The Close Encounters Podcast (Northern Ireland UFO Society)

Season 1, episode 8 - They Believe.

In part 1 of this episode:

Chris chooses a small selection of interesting and weird news in, That's What I Call News, covering:

• The recent release of footage of a Jellyfish UFO seen over a military installation in 2008
• Breakthrough in weight loss via mindful eating
• 30ft Triangular UFO sighted by private pilot
• The private mission to Venus in search for ET life

In part 2, we chat to Michelle and Eric Connor about their experiences with the paranormal since childhood and their podcast, "We believe... do you?". Eric and Michelle share some startling accounts of high strangeness in their childhood home and why they think their grandfather is responsible.

And finally in part 3,

A brief overview of what to look forward to next episode.

If you'd like to chat with us on our podcast, please drop us a message at our Facebook page. Alternatively, you can follow our YouTube channel to watch some of our videos there.

Episode credits

Produced on behalf of the Northern Ireland UFO Society

Main Music: Smoking Jacket Blues - TrackTribe

Segment Jingle: Cartoon Bank Heist - Doug Maxwell

Season 1, episode 1 - No place like home

In part 1 of this episode, Chris chooses a very small selection of weird and interesting news from around the world which covers:

• Our recent very close shave with a "big-ish sized asteroid. Just how close was it?
• A man awakens from the dead in Nigeria and describes in detail his NDE.
• A comet not seen since the Stone age - will we be the last generation to see it?
• Want a bit of a thrill? Local paranormal investigation group are now running their first public investigations of the year. Check them out.

In Part 2, Ed, the chief researcher of NIUFOS, joins Chris to talk about the UFO phenomenon in Northern Ireland.

And finally in Part 3, Chris gives a brief overview of the upcoming celestial and NIUFOS events.

A lot crammed into a 45 minute episode!

If you'd like to chat with us on our podcast, please drop us a message at our Facebook page. Alternatively, you can follow our YouTube channel to watch some of our videos there.

Episode credits

Produced on behalf of the Northern Ireland UFO Society

Main Music: Smoking Jacket Blues - TrackTribe

Segment Jingle: Cartoon Bank Heist - Doug Maxwell

Season 2, Episode 3 - The Pascagoula Abduction

In part 1 of this episode:

Chris chooses a small selection of interesting and weird news in, That's What I Call News, covering:

• Aliens definitely exist - ISRO Chief
• Invisible electric field surrounds earth discovered by NASA
• New Director of Pentagon's official UAP investigation branch appointed
• Remote mind control now a scary reality

In part 2, we speak to International UFO Researcher and former director of investigations at BUFORA, Philip Mantle, who shares the findings from his tireless research from an alien abduction case on the banks of the Mississippi river in Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi. All details are included in his book, Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

And finally in part 3,

A brief forecast of the upcoming astronomical events that can be seen from Northern Ireland over September.

If you'd like to chat with us on our podcast, please drop us a message at our Facebook page. Alternatively, you can follow our YouTube channel to watch some of our videos there.

Episode credits

Produced on behalf of the Northern Ireland UFO Society

Main Music: Smoking Jacket Blues - TrackTribe

Segment Jingle: Cartoon Bank Heist - Doug Maxwell

Season 2, Episode 1 - The Shadow Hunter

In part 1 of this episode:

Chris chooses a small selection of interesting and weird news in, That's What I Call News, covering:

• Five "rogue planets" may have been captured by early Sun
• Audio from Canadian ATC reveals that multiple pilots reported seeing unexplained lights
• Jupiter may have been flat in its distant past
• Shadow Hunters NI to host a new paranormal investigation event, "Total Darkness"

In part 2, we chat to Fra McDonald, the founder of paranormal investigation group, Shadow Hunters NI, where Fra shares his scariest and most interesting encounters, the haunted/cursed items he's confiscated from private investigations in ordinary people's homes, and their "Elementum" event, which took place in Conway Mill, Belfast, which was open to the pubic.

And finally in part 3,

A brief overview of what to look forward to next episode.

If you'd like to chat with us on our podcast, please drop us a message at our Facebook page. Alternatively, you can follow our YouTube channel to watch some of our videos there.

Episode credits

Produced on behalf of the Northern Ireland UFO Society

Main Music: Smoking Jacket Blues - TrackTribe

Segment Jingle: Cartoon Bank Heist - Doug Maxwell

Season 1, episode 10 - To hell, heave and home again.

In part 1 of this episode:

Chris chooses a small selection of interesting and weird news in, That's What I Call News, covering:

• NASA discovers 85 new exoplanets, 60 of which may support life.
• Thai family haunted by eerie shadow figure after son takes someones offering from a temple.
• Earth narrowly avoids catastrophe.
• China intensifies efforts to detect alien life.

In part 2, we chat to Kathy McDaniel about her Near Death Experience and her memoir recounting her time before, during and after it.

