The Eagle River Incident
- By
Marcus Lowth
- July 14, 2019
- September 4, 2020
- 16 min read
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The Eagle River incident of April 1961 in Wisconsin – sometimes referred to as the Space Pancakes or Flapjacks Case - is another UFO encounter that even those in the UFO community have regarded for many years as a hoax. And many still do. However, the case persists with UFO researchers returning periodically to the incident on the off chance that perhaps it was a true encounter. The fact is, however, while proof of such absolute authenticity remains beyond our reach, there are more reasons to believe the credibility of the incident than not. The witness, chicken farmer, Joe Simonton, has never altered his story since first reporting the incident, and would – much to his credit – preserve a keepsake of his meeting with oth...
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Marcus Lowth
Marcus Lowth is a writer with a love for UFOs, aliens, and the Ancient Astronaut Theory, to the paranormal, general conspiracies, and unsolved mysteries. He has been writing and researching with over 20 years of experience.
Marcus has been Editor-in-Chief for several years due to his excellent knowledge in these fields. Marcus also regularly appears as an expert on radio talk shows including Troubled Minds and Unexplained Radio discussing these topics.
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Well done, a detailed article covering the details of the story with no hyperbole or ridicule. And the inclusion of the fairly lore overlap is great. I stumbled across this site quite by accident and am very glad of it! Thanks for a job well done.
“Coincidence” that this was the date of the “Bay of Pigs Invasion”?
thank you very much. very interesting and fascinating
Excellent coverage and facts and views on this particular case. Also very informative non new legends and beliefs ie the Gentry”wow it is all really spectacular. Thanks
This is a good website. Lots of good, in depth info for serious ufo study. Unlike many other sites that spread a lot of really weird and sensationalist garbage that embarrasses the field.
Thank you for what you do.
Interesting:
https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~abatko/interests/conspiracy/mj12/