In October 1967, something entered the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nova Scotia — witnessed by civilians, confirmed by police, and investigated by the Canadian military.
No wreckage was found.
No aircraft was missing.
And the event was officially logged as unexplained.
The Shag Harbor Incident remains one of the few UFO cases acknowledged by a national government and quietly archived without resolution.
In this episode, we break down the original witness reports, the military response, the sonar tracking beneath the water, and the later theories that may have altered how the story is remembered.
Then we weigh in.
Is Shag Harbor a mostly true alien story — or something else entirely?
In 1983, a suburban Indiana woman reported a terrifying nighttime encounter involving a hovering craft, a blue beam, physical injuries, and missing time. The incident—known as the Copley Woods Encounter—became one of the most famous alien abduction cases in history.
In this episode of Mostly True Alien Stories, we revisit the case with special guest Matthew S. Williams, space journalist and science communicator, to break down what happened—and what might explain it.
We explore eyewitness testimony, physical evidence, hypnotic regression, and scientific alternatives, before reaching a rare unanimous verdict.
Is the Copley Woods Incident a legitimate alien encounter… or a powerful example of how belief, fear, and unexplained events collide?
For centuries, stories of Santa Claus have shared striking similarities across cultures:
a mysterious nighttime visitor, traveling through the sky, appearing during the winter solstice, watching homes, and leaving gifts behind.
In this special Christmas episode of Mostly True Alien Stories, we explore the origins of Santa far beyond modern holiday tradition — examining ancient folklore, historical accounts of sky visitors, glowing aerial phenomena, and winter encounters reported long before Santa became a commercial icon.
From Lapland to Scandinavia, medieval Europe to modern radar reports, we follow a trail of stories that suggest Santa may be more than a myth — and possibly a cultural memory shaped by real encounters in the sky.
One host argues Santa’s origins point toward something otherworldly.
The other believes the explanation lies in the supernatural and human storytelling.
So what’s the truth?
Is Santa simply a symbol of the season…or one of humanity’s oldest unresolved mysteries? 🎄👽
Listen now and decide for yourself whether this is a Mostly True Alien Story… or not.
The Paul Bennewitz Deception is one of the darkest and most important stories in UFO history — and it has nothing to do with aliens.
In the late 1970s, engineer Paul Bennewitz began recording strange lights and radio signals near Kirtland Air Force Base. Instead of telling him the truth, government officials fed him false alien narratives to conceal classified military programs.
Over time, those lies destroyed Bennewitz’s mental health and helped seed many of the UFO myths still circulating today — including underground bases, alien treaties, and secret wars.
In this episode, we examine:
This is a story about manipulation, trust, and how easily truth can be buried.
Is this a Mostly True Alien Story… or not?
In August 1993, a quiet rural road outside Melbourne became the center of one of Australia’s most debated UFO encounters. Multiple drivers reported the same massive craft, the same blinding flash, the same missing time, and similar physical effects — yet their stories don’t perfectly align.
In this episode of Mostly True Alien Stories, Neal and Andrew examine the entire Kelly Cahill case from start to finish.
We explore:
• What each witness claimed to see
• The reported physical injuries and triangle mark
• Car engine failures and electromagnetic oddities
• Humanoid figures with glowing red eyes
• Why the witnesses didn’t come forward at the same time
• The inconsistencies that challenge the case
• And whether the evidence supports a real encounter — or a constructed narrative
Andrew delivers a detailed breakdown of the research surrounding Cahill’s book Encounter, the timeline of events, and the shifting details that raise red flags. Neal weighs the emotional and psychological components that make this case so enduring — and so divisive.
This is one of Australia’s most cited UFO encounters… but does it hold up?
Listen now and decide: Is the Kelly Cahill encounter a Mostly True Alien Story… or not?
In 1965, a massive glowing fireball streaked across the sky over South Africa’s Karoo region — zig-zagging, stopping, crackling, and disappearing in a burst of light and sulfur. Two months later, a nearly identical object crashed in Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, prompting military retrievals, sealed reports, and decades of speculation.
Are these events connected?
Were they meteors, Cold War rocket failures… or something the public was never meant to see twice?
This week, Neal and Andrew are joined by South African explorers Roland Gaspar and Frank Martins (The Adventure Guys) to investigate the Craddock Fireball and its possible relationship to the Kecksburg UFO crash.