And finally in part 3,

A brief overview of what to look forward to next episode.

If you'd like to chat with us on our podcast, please drop us a message at our Facebook page. Alternatively, you can visit our website or follow our YouTube channel to watch some of our videos there.

Episode credits

Produced on behalf of the Northern Ireland UFO Society

Main Music: Smoking Jacket Blues - TrackTribe

Segment Jingle: Cartoon Bank Heist - Doug Maxwell

Season 1, episode 9 - The Cull.

In part 1 of this episode:

Chris chooses a small selection of interesting and weird news in, That's What I Call News, covering:

• DVD Evidence of US Intelligence Officials meeting extraterrestrials presented to Congress
• NASA detects another mysterious signal from outside the galaxy
• Astronauts going to Mars will experience the time dilation effect
• Rumours suggest that JWST may have detected bio-signature of life on distant planet

In part 2, we chat to Damien Dumar about Lucien Mars' book The Last Harvest, which tells of humanity’s inevitable cull and how the Illuminati were genetically related to Lucifer and spawned the socio-fascist New World Order with the intention to recolonise it with a hybrid race of super humanoids designed to serve and worship the new World Order, and why RH Negative blood is important.

And finally in part 3,

A brief overview of what to look forward to next episode.

If you'd like to chat with us on our podcast, please drop us a message at our Facebook page. Alternatively, you can follow our YouTube channel to watch some of our videos there.

Episode credits

Produced on behalf of the Northern Ireland UFO Society

Main Music: Smoking Jacket Blues - TrackTribe

Segment Jingle: Cartoon Bank Heist - Doug Maxwell

Season 1, episode 7 - Giants Among Us

In part 1 of this episode:

Chris chooses a small selection of interesting and weird news in, That's What I Call News, covering:

• Astronomers discovered rare binary star system destined to explode
• "Comet of the decade" should be visible to the naked eye
• Alpha Centarui could be within our reach
• Professor's Laser array could enable time travel

In part 2, we chat to Floyd Wills about his book The Red-Haired Giants of Lovelock Cave and Other Ancient Mysteries, and research into ancient giants, in particular the legend of the Red-Headed giants of Locklock cave, their demise and other ancient accounts of giant beings and the discovery of the remains. We also explore why their bones have mysteriously vanished.

And finally in part 3,

The upcoming celestial events to look out for and some details on the NIUFOS activity for April 2023.

If you'd like to chat with us on our podcast, please drop us a message at our Facebook page. Alternatively, you can follow our YouTube channel to watch some of our videos there.

Episode credits

Produced on behalf of the Northern Ireland UFO Society

Main Music: Smoking Jacket Blues - TrackTribe

Segment Jingle: Cartoon Bank Heist - Doug Maxwell

Season 1, episode 6 - Terror Strikes

In part 1 of this episode:

Chris chooses a small selection of interesting and weird news in, That's What I Call News, covering:

• The apparent rise in demonic possessions and the Vatican's increase of trained exorcists
• Claims from Columbia that 28 schoolgirls were struck down sick after using an Ouija board
• Leading scientists found The Origins Federation in effort to detect life on other worlds
• Oldie, but goldie, Salt water bodies on the Martian south pole good contender to host ET life 

In part 2, we chat to Michigan born author, Joseph M Lenard about his book, Terror Strikes, and how a prophecy of Nostradamus, combined with actual world events, inspired him to pen the book. We also talk conspiracies and his personal UFO/Paranormal encounters.

And finally in part 3,

We accidentally left out info on the next NIUFOS event, but we did manage to cover, in brief, the upcoming celestial events for the week ahead.

If you'd like to chat with us on our podcast, please drop us a message at our Facebook page. Alternatively, you can follow our YouTube channel to watch some of our videos there.

Episode credits

Produced on behalf of the Northern Ireland UFO Society

Main Music: Smoking Jacket Blues - TrackTribe

Segment Jingle: Cartoon Bank Heist - Doug Maxwell

Season 1, episode 3 - Déjà vu

In part 1 of this episode:

Chris chooses a small selection of interesting and weird news in, That's What I Call News, covering:

• Jupiter’s newly discovered moons
• A new theory may allow for faster than light travel without breaking the laws of physics
• Young Belgian student plans for human immortality
• Uni professor suggests a common chemical used in motor vehicles may hold the key to warp engines

In part 2, we chat to certified hypnotherapist, Monique Pliakos from NH, USA who tells us of her methods and experiences when it comes to therapeutical hypnosis and explains the mechanics of how it can unlock long forgotten memories from past lives.

You can visit her website by clicking this link. If you're interested in having a tarot reading by Monique, then you can do so by following this link.

Alternatively, you can follow her twitter  or visit her online shop by clicking this link here.

And finally in part 3,

More info on the upcoming NIUFOS Open Day and the notable celestial event towards the end of Feb 2023.

