In 1952, a self-taught philosopher near Palomar Mountain walked into the California desert and claimed to meet a being from Venus. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli investigate the remarkable story of George Adamski, the first UFO contactee.
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Links for this episode:
- Jerome Clark’s The UFO Encyclopedia (3rd ed.)
- George Adamski’s book Flying Saucers Have Landed
- George Adamski’s book Inside the Flying Saucers
- Adam Gorightly’s book A Is For Adamski
- George Adamski (Wikipedia)
- Dean Radin et al. article on pupil contraction
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Chapters:
- 0:00 – MYS411
- 0:23 – Intro
- 1:55 – Who was George Adamski?
- 4:37 – First UFO sightings
- 13:15 – Desert encounter in 1952
- 19:03 – Meeting the space man
- 21:27 – Thank you to Patrons
- 22:00 – Sponsor: Rosary Army and School of Mary
- 22:26 – Orthon
- 28:55 – Venusians and the atomic bomb
- 31:44 – Venusian beliefs
- 40:56 – Orthon returns
- 43:46 – Reaction from the Silence Group
- 46:36 – George’s books and growing fame
- 50:27 – Moseley, Maxfield, and Bloom critiques
- 1:05:51 – The Straith letter
- 1:10:43 – UFO pickup from a train
- 1:13:04 – World tour and papal audience
- 1:20:05 – A final UFO visit
- 1:23:51 – A programming note on this episode
- 1:24:36 – Bottom Line
- 1:25:17 – Further Resources
- 1:25:47 – Mysterious Feedback: #400 Mysterious Experiences
- 1:32:43 – Your mysterious feedback
- 1:33:19 – Thank you to Oasis Studio 7
- 1:33:25 – Jimmy’s YouTube channel
- 1:34:02 – Next Time: The Earling Exorcism
- 1:34:16 – Share the show
- 1:34:25 – Show notes
- 1:34:32 – Become a Patron
- 1:34:40 – Sponsor: The Grady Group
- 1:35:00 – Outro
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