of a mess. 

The admitted hoax claimed that the object was a hubcap thrown in the air, yet, there are experts that have broke down the picture over time and claim that they don’t match the dimensions of the hubcap. 

Lake Superior, MI 

The headline reads “On Nov 23, 1953 A USAF Jet Disappears intercepting a UFO Sighting over Lake Michigan.”

Well not really, but that would be fitting. What is true is that on the evening of November 23, 1953 an Air Defense Command Ground Intercept radar controller at Truax AFB became alerted to an "unidentified target" over Soo Locks. A jet piloted by 1st Lieutenant Felix Moncla, Jr. was scrambled to intercept.

With ground control monitoring the situation and directing the pilot and his F-89 toward the object, the plane could not catch up. For roughly 30 minutes, Moncia followed over Lake Superior until the blips on the RADAR screen overlapped. Soon their biggest fears were realized when the blip disappeared and no targets remained on the scope. 

With no communications present and the last visual sighting being about seventy miles off Keweenaw Point in upper Michigan, a search and rescue team was dispatched. This came up empty as no trace of the plane or the pilot were ever found. No debris, no oil slick, nothing was ever found.

Officials at Norton Air Force Base Flying Safety Division issued a statement shrouded in speculation, that "the pilot probably suffered from vertigo and crashed into the lake." However, no evidence was presented to back this statement. 

The Air Force continued to speculate, first calling the unknown radar target at first as a Canadian DC-3, before changing it to a RCAF jet. Canadian officials threw water on this notion quickly claiming that there were no Canadian aircraft in the airspace over the lake at any time during the chase. 

Eventually, the Air Force finally changed the story; the F-89 had exploded at high altitude. A plausible explanation except for the lack of debris found by the initial search and rescue team. In fact, not much can be found about Moncia’s mission in official documents, with only brief mentions to Moncia and an unidentified target. 

Project Bluebook would eventually become involved, but in the end, even their files conclude that this tragedy was merely an accident. 

What do you think about these two classic UFO sightings? Accident, facts, fiction, hoaxes? Sound off and let us know.

Blink Twice (2024)

I know it has been a while since I sat down and typed up something here for The Ringmaster’s Realm, I’ve been busy. But, that doesn’t mean I haven’t been watching movies or researching something on the fringe parts of society. Yesterday, I watched Blink Twice from 2024, and it stuck with me after hearing an interview on a podcast. It really makes me wonder how close to reality this fictional tale is.

Plot: When tech billionaire Slater King meets cocktail waitress Frida at his fundraising gala, he invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. As strange things start to happen, Frida questions her reality.

I have to say I really liked this one. Sure, it wasn’t as gratuitous as I imagined heading into it, but that ended up making it a touch more enjoyable. The cinematography, performances, and storyline are all top notch. Yes, some of it felt a little rushed in spots, but that could have been me watching with anticipation attempting to guess what was going to happen. There is definitely a realism in play, as this one is extremely believable with the stories that exist on social media surrounding the elites and their depravity. I did feel like the chemistry within the cast was off and that may have brought the film down a touch, but that is minor in the grand scheme. If you are looking for a thought provoking thriller, give this one a shot, it is well worth it.