If you'd like to chat with us on our podcast, please drop us a message at our Facebook page. Alternatively, you can follow our YouTube channel to watch some of our videos there.

Episode credits

Produced on behalf of the Northern Ireland UFO Society

Main Music: Smoking Jacket Blues - TrackTribe

Segment Jingle: Cartoon Bank Heist - Doug Maxwell

Season 1, episode 5 - Taking the Red Pill

In part 1 of this episode:

Chris chooses a small selection of interesting and weird news in, That's What I Call News, covering:

• A Welsh is recognised as being on of the worlds best places to view the night sky
• Pyramid of Giza gives up another secret
• UFO sighting in Ballymahon, Republic of Ireland
• Discovery on Iberian peninsula suggests humans used steel a millennium earlier than first thought

In part 2, we chat to podcaster Lee Taylor (from Never a Straight Answer Podcast) about what he's learned over the last 30 years when it comes to UFOlogy and conspiracy theories.

And finally in part 3,

Finalised information in the run up to the NIUFOS open day on the 11th March 2023, and the upcoming celestial events for the week head, rolling into the new month of March.

If you'd like to chat with us on our podcast, please drop us a message at our Facebook page. Alternatively, you can follow our YouTube channel to watch some of our videos there.

Episode credits

Produced on behalf of the Northern Ireland UFO Society

Main Music: Smoking Jacket Blues - TrackTribe

Segment Jingle: Cartoon Bank Heist - Doug Maxwell

Season 2, Episode 2 - The Key Within

In part 1 of this episode:

Chris chooses a small selection of interesting and weird news in, That's What I Call News, covering:

• Best UFO hotspots have now been mapped
• Solar system’s Planet 9 has one last place left to hide
• Mainstream news now paying attention to increased solar flares?
• Researchers ask for your help in solar wind research

In part 2, we speak to Aundrea Sides, who reflects on her past experiences, her psychic abilities and how she can use her knowledge and skills to enable you to bring out the best in yourself, and eliminate the need for therapy, books and drugs.

And finally in part 3,

A brief overview of what to look forward to next episode.

If you'd like to chat with us on our podcast, please drop us a message at our Facebook page. Alternatively, you can follow our YouTube channel to watch some of our videos there.

Episode credits

Produced on behalf of the Northern Ireland UFO Society

Main Music: Smoking Jacket Blues - TrackTribe

Segment Jingle: Cartoon Bank Heist - Doug Maxwell

Season 1, episode 2 - The Pleiadian Child

In part 1 of this episode:

Chris chooses a small selection of interesting and weird news in, That's What I Call News, covering:

• The US armed forces' interception of numerous unidentified flying objects
• A mysterious blue whirlpool observed over Hawaiian skies (https://tinyurl.com/yncx27zj)
• An insect that can live off polystyrene (https://tinyurl.com/mrtxy5k8) &;
• Silent triangular shaped UFO seen at US nuclear power plant (https://tinyurl.com/4amtnvp9)

In part 2, Chris is joined by Pleiadian channeler Soma ARah, to talk about her experiences and her books. Soma's website can be found by following this link. www.thepleiadianchild.com

Her book The Pleiadian Child can be purchased on Amazon and What's Really Going On, via her website above.

And finally in part 3,

More info on the upcoming NIUFOS Open Day and the notable celestial event towards the end of Feb 2023.

If you'd like to chat with us on our podcast, please drop us a message at our Facebook page. Alternatively, you can follow our YouTube channel to watch some of our videos there.

Episode credits

Produced on behalf of the Northern Ireland UFO Society

Main Music: Smoking Jacket Blues - TrackTribe

Segment Jingle: Cartoon Bank Heist - Doug Maxwell

Season 1, episode 4 - His Kind of Angels

In part 1 of this episode:

Chris chooses a small selection of interesting and weird news in, That's What I Call News, covering:

• Paganism on the rise across Europe
• Early humans in Europe discovered to be masters at archery more than 40,000 years that previously thought
• A team at the University of Toronto detect 8 mysterious signals with potential ET origins from 5 distant stars
• Leading Irish astronomer captures footage of over 40 UFOs over the span of 22 years in Co. Roscommon

In part 2, we chat to Angel contactee, Digger Wordsworth and his experiences with them and what their message to us could be, and what's included in his book, "My Kind of Angels... evidence of a higher realm"

And finally in part 3,

Finalised information in the run up to the NIUFOS open day on the 11th March 2023, and the upcoming celestial events for the week head, rolling into the new month of March.

If you'd like to chat with us on our podcast, please drop us a message at our Facebook page. Alternatively, you can follow our YouTube channel to watch some of our videos there.

Episode credits

Produced on behalf of the Northern Ireland UFO Society

Main Music: Smoking Jacket Blues - TrackTribe

Segment Jingle: Cartoon Bank Heist - Doug Maxwell