Together, they explore:
This is one of the most unique cross-continental UFO stories we’ve ever covered.
Listen now and decide for yourself.
In this episode, MTAS breaks down the new documentary The Age of Disclosure — including claims of crash retrievals, defense contractors hiding non-human tech, nuclear missile shutdowns, warp bubble propulsion, and whistleblowers risking everything to speak out. Neal and Andrew analyze each claim, weigh what holds up, and decide whether the documentary actually moves Disclosure forward or not.
In 1957, a man calling himself Valiant Thor reportedly appeared in Virginia, entered the Pentagon without identification, met U.S. military leaders, and even sat down with President Eisenhower and Richard Nixon.
His message: Stop nuclear weapons. Unite the planet. Join a higher interplanetary community.
He supposedly lived inside the Pentagon for three years, wore an indestructible suit, and claimed to come from Venus — not the surface, but a civilization beneath it. The story spread through UFO circles, contactee movements, Cold War anxieties, and eventually became a foundational piece of 1960s UFO mythology.
In this episode, Neal and Andrew break down:
Stay to the end for the MTAS verdict: Is the Valiant Thor encounter “mostly true,” or not?
In January 1996, three teenage girls in the quiet Brazilian city of Varginha reported seeing a strange creature crouched in an alley — brown, oily skin, red eyes, and a head too large for its body. Within hours, the military rolled in, witnesses claimed a crash outside town, and a young soldier allegedly died after contact with “the being.”
Neal and Andrew dig into Brazil’s most famous UFO case — from the alleged crash site and witness statements to government cover-ups, secret autopsies, and new testimony revealed in James Fox’s Moment of Contact.
Was it a true alien encounter, a military accident, or a case of small-town hysteria?
Listen as the hosts weigh the evidence and decide:
Is this a Mostly True Alien Story… or not?
October 12, 1963 — a truck driver named Eugenio Douglas crashes on a dark rural road in Argentina… and claims two ten-foot-tall figures stepped out of a glowing craft. He fired his revolver — and the bullets bounced off metal. Moments later, beams of light burned his skin. By dawn, police found melted asphalt, scorched fields, and footprints two feet long.
This is the Eugenio Douglas Encounter — one of the most shocking UFO reports in South American history.
Neal and Andrew investigate the evidence, the doctor’s report, and the bizarre connection to Argentina’s “Trancas Incident” just nine days later.
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Before the Buga Sphere captured headlines in 2025, there was another — a sphere that rolled on its own, hummed to music, and left scientists speechless. In 1974, the Betz family of Florida found a metallic orb that defied physics and baffled the Navy.
It disappeared soon after — and the mystery never died.
In this episode of Mostly True Alien Stories, Neal and Andrew uncover the strange parallels between The Betz Sphere and today’s Buga Sphere, exploring whether history’s weirdest artifact has finally come full circle. Was it alien tech… or just another perfectly round problem?
🎙️ Listen now and decide for yourself — mostly true, or not.
In 1969, man stepped onto the Moon.
But what if we weren’t the first ones there?
This episode of Mostly True Alien Stories goes beyond the landing to explore strange claims about the Moon’s true nature — from hollow-Moon theories and alleged alien bases to why scientists once said the Moon “rang like a bell.” Joined by returning guest Don Sill (Phoenix Lights Episode), Neal and Andrew debate everything from NASA conspiracies to China’s new Moon missions. Is it science… or something else entirely?
Listen now and decide: is this a Mostly True Alien Story — or not?
In 1977, northern Brazil’s villagers reported glowing discs firing beams that paralyzed and burned — leaving victims drained of blood.
The government called it Operation Prato — a secret military investigation into hundreds of encounters that remains classified to this day.
Neal and Andrew break down one of the strangest, most terrifying UFO stories ever documented.
Was it alien contact, covert tech, or mass hysteria?
You decide.
In 1947, the U.S. Army announced it recovered a “flying disc.” 24 hours later, that same disc became a weather balloon — and the greatest UFO mystery in history was born. Actor Geoffrey Cantor (Marvel’s Daredevil & The Punisher) joins Neal and Andrew to break down what really crashed in Roswell: alien craft or Cold War tech gone wrong?
Featuring first-hand reports, government contradictions, and the stories that shaped every UFO myth that followed.
