XOVER - UFOs in Czecho w/Sam Beckwith

Prague Times

XOVER - UFOs in Czecho w/Sam Beckwith

Guest: Sam Beckwith, editor of Prague Pig

The Czech Lands have had their fair share of UFO sightings over the centuries, including wingless capsules, flaming wheels, weird organic drones, tiny balls, giant figures, sliver men and more. It's time to delve into some high weirdness in Central Europe.

This is a special extra episode as part of a crossover with our sister podcast Conspiracy Clearinghouse, which has it's 1st year anniversary today!

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SECTIONS

01:37 - UFOs as cultural phenomenon, as narratives

07:29 - Projekt Záře

09:06 - Vranov nad Dyjí - the most famous Czech sighting

13:26 - A saucer too far - Communists hate mysteries, Nazi UFO in Prague

15:39 - Centuries of sightings - flaming wheels, time-displaced tanks

19:36 - Slatiny, 1938, the Číhošť Miracle, Loose lips get you killed

21:27 - Ostružná Nová Ves - a teeny spacecraft that sucks, Miličín - balls and figures in Czech Siberia, Don't call me stupid

26:08 - Aliens tour our spa towns, The summer of '93 - sightings all over, including Svitavy

30:20 - The Silver Men (Stříbrňáci)

32:15 - Crop circles, Fidel's cigars, Are you normal?

36:12 - Universe People (Vesmírní lidé sil světla) - a Czech and Slovak UFO church

38:10 - Ashtar Galactic Command

40:54 - The Spooky Book and other Czech Forteana (coming soon!)

• Music by Fanette Ronjat

More on these topics

• Prague Pig
• Prague Pig on Facebook
• Projekt Záře
• Gort
• Universe People website
• Universe People Wikipedia page
• HERE - Blood on the Snow: Czech Holiday Traditions w/Peter Collman
• HERE - Ghosts in Prague with Raymond Johnston
• HERE - 13 More Ghost Stories with Raymond Johnston
• Conspiracy Clearinghouse podcast

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