The Why Files: Operation Podcast

In the Spring of 1974, a large brush fire swept across the property owned by Antoine and Gerri Betz. While assessing the damage, they noticed something very out of place. Lying in the smoldering grass, was a highly polished, metal sphere. This became known as the Betz sphere or the Betz orb. Terry Betz, Antoine and Jerri's 21-year-old son, went to pick up  the sphere. Although it was only 8-inches in diameter, it was extremely heavy. Then the Betz family did something with the sphere that would change their lives forever. Something that the family would come to regret. They brought it home. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewhyfiles/support

The story always starts the same way. On the side of the road, in a backyard, or in a parking lot; a large dog hovers over a dead animal, quietly eating. As you approach, the dog looks up. Its eyes shining in the dark. As you move closer, the dog stands up on its hind legs. It's well over 7 feet tall. It has the body of a man but the head of a dog or a wolf. Some call them werewolves. Others call them dogmen. Whatever they are, they've been terrifying people for hundreds of years. In the past, it's been easy to dismiss these sightings as mistakes or superstitions. But these creatures are not so easy to dismiss anymore. Because now -- we have pictures. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewhyfiles/support

Discover the mysterious purpose of the Great Pyramid of Giza and its connection to generating electricity. Explore the fascinating musical properties of the pyramid and its ability to resonate at 440 hertz. Learn about the possibility of the pyramid as an energy creation structure and its connection to Nikola Tesla's wireless power system. Uncover Tesla's vision for unlimited clean energy and the consequences of relying on oil, coal, and war for energy sources.

Meet John Titor, a temporal soldier from 2036 on a mission to save the world. Discover the concept of time travel, the technology behind it, and its implications. Explore Titor's predictions, world lines, and the enigma surrounding his story. Get ready for an uncertain future with practical tips and recommendations.

Paul Bennewitz lived next to a large airforce base. When he saw colored lights in the sky, he assumed they were experimental aircraft. Then he started picking up strange radio signals that seemed to be an alien language. He took his findings to the Air Force. Publicly they denied the UFO/alien story. But privately, they confirmed Paul's findings. The Air Force even funded his UFO research. He spent several years gathering evidence and reporting it to the authorities. Then, he ended up in a mental institution. Let's find out why. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewhyfiles/support

November 28th, 1953. New York City.  At 2:30 AM the body hit the sidewalk. A few seconds later, a shower of glass. The doorman of the Statler Hotel yelled to the lobby that there was a jumper. The night manager rushed out and saw him. A man, about 40 years old, lying on the pavement. He was on his back, wearing only his underwear and blood started to pool around him. 13 stories up, a single window was open; its curtain flapping through broken glass. The night manager knelt beside the man, whose eyes were open and was somehow still alive. He desperately tried to speak but was choking on blood and couldn't be understood. After a minute or two of trying to communicate, the man took a final deep breath and was gone. Nobody knows for sure what he was trying to say before he died. But one thing is for certain, it was something about the CIA. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewhyfiles/support

In 1943, the USS Eldridge was made invisible and teleported from Philadelphia to Virginia. This event was known as the Philadelphia Experiment. When the Eldridge reappeared, some crew materialized in walls and bulkheads. They died in agony. But two sailors didn't reappear at all. The two men, who happened to be brothers, were presumed dead or lost. They weren't dead.  They traveled 40 years into the future; in a secret military base on the East end of Long Island. They became unwitting participants of The Montauk Project. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewhyfiles/support

World War 2 has countless stories of bravery, sacrifice, camaraderie, and heroism. But the war also has a lot of mysteries. Many of them still unsolved. Like the legend of the Phantom Fortress. A B-17 bomber that returned from a mission with no crew aboard; and somehow landed itself. Let's find out why. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewhyfiles/support

On Mel Waters' property in the Manastash Ridge, west of Ellensburg, Washington, there is a hole in the ground that looks like a well -- but it's not a well. Like the owners of the property before him, Mel used the hole as a trash dump. His neighbors used it too. Garbage, broken appliances, old tires, everything went in the hole. After a while, Mel started to wonder: why doesn't it fill up? Then he started to notice other strange things about the hole. His dogs wouldn't go near it. It caused his radio picked up strange signals. And it didn't seem to have a bottom. Mel's curiosity became an obsession. Let's see if we can get to the bottom of Mel's hole. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewhyfiles/support

The Dark Watchers: Silent Guardians of the Pines The Santa Lucia mountain range runs from Monterey and down the coast of California. For hundreds of years, stories have been told about entities that keep watch over the mountains. Sometimes seen out of the corner of the eye, always from a distance. Stare too long and they vanish. If you're ever hiking the wilderness of Big Sur and feel like you're being watched?  It's because you are. twpmaa3h --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewhyfiles/support