650 // Ghost Blimp

Missing

Crawlspace Media

Society & Culture, True Crime, News

3.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna discuss the mysterious disappearances of Lieutenant Ernest DeWitt Cody and Ensign Charles Ellis Adams as part of the mystery of the US Navy's Ghost Blimp from 1942 in San Francisco, California. Sources: https://historynet.com/ghost-blimp-mystery-l-8/. https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Ghost-blimp-s-enduring-mystery-How-did-crew-13267309.php?t=0b980509cd. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-8.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Macon_(ZRS-5). https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nnam/explore/collections/aircraft/l/l-8-ghost-ship.html. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-80-year-mystery-of-the-us-navys-ghost-blimp-180980531/. https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/mystery/l-8-ghost-blimp-mystery. https://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/L-8_crash_site.htm. Check out Quince: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://quince.com/MISSING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. WE HAVE A LIVE SHOW WITH THE SHOW, ANOTHER F*CKING HORROR PODCAST. IT'S CALLED: CRIMINALLY STUPID - THE SEARCH FOR THE WORLDS DUMBEST CRIMINAL. FOR TICKETS, GO TO: ⁠⁠https://www.eventbrite.com/e/criminally-stupid-the-search-for-the-worlds-dumbest-criminal-tickets-1984625623665⁠. Main podcast theme by Kevin Macleod. Check out his work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://incompetech.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Additional music by David Williams. See his work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://williamsflutes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Missing: IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/⁠⁠⁠⁠. TT:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@missingcsm⁠⁠⁠⁠. FB:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM⁠⁠⁠⁠. X:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/MissingCSM⁠⁠⁠⁠. Spotify:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/0yRXkJrZC85otfT7oXMcri⁠⁠⁠⁠. Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm⁠⁠⁠⁠. Apple:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/missing/id1006974447⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Crawlspace: IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠. TT:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠. FB:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠. X:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/7iSnqnCf27NODdz0pJ1GvJ⁠⁠⁠⁠. Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/crawlspace⁠⁠⁠⁠. Apple:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our entire network at⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://crawlspace-media.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The In today's new episode of missing, Lance, we speak about the mysterious ghost blimp from
0:44.3	1942 over the San Francisco Bay.
0:48.3	This is a really wild story.
0:50.4	Would you make of this story?
0:51.9	Well, when you sent it to me, just the title alone is incredible, the ghost blimp.
0:57.0	So that brought all of these like passions that I have for like the Twilight Zone and and Stephen King's stories, like the Langaleers, like it brought all of this into the forefront of my thinking.
1:08.0	So I love stories like this.
1:10.0	I love the mystery. I do regret the
1:12.5	fact that we talk about deceased people. I mean, they're probably deceased, you know, and that does
1:17.5	add a lot of, you know, heaviness to the story, but the mystery itself is just remarkable. I thought
1:23.5	it was absolutely incredible. And yeah, thank you for bringing it to us. I can't wait to talk about it.
1:27.2	And Lance, before we throw it to to us. I can't wait to talk about it.
1:32.6	And Lance, before we throw it to commercial, we should tell our good listeners about the live show that we're doing in New York City on April 25th.
1:36.1	It's going to be a great show.
1:37.3	It's been a long time since we've done anything live out and about just in the wild.
1:41.4	So we have joined forces with another effing horror podcast.
1:46.4	The hosts and producers of that show, Amy and Monique, decided that it was a good idea to
1:51.5	team up with the you and I.
1:52.6	We're going to be at the Shalele Tabburn.
1:55.0	This is in Queens, New York.
1:57.3	The event bright link for the tickets are in the show notes.
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