Myths | Legends | History | Cryptozoology
A podcast dedicated to all things Lost, Unexplained and Straight Up Strange. From ancient lost cities to paranormal phenomena and legendary creatures, Into the Portal is your gateway to the bizarre.
Join Hosts Amber Rae and Andrew McKay as they approach topics you have never heard before, taking an in-depth look through an alternate lens… To the other side of the portal.
In the late 1890’s Across the United States, massive mystery airships began emerging from the clouds at great speeds and projecting powerful beams of light…
Witnesses of these strange happenings experienced bewilderment, excitement and ever fear over who or possibly what was piloting ships in the sky which would appear and disappear like phantoms into the clouds. As stories continued to break from state to state, speculations ran amuck. With every report, subtle variations in experience and description would emerge, from large wings and propellers to enormous flight decks projecting the sounds of singing crewmen in the clouds… and even a letter, dropped from of supposed crew above describing harrowing accounts of a ship trapped in the skies, unable to land as if stuck between some kind of sky realm above and the earth below. With so many different individuals across vast distances describing these happenings, it leaves us to wonder, could accounts of these mysterious Ariel nighthawks be linked to a single inventor? Foreign espionage? Or perhaps, in part, something paranormal?
Join us on Into The Portal for Part 2 of our series as we delve into theories and bizarre claims from coast to coast in an attempt to unravel the Mystery of The Phantom Airship.
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Into The Portal is dedicated to the loving memory of both Janet Crema & Barbara McKay
27 May 2024
S2 Ep35: Mystery of the Phantom Airship
It is 1890s California. Imagine living in an era before the first zeppelins hit the skies, before the first test flight of the Wright brothers, and witnessing a massive cigar-shaped craft emerging from the clouds. Long before the 1947 UFO sightings of Kenneth Arnold, or the discovery at Roswell, there were reports of strange craft which seemed to defy explanation in the skies above California and moving eastward across dozens of states. The first modern UFOs that straddled the line between human technological abilities and fantastical steampunkesque flying machines. Massive craft with bright lights and manned by sizeable crews were witnessed by hundreds of ordinary Americans across the country, hovering above crowds, emanating strange sounds, and even possibly travelling at speeds up to 150 mph. It's a case that has become known as the Phantom Airship Mystery.
Could this be epic advanced aviation? Alternatively, could it possibly be explained as early cases of foreign spies and espionage from the skies? Or, to go even further, could we be dealing with some kind of early extraterrestrial mimicry of zeppelin-like technology soon to be deployed? Join us as we explore a legend from yore, the mystery of the phantom airship.
Special thank you and shout out to Adam Benedict, author of Oddities in Print (https://www.amazon.ca/Oddities-Print-Occurrences-Unexplained-Newspapers/dp/B09MG6FSYW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2BT7SANB39HAA&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Cw-w_0gprvspxBXW-NrBoqoslsUneIeeHSPb-weOEuytuEuXHCteQ8KLbnpNwKvqlXLvxay8bZFJHFBlHAMCTjMc7PPPoFb0NdL1-ZcRLrWTZrX0ZMkscL4gu6iRSfcxghkfdsBsJI7AX42kIMZS-WqeuL7P4OX-MjU3hCSXDLBRvLxetpVz5wh1OBv6sfI3_0uxD8jn5Ho-tc9lxyDHhD4zBSTzvrw8i8vUlLsbA0FMV3G1dtQso7BgKmhJzFC7rk9_i2_FG0J8tGbS6jcwutjVfEeoI6WOSY0QCzPlowY.4tMRRy5s5qbe3SNz6MDFVLTl-i2x125xnQ_L_Q8xjjY&dib_tag=se&keywords=oddities+in+print&qid=1716770115&sprefix=oddities+in+pri%2Caps%2C468&sr=8-1), the primary source of information for this episode!
Massive thank you to our PRODUCERS Adam K. and Kitsune. We couldn’t do this without you! Become a patron at patreon.com/intotheportal (https://www.patreon.com/intotheportal) :)
Find our Shop & Everything ITP HERE in one link: The Gateway (https://linktr.ee/IntoThePortal)
Want some exclusive bonus episodes of High Strangeness? A little goes a long way. Come and join ITP’s Patreon Community! (https://www.patreon.com/intotheportal)
Enjoy the show? Please leave us a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/into-the-portal/id1335393049) or wherever you listen to Into The Portal :)
We’d like to thank our regular sponsors of the show, Dark Artifacts (https://www.intotheportal.com/) & Most Wanted Luxury Resale (https://mostwantedresale.com/) and of course all of our Patreon Supporters (https://www.patreon.com/intotheportal)!
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Into The Portal is dedicated to the loving memory of both Janet Crema & Barbara McKay
20 Aug 2023
S2 Ep34: Merfolk & The Men of Minch
The Minch...A treacherous straight prone to sudden storms, strange wrecks, and intense superstition. It is steeped in ancient maritime myths and legends, with tales of various races of aquatic and amphibious humanoid beings. Referred to as Merfolk in the Hebrides and the Fin-folk in the Northern Isles. Whether their tales of treachery are based on any truth is indeed an intriguing mystery. Today, Over 80% of the world's oceans remain unmapped and unexplored... Could ancient amphibious humanoids be hiding in the depths lending to the true origins of some of these fantastical creatures? Welcome back Into The Portal as we investigate tales of Merfolk, Fin-folk and The Legend of the Blue Men of the Minch!
Massive thank you to our PRODUCERS Adam K, Kitsune & Jarret Cornelius We couldn’t do this without you! Become a patron at patreon.com/intotheportal (https://www.patreon.com/intotheportal) :)
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Enjoy the show? Please leave us a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/into-the-portal/id1335393049) or wherever you listen to Into The Portal :)
We’d like to thank our regular sponsors of the show, Dark Artifacts (https://www.intotheportal.com/) & Most Wanted Luxury Resale (https://mostwantedresale.com/), and of course, our Patreon Supporters (https://www.patreon.com/intotheportal)!
Into The Portal is dedicated to the loving memory of both Janet Crema & Barbara McKay
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