🎙️ Listen now and decide for yourself:
Is The Roswell Incident a Mostly True Alien Story… or not?
In the 1950s, Lieutenant Colonel Richard French was one of the U.S. Air Force’s top investigators for Project Blue Book — the program designed to debunk UFO sightings. His orders were clear: explain everything away.
But during an assignment in Newfoundland, French said he witnessed something he couldn’t dismiss: two saucer-shaped craft submerged beneath the water, with small gray beings repairing them. The story stayed buried for decades until 2013, when French — then 83 years old — told the world at the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure in Washington, D.C.
In this episode of Mostly True Alien Stories, Neal Girandola and Andrew Triana dig into French’s shocking testimony, the credibility of a man once called “the King of Debunking,” and whether this underwater UFO encounter holds up to scrutiny.
Is this the confession of a whistleblower… or just another tall tale?
👽 Listen now and decide: is this a Mostly True Alien Story, or not?
Chapters: Colonel French
00:00 Cold Open - Colonel French & The Drowned UFOs
01:39 Buga Sphere Carbon Dating Controversy
07:22 Asteroid Threat to the Moon
11:21 Richard French's UFO Encounter
17:02 Skepticism and Belief in UFOs
22:45 Alien Encounters and UFOs
25:10 The Nature of Alien Technology
25:49 Disclosure and the Citizen Hearing
27:48 Debunking and Weasel Words
30:14 The Whistleblower's Perspective
32:15 Project Blue Book and Its Implications
34:30 Weighing the Evidence
40:26 Final Thoughts on the Alien Story
Two military friends went camping in Devil’s Den State Park and woke up miles away — dehydrated, disoriented, and missing hours of time. Decades later, an X-ray revealed a metallic implant buried in one man’s leg, turning a strange memory into one of the most disturbing abduction stories on record.
In this episode, Neal Girandola and Andrew Triana examine the chilling 1977 Devil’s Den case, its psychological aftermath, and what it reveals about government secrecy and alien encounters.
Chapters:
00:00 The Meteorite Alien Incident
03:08 The Buga Sphere and Ancient Alien Tech
05:44 The Devil's Den Abduction Story
08:05 Terry Lovelace's Recovery and Memories
10:45 The Aftermath and Psychological Impact
19:08 The Mysterious Encounter Begins
21:28 Abduction and Strange Experiences
23:50 The Alien Examination
27:05 Return to Reality
29:31 Aftermath and Hospital Visit
31:20 The Men in Black
32:38 Recurring Encounters
35:55 Memories of Past Abductions
37:00 The Encounter and Its Implications
38:57 Messages from the Alien
40:29 The Books and Their Impact
41:55 Debunking the Alien Story
46:55 Weighing the Truth of the Alien Encounter
53:22 MTAS_ST_OpenShortFv1.mp4
In this episode of Mostly True Alien Stories, Neal Girandola and Andrew Triana take a deep dive into the Buga Sphere, a mysterious metallic orb discovered in Colombia that has captivated the UFO world. From Jaime Maussan’s theatrical press conference to the scientific claims, skeptical red flags, and involvement of major UFO figures, this story has everything — discovery, drama, and debate.
Join us as we unravel the evidence, analyze the players, and finally ask the question:
Is the Buga Sphere a mostly true alien story or not?
Chapters:
00:00 Mostly True Alien StoriesL Cold Open Buga Sphere
05:07 UAP Hearing Insights and the Tic Tac UFO
10:38 The Buga Sphere Encounter: A New UFO Case
16:04 The Buga Sphere: A Mysterious Discovery
17:25 Investigating the Origins of the Sphere
18:55 The Role of Technology in the Sphere's Discovery
20:41 Jaime Masson: The Man Behind the Sphere
22:31 UNAM's Involvement and Scientific Analysis
26:05 Mausson Television: The Sphere's Public Debut
31:05 The Press Conference: Unveiling the Sphere
37:52 The Sphere's Reality: Evidence and Claims
39:11 The Sphere Phenomenon: Unpacking the Mystery
45:35 The Role of Key Figures in UFO Disclosure
50:31 The Buga Sphere: A Campaign or a Discovery?
54:42 Skepticism and Speculation: The Reality of the Sphere
57:33 MTAS_ST_OpenShortFv1.mp4
In this episode of Mostly True Alien Stories, Neal Girandola and Andrew Triana break down two huge topics in the UFO world.
