Ep.13 The Lights That Led Columbus 1492

UFO Chronicles Podcast

Nik Hunter

Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Science

4.6 • 843 Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Welcome to Brief Encounters, where history’s strangest moments collide with the unexplained. On the night of October 11th, 1492, Christopher Columbus sails the restless Atlantic aboard the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María. As the three weathered ships cut through the dark, endless void, Columbus scans the horizon. Just before land is sighted for the first time in weeks, he spots something eerie, a flickering, moving light where none should exist.

Brief Encounters is a tightly produced, narrative podcast that dives headfirst into the world of UFO sightings, the paranormal, cryptids, myths, and unexplained legends. From ancient sky wars to modern close encounters, each episode takes listeners on a journey through some of the most mysterious and compelling cases in human history. Whether it's a well-documented military sighting or an eerie village legend whispered across generations, Brief Encounters delivers each story with atmosphere, depth, and cinematic storytelling. Episodes are short and binge-worthy perfect for curious minds on the go. In just 5 to 10 minutes, listeners are pulled into carefully researched accounts that blend historical context, eyewitness testimony, and chilling details. The series moves between eras and continents, uncovering not only the famous cases you've heard of, but also the forgotten incidents that deserve a closer look. Each story is treated with respect, skepticism, and wonder offering both seasoned enthusiasts and casual listeners something fresh to consider. Whether it’s a 15th-century sky battle over Europe, a cryptid sighting in a remote forest, or a modern-day abduction report from rural America, Brief Encounters is your guide through the shadows of our world and the stories that refuse to be explained.

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0:00.0	The lights that led, Columbus, it's the night of October 11th, 1492.
0:17.2	The Atlantic Ocean is a black, endless void.
0:22.6	Ahead, three worn ships. The Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria
0:26.6	push through heavy, restless waters.
0:29.6	Christopher Columbus stands on deck, scanning the horizon.
0:33.6	Then, just before land is sighted for the first time in weeks, he sees something strange,
0:40.3	a light flickering, moving where no light should be. It's not the moon, it's not a fire,
0:47.9	and it's not on the water. Was it a trick of the eye or something else entirely? Welcome to brief encounters, the lights that led
0:57.3	Columbus. By October of 1492, Columbus and his crews were desperate. They had been at sea for over a
1:05.7	month, with supplies running thin and mutiny whispers growing louder.
1:15.7	Many feared they were lost forever, destined to drift into oblivion.
1:23.1	Columbus had promised them land, gold, glory, and now his credibility hung by a thread.
1:30.4	On the night of October 11th, at about 10pm, something unexpected happened.
1:39.1	Columbus, standing on the deck of the Santa Maria, saw a light. In his own words, recorded in the ship's log, the Admiral at 10 o'clock that evening, standing on the quarter-deck, saw a light,
1:46.0	though it was so faint that he could not affirm it was land.
1:50.3	The light appeared to rise and fall like a flame or a swinging lantern.
1:55.2	It was not stationary. It was not on the ocean's surface.
1:59.7	It moved up and down, suggesting it came from something above the ground.
2:05.0	Columbus wasn't alone. A sailor named Pedro Gutierrez also reported seeing the light.
2:12.4	Later, a crewman named Rodrigo de Triana would famously shout that he had sighted land, the Bahamas,
2:21.7	specifically San Salvador Island. But Columbus's report was different. This wasn't land. It was something
2:30.5	glowing, moving, waiting. In fact, Columbus noted that the light appeared more than
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