111: The 1965-67 Series, Part 3: 1967, Complete with UFO Paranoia and Weirdness with Ashley Hilt

As silent wings hovered over the TNT area north of Point Pleasant, the big gray birdman would soon be replaced with bright luminous lights, and mysterious men driving brand new Cadillacs, asking strange questions to Mothman witnesses.

1967 would be the weirdest year of the flap. With humanoid and UFO reports on the rise, intense men in black type activity would accompany the witnesses all throughout the country, along with poltergeists and strange phone calls. The first cattle mutilation case of our modern mythos was reported in September. A new wave of contactees appeared that summer to cause chaos and confusion. In New York, a strange tale would unfold in one neighborhood in Scotia. And what was up with Ohio residents hitting anomalous things with their cars?

This week, Fortean Investigator, filmmaker and co-host of On Wednesdays, We Talk Weird, Ashley Hilt, joins the pod to discuss the 67 flap, what a Men in Black car show would look like, and robotic humanoids directing traffic in Connecticut.

Sources:

“The Cape May Incident” by John Keel Flying Saucer Review Special Issue #2 1969

The Mothman Prophecies by John Keel

“UAO Struck By Automobile in Ohio” The A.P.R.O. Bulletin July-August 1967

UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Coverup, 1941-1973 by Richard M. Dolan

“West Virginia’s Enigmatic ‘Bird:’ A Special Report” by John Keel Flying Saucer Review 1968 V 14 N 4

“‘Beanpot’ Photo Taken in Indiana” The A.P.R.O. Bulletin January-February 1967

The 1967 HUMCAT Index

“Outstanding 1967 Report” The A.P.R.O. Bulletin September-October 1969

“UFO events in Missouri 1857-1971” by Ted Phillips Flying Saucer Review Case Histories N 8 1971

Searching for the String: Selected Writings of John A. Keel Edited by Andy Colvin

“29 Sight UFOs Over White Sands Range” El Paso Times 05 Mar 1967