Ep.22 The Chiles-Whitted Encounter 1948

UFO Chronicles Podcast

Nik Hunter

Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Science

4.6 • 843 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Brief Encounters, we explore the chilling account of two experienced pilots, Captain Clarence Chiles and First Officer John Whitted, who reported a close encounter with a mysterious, cigar-shaped object streaking through the night sky over Montgomery, Alabama. Traveling at incredible speeds, the unidentified craft, described as glowing with an eerie light and featuring illuminated windows, left the pilots and a passenger stunned. Was it an extraterrestrial vessel, a secret military project, or something else entirely

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 Chile's witted encounter.
0:12.6	In the early hours of July 24th, 1948, two seasoned airline pilots, both veterans
0:20.6	of World War II were flying east over the southern United States.
0:24.6	Their aircraft was steady, the skies were clear and the night was quiet.
0:29.6	Then, without warning, something emerged in the distance.
0:33.6	At first it looked like a glowing light.
0:36.6	Then, as it closed the gap, it revealed its form.
0:41.7	A massive cylindrical object with what appeared to be windows along its side,
0:47.4	moving faster than anything they had ever seen.
0:50.7	The object passed their plane, leveled off,
0:57.1	and then shot upward into the clouds, and it left both men stunned. They weren't flying solo. This was a passenger flight. At least one of the
1:02.8	people sitting behind them confirmed seeing a strange light outside the window. And these two pilots
1:09.1	weren't the type to panic or exaggerate.
1:11.6	They were respected professionals with thousands of hours of flight time between them.
1:16.6	Their report helped spark one of the earliest serious investigations into unidentified flying objects
1:23.6	by the United States Air Force. And in the years that followed, their case would be cited
1:29.7	again and again, not just for what they saw, but for how precisely they described it.
1:36.5	This is brief encounters, and this is episode 22, the Chile's Witted Encounter.
1:42.7	The aircraft was an Eastern Airlines DC-3, a twin-propeller passenger
1:48.1	plane travelling from Houston to Atlanta with scheduled stops along the way. It was a standard
1:55.0	commercial route, flying low and slow by modern standards, but routine for the era. At the controls was Captain
2:02.6	Clarence S. Chilis, a veteran pilot with over 8,500 hours of flight time. His co-pilot was John B.
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