Season 2
Introducing State of the Unknown: Fragments
Something new is coming to State of the Unknown. Every story doesn’t need thirty minutes. Some are too strange to ignore… too fascinating to forget… and too small to become full documentaries. Beginning next week, I’m introducing State of the Unknown: Fragments—a brand-new storytelling series featur...
Creature Encounter: The 1909 Jersey Devil Panic | The Week Police Opened Fire — Ep. 61
For one remarkable week in January 1909, communities across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware were gripped by a wave of reports unlike anything the region had experienced before. Police officers claimed to see something moving over rooftops. Families awoke to strange sounds outside their homes....
Men in Black: Albert Bender | The Visit That Silenced America's First UFO Bureau — Ep. 60
Join host Robert Barber as he explores the case that gave rise to one of the most enduring legends in UFO history—the Men in Black. In the early 1950s, Albert K. Bender founded the International Flying Saucer Bureau, one of America's first civilian organizations devoted to investigating reports of u...
Alien Abduction: Travis Walton | Inside the Abduction Experience Behind Fire in the Sky — Ep. 59
Join host Robert Barber as he explores the second half of the Travis Walton case, one of the most discussed alien abduction stories in American history. Five days after disappearing in the Arizona wilderness, Travis Walton returned alive. His coworkers had spent nearly a week under suspicion. Search...
Alien Abduction: Travis Walton | The Disappearance That Inspired Fire in the Sky — Ep. 58
Join host Robert Barber as he explores the disappearance of Travis Walton, one of the most discussed alien abduction cases in American history. On November 5, 1975, Travis Walton and six fellow loggers were driving home through the Apache–Sitgreaves National Forest in Arizona when they reported seei...
Creature Encounter: The Flatwoods Monster | The West Virginia Encounter That Created an American Monster — Ep. 57
In September of 1952, a group of boys in Flatwoods, West Virginia looked up from a football game and saw something bright cross the sky. It appeared to come down beyond a nearby hill. What happened next became one of the most famous creature encounters in American paranormal history. Join host Rober...
Paranormal Encounter: Black-Eyed Children | The Witnesses Who Refused To Open The Door — Ep. 56
Join host Robert Barber as he examines one of the most unsettling modern paranormal phenomena: reports of Black Eyed Children. The story begins with a reported encounter in Abilene, Texas, where journalist Brian Bethel claimed two mysterious boys approached his car late at night and repeatedly asked...
UFO Encounter: The Levelland Incident | The Texas Sightings That Stopped Cars in Their Tracks — Ep. 55
In November of 1957, drivers on the rural roads around Levelland, Texas began reporting something strange. Their engines sputtered. Their headlights went out. Their vehicles stopped working near strange lights or glowing objects on or above the road. And when those lights disappeared, the cars and t...
Poltergeist Case: The Seaford Incident | The Long Island Disturbance That Drew National Attention — Ep. 54
In 1958, an ordinary family home in Seaford, Long Island became the center of one of America’s strangest poltergeist cases. Join host Robert Barber as he investigates the Seaford incident, the famous Long Island haunting remembered as Popper the Poltergeist, where bottles reportedly opened by themse...
Creature Encounter: The Enfield Horror | The Case That Turned a Small Illinois Town Upside Down — Ep. 53
Join host Robert Barber as he examines the Enfield Horror, also known as the Enfield Monster or Enfield Creature, one of Illinois’ strangest reported cryptid encounters. In April 1973, Henry McDaniel reported hearing scratching at the front door of his home in Enfield, Illinois. When he went to inve...