First, the latest UAP Disclosure Hearing — what was said, who spoke, and whether it’s bringing us closer to real transparency.
Then, the Pentyrch UFO Incident of 2016, where witnesses claimed to see a massive pyramid-shaped craft pursued by military jets over Wales.
Explosions, paralysis, and whispers of a cover-up fuel one of the UK’s most dramatic UFO cases.
Was it alien contact, a secret military test, or the biggest UFO cover-up in Britain’s history? As always, Neal and Andrew weigh in: is this a mostly true alien story or not?
Chapters:
00:00 UAP Disclosure Hearing: A New Era of Transparency
03:18 The Penturch UFO Incident: A Mysterious Encounter
04:58 Witness Accounts and Military Response
07:36 The Aftermath: Cover-Ups and Investigations
10:11 Theories and Speculations: What Really Happened?
12:09 The Impact of the Encounter on the Community
15:04 Theories of Alien Technology and Interdimensional Travel
17:53 The Role of Government in UFO Sightings
20:35 Conclusion: Truth or Fiction?
25:05 The Mysterious Operation Chameleon
29:21 Investigating the Military's Involvement
34:25 The Enigmatic Aircraft and Its Secrets
39:49 Debating the Alien Encounter
46:10 Conclusions and Theories on the Incident
47:28 MTAS_ST_OpenShortFv1.mp4
In December 1980, something strange happened in the woods of Suffolk, England.
Military personnel from RAF Woodbridge and Bentwaters reported lights in the sky, a glowing craft, radiation readings on the ground — and even binary codes delivered in a soldier’s mind.
It’s been called Britain’s Roswell, and it remains one of the most credible UFO cases in history.
In this episode of Mostly True Alien Stories, Neal Girandola and Andrew Triana break down:
And, as always, we ask the ultimate question:
👉 Was the Rendlesham Forest incident a mostly true alien story… or not?
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Weekend Banter
01:43 The 3I Atlas: A Cosmic Mystery
10:31 Rendlesham Forest Incident: A Deep Dive
22:16 The Mysterious Time Discrepancy
23:41 Investigating the Incident
25:07 The Return of the Lights
26:44 Health Issues and Radiation
29:06 Visions of Ones and Zeros
30:52 The Message from the Future
35:05 Messages from Our Future Selves
37:45 Exploring the Evidence
39:55 Unraveling the Timeline of Events
41:13 Hypnosis and Memory: The 1994 Revelations
42:30 The Controversy of Evidence and Government Secrecy
43:30 Animal Reactions and Environmental Factors
44:49 The Role of Local Wildlife in the Incident
46:15 Military Operations and Their Implications
47:16 The Mystery of the Binary Code
49:48 The Influence of Pop Culture on Perception
51:15 Final Thoughts: Truth or Fiction?
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In 1989, the quiet Russian city of Voronezh became ground zero for one of the most bizarre UFO encounters ever reported.
Hundreds of witnesses — including schoolchildren, local residents, and even a police officer — claimed to have seen a massive spacecraft descend into a park. From it emerged a nine-foot-tall alien, accompanied by a strange robot, who terrified the crowd before vanishing just as suddenly.
What makes this case so extraordinary?
The story wasn’t confined to rumor — it was covered by official Soviet news agencies, complete with government acknowledgment, making the Voronezh Incident one of the most widely reported UFO events of the late Cold War era.
In this episode of Mostly True Alien Stories, Neal Girandola and Andrew Triana break down:
Finally, we weigh in: Is the Voronezh Incident a mostly true alien story… or not?
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Chapters:
00:00 Details of the Encounter and Witness Accounts
01:36 Government Response and Media Coverage
04:47 Skepticism and Theories Surrounding the Incident
07:47 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
12:09 The Arrival of Roxy the Hotbox Robot
13:26 The Vanishing Act of the Aliens
15:21 Witness Accounts and Credibility
17:42 The Continuation of UFO Sightings
19:16 The Tube Phenomenon: A Historical Context
21:47 The Alien Tube: A Deeper Dive
24:06 Government Response and Public Perception
29:29 The Fashion Designer's Vision
30:59 The Alien Landing Simulation
32:18 Weighing the Evidence
35:08 Government Experiments or Alien Encounters?
38:38 Final Thoughts and Conclusions