I enjoyed this episode more than I initially thought I would. It was interesting to hear about all of the various stories passed down through the generations.
Not to meander off-topic but with regards to dates, names, places or "proof," when you get right down to it, what guest on any paranormal show anywhere has ever provided tangible, incontrovertible "proof" that aliens, alien spacecraft or alien abductions are real? Sure, there are compelling personal accounts by generally accepted credible witnesses, seemingly authentic visual evidence, as well as scientifically unproven, open-to-interpretation physical evidence, but nothing has ever been presented that puts the "are we alone" question permanently to bed. Like, say for example, the existence of bears.
Don't get me wrong, personally I'm squarely in the "we are NOT alone" camp and believe, based on the books I've read, documentaries I've watched and the interviews I've heard (many on The Paracast), that there is validity to the assertion that we have been, and are being visited by extraterrestrial, or at the very least crypoterrestrial, intelligence. I just chuckle when people approach this controversial subject as if it is an accepted fact that aliens exist. Similar to how Christians believe in the "fact" of an (impossible-to-prove) magical Jesus.
I respect the fact that individuals who claim to have had firsthand experiences with alien beings, experienced abductions or seen unexplained aerial phenomenon or craft, have had the question definitively answered for themselves, subsequently eliminating doubt in their own mind, but as someone who has never had a related strange or unexplained experience of any kind, I can't claim that my beliefs regarding this subject are supported by anything approaching concrete proof. There is on my part, for lack of a better term, a bit of "faith" involved.