Ep 311: The Pascagoula Abduction with Philip Mantle Part 1
“They won’t believe it. They gonna believe it one of these days. Might be too late. I knew all along they was people from other worlds up there. I knew all along. I never thought it would happen to me.”
Description:
In October 1973, as the Vietnam War waned and Watergate filled headlines, two friends in Pascagoula, Mississippi – Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker – had an encounter that would shake them for life and baffle the world. While fishing after work, they claimed to be abducted by strange beings from a hovering craft, describing elephant-skinned entities with claw-like hands who examined them aboard the vessel. Though skeptics dismissed it as a hoax or hallucination, the Pascagoula Abduction remains one of the most compelling and hotly debated UFO cases. In this first installment of our two-part series, we delve into the initial reports, physical evidence, and lasting impact of the incident, joined by returning guest Philip Mantle – UFO researcher, a close friend of Calvin Parker, and co-writer of the Amazon Prime docuseries Pascagoula ’73 –who calls it the best-documented case of its kind. And with new eyewitnesses continuing to emerge, you might find yourself agreeing.
Reference Links:
Watch the “Pascagoula 73” documentary series on Amazon Prime
“Alien Abductee Charles Hickson on To Tell The Truth” on the Tom Owens UAP YouTube channel
“Pascagoula man recalls the time he was abducted by aliens” on the Fox 10 news YouTube channel
“Calvin Parker – The Pascagoula UFO Incident – November 20, 2018” on OpenMinds.tv
“Philip Mantle – UFOs, the DoD and a strange case in Pascagoula – December 19, 2017” on OpenMinds.tv
Files of the Unexplained: Pascagoula Alien Abduction on Netflix
“The Pascagoula UFO Incident | When Nightmares Come True” on the Why Files
“F. B. WALKER & SONS, ARNOLD V. WALKER, JAMES K. WALKER” shipyard registries
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Episode 311: The Pascagoula Abduction with Philip Mantle Part 1. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess. Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2025 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.