The Why Files: Operation Podcast

What if you were offered the opportunity to visit another planet?

You get to experience the culture of an alien race, explore a new world; see and use technology that's 5,000 years ahead of ours.

Wou…

Here's the nightmare scenario. You stop by your elderly mother's house to check on her. You grab the doorknob. It's hot to the touch. You ring the bell and knock. No answer.

You fish out your key and…

ALIEN WAR at The Dulce Underground Base | They Mysterious Death of Phil Schneider

Everyone's heard of Area 51. The top-secret facility in the Nevada desert. But nobody really knows what happens there…

In September 1994, Yitzak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel received an ominous message. It was a warning that his life was in danger.

The sender of the message said this information was secretly encod…

In the Spring of 1974, a large brush fire swept across the property owned by Antoine and Gerri Betz.

While assessing the damage, they noticed something very out of place.

Lying in the smoldering gras…

The story always starts the same way. On the side of the road, in a backyard, or in a parking lot; a large dog hovers over a dead animal, quietly eating.

As you approach, the dog looks up. Its eyes s…

Nikola Tesla believed that he could harness the energy from inside the earth and transmit that power *wirelessly* around the world.

His early experiments were successful. But his research mysteriousl…

This is our future. The United States of America endures a second civil war, killing millions. Immediately after that, a *World* War begins. Nuclear weapons are used. Billions are killed.

The afterma…

Paul Bennewitz lived next to a large airforce base. When he saw colored lights in the sky, he assumed they were experimental aircraft.

Then he started picking up strange radio signals that seemed to …

November 28th, 1953. New York City. 

At 2:30 AM the body hit the sidewalk. A few seconds later, a shower of glass.

The doorman of the Statler Hotel yelled to the lobby that there was a jumper.

The ni…

In 1943, the USS Eldridge was made invisible and teleported from Philadelphia to Virginia. This event was known as the Philadelphia Experiment.

When the Eldridge reappeared, some crew materialized in…

World War 2 has countless stories of bravery, sacrifice, camaraderie, and heroism.

But the war also has a lot of mysteries. Many of them still unsolved.

Like the legend of the Phantom Fortress.

A B-1…

On Mel Waters' property in the Manastash Ridge, west of Ellensburg, Washington, there is a hole in the ground that looks like a well -- but it's not a well.

Like the owners of the property before him…

The Dark Watchers: Silent Guardians of the Pines

The Santa Lucia mountain range runs from Monterey and down the coast of California.

For hundreds of years, stories have been told about entities that …

On March 16, 1957, at 8 o'clock in the morning, a 300 ft long spacecraft landed in a field in Alexandria Virginia.

Two local police officers arrived on the scene. The door of the craft slowly opened.…

In 12th century England, two children were found lost in a forest. They spoke only gibberish, wore strange clothing and had bright green skin. When the children finally learned to speak English, they…

In the past year or so, three internet mysteries popped up that really got my attention. They may seem very different, but trust me, they're connected.  The first one is about a girl who found a door…

The Moon is a Hollow Spaceship | Who Built it and Why?  

Despite it being humanity's constant companion through all of recorded time, the moon is still a mystery.  

Science hasn't been able to explai…

Vatican City is an inspirational place. You don't need to be Catholic or even religious to appreciate the architecture, art, and the city's historical significance.

But there is a place within the Va…

THE BLACK KNIGHT SATELLITE

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1. It was the first satellite in Earth's orbit. Or was it?

For over a hundred years, an object has been seen, heard and *photogra…