Berkshire UFO Incident | The First Historically True Alien Encounter?

Red Web

True Crime, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Exploring the history behind what is widely regarded as the first historically true story of an alien or UFO encounter: the Berkshire UFO Incident. Support us directly: https://www.redwebpod.com On September 1st, 1969, Berkshire County, Massachusetts spent a warm summer evening like any other. But as darkness fell, something strange crossed the skies and changed the community forever. Were they really witnessing something otherworldly, or could it all be explained? Today, we’re investigating the first UFO case ever recognized as historically true: the Berkshire UFO Incident. Our sponsors: Factor - Go to http://factormeals.com/redweb50off and use code redweb50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year. Shopify - Go to http://shopify.com/redweb to sign up for your $1-per-month trial period. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to http://betterhelp.com/redweb for 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.1	On September 1st, 1969, Berkshire County, Massachusetts spent a warm summer evening like any other.
1:14.6	But as darkness fell, something strange crossed the skies and changed the community forever.
1:20.6	Were they really witnessing something otherworldly or could it all be explained?
1:25.6	Today we're investigating the first UFO case ever recognized as historically true,
1:30.9	the Berkshire UFO incident.
1:33.4	This is Red Web.
1:42.5	Welcome back Task Force to another episode of Red Web, the podcast all about Unsolved Mysteries,
1:48.8	true crime, and the unknown.
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