{"id":1480,"date":"2026-10-07T02:24:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T02:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micahhanks.com\/podcast\/?p=1480"},"modified":"2026-10-07T02:24:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T02:24:29","slug":"10-06-26-the-strange-disappearance-of-ufos-last-of-the-great-close-encounters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/micahhanks.com\/podcast\/2026\/10\/07\/10-06-26-the-strange-disappearance-of-ufos-last-of-the-great-close-encounters\/","title":{"rendered":"10.06.26. The Strange Disappearance of UFOs: Last of the Great Close Encounters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2206\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1480-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/pscrb.fm\/rss\/p\/prfx.byspotify.com\/e\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gralienreport\/Strange_Disappearance_of_the_UFOs_-_The_Last_Great_Age_of_Close_Encounters__MHP_100626.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/pscrb.fm\/rss\/p\/prfx.byspotify.com\/e\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gralienreport\/Strange_Disappearance_of_the_UFOs_-_The_Last_Great_Age_of_Close_Encounters__MHP_100626.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/pscrb.fm\/rss\/p\/prfx.byspotify.com\/e\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gralienreport\/Strange_Disappearance_of_the_UFOs_-_The_Last_Great_Age_of_Close_Encounters__MHP_100626.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/pscrb.fm\/rss\/p\/prfx.byspotify.com\/e\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gralienreport\/Strange_Disappearance_of_the_UFOs_-_The_Last_Great_Age_of_Close_Encounters__MHP_100626.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/micahhanks.com\/podcast\/?powerpress_pinw=1480-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/pscrb.fm\/rss\/p\/prfx.byspotify.com\/e\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gralienreport\/Strange_Disappearance_of_the_UFOs_-_The_Last_Great_Age_of_Close_Encounters__MHP_100626.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Strange_Disappearance_of_the_UFOs_-_The_Last_Great_Age_of_Close_Encounters__MHP_100626.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/micahhanks.com\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/micahhanks.com\/podcast\/subscribe\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">In the autumn of 1973, the United States experienced one of the most remarkable UFO waves in modern history. From bizarre reports of alleged landings and humanoid occupants to the famous Pascagoula encounter and the Coyne helicopter incident, hundreds of sightings emerged across the country during a period when UFOs seemed to be almost everywhere. Similar high-profile encounters continued throughout the 1970s and 1980s\u2014but in the decades since, something appears to have changed.<\/p>\n<p>This week on <em>The Micah Hanks Program<\/em>, we revisit the extraordinary UFO wave of 1973 and ask a deceptively simple question: where have all the UFOs gone? While UFO reports certainly haven&#8217;t disappeared, the classic high-strangeness Close Encounter seems conspicuously rarer today. We examine what factors could explain the apparent shift, along with speculations about what it all could potentially mean.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>SHOW NOTES<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>NEWS: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/healthcare-pharmaceuticals\/russia-says-no-plague-cases-have-been-detected-among-contacts-deceased-lab-2026-10-06\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No plague cases detected in Siberia, Russia says, and locals play down scare | Reuters<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/search-for-life\/nasa-chief-jared-isaacman-wants-to-stay-open-minded-about-ufos-if-its-aliens-i-think-nasa-should-have-a-seat-at-the-table\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NASA chief Jared Isaacman wants to stay &#8216;open-minded&#8217; about UFOs: &#8216;If it&#8217;s aliens, I think NASA should have a seat at the table&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lamag.com\/science\/david-grusch-makes-cryptic-new-claims-about-missing-air-force-general-neil-mccasland\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Grusch Makes Cryptic New Claims About Missing Air Force General Neil McCasland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>UFOs IN 1973: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillescene.com\/news\/the-great-ufo-wave-of-1973-brought-an-autumn-of-aliens-to-middle-tennessee\/article_1aedcb58-7b62-512d-9dc1-77bebdecb87a.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Great UFO Wave of 1973 brought an &#8216;Autumn of Aliens&#8217; to Middle Tennessee<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipm.org\/show\/journeyindiana\/2026-04-27\/close-encounters-of-the-muncie-kind-the-muncie-ufo-mania-of-1973\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Close Encounters of the Muncie Kind: The Muncie UFO Mania of 1973<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/september-18\/carter-files-report-on-ufo-sighting\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jimmy Carter files report on UFO sighting | September 18, 1973 | HISTORY<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aquila.usm.edu\/honors_theses\/988\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cUFO Reports Swamp Mississippi\u201d: Media Coverage of the 1973 Pascagoula Alien Abduction<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashlandsource.com\/2020\/10\/04\/coyne-incident-over-charles-mill-lake-was-most-credible-ufo-sighting-of-1973\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coyne Incident over Charles Mill Lake was most credible UFO sighting of 1973<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>2013: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/aeon.co\/essays\/why-have-we-stopped-seeing-ufos-in-the-skies\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why have we stopped seeing UFOs in the skies? | Aeon Essays<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>2018:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2018\/sep\/21\/what-is-behind-the-decline-in-ufo-sightings\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is behind the decline in UFO sightings? | UFOs | The Guardian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>2022:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/UFOs\/comments\/zw8qjm\/why_are_there_fewer_close_encounters_with_ufos\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why are there fewer close encounters with UFO&#8217;s now than in the past? &#8211; Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/micahhanks.com\/x\">BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ezAdsense adsense adsense-midtext\">Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of<strong>\u00a0The Micah Hanks Program,\u00a0<\/strong>as well as \u201cclassic\u201d episodes,\u00a0weekly \u201cadditional editions\u201d of the subscriber-only\u00a0<em><strong>X Podcast,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0the monthly\u00a0<strong>Enigmas\u00a0<\/strong>specials, and much more.<\/div>\n<p>Like us on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MicahHanksOfficial\/?view_public_for=101037011668657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Follow\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/MicahHanks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@MicahHanks<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>on X.<\/p>\n<p>Keep up with Micah and his work at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.micahhanks.com\/\">micahhanks.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Want to advertise\/sponsor\u00a0<em>The Micah Hanks Program<\/em>?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We have partnered with <b>AdvertiseCast <\/b>to handle our advertising\/sponsorship requests. 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